National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

DOE Reports Confirm United States' Immense Wave and Tidal Energy Resources

By Jeanne Roberts on January 30, 2012

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Two U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) reports provide back-to-back confirmation that the potential for electricity from coastal wave and tidal stream energy could reach as high as 15 percent of the total of current U.S. electrical demand.

Boulder Voters Approve Replacing Xcel Energy

By Jeanne Roberts on November 3, 2011

Tags: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, UtiliPoint, Xcel Energy Inc., USD, 2B. 2C, Boulder, Boulder Smart Energy Coalition, City of Boulder, Colorado, Colorado Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), electricity, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), municipal utility, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), National Climactic Data Center, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), National Weather Service, natural gas, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), UtiliPoint International Inc., voters, Xcel Energy Inc., Bob Bellemare, Colorado, David Miller, electricity, energy, Michigan, Minnesota, municipal utilities, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, University of Colorado, Wisconsin

On November 1, the smallish but very progressive college town of Boulder, Colorado passed two interrelated, historic ballot measures that aim to discontinue service with Xcel Energy Inc.

IEA Report: Electric and Heat Generation Produced 41% of World's Carbon Emissions in 2009

By Joseph Baker on October 25, 2011

In order to help leaders and policymakers prepare for the upcoming United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the International Energy Agency has released a document that contains highlights of a report it will release next month concerning CO₂ emissions from fuel combustion.

DOE Publishes Nationwide Utility Rates

By Jeanne Roberts on September 9, 2011

Thanks to OpenEI.org, a website that enables collaborative sharing of energy data, everyone from consumers to utility regulators can now view prevailing electricity rates across a wide swath of the United States.

Carbon Emissions Reach Highest Level Ever and Data Shows They Are Growing

By Nathanael Baker on May 31, 2011

The latest data from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency's (NOAA) Earth Systems Research Laboratory shows that carbon dioxide levels have reached the highest the laboratory has ever recorded in its 50 year history.

United States: Key Democrats Say its Time for New Energy Policy After 2010 Reported the Warmest in History

By Nathanael Baker on January 13, 2011

After a new report showed 2010 was tied for the hottest year on record, several key members within the U.S. Democratic party stated it was time for the country to pass comprehensive climate and energy legislation.

BP Oil Spill Investigation: Documents Reveal U.S. Government Chose Not to Disclose Worst-Case Flow Rate to Public

By Nathanael Baker on October 6, 2010

Tags: The Washington Post, United States, BP oil leak, BP oil spill, bp oil spill investigation, flow rate, gulf of mexico oil leak, Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Gulf of Mexico, Jerry Miller, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, oil, White House

Documents released to the government panel investigating the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil leak reveal the White House made a decision not to disclose the worst-case scenario regarding the rate of oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.

22-Mile Oil Plume Found in Gulf of Mexico

By Farron Cousins on August 20, 2010

A 22-mile long oil plume has been found lurking beneath the surface in the Gulf of Mexico. The plume, which is currently located near the blown out Macondo oil well, is more than a mile wide and 650 feet tall.

It’s a First - Denver’s KMGH Weather Center Completely Powered by Solar Energy

By Jace Shoemaker-... on August 16, 2010

Tags: ABC, Bella Energy, McGraw-Hill Companies Inc., Xcel Energy, USD, Bella Energy, Doppler Radar, KMGH Weather Center Powered by Solar Energy, Mike Nelson, NYSE:MHP, Colorado, electricity, energy, Jim Welch, Mike Nelson, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Energy

A television station in Colorado is using the sun in a whole different light. Denver’s 7-KMGH 24/7 Weather Center is now completely powered by solar energy.

BP Oil Slick Now Threatens 60 percent of America's Tidal Marshes

By Kevin Grandia on June 17, 2010

Tags: BP, Google, United States, BP oil spill, Commission for Environmental Cooperation, environment, marine ecoregions, North American Marine Ecoregion, oil spill gulf of mexico, sustainability, Alabama, America, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, oil, Sand Tiger, Shad Dwarf Seahorses, Shad Dwarf Seahorses

New data has been released showing that the massive BP oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico is already contaminating one major protected North American Marine Ecoregion, containing more than 60-perce