<![CDATA[alternative energy news from mongabay.com]]> http://www.mongabay.com en-us Copyright 2006 mongabay.com Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:58:39 -0800 <![CDATA[China aims for 100 gigawatts of wind power by 2020]]> Shanghai Daily and The Wall Street Journal's Environmental Capital blog.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0429-china_wind.html Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0429-china_wind.html <![CDATA[Arizona seeks to become the 'Persian Gulf' of solar energy]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0222-solar.html Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0222-solar.html <![CDATA[Private sector pumping hundreds of billions into cleantech]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0221-unep.html Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0221-unep.html <![CDATA[Carbon tax would make China greener and reduce warming risks]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0207-china.html Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0207-china.html <![CDATA[Biofuels are worsening global warming]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0207-biofuels.html Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0207-biofuels.html <![CDATA[Sustainability mandated for biofuels used in the EU]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0124-eu.html Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0124-eu.html <![CDATA[Indonesia seeks to cut fuel subsidies via biofuels]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0115-indo.html Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0115-indo.html <![CDATA[E.U. may ban palm oil biodiesel]]> The New York Times. Environmentalists say some biofuels like palm oil are driving the destruction of biologically-rich rainforests and may produce more emissions than conventional fossil fuels.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0115-biofuels.html Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0115-biofuels.html <![CDATA[Switchgrass a better biofuel source than corn]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0107-switchgrass.html Mon, 07 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0107-switchgrass.html <![CDATA[New process turns chicken fat into biodiesel]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1220-fatty.html Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1220-fatty.html <![CDATA[Google aims to make renewable energy sources cheaper than coal]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1128-google.html Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1128-google.html <![CDATA[Termites may produce cleaner biofuels]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1123-termites.html Fri, 23 Nov 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1123-termites.html <![CDATA[Wind could supply baseline electrical power]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1122-wind.html Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1122-wind.html <![CDATA[Carbon-negative bioenergy to cut global warming could drive deforestation]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1106-carbon-negative_becs.html Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1106-carbon-negative_becs.html <![CDATA[Clean energy will improve health of the world's poor]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0912-lancet.html Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0912-lancet.html <![CDATA[Wind power takes a toll on migratory bats]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0912-bats_j_hance.html Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0912-bats_j_hance.html <![CDATA[New Nebraska ethanol plants threaten Kansas water supplies]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0905-wsj.html Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0905-wsj.html <![CDATA[Guidelines to ensure biofuels production won't hurt the environment]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0830-biofuels.html Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0830-biofuels.html <![CDATA[With Corn ethanol more costly than oil, is Jatropha a better biofuel?]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0824-biofuels.html Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0824-biofuels.html <![CDATA[Economics of next generation biofuels]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0808-biofuels.html Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0808-biofuels.html <![CDATA[100 years ago: oil shortages spur need for alternative fuels]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0808-nature.html Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0808-nature.html <![CDATA[Miscanthus bests switchgrass as biofuel source]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0711-miscanthus.html Wed, 11 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0711-miscanthus.html <![CDATA[Inflatable concentrators may cut cost of solar below conventional power plants]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0708-ces.html Sun, 08 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0708-ces.html <![CDATA[$100 billion invested in renewable energy in 2006]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0620-energy.html Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0620-energy.html <![CDATA[Google to be carbon neutral by year end]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0620-google.html Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0620-google.html <![CDATA[Google will put $10M towards plug-in hybrid cars]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0619-google.html Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0619-google.html <![CDATA[Largest Solar Thermal Power Plant Built in 16 Years Goes Online]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0608-solar.html Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0608-solar.html <![CDATA[Nobel prize winner debates future of nuclear power]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0607-nuclear_debate.html Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0607-nuclear_debate.html <![CDATA[First U.S. offshore wind farm wins preliminary approval]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0523-wind.html Wed, 23 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0523-wind.html <![CDATA[Sugar could power hydrogen fuel cars says VTU researcher]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0522-vtu.html Tue, 22 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0522-vtu.html <![CDATA[U.S. ethanol may drive Amazon deforestation]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0516-ethanol_amazon.html Thu, 17 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0516-ethanol_amazon.html <![CDATA[Ancient Amazonian technology could save the world]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0517-terra_preta.html Thu, 17 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0517-terra_preta.html <![CDATA[Wind energy has promise, but brings concerns, reports study]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0503-wind.html Thu, 03 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0503-wind.html <![CDATA[Cleantech investment booms, but energy tech bubble looms]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0430-cleantech.html Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0430-cleantech.html <![CDATA[Dutch plan restricts biofuels that damage environment]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0429-dutch.html Sun, 29 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0429-dutch.html <![CDATA[Dutch will demand rainforest-friendly palm oil]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0427-nl.html Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0427-nl.html <![CDATA[Biodiesel may worsen global warming relative to petroleum diesel]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0423-biodiesel.html Mon, 23 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0423-biodiesel.html <![CDATA[Ethanol may be greener but have higher health cost]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0418-ethanol.html Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0418-ethanol.html <![CDATA[Concentrating solar power better option than nuclear]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0410-nuclear_comment.html Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0410-nuclear_comment.html <![CDATA[TXU hopes to build nuclear reactors instead of coal-fired power plants]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0410-txu.html Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0410-txu.html <![CDATA[Nuclear power plants are financially risky given high costs]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0404-nuclear.html Wed, 04 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0404-nuclear.html <![CDATA[Palm oil doesn't have to be bad for the environment]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0404-oil_palm.html Wed, 04 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0404-oil_palm.html <![CDATA[Eco-friendly palm oil could help alleviate poverty in Indonesia]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0403-oil_palm.html Tue, 03 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0403-oil_palm.html <![CDATA[U.S. can cut oil imports to zero by 2040, use to zero by 2050]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0329-lovins.html Thu, 29 Mar 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0329-lovins.html <![CDATA[Biofuels demand will increase, not decrease, world food supplies]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0327-ethanol.html Tue, 27 Mar 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0327-ethanol.html <![CDATA[Biofuel Cell Produces Electricity from Hydrogen in Plain Air]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0327-fuel_cell.html Tue, 27 Mar 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0327-fuel_cell.html <![CDATA[Bush, U.S. automakers look for easy way out of fuel standards]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0326-cars.html Mon, 26 Mar 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0326-cars.html <![CDATA[Geothermal energy could cut U.S. oil demand]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0122-geothermal.html Mon, 22 Jan 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0122-geothermal.html <![CDATA[Air pollution may reduce wind power, rainfall]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0122-stanford.html Mon, 22 Jan 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0122-stanford.html <![CDATA[China invests in $5.5B biofuels project in Borneo, New Guinea]]> 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