Water this clear and beautiful is a gem in the Blue Hills.

The plight of prairie chickens is raising concerns for wind energy proponents. Both the Greater and Lesser Prairie Chickens are ground-dwelling birds that inhabit the Great Plains of the United States and are particularly famous for their colorful mating dance .

AltaRock Energy, which received $6.25 million from the US Department of Energy for the first demonstration project of enhanced geothermal energy, is facing major delays according to James Glanz of the New York Times

French winemakers are raising concerns about the effects of global warming on their vineyards. The winemakers are urging their government leaders to press for an agreement to cut greenhouse gases (GHG) at the upcoming United Nations climate conference in Copenhagen in December.

A group of 50 winemakers, sommeliers and chefs along with Greenpeace recently wrote an opinion piece in Le Monde. The New York Times reports that the group warned that “[s]ummer heat waves, recent hail storms in the Bordeaux region, new diseases coming from the south . . . will soon be much more serious.”

Spanish winemakers have already faced changes to the way they grow wine in warming temperatures. Some are even starting to plant vines at higher altitudes.

Giant wind-powered, unmanned ships could be sailing back and forth across the Pacific spraying seawater into the air to create clouds to combat global warming, according to a new report.

The greenery can protect a roof’s membrane and it lowers the carbon footprint.

Expanding energy law in Michigan / Efficiency saving $700 billion / Hurdles for LNG / Top Green Power Purchasers / Wireless electricity? / A wind energy factory show-down

While the beauty of the French Alps captivates us as we watch the Tour de France, we would be remiss if we did not remind you of The Convention on the Protection of the Alps.

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Our headline story: Can a quiet electric car and a Cape Cod Curmudgeon peacefully co-exist? Although we like to focus on business and law, sometimes a side trip is amusingly informative.