Global Warming Could Reduce California’s Hydropower Output
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Almost 50% of U.S. Hydro is on West Coast
It seems like there’s been a succession of good news and bad news for hydro power in the U.S. lately. First, some bad news about how disappearing glaciers could negatively impact hydro. Then some good news from Steven Chu about how hydro capacity…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Green Objects Our Readers Just Can’t Live Without! (Slideshow)
Readers’ favorite green gadgets. Credit: John Stevens
From HYminis with built in wind turbines that power iPhones to bicycles that provide transport to work, readers sent in photos of the one green object they just can’t live without! Click through for photos of green objects galore, and if you missed last week’s Readers’ Photosit’s not too late to feel good about our Readers’ Fall Gard…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Ed Begley’s Back with a New Season of Living With Ed
Ed and Rachelle Begley don’t have your typical Hollywood power struggle. Rachelle loves her glamorous lifestyle while Ed, well he strives for something a bit more modest. How these two can live together, let alone reconcile their opposing predilections, is a mystery.
But now, you can find the answer in the all new season of <a href=”http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/living-with…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Schwarzenegger Mandates Ambitious New Renewable Energy Target – the Same as Senate Just Passed
photo: Steve Jurvetson via flickr
You know how California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said he’d veto the state Senate’s new renewable energy bill, on the grounds that it would actually stymy the growth of some solar power projects, including putting greater regulatory hurdles before <a href=”http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/05/1300-megawatts-solar-thermal-power-pge-brightsource-energy-california.php”…Read the full story on TreeHugger
India’s Solar Power Plans (5GW+) in Gujarat Begin to Take Shape
A study done by the Clinton Foundation and the Tata Energy Research Institute found the Kutch region of Gujarat to have outstanding solar potential. Photo: Christopher Soghoian via flickr.
Nearly a year to the day after we told you about plans for a 5 GWsolar power project in the Indian state of Gujarat, comes some more news about the hugely ambitious project. It’s still all a bit nebulous, but here’s what we now know, via <a href=”http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india/Solar-…Read the full story on TreeHugger