GOOD STORIES THERE WASN’T TIME TO GET TO THIS WEEK (11-14)

A NewEnergyNews Friday feature.

DIRTY COAL BLOCKED

Utah coal plant permit blocked by EPA panel
H. Josef Hebert, November 13, 2008 (AP)

"The Environmental Protection Agency was blocked Thursday from issuing a permit for a proposed coal-burning power plant in Utah without addressing global warming. The ruling by an agency appeals panel means the Obama administration probably will determine the fate of other similar plants…EPA's Denver office failed to adequately support its decision to issue a permit for the Bonanza plant without requiring controls on carbon dioxide, the leading greenhouse gas…The matter was sent back to that office, which must better explain why it failed to order limits on carbon dioxide…Environmentalist and lawyers representing industry groups said the ruling stops the permitting of perhaps as many as 100 coal plants…"


HOLLYWOOD – SILVER SCREEN FIRST IN GREEN

L.A.'s First Solar-Powered, All-Green Urban Community Premieres in Hollywood
November 7, 2008 (PR Newswire/COMTEX via MarketWatch)

"Utility costs may be rising, but utility rates will remain at an all-time low at one eco-friendly Southern California community. The Gatsby Hollywood has announced it will be Metro L.A.'s first all solar-powered, all-green urban community. The enclave is now under construction on the corner of Hollywood's Fountain and Wilcox Avenues. A first for the area, the all-new, single-family-home community offers premier sun-powered features and a Certified California Green Builder stamp of approval. This collection of 34 detached homes will reduce each resident's carbon footprint, while lowering monthly utility bills by as much as 60%..."


ROC WANTS WIND

Taiwan’s wind power capacity may surge to 3,000 meagwatts by 2020
November 12, 2008 (Central News Agency via Taiwan News)

"Taiwan's wind power installation capacity may surge to 3,000 megawatts (MWs) by 2020 as the government is paying increased attention to clean or renewable energy…as wind power is considered by the government to be the most important renewable energy, the country's wind power installation capacity will be increased…Taiwan's coastal areas are ideal for the development of wind power because they have six months of strong northwest winds each year…The Bureau of Energy under the Ministry of Economic Affairs has targeted renewable energy as a way to meet 10 percent of Taiwan's electricity needs by 2010… "


HIGH TECH COMPANY GOES SUSTAINABLE

Intelligent Living Adopts Green Building Practices, Saving Our Most Valuable Resources -- Energy and Water
November 12, 2008 (Market Wire/COMTEX via MarketWatch)

"Intelligent Living Corp., a leading automation and technology solutions provider utilizing green building practices, announced today the Company has adopted green building practices for all of its projects. Green construction and building practices are integrated into the Company's suite of product offerings…Green buildings, also known as sustainable buildings, are structures that use valuable resources such as energy, water, materials, and land more efficiently than buildings that are simply built to code. Green buildings are kind to the environment, and provide healthy, comfortable, productive indoor spaces. Green building brings together a vast array of practices and techniques to reduce and ultimately eliminate the impacts of buildings on the environment and human health… "


SOLAR COMPANY SELLS TECH DEVICE TO PERFECT REC SALES

Clear Skies Solar Launches Carbon 612 Corporation; Proprietary Technology Strategically Positioned to Monetize Untapped $250 Million Renewable Energy and Carbon Credit Markets
November 11, 2008 (Business Wire via MarketWatch)

"Clear Skies Solar, a leading developer of solar energy products in the U.S. and abroad, announces the launch of Carbon 612 Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary…Carbon 612 will offer full-service energy monitoring internationally via its in-house designed and produced XTRAX(R) system, a patented and trademarked device that provides accurate readings of energy produced by a solar photovoltaic system…As net metering programs become increasingly popular across the United States, verifying exact solar energy production levels has become similarly important as a means of legitimatizing the renewable energy credit programs… "


BP PULLS “CLEAN’ COAL BID

B.P. Withdraws From U.K. Carbon Capture, Storage Competition
Paul Dobson, November 7, 2008 (Bloomberg News)

"BP Plc withdrew from a competition to get funding for a coal-fired power plant that captures carbon- dioxide emissions for burial, after it was unable to find partners for the project…Europe's second-largest oil company ``came to the conclusion that we could not form a consortium that would win the competition in the time available,'' London-based spokesman David Nicholas said…BP ``remains of the view that carbon capture and storage has the potential to be a very important industry…'' "