Posts tagged "wind turbines"

Debate in UK over benefits of green economy

The economy regularly gets in the way of climate change action as green initiatives give way to budget restraints. In the UK, environmentalists say the future for the Britain should include hundreds of wind turbines – creating free and clean energy well into the future as well as stimulating the economy. But its government has suggested that cutting carbon emissions would threaten jobs instead. Al Jazeera’s Laurence Lee reports from northeastern England.

Ontario’s Energy Future Candidate Debate.m4v

Candidates for the Oct. 6 provincial election — Treat Hull, Todd Smith, Sherry Hayes, Trueman Tuck and Leona Dombrowsky — squared off on the issue of energy with questions fired off by Stevie Cameron, former host of CBC’s The Fifth Estate, and local journalists Steve Campbell and Rick Conroy. The public also had a chance to pose questions to the candidates. The Debate was held at the Picton United Church on Sept. 20.

Citi Bus Wind Turbines

Citi Bus Wind Turbines

Tilting at Wind Turbines: Should the Government Subsidize Renewable Energy?

Switching from conventional sources of electricity like coal and natural gas to renewables like wind and solar, our elected leaders tell us, will reduce pollution, advance renewable technology and spark a green jobs revolution. Is renewable energy really a green pathway to a brighter economic future? Or is it nothing more than a heavily subsidized impossible dream? To learn more, we spoke with Cal State Fullerton economist Robert Michaels and Mark Tholke, an executive at enXco. Approximately 6.5 minutes. Produced by Paul Feine and Alex Manning. Go to reason.tv for downloadable versions, and subscribe to Reason.tv’s YouTube channel to receive automatic notification when new content is posted.

Wind Turbine – Generate Wind Power and Save Energy

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