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Alternative Energy
Film/Video
1984
The beauty of wind farms
Suzuki, David
Article
2005
Windmills are beautiful. They harness the power of the wind to supply us with heat and light. They provide local jobs. They help clean our air and reduce climate change.
Coal Miners' Futures in Renewable Energy
Marshall, Jonathan
Article
2017
If President Trump wants to earn a rare legislative victory and take political credit for reviving hard-hit regions of rural America, he should take a close look at how one Kentucky coal company is cr...
Connexions: Volume 3, Number 5 - September 1978
Serial Publication (Periodical)
1978
Entrepreneurs Convert Landfill Gas into an Alternative Source of Energy
Becker, Leslie
Article
1990
New technology is presenting alternatives for the generation of energy from landfill gases.
Eye of the Storm
Vidal, John
Article
Wind farms are provoking fierce opposition from an increasingly organised countryside lobby.
Life, Money & Illusion: Living on Earth as if We Want to Stay
Nickerson, Michael
Book
2006
The failure to reduce green house gas emissions, the success of efforts to curb ozone depletion, causes related to prosperity and social justice are just some the topics covered. By using the example ...
Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - May 7, 2015: Urban agriculture and local food production
Diemer, Ulli (editor); Rickwood, Darien Yawching (production)
Serial Publication (Periodical)
2015
This issue of Other Voices ranges widely, from increasing worker activism and strikes in China, to advances in battery technology that make it much easier and cheaper to store solar and wind energy fo...
Out of Sight, Out of Trouble
Monbiot, George
Article
2010
The UK could tap into vast renewable resources, without any of the aggro caused by existing wind farms.

Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites

Campaign for Nuclear Phaseout
CNP is a non-profit initiative directed by a steering committee of activists across Canada. CNP encourages the phaseout of nuclear power in favour of safer, cleaner and more economic energy alternativ...
Canadian Environmental Network
The Canadian Environmental Network is a neutral conduit for communications between 1500+ environmental groups in Canada. Nine regional networks also provide more regionally based networking services.
Friends of the Earth
A national voice for the environment, working with others to inspire the renewal of our communities and the earth, through research, education and advocacy.
Ontario Clean Air Alliance
The Ontario Clean Air Alliance is a coalition of over 90 organizations that represent more than six million Ontarians. We led the successful campaign to phase-out Ontario's five dirty coal-fired pow...
Planetary Association for Clean Energy
International, independent collaborative advanced scientific thinking network. Facilitates implementation of clean science & technology. Current thrusts: electromagnetic fields in housing, ELF bioeffe...

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Nobody's Fuel
Energy supply is more important than climate change
Lightfoot, H. Douglas
2006

From the Connexions Archives

Alternative Energy Association
Young, Allyson
Organization
1977
A group that discusses energy conservation issues.
Oeko-Institut
Website
German institute dealing with environmental issues including transportation and climate change.