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Greenpeace Announces Early Bird Winners In Crowdsourcing Challenge

written by Walter Wang

Irrigation pumps powered by clean renewable energy, such as solar pumps, could solve both the economic and environmental dilemma: they don’t emit greenhouse gases, and their fuel is free. But renewable-powered pumps have remained a marginal technology. There is currently no such pump available on the market that is tailored

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November 15, 2013 0 comment
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How to Talk Renewables So Farmers and Landowners Listen

written by Walter Wang

A survey by Energy Now in January this year revealed two startling statistics:

– 95 per cent of farmers and landowners believe renewable energy will be vital to the future of farming in the UK

– 42 per cent of farmers and landowners are confused about renewable energy options

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June 26, 2013 0 comment
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UK Bank Launches Fund to Help Farmers Tap into Renewable Energy

written by Yale Environment 360

The UK-based bank Barclays has launched a £100 million fund ($163 million) to help farmers finance renewable energy projects on their land after a survey found growing interest among farm owners in installing such projects to offset energy costs and generate new income.

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August 31, 2011 0 comment
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Farmers Grow Renewable Energy, Reap Benefits

written by Justmeans

Farmers are increasingly taking advantage of the space they have to generate their own electricity, a new USDA report reveals.

The survey found that 8,569 operations produce renewable energy, according to the 2009 On-Farm Renewable Energy Production Survey released recently. The survey was carried out by the U.S.

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March 11, 2011 1 comment
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Colombian Farmers Sue BP Over Long-Term Effects of Oil Pipeline

written by Yale Environment 360

A group of Colombian farmers has filed a lawsuit against the oil company BP, claiming that construction of a 450-mile pipeline in the mid-1990s has caused landslides, permanently damaging soil and crops and harming livestock.

In the suit filed in a London court, 95 farmers claim that BP Exploration Company ignored evidence that the pipeline would damage the land, and never informed the property owners, many of them illiterate, of the risks.

The pipeline, which delivers as much as 620,000 barrels of crude oil to an export terminal daily, crosses 192 rural villages. Farmers say that during construction, natural vegetation that protected their soil from the elements was removed, leading to significant erosion.

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November 12, 2009 0 comment
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Bioethanol From Dates: Iraq Approves Plan to Boost Agriculture Economy

written by Ceylan Thomson

Iraqi officials have endorsed a plan to convert dates into biofuel, an innovative project they hope will boost a once-thriving agriculture economy burdened by years of drought, government sanctions and war.

A United Arab Emirates-based company will produce bioethanol from the dates that farmers can no longer use because they are rotting, said Faroun Ahmed Hussein, head of Iraq’s date palm board.

The nation produces about 350,000 tons of dates annually, but consumes only about 150,000 tons.

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September 15, 2009 0 comment
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