ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Local communities produce high-quality forest monitoring data, rivals that of professional foresters

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News     Local communities produce high-quality forest monitoring data, rivals that of professional foresters Posted: 28 Oct 2013 05:54 PM PDT A recent study by researchers at the Nairobi-based World Agroforestry Centre and European and Southeast Asian institutions finds that local communities — using simple tools …

GreentechSolar: How To Make Money From Land as a Solar Developer

Jay OwenGreentech

LATEST NEWS: Arizona Solar Strikes Back  Herman K. Trabish – August 2, 2013 A new video and social media campaign defends rooftop solar and net energy metering. Solar Rumor Watch: Sunrun for Sale? Eric Wesoff – August 1, 2013 Goldman Sachs hired to perform a “strategic evaluation” SunPower Posts a …

Warren Buffett’s $7.4 Billion Alternative Energy Play

kristyGreentech

Warren Buffett’s $7.4 Billion Alternative Energy Play By Jeff Siegel | Monday, December 12th, 2011 Jeff Siegel Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy is the largest electricity provider in Iowa, Wyoming, and Utah. The company sells its electrons to 2.4 million customers. It transports 8 percent of the country’s gas through its …