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Alternative Energy Twisting in the Wind The Pickens plan was not the only one to cut back on ambitious alternative energy plans.   |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2008
Toby Shute |
Should We Pick the Pickens Plan? Legendary oilman T. Boone Pickens unveils his plan to wean America off of its foreign oil addiction. Read on for the details. |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2010
Jennifer Schonberger |
The Oil Crisis Isn't Over T. Boone Pickens thinks we're far from out of the woods. |
Investment Advisor
July 2008
Robert F. Keane |
Energy Is in the Air In spite of Washington's inaction, wind farms could go a long way toward reducing carbon emissions |
Mother Jones
Jul/Aug 2002
Alex Markels |
Prevailing Winds For decades, Big Energy blew off renewable energy as insignificant. Now the industry's biggest players are racing to build wind farms -- and cash in on the latest energy boom. |
BusinessWeek
October 26, 2009
John Carey |
Wiring America Up to Green Power Should the U.S. subsidize vast high-voltage lines to transport wind and solar electricity to the big cities? |
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2008
Kris Eddy |
T. Boone Pickens Knows You're Thirsty The oil baron wants to sell "stranded" water to Texas cities. |
Outside
December 2008
Stayton Bonner |
Up Wind Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens' plan for reducing oil dependency by increasing wind energy and switching to natural gas for transportation fuel may be his biggest gamble yet. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2009
Jennifer Schonberger |
A Conversation With T. Boone Pickens T. Boone Pickens on his plan, renewable energy, natural gas and oil. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2008
Zoe Van Schyndel |
Another Fund Winds Its Way to Market Now investors have two fund choices for investing in wind energy. |
The Motley Fool
September 9, 2008
Rich Duprey |
A Taxing Decision for Alternative Energy Unless Congress extends alt energy tax credits, the industry may not be so electrifying. |
National Defense
May 2009
Grace V. Jean |
Offshore Wind: An Untapped Energy Source Wind is now the world's fastest growing energy source. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Does It Pay to Go Green? With the recent upsurge in interest about renewable energy sources, investors in the alternative energy sector have had plenty to celebrate. |
Popular Mechanics
October 15, 2009
Jennifer Bogo |
Lone Star Energy: Why Texas Will Resist the Call for a Unified Grid A recent proposal to link the eastern, western and Texas grids together to create a national, energy-friendly supergrid has sparked the interest of utilities and energy insiders, but Texas doesn't want to participate. |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2008
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Blow the Market Away With Wind Energy The wind-power market has some powerful growth trends. How can you capitalize on them? |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2012
Vaclav Smil |
A Skeptic Looks at Alternative Energy It takes several lifetimes to put a new energy system into place, and wishful thinking can't speed things along |
Popular Mechanics
May 17, 2007
Tyghe Trimble |
Turbine Turbulence: How to Fix U.S. Wind Power On the outskirts of Abilene, Texas, if you get close enough, the whoosh of giant, energy-pumping blades might convince you that wind power is destined to grow. |
The Motley Fool
September 7, 2011
David Lee Smith |
Obama Should Avoid Green on Thursday The bleakest job picture in eons won't benefit from shades of green. Unfortunately, the past few weeks have been anything but tranquil for most solar companies. |
The Motley Fool
December 10, 2009
Toby Shute |
The Wind Is at These Companies' Backs We're going to need a lot of turbines. |
The Motley Fool
June 26, 2009 |
Roundtable: Will Cap-and-Trade Hurt America? The U.S. House of Representatives is voting on the American Clean Energy and Security Act, more commonly referred to as the "Cap-and-Trade" bill. Energy experts debate the merits of Waxman-Markey. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2009
Toby Shute |
Green Government Grants Grease the Wheels In recent weeks, the government has thrown stimulus funds at a slew of alternative fuel and power projects. |
The Motley Fool
October 15, 2010
Travis Hoium |
Google, the Power Company? A 350-mile transmission line funded by Google is just what the wind industry needs. |
IndustryWeek
December 10, 2008
Andrew Fellon |
Viewpoint -- What to Expect from Obama's Coming Energy Initiatives The U.S. will see higher prices in electricity and fossil fuels as producers struggle to adjust to new laws and standards. |
The Motley Fool
December 18, 2009
Toby Shute |
Cash In on These Transportation Trends From biofuels to batteries, there are plenty of interesting options out there. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2006
Karl Stahlkopf |
Taking Wind Mainstream Given wind's intermittency, can the power grid handle much larger amounts of variable generation? |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
What's in the Wind? Investing in wind power isn't all that easy, especially for Americans. |
The Motley Fool
April 10, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
PG&E Plugs a Problem Pacific Gas & Electric shows how a new hybrid car could also power homes and businesses. Investors, this is a trend to watch. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 6, 2010
Sarah Jane Gilbert |
Renewable Energy: Winds at Our Back? The United States is rapidly falling behind other developed countries such as Denmark, Germany, Japan, and China, all of which use government policy to develop their renewables industries. |
Fast Company
June 2008
David Case |
Texas Oil Tycoon Tackles Renewable Energy Texas tycoon T. Boone Pickens has been dubbed the "Oracle of Oil." So why is he building the world's largest wind farm? |
Popular Mechanics
October 2008
James B. Meigs |
Why Offshore Drilling Can Bridge Gap to U.S. Energy Future: Op-Ed The government can play a role in advancing alternative energy. Tax incentives and regulatory relief can help. But let's tread lightly when it comes to giving handouts to corporations in the name of research. |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2010
Travis Hoium |
Revving Up Power From the High Seas The Cape Wind project could open the offshore wind market in the U.S. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2006
Jill Jusko |
Energy: New Plants, Old Problems Hundreds of new power plants are in the works in the United States, but they won't make energy cheaper or more reliable for manufacturers or consumers. |
The Motley Fool
May 13, 2011
Rich Smith |
Bill Gates Says We're All Doomed Solar and wind may not pack enough punch to reverse global climate change according to Gates. What we need is nuclear power. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2011
G. David Frye |
Who's Profiting From Wind Power? In the U.S., GE is blowing away the competition. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2005
Peter Fairley |
The Greening of GE Alternative energy, once the province of do-it-yourselfers and scrappy technology developers, is suddenly Big Business. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2010
Surojit Chatterjee |
Google Joins Consortium to Create Wind Energy "Superhighway" Internet search engine giant Google plans to create a "superhighway for clean energy" by joining a consortium to develop an underwater power cable network. |
Financial Advisor
March 2008
Jeff Schlegel |
The Next Biggest Thing The next gold rush might already be here -- green technologies, a vast sector running the gamut from renewable energy sources to clean technologies that enables businesses to boost performance while minimizing their environmental impact. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Energize Your Portfolio Oil hovers near $50 a barrel. Fossil fuels are becoming scarcer. Do you wonder where fuel will come from in 20 years, or even in 10 years? Ponder the investment possibilities in renewable energy sources. |
The Motley Fool
December 31, 2009
Toby Shute |
2 Very Different Visions of Our Energy Future Take a break from the year-ahead forecasts to consider these multi-decade assessments. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2005
John Teresko |
Powerful Opportunities As global manufacturing faces conflicting energy challenges new answers are being found. The winning opportunities are in power management, renewable resources and distributed power generation. |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2008
Tim Beyers |
First Wind Whistles Privately held wind farmer First Wind files a prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission in which it said it would seek $450 million via an initial public offering. Should you be buying? |
BusinessWeek
October 8, 2009
LeVine & Aston |
Betting Big on a Boom in Natural Gas With prices low and the promise of vast new supplies, businesses are making the switch from oil-based fuels and coal. |
Entrepreneur
April 2010
Julie Bennett |
Are We Headed Toward a Green Bubble? Billions of dollars are pouring into clean-tech companies - with little results. Is this an intelligent investment or the beginning of another bubble? |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2010
Seth Blumsack |
How the Free Market Rocked the Grid It led to higher rates and rolling blackouts, but it also opened the door to greener forms of electricity generation |
Popular Mechanics
December 2009
Jennifer Bogo |
Why Texans See Green Gold in Renewable Resources As America's petroleum heartland, Texas isn't known for being environmentally sensitive. But its oil-boom, energy savvy attitude could put the state in a surprising position -- leading the charge to alternative energy in the U.S. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2003
John Teresko |
GE's Growing Bet -- Wind Power With a new prototype turbine rated at 3.6 megawatts, GE Wind Energy prepares for growth in 'green' power. |
BusinessWeek
March 17, 2011
Mike Dorning |
For Obama, High Oil Prices Have a Green Lining If Obama releases oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, he may delay progress on his green energy goals. |
Food Processing
January 2007
Mike Pehanich |
Flower Power, Sunshine and Wind First solar energy, then biodiesel fuel and now wind power. Kettle Foods Inc., Salem, Ore., has made alternative energy sources a company commitment. |
Information Today
January 22, 2015 |
Amazon Web Services Announces New Wind Power Source The Amazon Web Services Wind Farm (Fowler Ridge) is expected to generate about 500,000 megawatt hours of wind power each year (beginning in January 2016) to help power current and future AWS cloud data centers. |
The Motley Fool
January 6, 2012
Travis Hoium |
Like It or Not, Renewable Energy Is Here to Stay Nuclear and biofuels aren't our energy future, but solar is -- despite what naysayers say. I like and invest in solar power not because I'm a tree hugger, but because the facts and trends tell me this is energy's future. |
