http://wbaa.org en http://wbaa.org/post/inaugural-purdue-energy-camp-accepting-applications <p>Purdue is offering an energy camp next month, for students and teachers.</p><p>The week-long event will highlight fossil fuels and renewable energy, as well as the increasing national and global demand.</p><p>Purdue Energy Center Director Maureen McCann says part of the mission is to raise awareness of the 50% increase in global consumption expected by 2030.</p> Wed, 16 May 2012 09:00:00 +0000 Mike Loizzo 12515 at http://wbaa.org http://wbaa.org/post/could-cheap-gas-slow-growth-renewable-energy The boom in cheap natural gas in this country is good news for the environment, because relatively clean gas is replacing dirty coal-fired power plants. But in the long run, cheap natural gas could slow the growth of even cleaner sources of energy, such as wind and solar power.<p>Natural gas has a bad rap in some parts of the country, because the process of fracking is not popular. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:20:22 +0000 Richard Harris 7290 at http://wbaa.org Could Cheap Gas Slow Growth Of Renewable Energy?