Clean Tech

Did you know that #solar is derived from the Latin word for #sun? bit.ly/1KEtkUq #energy

It is time for a sustainable energy policy which puts consumers, the environment, human health, and peace first. Dennis Kucinich #energy

A professor at Ohio State University invented the first #geothermal heating system in 1948. #renewableenergy bit.ly/1KEtxqI

#Wind farms currently produce enough #electricity to meet the needs of more than 600,000 families in the USA #renewableenergy #energy

Volcanoes and geysers are examples of #geothermal #energy. bit.ly/1KEtxqI

In 1864, a hotel in Oregon heated rooms using geothermal energy from underground hot springs.bit.ly/1KEtxqI

In southern Iowa, a power plant is using a crop called switchgrass to make electricity. #renewableenergy #energy bit.ly/1KEtxqI

Silicon from just one ton of sand, used in #photovoltaic cells, could produce as much #electricity as burning 500,000 tons of coal.

#Renewableenergy, excluding hydropower, will account for 28% of the overall growth of electricity bit.ly/1KEu7EV #energy

More than 10,000 homes in the United States are powered entirely by #solar #energy. bit.ly/1KEtxqI

Enough sunlight falls on the earth's surface every hour to meet world #energy demand for an entire year. bit.ly/1KEtxqI

In 200 B.C., people in China and the Middle East used #windmills to pump water and grind grain. #renewableenergy #energy

The first modern #wind turbine was built in Vermont in the early 1940s. #renewableenergy #energy bit.ly/1KEtxqI

It is time for a sustainable energy policy which puts consumers, the environment, human health, and peace first. Dennis Kucinich #energy

In the 1830s, the British astronomer John Herschel used a #solar collector box to cook #food during an expedition to Africa.

Of all forces of nature, I should think wind contains the largest amount of motive power that is, power to move things. Lincoln #renewables

In Iowa and Wisconsin, #biomass #energy from landfills and dairy farms is being used to make electricity. #renewableenergy

The first geothermal power plant opened in California in 1921. #renewableenergy bit.ly/1KEtxqI

#Water power has been used for grinding grain for more than 2,000 years. #renewableenergy #energy bit.ly/1KEtxqI

Our dependence on #fossilfuels amounts to global pyromania & only fire extinguisher we have is #renewableenergy – Hermann Scheer