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 | E.P.A. Considers Risks of Gas Extraction |
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| The streams of people came to the public meeting in Canonsburg, PA armed with stories of yellowed and foul-smelling well water, deformed livestock, poisoned fish and itchy skin... |
| by Tom Zeller Jr. - July 23, 2010 |
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 | Sop Stories: Suggestions Pour In on How to Clean Up Gulf |
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| Can `magic fairy dust` clean up the oil-slicked Gulf Coast? Ed Wieliczkiewicz is trying to find out. He's also checking out a contraption that looks like a... |
| by Ann Zimmerman - July 23, 2010 |
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 | China surpasses U.S. as top energy consumer |
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| China has overtaken the US as the world's largest consumer of energy, according to data from Paris-based International Energy Agency, a landmark that has implications... |
| Published July 20, 2010 |
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 | The Other Woman From Alaska |
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| Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski may be the Obama administration’s only hope of getting a climate-and-energy deal this year. A White House aide says they have been wooing Murkowski... |
| by Daniel Stone - July 9, 2010 |
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| Study: Think it's hot now? Just wait a few years |
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| Climate models suggest more heat waves over next decades. Folks sweating out the heat wave battering parts of the country may just have to get used to it. |
| by Randolph E. Schmid - July 8, 2010 |
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| Big Money Drives Up the Betting on the Marcellus Shale |
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| Halliburton is building a permanent outpost in Williamsport, PA - on the edge of a one of the 21st century's biggest energy booms. Halliburton`s industrial dwelling rests against... |
| by Joel Kirkland - July 8, 2010 |
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| Climategate inquiry vindicates scientists - mostly |
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| An independent report into the leak of hundreds of e-mails from one of the world's leading climate research centers on Wednesday largely vindicated the scientists involved... |
| Published July 7, 2010 |
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 | Solar plane attempting first 24-hour flight |
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| The Solar Impulse takes to the skies from it`s base in Switzerland for its longest attempted flight yet. The solar-powered plane designed to fly both day and night... |
| by Lance Whitney - July 7, 2010 |
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| Climategate Inquiry Largely Vindicates Scientists |
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| Scientists at the center of a row over the reliability of climate research were found to be honest and rigorous, but lacking in openness, the final inquiry said... |
| by Selina Williams - July 7, 2010 |
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 | Courses tap into Marcellus Shale fever |
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With the Marcellus Shale natural gas industry estimated to create or support about 88,000 jobs in Pennsylvania this year, it's no surprise a number of ... |
| by Dana Vogel - July 6, 2010 |
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| Obama announces $2 billion for solar power |
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| President Barack Obama announced the awarding of nearly $2 billion for new solar plants that will create jobs and increase the country's use of renewable energy sources. |
| by JuliePace - July 3, 2010 |
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| Tiny wins, big unknowns loom in BP 'war room' |
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| The ROV room is the closest thing to Mission Control. It's dark, cool, hushed. Engineers with headsets face a wall showing the live video feeds from the remotely operated vehicles... |
| by Joel Achenbach - July 3, 2010 |
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 | Blast at BP Texas Refinery in `05 Foreshadowed Gulf Disaster |
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| Ever since the Deepwater Horizon exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, David Senko has been tallying the similarities between `my blast` in 2005 and this new BP disaster. |
| by Ryan Knutson - July 2, 2010 |
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 | Community colleges to share $5 million grant |
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| About 3,000 people are expected to receive training for work in the region's burgeoning natural gas industry, thanks to a federal job training grant of almost $5 million... |
| by Joe Napsha - June 30, 2010 |
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 | Bucking Trends: Marcellus Shale Producing Counties Continue to Add Jobs as Unemployment Climbs Elsew |
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| In counties where the responsible development of the Marcellus Shale is taking place, jobs are being created, unemployment rates are being held at bay, and millions of dollars... |
| by Marcellus Shale Coalition - June 30, 2010 |
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 | Unemployment figures different in rural NEPA due to gas industry |
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| In May 2010, a Penn State University study funded by the natural gas industry said development in the Marcellus Shale region would create 88,000 jobs in 2010. |
| by David Falchek - June 30, 2010 |
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| Braddock PA shop converts diesel vehicles to burn used vegetable oil |
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| Four years ago Colin Huwyler was a 17-year-old college freshman looking for a way to save money on his 45-minute commute to the University of Buffalo when he learned that... |
| by Elwin Green - June 28, 2010 |
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| Employment, Environment at Odds |
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| For the second time in recent weeks, the Obama administration's environmental policies have clashed with its efforts to boost American jobs. The U.S. Export-Import Bank... |
| by James R. Hagerty and Amol Sharma - June 28, 2010 |
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 | BYD Dreams of Electric Cars |
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| China-based BYD wants to be the first to deliver a mass-produced, electric-powered, plug-in vehicle. It might just do it, too |
| by Inder Sidhu - June 28, 2010 |
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| U.S. water system needs better enforcement, smart investments |
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| In 1908, Jersey City, N.J., became the first city in the United States to chlorinate its municipal tap water. Other municipalities rapidly followed suit... |
| by Peter H. Gleick - June 27, 2010 |
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 | Fishermen Flout Ban In Gulf, Despite Oil Spill |
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| The massive Gulf oil spill has closed large swaths of the Louisiana coast to fishing. But that doesn't mean folks there don't fish. When the sun goes down, the rods and nets come out. |
| by Robert Smith - June 25, 2010 |
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| How much oil is really gushing? |
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| Billions of dollars and the future of one the world's lushest ecosystems could all ride on one number: the precise amount of oil gushing from the broken BP well in the Gulf of Mexico. |
| by Deborah Zabarenko - June 25, 2010 |
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| BP Relied on Faulty U.S. Data |
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| BP based plans for responding to a big oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on U.S. government projections that gave very low odds of oil hitting shore... |
| by Neal King Jr. and Keith Johnson - June 24, 2010 |
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 | No Second Acts for GasLand |
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| GasLand director Josh Fox is certainly a busy man these days, but apparently not too busy to review a 4,000-word rebuttal to his film sent two weeks ago by Energy In Depth. |
| Published June 22, 2010 |
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 | Westmoreland County PA Co-Gen Project Proposed |
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| Tenaska, a respected energy company, is evaluating a site in Westmoreland County, PA (USA), on which to construct and operate a state-of-the-art electric co-gen facility. |
| Published June 21, 2010 |
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| Obama's Energy Pipe Dreams |
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| The president's vilification of the oil industry is understandable, but not intelligent. For decades, we've talked and talked about the need to end America's century-long addiction... |
| by Robert J. Samuelson - June 21, 2010 |
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 | On HBO, one man |
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| It's about the natural gas industry, which might be on the verge of insidiously ruining America's water supply. As such, "Gasland" could push a viewer panic attack... |
| by Hank Stuever - June 21, 2010 |
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| Gasland: HBO Gas-Drilling Film Exposes Water Worries |
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| It's safe to say that the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has raised the burden of proof on the energy industry and its claims about the safety of its extraction methods. |
| by Frank James - June 21, 2010 |
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 | Solar`s strange bedfellows |
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| Not long ago, it would have been unthinkable for a big utility company to encourage homeowners to put solar panels on their roofs. If people generate more of their own electricity... |
| by Marc Gunther - June 21, 2010 |
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| BP did it for us |
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| The blowout on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico was absolutely predictable. Just as a single-hulled tanker was bound to end up on the rocks in Prince William Sound. |
| by Donald Gibbon - June 20, 2010 |
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| Natural gas jobs continue to flow in Pennsylvania |
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| Andrew Tkach of Murrysville, an electrical engineer is hoping that Western Pennsylvania's boom in natural gas exploration can be his chance to get back to work. |
| by Joe Napsha - June 17, 2010 |
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 | Obama Managing Crisis `Horribly`: Jack Welch |
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| The Obama administration has utterly mismanaged the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and is horrible at crisis management, says Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric. |
| by Barbara Stcherbatcheff - June 16, 2010 |
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| Full Text of President Obama's BP Oil Spill Speech |
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| Tonight, I've returned from a trip to the Gulf Coast to speak with you about the battle we're waging against an oil spill that is assaulting our shores and our citizens.
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| by Barack Obama - June 15, 2010 |
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 | Will the New Climate Bill Damage U.S. Energy Security? |
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| Few groups have been more strident in their opposition to cap-and-trade legislation than the U.S. Chamber of Commerce... |
| by Michael A. Levi and Trevor Houser - June 15, 2010 |
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 | How the oil-disaster flow estimates have evolved |
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| U.S. government officials said the ruptured BP well in the Gulf of Mexico is spewing 1.5 to 2.5 million gallons per day - significantly more than the initial estimate. |
| by Jason Hanna - June 15, 2010 |
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 | EPA analysis of Senate climate bill shows modest costs, omits benefits |
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| Kerry and Lieberman's climate bill. It could not come at a more consequential time: the decision about a carbon cap in the impending energy bill will likely be made... |
| by David Roberts - June 15, 2010 |
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| Five Myths About Sustainability |
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| Paul Hoffman, owner and president of the planning, architecture, and construction management firm Hoffman LLC, demystifies green building |
| by Paul Hoffman - June 15, 2010 |
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| Allegheny County PA`s carbon footprint: 77,000 tons per year |
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| Modernizing heating and cooling systems and encouraging more recycling are two keys to cutting energy use by Allegheny County, according to a study released last week.
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| by Len Barcousky - June 14, 2010 |
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| Efforts to Repel Oil Spill Are Described as Chaotic |
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| Deano Bonano, the emergency preparedness director for Jefferson Parish, marched from a motor home used as a command center to an office across the street filled with BP officials.
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| by Campbell Robertson - June 14, 2010 |
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 | Search Launched for Dozens Missing After Arkansas Floods |
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| A frantic search is underway in Arkansas for dozens of people feared dead after torrential rains turned their campsites on the Caddo and Little Missouri rivers into a flood zone. |
| by Lauren Frayer - June 12, 2010 |
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| Innovator: Tod Dykstra |
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| The founder of Streetline Networks is selling traffic-control technology that targets the most annoying drivers: those who clog streets in search of cheap parking. |
| by Cliff Edwards - June 10, 2010 |
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| No quick fix on warming, says new U.N. climate chief |
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| The U.N.`s incoming chief on climate change cautioned on Wednesday it could take until 2050 to build the machinery that will ultimately tame greenhouse gases. |
| by Agence France-Presse - June 9, 2010 |
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 | EOG gets temporary Marcellus Shale drilling ban; Chief O&G well explodes |
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| EOG Resources Inc. ordered to stop all natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania following an explosion that spewed at least 35,000 gallons of wastewater for 16 hours on June 3rd. |
| by Anya Litvak - June 7, 2010 |
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| Environmentalists To Obama: Seize The Moment |
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| With anger building over the BP oil spill, environmentalists are wondering if President Obama will stand up to Big Energy and get to work on climate change. |
| by Melissa Block - June 7, 2010 |
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| 10 years needed to agree on global climate action, says U.N. pointman |
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| The world community may need another 10 years to agree on carbon cuts deep enough to roll back global warming, the U.N.'s pointman for climate change warned on Monday.
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| by Agence France-Presse - June 7, 2010 |
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| We recycle bottles; why not energy? How? HYBRIDS! |
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Recycling energy should be as routine as recycling bottles, cans and newspapers, enthuses real estate developer CHRISTOPHER YULE
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| by Christopher Yule - June 6, 2010 |
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 | Can Obama Seize the Energy Moment? |
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| If There Was Ever a Moment to Seize - Will Obama Stand Up to Big Energy in Deeds as Well as Words?
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| by Bill McKibben - June 6, 2010 |
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| The Smog Squad of Hong Kong Has Truckers on the Run |
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| Some workers in the central business district here like to pop out of the office for a smoke. Lincoln Chan slips out to spot smoke—the kind that pours out of old trucks. |
| by Jonathan Cheng - June 4, 2010 |
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| Mapping Out an Electric-Car Future |
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| Companies are starting to compete to provide services, but a dominant approach and standard have yet to emerge |
| by Alan Ohnsman - June 3, 2010 |
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| .Atomic Waste Gets `Temporary` Home |
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| Three months after the U.S. cancelled a plan to build a vast nuclear-waste repository in Nevada, the country's ad hoc atomic-storage policy is becoming clear... |
| by REBECCA SMITH - June 1, 2010 |
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| Eco-friendly designs |
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| What started as a project for Penn State University students evolved into a building at Bayer MaterialScience that will serve as a showcase for energy-efficient design.
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| by Joyce Gannon - May 27, 2010 |
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 | Leading Oilfield Services Company to Increase Operations in PA, Create More Than 50 Jobs in Jefferso |
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| A new investment by Pennsylvania will help a leading oilfield services company expand its operations in Jefferson County and create more than 50 jobs, Gov. Rendell announced today. |
| by Mark Shade - May 11, 2010 |
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| Ship Logs Help Scientists Trace Oceans |
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| Sydney Levitus works in an ordinary government office building but his work frequently transports him back to the helms of ships that plied the seas many decades ago. |
| by Richard Harris - May 6, 2010 |
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| EPA proposes coal ash rule, sets time for comment |
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| The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed regulating coal ash, possibly as a kind of hazardous waste, while phasing out wet storage impoundments. |
| by Bill Poovey - May 4, 2010 |
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 | Senator Kerry says EPA to start climate bill analysis |
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| The EPA will examine the economic impact the bill would have from provisions aimed at reducing pollution blamed for global warming. |
| Published April 27, 2010 |
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 | Scientist James Hansen Proposes `People`s Climate Stewardship Act` |
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| `Our grandchildren will blame us if we destroy the remarkable planet that we inherited` warned renowned climate scientist James Hansen at the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. |
| by James Handley - April 25, 2010 |
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 | ESA`s CryoSat-2 and NASA`s DC-8 star in Arctic cooperation |
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| Taking advantage of NASA`s `Operation Ice Bridge` campaign, measurements of Arctic sea ice have been made from an aircraft flying directly under CryoSat-2`s orbital path. |
| Published April 23, 2010 |
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| In the Great Ship Titanic |
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| Nobel physicist Steven Chu is out to revitalize U.S. industry and save the world—if he can.
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| by Fareed Zakaria - April 11, 2010 |
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| Successful launch for ESA`s CryoSat-2 ice satellite |
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| Europe`s first mission dedicated to studying the Earth`s ice was launched today from Kazakhstan... |
| Published April 8, 2010 |
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 | Solar-powered boat Turanor raises hopes of a sun-fuelled future |
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| Makers hopeful that maiden voyage of world's largest solar-powered catamaran will prove that the sun can fuel the world
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| by Kate Connolly - April 1, 2010 |
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| Inquiry: Climate data not manipulated |
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| The first of several British investigations into the e-mails leaked from one of the world's leading climate research centers has largely vindicated the scientists involved. |
| Published March 30, 2010 |
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 | BP Solar shutters U.S. plant to lower costs |
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| The solar power division of energy giant BP said on Friday it plans to close its Maryland manufacturing facility, a sign of the heightened international competition in solar. |
| by Martin LaMonica - March 29, 2010 |
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 | Climate Change Imperils the State of the Planet--Will the World Act? |
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| More than 100 countries have signed on to the Copenhagen Accord — the nonbinding agreement to combat climate change hastily agreed to at a summit this past December. |
| by David Biello - March 26, 2010 |
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 | Solar panels made three times cheaper and four times more efficient |
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| Scientists are using current technology in a new type of concentrating array which they say is four times more efficient and three times cheaper than current solar cells. |
| by Darren Quick - March 13, 2010 |
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| Talisman Energy opening office north of Pittsburgh |
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| Canada`s Talisman Energy plans to invest $1 billion in Pennsylvania`s Marcellus Shale and establish a regional office in Cranberry Township.
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| by Anya Litvak - March 12, 2010 |
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 | Harrisburg PA`s History Making Household |
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| The Wilsons overhauled their home with a $58,000 solar electric system, reduced their energy use and became the first to sell a carbon credit they generated at home.
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| by Joe Petrucci - March 11, 2010 |
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| Elkhart could go from RV capital to EV capital |
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| The so-called "RV Capital of the World" may soon be able to bill itself the "EV Capital of the World." What a difference a letter makes.
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| by Paul A. Eisenstein - March 11, 2010 |
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 | Joule Biotechnologies `fuel from thin air`: |
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| Joule’s bio-based technology, which uses a microorganism to produce biofuel directly from CO2, water and sunlight. |
| by Bill Sims - March 10, 2010 |
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| Sunshine is free, so can photovoltaics be cheap? |
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| Solar costs as much as $4 per watt by the time it's installed on your roof says Arun Majumdar, the first director of the new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy... |
| by David Biello - March 10, 2010 |
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 | Alcatraz to go solar |
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| In its heyday, Alcatraz prison locked up mobsters such as Al Capone. Now, the famous penitentiary in San Francisco Bay will capture something new: the sun`s rays. |
| by Paul Rogers - March 7, 2010 |
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 | GE`s Immelt: U.S. lagging in clean energy |
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| The demand for energy products is gravitating toward the developing world and the bulk of new clean-energy business risks going along with it, said General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt. |
| by Martin LaMonica - March 5, 2010 |
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| International firms eye Marcellus Shale |
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| Southwestern Pennsylvania’s rich natural gas deposit is generating international attention as companies operating in the region look abroad for financial support.
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| by Anya Litvak - March 5, 2010 |
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| India Announces Coal Tax To Fund Renewable Energy Projects |
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| In a landmark announcement the Indian Finance Minister put forward the proposal of setting of National Clean Energy Fund which would be funded by tax lieved on coal usage. |
| by Mridul Chadha - March 4, 2010 |
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| Fish Fry: How Will a Warming World Impact U.S. Trout Populations? |
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| Most scientists agree that the effects of global warming are starting to show up all around the world in many forms... |
| Published March 4, 2010 |
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| Axion adapts lead acid batteries for renewable energy age |
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| As energy firms race to find renewable energy solutions, Axion Power International is focusing its attention on using proven technology to store that energy... |
| by Dick Rosey - March 3, 2010 |
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 | `Missteps` Don’t Negate Climate Science, Obama Adviser Says |
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| The disclosure of research `missteps` hasn’t shaken the consensus that manmade emissions from burning fossil fuels are contributing to climate change said... |
| by Jim Efstathiou Jr. - March 3, 2010 |
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| Natural Gas Tilts at Windmills in Power Feud |
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| Wind power was a bit player in Texas four years ago. Today, wind turbines produce a significant share of the state's electricity. But now wind power has attracted powerful critics... |
| by Russell Gold - March 2, 2010 |
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| Climate debate missing the point |
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| I’m increasingly of the view that the government and much of the classic `environmental movement` are badly missing the point on climate change and energy security. |
| by Barry Brook - March 2, 2010 |
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| PSEG's Ralph Izzo: The high cost of gridlock |
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| We are ready and eager to press fast forward with billions of dollars in new energy initiatives. But right now, policy uncertainty has us stuck on the pause button. |
| by Marc Gunther - March 1, 2010 |
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| Marcellus Shale could be a boom or bane for land owners |
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| When CNX Gas Corp. was spun out of Consol Energy Inc. in 2005, the infant company began life as a coalbed methane producer. Only later did it realize... |
| by Elwin Green - February 28, 2010 |
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 | Wal-Mart Sets Plan To Cut Gas Emissions |
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| Wal-Mart plans to cut 20 million metric tons of greenhouse-gas emissions by 2015 but will make its suppliers do the dirty work of reducing the carbon footprints... |
| by Miguel Bustillo - February 26, 2010 |
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 | Vast Antarctic iceberg `threatens marine life` |
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| vast iceberg that broke off eastern Antarctic earlier this month could disrupt marine life in the region, scientists have warned.
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| by Mike Meredith - February 26, 2010 |
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| A Texas Utility Will Help Homeowners Go Solar |
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| TXU Energy, a Texas utility with two million customers, is offering homeowners in the Dallas area to lease or buy rooftop solar-power systems in one of the first programs of its kind. |
| by Todd Woody - February 25, 2010 |
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 | Bloom Box fuel cell system could provide clean power to your home and car |
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| The Bloom Box is an electricity generating fuel cell box designed to sit in the back yard and provide enough power to reliably, more cleanly and cheaply power a house... |
| by Darren Quick - February 23, 2010 |
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| Warming Is Unequivocal |
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| Is the Wall Street Journal making like an ostrich and sticking its head in melting permafrost? |
| by Bill Chameides - February 23, 2010 |
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| Despite Climategate, IPPC Mostly Underestimates Climate Change |
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| Speaking to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, James McCarthy of the Harvard Medical School noted that the IPCC usually errs on the conservative side... |
| by Steve Mirsky - February 22, 2010 |
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| Co-location could make algae biofuels affordable |
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| Co-locating algae farms near industrial facilities could be one strategy that makes algal biofuels pay. Algae use sunlight and water to convert carbon dioxide into lipids...
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| by Mark Fischetti - February 22, 2010 |
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 | Bloom Box: What 60 Minutes left out |
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| The recent `60 Minutes` Bloom Box segment`s message: Cheap, clean energy that flows almost magically from a refrigerator-sized box in your yard. |
| by Chris Gaylord - February 22, 2010 |
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| Proposed Beijing district to reduce carbon emissions and energy use |
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| Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP has just unveiled details of the first phase for the expansion and redevelopment of three business districts in China's capital city, Beijing. |
| by Paul Ridden - February 19, 2010 |
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| This Could Really Work! |
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| Your monthly electricity bill could show you both your electricity usage along with the electricity usage of your most efficient neighbors. Peer pressure might motivate you... |
| by Zachary Shahan - February 19, 2010 |
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| U.N. Climate Chief to Resign |
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| United Nations climate chief Yvo de Boer plans to resign from his post to take up a position at consulting group KPMG as global adviser on climate and sustainability... |
| by Selina Williams - February 18, 2010 |
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| US Congress Investigates Controversial Drilling Technique |
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| Concerns about potential drinking-water contamination are prompting Congress to investigate hydraulic fracturing, a controversial drilling technique for natural-gas production. |
| by Ben Casselman - February 18, 2010 |
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| Small Reactors Generate Big Hopes |
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| A new type of nuclear reactor—smaller than a rail car and one tenth the cost of a big plant—is emerging as a contender to reshape the nation's resurgent nuclear power industry. |
| by Rebecca Smith - February 18, 2010 |
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| Germany Floats New Plans to Keep Hydrogen-Powered Cars in the World's Transportation Mix |
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| The German government has big goals for vehicles running on hydrogen fuel cells. But can their model translate to the U.S. market? |
| by Larry Greenemeier - February 18, 2010 |
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 | Setting the climate record straight |
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| Climate researcher Martin Parry at Imperial College London co-chaired the second working group of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)... |
| by Jeff Tollefson - February 17, 2010 |
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| Asian pollution delays inevitable warming |
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| The grey, sulphur-laden skies overlying parts of Asia have a bright side — they reflect sunlight back into space, moderating temperatures on the ground. |
| by Jeff Tollefson - February 17, 2010 |
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| Defections Shake Up Climate Coalition |
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| Three big companies quit an influential lobbying group that had focused on shaping climate-change legislation, in a sign that support for an ambitious bill is melting away... |
| by Stephen Power and Ben Casselman - February 17, 2010 |
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| Photovoltaic Breakthroughs Brighten Outlook for Cheap Solar Power |
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| Enough sunlight bathes Earth's daytime half in an hour to meet all human energy needs for a year. Sadly, there are several problems with meeting human energy demands by tapping such abundant, free solar power |
| by David Biello - February 16, 2010 |
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 | Climate Reality Trumped By the Donald |
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| We Americans are a great people with a proud history. We do have some faults, however. One of them may be a tendency to view ourselves as the epicenter of all human events.
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| by Bill Chameides - February 16, 2010 |
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| Toy makers look to tech, green materials |
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| From Mattel's "Puppy Tweets" linking pets to a Twitter feed to biodegradable nursery toys, toy makers are focusing on fun technology and green materials to win sales in 2010.
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| Published February 14, 2010 |
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| Declining fish stocks sound alarm to save seas |
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| While concern for the health of the oceans has been growing steadily over the past decade, this year we've seen a sudden swell in interest, coverage and conservation efforts... |
| by China Millman - February 14, 2010 |
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| Even Boulder Finds It Isn`t Easy Going Green |
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| This spring, city contractors will fan out across this well-to-do college town to unscrew light bulbs in thousands of homes and replace them with more energy-efficient models... |
| by Stephanie Simon - February 13, 2010 |
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| First Energy and Allegheny Engergy deal creates electric giant |
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| Allegheny Energy, which operates electric utilities in four states from its Greensburg PA headquarters, has agreed to be acquired by First Energy for $8.5 billion...
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| by Elwin Green - February 12, 2010 |
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| Sea Caves Reveal Rapid Rise in Ancient Ocean Levels |
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| Mallorca, Spain's largest island, is not just a desirable place for a Mediterranean vacation; it's also a treasure trove of the geologic record... |
| by David Biello - February 12, 2010 |
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| China Report Shows More Pollution in Waterways |
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| China’s government on Tuesday unveiled its most detailed survey ever of the pollution plaguing the country, revealing that water pollution in 2007 was more than twice as severe... |
| by Jonathan Ansfield and Keith Bradsher - February 9, 2010 |
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| Energy-generating sOccket soccer ball scores a goal in off-grid villages |
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| What if kicking around a soccer could provide enough energy to power something useful in a modest off-grid African village, like a light for cooking or an emergency mobile phone... |
| by Jeff Salton - February 8, 2010 |
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 | US Commerce Department Proposes Establishment of NOAA Climate Service |
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| Individuals and decision-makers – from agriculture to energy to transportation – increasingly are asking NOAA for information about climate change... |
| by Justin Kennedy - February 8, 2010 |
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| NOAA Unveil Landmark www.Climate.Gov Portal to Climate Information |
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| Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco unveiled a new Web site that will serve as a single point-of-entry for NOAA’s climate information... |
| by Rachel Wilhelm - February 8, 2010 |
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| Defusing the Methane Greenhouse Time Bomb |
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| Methane trapped in Arctic ice could be rapidly released into the atmosphere as a result of global warming in a possible doomsday scenario for climate change... |
| by Christopher Mims - February 5, 2010 |
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| Investment Dollars Flow to Green Energy Start-Ups |
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| Start-ups developing products for wringing every last drop of efficiency from green technologies have become the standouts in the crowded field of renewable energy. |
| by Russell Gold - February 4, 2010 |
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| Shell Plans $1.63 Billion Investment in Brazilian Ethanol |
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| Royal Dutch Shell PLC announced the biggest foreign investment in Brazil`s ethanol industry to date, saying it plans to create a multibillion-dollar joint venture... |
| by Guy Chazan and Paulo Prada - February 2, 2010 |
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 | Producing Electricity and Chemical Simultaneously |
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| Interesting tecchnology... interesting pllicy... difficult economics... numerous challenges... |
| by Herbert Cooper - February 1, 2010 |
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| China leads global race to make clean energy |
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| China vaulted past competitors in Denmark, Germany, Spain and the United States last year to become the world’s largest maker of wind turbines, and is poised to expand... |
| by Keith Bradsher - January 30, 2010 |
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 | Intel plans 8 solar arrays to help power facilities |
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| Intel, looking to be a leader in the green energy movement, is begining construction on eight solar power installations in separate facilities in four states. |
| by Sharon Gaudin - January 29, 2010 |
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| India makes biofuels mandatory for all state-owned oil companies |
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| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced that the National Biofuels Mandate will be obligatory for all government-owned oil marketing companies, and warned that... |
| by Jim Lane - January 27, 2010 |
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 | Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations Announced |
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| Corporate Knights, the magazine for clean capitalism, announced its sixth annual Global 100 list of the most sustainable large corporations in the world. |
| by Toby Heaps - January 27, 2010 |
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| Emissions of Potent Greenhouse Gas Increase Despite Reduction Efforts |
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| Despite a decade of efforts worldwide to curb its release into the atmosphere, NOAA and university scientists have measured increased emissions of a greenhouse gas...
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| by Jana Goldman - January 27, 2010 |
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| Methane Causes Vicious Cycle In Global Warming |
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| Carbon dioxide is the gas we most associate with global warming, but methane gas also plays an important role. For reasons that are not well understood, methane gas... |
| by Richard Harris - January 26, 2010 |
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| New Anti-Smog Restrictions Could Warm Planet |
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| The US EPA's proposal to tighten the ozone standard will have an unfortunate side effect - those measures will hasten global warming.
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| by Richard Harris - January 25, 2010 |
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| The greening of New Mexico: Governor orders full-scale geothermal development |
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| In New Mexico, Gov. Bill Richardson has signed an executive order that strengthens state efforts to promote a green economy in New Mexico. |
| by Marc Favreau - January 25, 2010 |
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| In Washington, a Lesson in Bureaucracy Comes in Every Bag |
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| The Washington, D.C., bag tax seemed simple enough: Beginning Jan. 1, grocery stores in the district would charge five cents a bag, plastic or paper. The goal was... |
| by Sara Murray - January 25, 2010 |
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| EPA Tightens NO2 Smog Standard |
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| The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today strengthened the federal public health standard for nitrogen dioxide pollution, a limit that has been in place for nearly four decades. |
| by Robin Bravender - January 25, 2010 |
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 | Is High-Speed Rail on the Horizon? |
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| Part of President Obama's plan to revitalize U.S. manufacturing includes funds for a high-speed rail network. He added $1 billion per year on top of $8 billion Congress committed... |
| by Jonathan Katz - January 25, 2010 |
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| Marcellus Shale group leader excited |
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| Talking with ... Kathryn Z. Klaber |
| by Joyce Gannon - January 24, 2010 |
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| Tree plantings give hope in Haiti |
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| Almost everything in Haiti is made of homemade concrete because only about 2 percent of the original forest remains in the country. Wood is an expensive import now...
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| by Doug Oster - January 23, 2010 |
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| The Future of Energy Part One -- Emissions Regulation: A New Era Dawns |
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| Whether by the hands of Congress or the EPA, regulations on carbon emissions loom in the near future. Here's how U.S. industry is mobilizing.
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| by Peter Alpern - January 20, 2010 |
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| E-Yikes! Electric Bikes Terrorize the Streets of China |
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| By some estimates there are 120 million e-bikes on China's roads—up from just 50,000 a decade ago, making it the fastest growing form of transportation in China. |
| by Shai Oster - January 18, 2010 |
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| Environmental Group Gives First-Time Nod to Sustainable Salmon-Farming |
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| An aquaculture company devises a new, sustainable process that raises Pacific coho salmon in freshwater. |
| by Clare Leschin-Hoar - January 14, 2010 |
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| Rooftop Rentals Soar With Generous Canadian Feed-in Tariff |
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| Since September 2009 when the Ontario Power Authority began its generous payment for rooftop solar power, Toronto’s commercial roof acreage has become the site of... |
| by Susan Kraemer - January 14, 2010 |
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| Native American Tribe Going for Solar, and Money |
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| The 3,000 members of the Jemez Pueblo tribe in New Mexico are looking to build the first utility-scale solar power plant on tribal land. |
| by Zachary Shahan - January 13, 2010 |
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 | Experts say prepare for sea-level rise on New Jersey coast |
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| Ever since Dave Pflueger bought his Money Island house more than five years ago, the Delaware Bay has been swallowing up his land... |
| by Daniel Walsh - January 13, 2010 |
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| DOE awards $78 million to Biofuels Consortiums |
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| US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced the investment of nearly $80 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for advanced biofuels research... |
| by Jim Lane - January 13, 2010 |
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| Job Creation Takes On New Importance in Climate-Change Fight |
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| If the public has to choose between creating jobs and spending billions to scrub invisible heat-trapping gases from the sky, jobs will win. That's why... |
| by Jeffrey Ball - January 12, 2010 |
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| What Would Failure to Combat Climate Change Quickly Mean? |
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| Failure to set and meet strict targets for greenhouse gas cuts over the next 40 years could put our long-term goals permanently out of reach.
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| by Douglas Fischer - January 12, 2010 |
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| Revenge Verde supercar - not just green in color |
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| The Revenge Verde is an American-made supercar that has great export potential. 400hp, 0-60mph in 3.5 seconds, a top speed of 200mph+ while achieving an amazing 100mpg! |
| by Jeff Salton - January 12, 2010 |
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 | Disappearing options |
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| A new study quantifies for the first time what happens to long-term policy options if mid-term emissions targets are not met. |
| by Douglas Fischer - January 11, 2010 |
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| 2010 Comoto blurs the boundaries between electric motorcycle and moutainbike |
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| Once you throw out the internal combustion engine and all the bulky bits that go with it, the definition of a motorcycle can suddenly become a lot wider... |
| by Loz Blain - January 11, 2010 |
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| How green are furniture makers considering globalization and labor outsourcing? |
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| That new chair or chest of drawers you just bought has likely logged more travel miles than you. American furniture is often manufactured in places such as China and Vietnam, yet... |
| by Patricia Sheridan - January 9, 2010 |
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 | U.S. Navy Brings Solar Power to Pearl Harbor |
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| The Navy is turning the potential into reality by contracting with a local company, Niking Corporation, to install solar panels on five rooftops at the naval base. |
| by Tina Casey - January 9, 2010 |
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| Basics of Marcellus Shale drilling detailed at public meeting |
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| Thousands of feet underground in western PA, a formation of shale packed with natural gas has property owners seeing dollar signs. |
| by Jennifer Reeger - January 8, 2010 |
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| PATH delay may affect shareholders |
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| A $1.8 billion transmission line may not be needed for at least 5 years, according to PJM, the regional grid operator that coordinates electricity distribution among 13 US states...
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| by Anya Litvak - January 8, 2010 |
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 | America`s Dwindling Water Supply |
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| Americans are the world's biggest water consumers. By 9 a.m., after showering, using the bathroom, brushing our teeth and having a cup of coffee, each of us... |
| by Mark Strassmann - January 8, 2010 |
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| Turning Trash to Fuel and Reducing Battlefield Risks |
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| In a bid to reduce the number of dangerous and expensive convoy missions to remote base camps in Iraq and Afghanistan , the US Army is backing an industry project to... |
| by Dina Fine Maron - January 8, 2010 |
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| EPA aims to tighten Bush-era smog rules |
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| Following a review of Bush-era rules, the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed what it called `the strictest health standards to date for smog.` |
| Published January 7, 2010 |
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| Google Seeks to Tap Power Markets |
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| The Internet giant is applying to the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to become an electricity marketer, essentially giving it the authority to buy and sell... |
| by Rebecca Smith and Jessica E. Vascellaro - January 7, 2010 |
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| Endless Oil |
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| Technology, politics, and lower demand will yield a bumper crop of crude |
| by Stanley Reed - January 7, 2010 |
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| Experts: Despite cold snap, earth still warming |
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| Beijing had its coldest morning in almost 40 years and its biggest snowfall since 1951. Britain is suffering through its longest cold snap since 1981... |
| Published January 6, 2010 |
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| Somerset PA wind turbines seen as aviation hazard |
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| The Federal Aviation Administration says that half of the 30 windmills proposed by Gamesa Energy USA for a controversial wind power project are a hazard to aviation... |
| by Don Hopey - January 6, 2010 |
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| The Road Ahead for Drivers |
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| More Small Vehicles And In-Car Gadgets? You May Rely On It... |
| by Joseph B. White - January 6, 2010 |
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| Salazar to Toughen U.S. Drilling Rules |
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| US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says that his agency will require oil and natural-gas companies to clear more regulatory hurdles before drilling on federal lands. |
| by Stephen Power - January 6, 2010 |
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| Charge `Er Up: OnStar`s New Mobile App Keeps Tabs on Chevy Volt Recharge System |
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| Focusing on the daily logistics of making sure your electric car has enough juice to get you from point A to point B, Chevy and GM subsidiary OnStar have now introduced... |
| by Larry Greenemeier - January 6, 2010 |
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| Brazil tops US: $8 billion in global biofuels investments in 2009 |
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| $8.737 billion in biofuels processing technology and feedstock development were announced in 2009, based on analysis of 81 tracked investments in 18 countries... |
| Published January 5, 2010 |
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| India`s 20 Percent Biofuels Mandate is Back |
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| The new incarnation of India`s 20% biofuels mandate arrived in Delhi on Christmas Eve, bringing tidings of great joy to those inside and many outside the industry... |
| by Joelle Brink - January 4, 2010 |
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| Where on Earth will we store all that captured CO2? Try the U.S. east coast |
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| Carbon capture and storage—sucking the CO2 from power plant or industrial smokestack emissions—has been cited as a key technology in any effort to combat climate change... |
| by David Biello - January 4, 2010 |
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 | 6 months at sea and still sending energy to shore |
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| Our wave energy buoy has been in operation for 6 months so far, as of Jan. 4, 2010. It is anchored in the water at a 28 meter depth with a transmission line run to shore... |
| by Christopher Olson - January 4, 2010 |
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| Biodiesel producers lose $1 a gallon tax credit |
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| An alternative fuel for diesel engines is off to a shaky start this year even though it emits fewer pollutants and cuts down on petroleum use because... |
| Published January 1, 2010 |
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| Short-term Cooling on a Warming Planet |
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| `There IS a problem with global warming`, one skeptic headline recently quipped, `it stopped in 1998.` Making the same argument about declining temperatures since 1998... |
| by Michon Scott - December 31, 2009 |
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| Combating climate change by observing the Earth |
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| At at the recent Copenhagen summit on climate change, a roughly one meter-diameter orb helped display a decade's worth of climate data collected by NASA satellites... |
| by David Biello - December 30, 2009 |
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| Hybrid Solar Panels Combine Photovoltaics with Thermoelectricity |
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| Tar and shingles are hardly environmentally friendly materials, so the U.S. Department of Energy hopes to help homeowners and businesses replace roofs with something greener... |
| by Larry Greenemeier - December 30, 2009 |
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| Atlanta group challenges EPA on greenhouse gases |
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| Six Republican congressmen from Georgia have signed onto a legal challenge of an EPA announcement that could lead to regulation of greenhouse gas emissions.
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| by Dave Williams - December 30, 2009 |
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| Pepco gets last regulatory approval to start on smart grid project |
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| Pepco got the green light from D.C. to use stimulus funds to smarten its power grid – the last regulatory hurdle it needed to clear before work can start on the project.
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| by Tierney Plumb - December 30, 2009 |
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| Are Engines the Future of Solar Power? |
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| Sizty sun-powered Stirling engines are about to begin generating 1.5 megawatts of electricity near Phoenix, Ariz (US)... |
| by Cynthia Graber - December 30, 2009 |
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| Mass. unveils new solar-rebate programs |
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| Massachusetts energy officials announced that the next phase of its Solar rebate program, using a mix of ratepayer funds and stimulus money to pay for the incentives.
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| by Jackie Noblett - December 29, 2009 |
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| Mass Megawatts could bring more efficient wind power to ski resorts |
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| Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. is testing new wind turbine in Hunter, New York that could boost the efficiency of the company’s wind power generators... |
| by Tina Casey - December 27, 2009 |
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| Obama faces tough fight in Senate to deliver on climate pledges |
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| By brokering a climate deal in Copenhagen a week ago, President Obama has committed to a more daunting task: pushing for comprehensive climate legislation in the Senate.
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| by Juliet Eilperin - December 26, 2009 |
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| China Requires Utilities to Buy All the Electricity Generated By Renewable Energy Companies |
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| This weekend the Chinese legislature amended a renewable energy law, requiring that utilities must buy all the electricity produced by renewable energy generators... |
| by Susan Kraemer - December 26, 2009 |
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| Two of US Biggest Solar Power Plants Get Utility Contracts |
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| Major power companies in Florida and New Mexico announced this week that they would start buying large amounts of energy from certain solar power producers soon. |
| by Zachary Shahan - December 26, 2009 |
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| Earth-Friendly Elements, Mined Destructively |
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| Some of our greenest technologies - from electric cars to efficient light bulbs to very large wind turbines, are made possible by a group of elements called rare earths... |
| by Keith Bradsher - December 25, 2009 |
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| Biofuels Digest Special Report on Australia: BAA`s overview |
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| The Bioenergy Association of Australia represents ethanol and biodiesel producers, feedstock suppliers, independent and major oil companies and many other organisations... |
| by Heather Brodie - December 24, 2009 |
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| Recharging and other concerns keep electric cars far from mainstream |
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| Paul Heitmann rolled quietly through the suburban New Jersey gloom, not sure what he was looking for, anxiety turning into panic. He needed juice... |
| by Peter Whoriskey - December 24, 2009 |
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| Another Economy Beginning to Escape From Fossil Energy Dependence |
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| Canada has reduced greenhouse gas emissions, while not taking an economic hit. Their top 10 industrial greenhouse gas emitters reduced emissions by 9% in a year... |
| by Susan Kraemer - December 24, 2009 |
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| Velocity of Climate Change Varies from Mountain to Marsh |
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| With regional climates shifting as a result of global warming, it is unclear just how far—and how fast—organisms will need to travel to keep up with moving climates. |
| by Katherine Harmon - December 23, 2009 |
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 | NASA`s Carbon Trackers Yield New Maps |
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| The UN’s Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries, or REDD, was a big topic in Copenhagen... |
| by Molly Samuel - December 23, 2009 |
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| Mobile MaxPure solar filters bring pure water to refugees |
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| World Water and Solar Technologies started installing solar-powered water purification units. Each can generate up to 3.5kW and provide 30,000 gallons of clean drinking water... |
| by Jeff Salton - December 22, 2009 |
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 | Nation`s Largest University-Sited Solar Panel System, in Florida |
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| Over the last week, Florida Gulf Coast University’s long-awaited solar field has gone live, with the full 2-megawatt system now powering several main buildings on campus. |
| by Leslie Williams Hale - December 22, 2009 |
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| Ethanol Recovery Faces Oversupply Repeat |
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| With ethanol margins staging a recovery this year, producers were encouraged to restart idled facilities and expand output to join the bonanza... |
| by Mara Lemos Stein - December 21, 2009 |
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| Copenhagen climate deal shows new world order may be led by U.S., China |
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| The imperfect deal to combat global warming provided a glimpse into a new world order in which international diplomacy will be shaped by the United States and emerging powers... |
| by Anthony Faiola, Juliet Eilperin and John Pomfret - December 20, 2009 |
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| Hope and funding for saving forests around the world |
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| Any final outcome in Copenhagen would certainly establish global guidelines for paying poor countries to preserve their tropical forests.
That almost happened... |
| by Juliet Eilperin - December 20, 2009 |
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 | Climate scientists underwhelmed by Copenhagen Accord |
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| Top climate scientists said that the eleventh-hour political deal at UN talks in Copenhagen falls perilously short of what is needed to stave off catastrophic global warming... |
| by Marlowe Hood - December 19, 2009 |
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| Low targets, goals dropped: Copenhagen ends in failure |
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| The UN climate summit reached a weak outline of a global agreement in Copenhagen, falling far short of what Britain and many poor countries were seeking... |
| by John Vidal, Allegra Stratton and Suzanne Goldenberg - December 19, 2009 |
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| A Grudging Accord in Climate Talks |
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| After two weeks of delays, theatrics and last-minute deal-making, the United Nations climate change talks concluded with a grudging agreement by the participants... |
| by Andrew C. Revkin and John M. Broder - December 19, 2009 |
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| Copenhagen accord emerges |
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| International delegates at the United Nations climate talks in Copenhagen on Saturday formally recognized a bare-bones mandate to curb greenhouse-gas emissions... |
| by Jeff Tollefson - December 19, 2009 |
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 | Global warming a tough sell for the human psyche |
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| The Copenhagen talks on climate change were convened with a sense of urgency that many ordinary folks don't share. Why is that? It's hard for people to get excited about... |
| by Malcolm Ritter - December 18, 2009 |
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| On environment, Obama and scientists take hit in poll |
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| As President Obama arrives in Copenhagen hoping to seal an elusive deal on climate change, his approval rating on dealing with global warming has crumbled at home... |
| by Jon Cohen and Jennifer Agiesta - December 18, 2009 |
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| Five questions about the Copenhagen climate talks |
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| As President Obama heads for the U.N.-run conference, progress on key issues is unsure and prospects for a detailed agreement are bleak. Five major questions... |
| by David A. Fahrenthold and Juliet Eilperin - December 18, 2009 |
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| Eyes Wide Shut: Earth's Vital Signs Soon to Go Unmeasured as Satellites Fail |
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| Satellites aren't built to last forever, so it's not a big surprise that the last laser on NASA's Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) quit working on... |
| by Lisa Palmer - December 18, 2009 |
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| A Power Play for China's Electrical Grid |
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| With Beijing budgeting $600 billion to upgrade its network, global giants such as IBM, GE, HP, Cisco, Westinghouse, ABB, and Siemens are racing to plug in... |
| by Bruce Einhorn - December 17, 2009 |
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| Smart Grid: A Must for Energy Efficiency |
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| As world leaders debate climate change and carbon emissions in Copenhagen, an opportunity to boost energy efficiency is already at hand |
| by Leo Apotheker - December 17, 2009 |
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| Will Work For Carbon Credits! says Florida Lawyer |
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| We`re not sure that Florida lawyer Santiago Cueto`s idea will necessarily bring in business or save the planet but we’re willing to give him credit for innovative thinking... |
| by Ashby Jones - December 17, 2009 |
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 | Are You Ready To Go Solar At Home? |
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| Get your house some solar panels andyou will smile as you slash the amount of money you fork over to the electric company every month, while reveling in the satisfaction... |
| by Christopher Helman - December 17, 2009 |
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| Lonely senator says Copenhagen necessary for climate action in U.S. |
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| Not many US Senators made the trek to the UN climate summit in Copenhagen but Senator John Kerry made the trip to say that "success in Copenhagen is really critical... |
| by David Biello - December 16, 2009 |
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 | Biden tells Obama that 40 million U.S. homes will have smart meters by 2015 |
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| A new report by Vice President Biden estimates that the number of U.S. homes with smart meters will jump from about 8 million now to 40 million by 2015.
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| by Wendy Koch - December 16, 2009 |
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 | Study suggests greater sea level rise from warming |
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| Global warming in this century might raise sea levels more than expected, says a study that looked at what happened at a time when Neanderthals roamed Europe... |
| by Malcolm Ritter - December 16, 2009 |
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| In One Brazilian Farm Town, Reviving The Forest |
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| For years environmentalists have accused Brazil of unrestrained deforestation that made Brazil a major producer of greenhouse gases.
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| by Juan Forero - December 15, 2009 |
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| Venture Capitol: New VC Force |
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| When tiny Fisker Automotive Inc. hit a financing glitch last year, threatening its plan to build a fancy gasoline-electric hybrid car in Finland, it turned to the U.S. Dept of Energy. |
| by Neil King Jr. - December 15, 2009 |
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| How to Make Plastic with Less Petroleum--Just Add CO2 |
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| Using technology developed at Cornell University, Novomer gets additional funding to develop a plastic-manufacturing process that requires less oil by folding in carbon dioxide... |
| by Larry Greenemeier - December 15, 2009 |
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| U.S. Unveils a $350-Million Energy-Efficiency Initiative at Copenhagen |
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| Solar lanterns and more efficient appliances are part of a new U.S.-led effort to deploy clean energy across the globe to combat climate change and other ills... |
| by David Biello - December 15, 2009 |
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| When will plug-in cars pay off? |
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| Automakers are promising that affordable plug-in hybrid electric vehicles will be available in the next couple of years, but a new report contends that it will be decades... |
| by Alan Boyle - December 15, 2009 |
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| Green Architecture: What Makes a Structure a `Living Building`? |
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| An environmentally sound structure is defined as one that generates its own energy, captures and treats all of its water, operates efficiently, and is aesthetically pleasing. |
| Published December 15, 2009 |
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| Subcontinental Smut: Is Soot the Culprit Behind Melting Himalayan Glaciers? |
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| Greenhouse gases alone cannot explain the warming climate in the Himalayas. New studies are pointing to soot... |
| by Davide Castelvecchi - December 15, 2009 |
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| Natural Gas: New Environmental Rules Could Cloud Prospects |
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| Concerns about the impact of methods used to extract gas from shale deposits could lead to tough restrictions—and crimp output for some producers... |
| by David Bogoslaw - December 15, 2009 |
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 | Copenhagen: Carbon Caps Will Fuel U.S. Competitiveness |
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| At first blush carbon constraints and economic expansion appear incompatible objectives. But when examined in light of the broader U.S. competitiveness challenge... |
| by Scott Daniels - December 15, 2009 |
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| New Business Models for a Low Carbon Economy |
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| At Copenhagen the business focus has moved towards solutions. The climate change diagnosis is widely shared, the scientific evidence is not contested anymore... |
| by Bruno Berthon - December 15, 2009 |
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| PA DEP plans regulation of total dissolved solids |
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| Environmentalists say a state proposal to regulate discharges of dissolved solids into streams, rivers and lakes is long overdue, but industry groups... |
| by Don Hopey - December 15, 2009 |
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| Budget win for climate probe |
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| NASA gets cash to replace a failed carbon-emissions observatory, but concerns remain over future funding. |
| by Eric Hand - December 14, 2009 |
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| Solar panels for the rest of us |
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| Scientific American's George Musser will be chronicling his experiences installing solar panels in his Solar at Home column... |
| by George Musser - December 14, 2009 |
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| U.S. to rely less on oil for energy by 2035 |
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| U.S. oil demand through 2035 is not expected to return to the peak levels due to high petroleum prices and the recession, the US Energy Information Administration said... |
| by Tom Doggett and Ayesha Rascoe - December 14, 2009 |
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| China's influence on automakers is growing |
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| Pollution in China has gotten worse. China's fleet is newer, and big cities have imposed emissions standards that exceed those in the U.S., but... |
| by Associated Press - December 14, 2009 |
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| The GEA in Copenhagen: Association names top geothermal cities |
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| In Copenhagen, the Geothermal Energy Association listed its top nine geothermal cities in the world... |
| by Marc Favreau - December 14, 2009 |
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| USG gets improved price and new water rights |
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| In Idaho, U.S. Geothermal Inc. has seen a 26.5% increase in the average power price now in effect at its operating San Emidio power plant... |
| by Marc Favreau - December 14, 2009 |
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| Left Out in the Cold at the Climate Talks |
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| With the temperature below zero and a light snow falling, it was easy to feel jealous of the protesters in chicken suits. At least they were warm...
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| by Elisabeth Rosenthal and Tom Zeller Jr. - December 14, 2009 |
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| What Will It Take to Make the Copenhagen Conference a Success? |
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| When nations meet in Copenhagen to hash out an agreement to ward off the anticipated cataclysmic effects of global warming, they will be backed by scientific and economic studies... |
| Published December 14, 2009 |
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| Could AlertMe be the Apple of energy efficiency? |
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| I`m at a meeting in San Francisco when the CEO of a British energy management startup, pulls out his iPhone to check on a colleague’s kilowatt consumption in the UK. |
| by Todd Woody - December 14, 2009 |
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 | One Degree Matters - documentary film |
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| 'One degree matters' follows social and business leaders as they travel to Greenland and experience for themselves the dramatic effects of the melting of the ice cap... |
| Published December 13, 2009 |
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| As Loan Funds Shrink, Green-Car Startups Scramble |
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| In lieu of low-interest Energy Dept. ATVM money, such startups as Fisker Automotive, Think, Aptera, V-Vehicle, and Bright Automotive must look to Plan B... |
| by Josie Garthwaite - December 13, 2009 |
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| Giant Lobsters A Side Effect Of Global Warming? |
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| New research shows that if carbon emissions soar, we could end up with super-sized lobsters. You'll have to strap that bib on fast - the jumbo lobsters probably won't last long.
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| Published December 12, 2009 |
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| The Science of Climate Negotiations |
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| As negotiators in Copenhagen work to complete a global agreement, how much are they taking science into account? |
| by David Biello - December 12, 2009 |
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| Copenhagen climate summit releases draft final text |
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| Rich countries are being asked to raise their pledges on tackling climate change under a draft text of a possible final deal at the Copenhagen summit.
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| by Richard Black - December 11, 2009 |
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 | Climate Change and Brazil Deforestation Hot Topics at Cop15 |
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| Brazil has a significant role to play in the U.N. climate-change talks in Copenhagen, Denmark, particularly in the Reduced Deforestation and Degradation section. |
| Published December 11, 2009 |
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| United Technologies Buys Large Stake in Struggling Wind Company |
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| United Technologies will invest $270 million for a 49.5 percent stake in Clipper Windpower, a struggling California-based turbine maker... |
| by Todd Woody - December 11, 2009 |
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| 8 Reasons You Should Cut Carbon (Aside From Climate Change) |
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| The big global meeting going on in Copenhagen is about reducing carbon emissions in order to combat climate change. But is climate change the only reason... |
| by Andrew Winston - December 11, 2009 |
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| Soros proposes climate fund flow from rich to poor |
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| Billionaire investor George Soros has proposed a way to free up funds to help the developing world adapt to climate change...
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| by Hilary Whiteman - December 10, 2009 |
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| Why Copenhagen Still Matters |
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| Two years ago on the island of Bali, representatives of 180 nations agreed on an ambitious timeline for reaching a global agreement to address climate change... |
| by Eileen Claussen - December 10, 2009 |
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| U.S. Negotiator Dismisses Reparations for Climate |
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| The top American envoy to climate talks here in Copenhagen flatly rejected arguments from poor lands that the US owes a debt to developing nations for... |
| by Andrew C. Revkin and Tom Zeller Jr. - December 9, 2009 |
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| From Copenhagen to Congress |
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| A climate deal needs a strong compliance and verification system. It's up to the U.S. Senate to provide one. As Ronald Reagan once said `trust but verify`. |
| by Fred Krupp - December 9, 2009 |
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 | Warming Turns Fish into Daredevils |
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| As the world grows warmer, some fish may stop acting like themselves. With a small rise in temperature, a new study found, some fish become more daring and more aggressive... |
| by Emily Sohn - December 9, 2009 |
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| Copenhagen: the scientists' view |
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| The United Nations Climate Change Conference is mainly a political affair but it has drawn hundreds of scientists to the Danish capital - what did they hope to gain... |
| by Jeff Tollefson - December 9, 2009 |
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| VW`s UP! Lite Concept Car is the world`s most efficient four wheeler |
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| Volkswagen`s L1 using a hybrid electric turbo diesel powertain was at the Los Angeles Auto Show and will be the world`s most efficient and economical four-door when... |
| Published December 9, 2009 |
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| Copenhagen: Why the U.S. Should Build a Green City |
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| President Obama has earmarked a half billion dollars of funding for an array of renewable technologies. But instead of backing individual technologies... |
| by Mark Johnson and Josh Suskewicz - December 9, 2009 |
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| The Copenhagen Concoction |
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| For months, the U.N. climate change summit in Copenhagen has been billed as the world's best hope to match the scientific consensus on global warming with a policy consensus... |
| Published December 8, 2009 |
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| Guyana Offers a Model to Save Rain Forest |
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| In Guyana pristine rain forest still covers 75 percent of the land and barely 750,000 people live in a country roughly the size of Britain... |
| by Erica Gies - December 8, 2009 |
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| Going Cheney on Climate |
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| Dick Cheney reportedly declared: `If there’s a 1% chance that Pakistani scientists are helping Al Qaeda develop a nuclear weapon, we have to treat it as a certainty`. |
| by Thomas L. Friedman - December 8, 2009 |
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| What in the Hell Do They Think Is Causing It? |
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| Al Gore talks about global warming, those e-mails, and his new book.
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| by John Dickerson - December 8, 2009 |
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| Should you get solar now, or wait? |
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| It’s the eternal question: Buy now or wait? Assuming you want to install solar panels on your roof, should you go for it or hold off for better technology or lower prices? |
| by George Musser - December 8, 2009 |
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| Marrying CO2 and EGS presents many advantages and some unknowns |
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| Materials scientist Miroslav Petro of Symyx Technologies suggests that there are a number of advantages to the use of CO2 over water in Enhanced Geothermal Systems... |
| by Marc Favreau - December 8, 2009 |
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| EPA's carbon dioxide emissions ruling could raise energy costs |
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| The latest step by the government to regulate carbon dioxide emissions saddles industry with uncertainty and potentially higher costs, industry groups said... |
| by Julie Schmit - December 8, 2009 |
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 | The icy road to Copenhagen |
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| The road to the climate-change summit has been filled with tension - including the cyberheat generated by hacked e-mail and fears that the negotiations will not produce... |
| by Imelda V. Abano - December 7, 2009 |
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| Business Fumes Over Carbon Dioxide Rule |
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| An `endangerment` finding by the US EPA could allow government to require businesses that emit carbon dioxide to make costly changes in machinery to reduce emissions... |
| by Jeffrey Ball and Charles Forelle - December 7, 2009 |
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| Keeping It Frozen |
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| While the world debates the causes of climate change and what, if anything, to do about it, Alaskans are busy dealing with its consequences... |
| by Jim Carlton - December 7, 2009 |
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| The Totalities of Copenhagen |
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| Here's a partial rundown of some of the ills seriously attributed to climate change: prostitution in the Philippines; higher suicide rates in Italy... |
| by Bret Stephens - December 7, 2009 |
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| In Search of Net Zero |
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| It takes a certain ruthlessness to create the greenest office building in the US. The new $64 million NREL office building is midway through construction claims that title... |
| by Stephanie Simon - December 7, 2009 |
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| How Green Is Your IQ? |
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| Everybody talks about the environment these days, and a lot of people are even trying to do something about it. But amid all the discussion, it can be hard to keep the facts straight... |
| by Keith Johnson - December 7, 2009 |
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 | Earth's CO2 Home Page |
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| Global warming is mainly the result of CO2 levels rising in the Earth’s atmosphere. Climate scientists say we have years, not decades, to stabilize CO2 and other greenhouse gases. |
| by Michael McGee - December 7, 2009 |
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| Copenhagen: Focus on the (Carbon) Negative |
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| Even if the Copenhagen meeting results in aggressive, binding reduction targets, achieving those reductions won't reduce CO2 enough to prevent catastrophic climate change. |
| by Nicholas Eisenberger and David Gottesman - December 7, 2009 |
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| Long road to Copenhagen |
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| Scientists have been studying global warming for 150 years; now it's time to address the issue before it addresses us, argues a physicist.
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| by Stefan Rahmstorf - December 6, 2009 |
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| The Science and Politics of Climate Change |
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| I am a climate scientist at the University of East Anglia and have been reflecting on the bigger lessons to be learned from the stolen e-mails, some of which were mine. |
| by Mike Hulme - December 4, 2009 |
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| US Investing $564 Million in 19 integrated biorefinery projects |
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| US Depts of Energy and Agriculture announced the selection of 19 integrated biorefinery projects to receive up to $564 million of economic stimulus funds... |
| by Jim Lane - December 4, 2009 |
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| Global warming may require higher dams, stilts |
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| With the world losing the battle against global warming so far, experts are warning that humans need to follow nature's example: Adapt or die.
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| by Seth Borenstein - December 4, 2009 |
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 | 600 isle jobs expected after 2 biofuel initiatives get $48 million in stimulus grants |
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| The U.S. Department of Energy will pump $48 million in federal stimulus money into two Hawaii alternative-energy projects... |
| Published December 4, 2009 |
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| Green Car of the Year at L.A. auto show is an Audi |
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| Green Car Journal named Audi`s 2010 A3 TDI the "Green Car of the Year" at the Los Angeles Auto Show - the second consecutive year a clean-diesel vehicle has won the prize.
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| Published December 3, 2009 |
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| Penn St. prof. welcomes climate change scrutiny |
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| A Penn State professor and climate researcher said he welcomes scrutiny into leaked e-mails at the center of an international controversy over what's causing global warming... |
| by Genaro C. Armas - December 3, 2009 |
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| Will fusion fade ... or finally flare up? |
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| Is nuclear fusion the ultimate energy source, or the ultimate pipe dream? Millions upon millions of dollars are being spent to find out... |
| by Alan Boyle - December 3, 2009 |
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| Intel unveils energy-efficient 48-core chip |
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| Intel`s new chip is 10x to 20x more powerful than chips in their multicore Core family today. A future cloud data center will be an order of magnitude more energy efficient... |
| by Sharon Gaudin - December 2, 2009 |
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| Earth could plunge into sudden ice age |
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| Experts: `Big Freeze` about 12,800 years ago may have happened within months... |
| by Charles Q. Choi - December 2, 2009 |
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| Critic of `Climate Oligarchy` Defends Case for CO2-Driven Warming |
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| The `Instanet` has been persistently ablaze with proclamations that the concept of human-driven global warming has been destroyed by the unauthorized disclosures... |
| by Andrew C. Revkin - December 2, 2009 |
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| China's climate target: is it achievable? |
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| Climate analysts are praising China's promise to slash the country's emissions — even as they wonder if the target is achievable or ambitious enough.. |
| by Jane Qiu - December 1, 2009 |
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| Berkeley Lab to focus $7 million on enhanced geothermal projects |
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| Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California (USA), has been awarded $7 million in recovery act funding for 4 advanced Enhanced Geothermal System projects... |
| by Marc Favreau - November 30, 2009 |
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| NGP receives grant money, starts Blue Mountain drilling |
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| Nevada Geothermal Power received $57.9 million Canadian grant to increase the Faulkner 1 plant`s power generation capacity from 27MW to more than 40MW... |
| by Marc Favreau - November 30, 2009 |
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 | Solar-panel factory coming to Philadelphia Navy Yard |
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| A solar-panel manufacturing company intends to build a production facility at the old US Navy Yard, a development that helps the city be a key player in the clean-energy economy. |
| by Diane Mastrull - November 28, 2009 |
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| U.S. Unlikely to Use the Ethanol Congress Ordered |
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| Two years ago, Congress mandated that refiners blend a rising volume of ethanol and other biofuels into gasoline... |
| by Matthew L. Wald - November 27, 2009 |
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| China Joins U.S. in Pledge of Hard Targets on Emissions |
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| The Chinese government announced that it had set a target to slow the growth of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2020... |
| by Edward Wong and Keith Bradsher - November 27, 2009 |
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| Obama climate summit attendance welcomed in Europe |
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| President Obama's decision to attend the UN climate talks in Copenhagen has been welcomed by European leaders.
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| Published November 26, 2009 |
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 | California releases first draft of cap and trade plan to cut greenhouse gases |
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| The California Air Resources Board on Tuesday released a preliminary version of its first-in-the-US cap and trade plan to cut greenhouse-gas emissions. |
| by Jim Downing - November 26, 2009 |
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| EPA proposes limits on sulfur dioxide for 1st time since 1971 |
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| The US Environmental Protection Agency is continuing its crackdown on coal pollution with a new plan to cut sulfur dioxide emissions, a move that would those with asthma... |
| by Renee Schoof - November 25, 2009 |
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| Climate change help for the poor has not materialised |
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| Large sums promised to developing countries to help them tackle climate change cannot be accounted for, a BBC investigation has found... |
| Published November 25, 2009 |
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| Obama vows greenhouse gas emissions cuts |
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| President Barack Obama is to pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the US in several stages, beginning with a 17% cut by 2020... |
| Published November 25, 2009 |
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| Tackling climate change with technology |
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| New technologies will be required if the world economy is to grow without accelerating climate change.
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| Published November 25, 2009 |
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 | Verizon Wireless Violates EPA Regulations In 655 Facilities |
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| The US EPA has just announced that Verizon Wireless has agreed to pay a penalty of $468,000 for violating environmental regulations at 655 facilities in 42 states.
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| Published November 25, 2009 |
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| Obama To Copenhagen For Climate Talks |
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| Putting his prestige on the line, President Barack Obama will personally commit the U.S. to a goal of substantially cutting greenhouse gases at Copenhagen climate summit. |
| by H. Josef Hebert - November 25, 2009 |
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| Obama to Go to Copenhagen With Emissions Target |
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| President Obama is pledging a provisional target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, the first time in more than a decade... |
| by John M. Broder - November 25, 2009 |
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| Energy Push Spurs Shift in U.S. Science |
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| The Obama administration's push to solve the nation's energy problems is spurring a once-in-a-generation shift in U.S. science funding. |
| by Gautam Naik - November 25, 2009 |
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| Cold Storage: Energy Dept. Grants to Boost Renewable-Energy Storage |
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| Money from the stimulus package keeps pouring into clean energy. The latest? Some $620 million for smart-grid and energy-storage projects, announced yesterday by US Energy Secretary Steven Chu. |
| by Keith Johnson - November 25, 2009 |
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| KLM forms SkyEnergy to develop sustainable biofuels |
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| KLM conducted a flight partly powered by a biofuel produced from the plant camelina. The flight took off from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport for a 1 hour demonstration flight... |
| by Jim Lane - November 24, 2009 |
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| Climate change: Copenhagen in graphics |
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| Where do greenhouse gas emissions come from? Which countries are most responsible for causing human-induced climate change? |
| Published November 24, 2009 |
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| Global warming science alarming, say climate experts |
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| Three UK groups studying climate change have issued a strong statement about the dangers of failing to cut emissions of greenhouse gases across the world... |
| Published November 24, 2009 |
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| Rising sea levels: A tale of two cities |
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| When people talk about the impact of rising sea levels, they often think of small island states that risk being submerged if global warming continues unchecked. |
| by Michael Hirst and Kate McGeown - November 24, 2009 |
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 | 5 Energy Storage Players That Won Smart Grid Stimulus Funds |
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| US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu this morning announced that the energy storage technology sector received 16 grants for a total of $185 million from stimulus funds. |
| by Katie Fehrenbacher - November 24, 2009 |
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 | WIND INDUSTRY CALLS FOR IMPROVED TRANSMISSION PRICING |
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| The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)requested that FERC reconsider its recent harmful order on cost allocation for the US upper Midwest... |
| by Shawna Seldon - November 24, 2009 |
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 | Report: Tackling climate change nets 4.5 million jobs |
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| ASES/MISI analysis shows that renewable energy and energy efficiency can reduce U.S. carbon emissions 60-80%, generate millions of jobs and are revenue neutral or better.
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| Published November 23, 2009 |
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| CO2 levels keep rising as key climate talks loom |
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| Carbon dioxide concentrations this fall are hovering at around 385 parts per million, on their way to a near-certain record high above 390 in the first half of next year... |
| by Associated Press - November 23, 2009 |
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| Warming's impacts sped up, worsened since Kyoto |
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| Since the 1997 Kyoto accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated — beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then.
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| by Seth Borenstein - November 23, 2009 |
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 | Solar energy industry brings a ray of hope to the Rust Belt |
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| Workers and machines that used to crank out cars are now making parts for solar and wind power plants... |
| by Todd Woody - November 23, 2009 |
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 | Clean Energy for the Wild Blue Yonder |
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| Expanding Renewable Energy and Efficiency in the Air Force, Solar arrays were recently installed at Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas, NV. |
| by Alexandra Kougentakis, Tom Kenworthy, and Daniel J. Weiss - November 23, 2009 |
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| Lease irks Colorado residents while Cornwall England plant gains support |
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| Two very different scenarios are developing over proposed geothermal developments in England and the US... |
| by Marc Favreau - November 23, 2009 |
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| In the trenches on climate change, hostility among foes |
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| Electronic files stolen from a climate research center provide a rare glimpse into the behind-the-scenes battle to shape the public perception of global warming...
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| by Juliet Eilperin - November 22, 2009 |
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| Ukraine's `hot air' bedevils global climate deal |
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| Ukraine's economic collapse has produced a potential multibillion-dollar bonanza. In an era of climate change regulation and carbon trading, Ukraine, ironically, is profiting from... |
| by Arthur Max - November 21, 2009 |
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 | Latin America and the Irreversible Effects of a Warmer Planet |
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| With only days to go before the Fifteenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is held in Copenhagen, the forecasts are not very encouraging. |
| Published November 21, 2009 |
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| New California Rules to Make TVs Greener |
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| The state of California (USA) created the nation's first energy-efficiency standard for television sets, says it needed to act because federal energy officials have been slow... |
| by Rebecca Smith - November 20, 2009 |
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| Home energy displays show you the juice |
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| To save energy at home, start measuring your consumption. Consumers can change their behavior and shave between 5 and 15 percent off their bills, say experts |
| by Martin LaMonica - November 20, 2009 |
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| Hacked E-mail Is New Fodder for Climate Dispute |
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| Hundreds of private e-mail messages and documents hacked from a computer server at a British university are causing a stir among global warming skeptics...
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| by Andrew C. Revkin - November 20, 2009 |
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 | Solar energy plant at KSC generates jobs |
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| Kennedy Space Center in Floriday (US) plans by late 2010 ar to start a 2 -3 year project to build one of the largest solar power plants of its kind in the world... |
| by Jim Waymer - November 20, 2009 |
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| Eastern PA's Hydrogen Hub Generating Reactions |
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| AlumiFuel's president John Boyle says their focus is to create and demostrate ways to deliver and put hydrogen to a variety of uses. |
| by Brian Hickey - November 19, 2009 |
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| Best wine for turkey day could be a green one |
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| For the sake of the environment as well as for the quality of their wines, winemakers around the world are returning to farming practices that resemble those of the Pilgrims.
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| by Elizabeth Downer - November 19, 2009 |
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| Led by China, carbon pollution up despite economy |
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| Despite a global economic slump, worldwide carbon dioxide pollution jumped 2 percent last year, most of the increase coming from China, according to a recent study. |
| by Seth Borenstein - November 18, 2009 |
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| U.S., China may come to talks with emission-reduction goals |
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| The Obama administration is likely to offer emission-reduction targets at next month's climate summit, as long as the Chinese offer a proposal of their own.
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| by Juliet Eilperin and Steven Mufson - November 18, 2009 |
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| Obama, Hu stress links but differences remain |
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| President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao promised a determined, joint effort to tackle climate change, nuclear disarmament, and other global troubles... |
| by Associated Press - November 17, 2009 |
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| Solar`s rapid evolution makes energy planners rethink the grid |
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| California’s ambitious goal of obtaining a third of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020 has spawned a green energy boom with thousands of megawatts... |
| by Todd Woody - November 17, 2009 |
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| General Electric Pursues Pot of Government Stimulus Gold |
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| GE says that it could bring in almost $200 billion from projects funded by governments around the globe - electric-grid modernization, renewable-energy generation... |
| by Elizabeth Williamson and Paul Glader - November 16, 2009 |
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| Recovery Act funding recipient profile II: AltaRock`s EGS work lands $25 M |
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| In California, AltaRock Energy, Inc. will get nearly $25 million in DOE Recovery Act funding to demonstrate EGS (Engineered Geothermal System)... |
| by Marc Favreau - November 16, 2009 |
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| How Italy Beat the World to a Smarter Grid |
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| An aggressive rollout of intelligent electrical meters is saving Italy's Enel $750 million per year—and cutting customers' bills... |
| by Mark Scott - November 16, 2009 |
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| Casey discusses climate change bill at CMU |
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| While declaring that, "Carbon pollution threatens our future and human life itself," Sen. Bob Casey expressed reservations about the climate change bill pending in the US Senate. |
| by James O'Toole - November 14, 2009 |
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| Picking Apart Bamboo Couture |
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| Slinky, soft bamboo fabric has made its way into my wardrobe. Indeed, bamboo has had the most success among all the new "eco-textiles" on store shelves... |
| by Christina Brinkley - November 13, 2009 |
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| Under Pressure: Bathers Duck Weak Shower Heads |
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| Water Shortages Spur Restrictions and Low-Flow Designs, but Some People Aren't Willing to Sacrifice, and Skirt the Rules |
| by Jeffrey Ball - November 13, 2009 |
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| Builders Downsize the Dream Home |
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| Maybe houses in the South don't really need a fireplace or 4,700 square feet of living space. Or private theaters with 100-inch screens. Or super-size-me foyers.
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| by Michael M. Phillips - November 13, 2009 |
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| Mercedes Plans a Small-Car Volley |
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| Daimler AG is considering launching a series of small Mercedes-Benz cars in the U.S. to tap Americans' growing interest in downsized models that offer upscale features. |
| by Vanessa Fuhrmans and Neal E. Boudette - November 13, 2009 |
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| Nissan Kicks Off U.S. Tour of Electric Car |
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| Nissan plans to sell the Leaf in the U.S., Europe and Japan by the end of 2010 as more consumers search for ways to reduce their impact on the environment... |
| by Tamara Audi - November 13, 2009 |
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| Don't expect binding climate pact, Clinton says |
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| Framework agreement more likely; Obama could attend Copenhagen talks |
| by Associated Press - November 13, 2009 |
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 | GE and E.ON Sign Major O&M Deal for U.S. Wind Turbines |
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| GE and E.ON have signed a seven-year operation and maintenance agreement covering EC&R's complete fleet of 529 GE wind turbines installed in the United States. |
| Published November 12, 2009 |
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| Hemlock breaks ground on $1.2B Clarksville plant |
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| Hemlock Semiconductor Corp. broke ground on a $1.2 billion plant near Clarksville, TN. The plant will produce polysilicon, a raw material used to make solar cells and semiconductor devices.
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| by Erik Schelzig - November 12, 2009 |
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| Warming drives off Cape Cod's namesake |
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| Cod and 23 other stocks of species have shifted as waters warm |
| by Associated Press - November 12, 2009 |
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| Warning sign: Record highs are double the lows |
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| New research shows daily record high temperatures across the continental U.S. occurred twice as often as record lows over the last decade. |
| Published November 12, 2009 |
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| New Models for Environmental Communication |
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| Even as the old model of mass media is being tested by the Web, there are interesting experiments under way that show how important issues can still be effectively covered... |
| by Andrew C. Revkin - November 10, 2009 |
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| Fresh Demands From 'Front-Line States' in Climate Fight |
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| The climate divide between countries that are rich and poor, insulated from climate impacts and vulnerable to them, was on vivid display in the Maldives over the last few days... |
| by Andrew C. Revkin - November 10, 2009 |
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| Wash. state wind facility adds another 22 turbines |
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| Puget Sound Energy says its Wild Horse wind farm in Central Washington State (US) has added 22 wind turbines to the 127 turbines installed in 2006. The new turbines will produce another 44 megawatts of power.
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| Published November 10, 2009 |
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| Carbon storage? Dutch town says not here |
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| The people of this small Dutch town are not against pumping tons of carbon dioxide into the ground to fight global warming.
They just wish it wasn't right beneath their houses.
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| Published November 10, 2009 |
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| E.P.A. Intervenes on Video by 2 Employees |
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| The US EPA has directed two agency lawyers to make changes in a video they posted on YouTube that presents an alternative to the Obama administration's climate policy. |
| by Leslie Kaufman and John M. Broder - November 9, 2009 |
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| Global Warming as Seen From Bangladesh |
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| Opinion Journal: Momota Begum worries about hunger, not climate change. |
| by Bjorn Lomborg - November 9, 2009 |
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| California's recycled paper trail not so green for climate |
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| California's Buy Recycled Campaign grew out of legislation passed in 1989, when times were simpler. Garbage was the enemy. Almost no one talked about global warming... |
| by Tom Knudson - November 9, 2009 |
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| Global Warming |
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| On Feb. 2, 2007, the UN scientific panel studying climate change declared that the evidence of a warming trend is 'unequivocal'... |
| Published November 8, 2009 |
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 | Global Climate Change Treaty Delayed |
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| Senior negotiators at a U.N. conference in Barcelona say a legally binding environment treaty will be delayed - might be postponed by up to a year. |
| by Selah Hennessy - November 6, 2009 |
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| Carbon Capture and Storage in a West Virginia Coal-Fired Power Plan |
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| A 100-story smokestack belches a roiling, white cloud of water vapor, carbon dioxide and other leftover gases after burning as much as 12,000 tons of coal daily... |
| by David Biello - November 6, 2009 |
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| Senate panel approves climate change bill despite GOP boycott |
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| A US Senate committee Thursday approved a major climate change bill despite a boycott by all of the panel's seven Republican members |
| Published November 5, 2009 |
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 | Timeline of world's fight to tackle climate change |
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| A global deal on climate change now looks to be delayed by up to a year. |
| Published November 5, 2009 |
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| Global climate change deal is 'year away' |
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| A global deal to stop catastrophic climate change won't be agreed for another year, officials have warned... |
| by Louise Gray - November 5, 2009 |
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| Envoys scale back U.N. climate pact ambitions |
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| Legally binding treaty less likely since U.S. lags with its own legislation |
| by Associated Press - November 5, 2009 |
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 | The Copenhagen Diagnosis |
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| The Copenhagen Diagnosis: Climate Science Report |
| by I. Allison, N.L. Bindoff, R.A. Bindschadler, P.M. Cox, N. de Noblet, M.H. E - November 5, 2009 |
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| Three senators join forces to revive climate bill |
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| Bid to get wider support would boost nuclear power, offshore drilling |
| Published November 4, 2009 |
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| Religion's Role in the Climate Challenge |
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| A remarkable conclave of leading figures from nine of the world’s major religions is under way at Windsor Castle in Britain... |
| by Andrew C. Revkin - November 3, 2009 |
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| Al Gore's Climate Choice |
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| Former Vice President Al Gore’s third book centering on global warming is out - Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis |
| by Andrew C. Revkin - November 3, 2009 |
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| Snowcap vanishing from Mount Kilimanjaro |
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| More than a quarter of the ice present on this famous African mountain in 2000 was gone by 2007. |
| by Associated Press - November 2, 2009 |
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| Gore`s Dual Role: Advocate and Investor |
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| Former VP Al Gore thought he had spotted a winner when a small firm sought financing for an energy-saving technology from a venture capital firm where Mr. Gore is a partner.
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| by John M. Broder - November 2, 2009 |
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 | Technologies: Carbon Sequestration |
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| US DOE - NETLs Carbon Sequestration Program is helping to develop technologies to capture, separate, and store carbon dioxide (CO2). |
| Published October 30, 2009 |
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 | GE Oil & Gas Awarded $400M Contract For Gorgon |
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| Gorgon, one of the world's largest untapped natural gas fields, which also features the world's largest ever carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration technology project. |
| Published October 30, 2009 |
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 | GE to power world's largest carbon sequestration plant |
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| The world's largest carbon dioxide capture and storage project off Australia's west coast will be powered with GE's compression equipment. |
| Published October 30, 2009 |
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 | AEP's carbon sequestration project unveiled amid fanfare |
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| The world's first project to capture and store greenhouse gases at a coal-fired power plant was unveiled Friday in New Haven, WV. |
| by Erica Peterson and Keri Brown - October 30, 2009 |
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| Chinese Firm in West Texas Wind Venture |
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| A joint venture between Chinese and U.S. companies announced plans for a $1.5 billion, 600-megawatt wind farm in West Texas. |
| by Ian Talley - October 29, 2009 |
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| Living with an Uncertain Monsoon |
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| In May and June each year, speculation about the coming of the monsoon fills newspapers and conversations across India. Urban dwellers eagerly await respite from overbearing heat... |
| by Esther Conrad - October 29, 2009 |
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 | US DOE to Invest $3.4 Billion in Smart Grid |
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| Obama today announced the largest single energy grid modernization investment in U.S. history. |
| by Chris de Morsella - October 28, 2009 |
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| Passivhaus: The Top 5 Barriers to Growth In The US |
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| Are most homebuyers interested in purchasing a home that saves 90% over a traditional home on heating and cooling costs. |
| by Jessalyn Dingwell - October 27, 2009 |
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| Last stand for climate bill this year? |
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| Senate hearing starts with little chance of passage before treaty talks |
| by Associated Press - October 26, 2009 |
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| Huge Growth in Retrofit Buildings Predicted: $10-15 Billion Market by 2014 |
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| The market for green buildings is exploding and the lion’s share of the opportunity exists in retrofits, not new buildings... |
| by Jessalyn Dingwell - October 24, 2009 |
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| Power Plants Face Potentially Costly New Air-Pollution Rules |
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| The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to issue new air pollution rules for coal- and oil-fired power plants by November 2011. |
| by Ian Talley - October 24, 2009 |
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 | Largest solar panel plant in U.S. rises in Florida |
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| The Desoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center will power a small fraction of Florida Power & Light's 4-million plus customer base... |
| by Christine Armario, Associated Press - October 24, 2009 |
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| Senate Global Warming Bill Is Seeking to Cushion the Impact on Industry |
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| The Senate bill aimed at reducing global warming pollution will initially grant billions of dollars of free emissions permits to utilities and industry but... |
| by John M. Broder - October 24, 2009 |
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 | Human Climate Control Up In the Air |
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| How much control do humans have over the Earth's climate? |
| by Pearl Hahn - October 23, 2009 |
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 | Despite Its Woes, California |
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| The pioneering megastate that gave us microchips, freeways, blue jeans, energy efficiency, ... is still the cutting edge of the American future — economically, environmentally, demographically, culturally and politically. |
| by Michael Grunwald - October 23, 2009 |
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| Obama Presses Case for Renewable Energy |
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| Taking aim at business interests that have lobbied against a proposed energy and climate bill, President Obama urged lawmakers to push toward using more renewable energy.
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| by Helene Cooper and John M. Broder - October 23, 2009 |
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 | Fewer Americans See Solid Evidence of Global Warming |
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| Modest Support for 'Cap and Trade' Policy |
| by Pew Center - October 22, 2009 |
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| Rhode Island`s Rising Tide |
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| Recurring flooding at a waterfront park in the City of Providence was a tip off to Rhode Island coastal resource managers that something was going on... |
| by Hanna Goss - October 22, 2009 |
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| Carbon Dioxide: Earth`s Hottest Topic is Just Warming Up |
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| Far away from polluting cities and high above the vegetation below, the bare landscape of the Hawaii's Big Island offered a pure environment for learning about carbon dioxide... |
| by Caitlyn Kennedy - October 21, 2009 |
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| As Time Runs Short for Global Climate Treaty, Nations May Settle for Interim Steps |
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| With the clock running out and deep differences unresolved, it now appears that there is little chance that international climate change negotiations in Copenhagen in December... |
| by John M. Broder - October 20, 2009 |
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| U.S. WIND ENERGY INDUSTRY INSTALLS OVER 1,600 MW IN 3rd QTR 2009 |
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| The American Wind Energy Association reported the installation of 1,649 MW of new capacity in the 3rd quarter bringing the total added this year to date to over 5,800 MW... |
| by Shawna Seldon - October 20, 2009 |
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| For Exelon, Carbon Reductions Solve a Problem, Make Money |
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| The CEO of Exelon Corp., has pledged that his utility will drastically reduce its 'carbon footprint' including emissions from power plants... |
| by Rebecca Smith - October 19, 2009 |
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| Recycling Goes From Less Waste to Zero Waste |
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| We’ve come to this realization that landfill is valuable and we can’t bury things that don’t need to be buried. |
| by Leslie Kaufman - October 19, 2009 |
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 | So What if China Builds Coal Plants? |
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China is building hundreds of coal plants that will emit lots of carbon
and warm the climate. |
| by Scott Sumner - October 19, 2009 |
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| Five Technologies That Could Change Everything |
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| Over the next few decades, the world will need to wean itself from dependence on fossil fuels and drastically reduce greenhouse gases. Current technology will take us only so far; major breakthroughs are required. |
| by Michael Totty - October 19, 2009 |
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| Energy Firms Find No Unity on Climate Bill |
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| The nation’s energy producers, once united, are battling one another over policy decisions worth hundreds of billions of dollars... |
| by John Broder and Jad Mouawad - October 18, 2009 |
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| Chamber divided on climate change |
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| The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has lost a handful of influential members over its opposition to proposed climate change legislation. |
| by Len Boselovic - October 18, 2009 |
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| Climate concerns turn city's smell into cash cow |
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| Renewable natural gas source - methane from manure - lures business. |
| by Associated Press - October 17, 2009 |
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| Texas site to harness ocean for power, water |
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| Blue's Seadog pump is about to be put to the commercial test off the coast of Freeport, Texas (USA). |
| by Candace Lombardi - October 16, 2009 |
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| Solar homes go for high-tech and practicality |
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| If you designed a net zero-energy home, would it be a science experiment or something you'd move into as soon as it was done? |
| by Martin LaMonica - October 16, 2009 |
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| City to host World Environment Day 2010 |
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| Pittsburgh will be the North American host city for the United Nations Environment Programme's World Environment Day 2010. |
| by Joyce Gannon - October 16, 2009 |
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| Wood-chip ethanol maker opens plant |
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| The "semi-commercial" plant in Madison, PA (USA), will convert the
cellulosic material into liquid fuel that's cheaper than gasoline. |
| by Martin LaMonica - October 15, 2009 |
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 | Budget Office Tries To Assign Value To Climate Change |
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| Cost estimates reveal difficulty of analyzing environmental change. |
| by Michelle Chen - October 15, 2009 |
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| Solar Startup |
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| German firm says Pittsburgh plant could create 300 'green' jobs. |
| by Elwin Green - October 15, 2009 |
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 | The Spread of New Diseases: The Climate Connection |
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| As humans increasingly encroach on forested lands and as temperatures rise, the transmission of disease from animals and insects is growing. |
| by Sonia Shah - October 15, 2009 |
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 | Chevron announces final approval for Gorgon project |
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| Chevron has confirmed that its large Gorgon natural gas project,
located off the coast of Australia, will proceed. |
| Published October 15, 2009 |
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| Australia's $37 Billion Gorgon Project Gets The Go-Ahead |
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| Australia says the natural gas project will spur economic growth. |
| by Vivian Wai-yin Kwok - October 14, 2009 |
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| North Pole Summers Will Be Ice-Free In 10 Years |
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| A team of British explorers says that within a decade the North Pole
will be virtually ice-free during the summer. |
| Published October 14, 2009 |
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| Report: China could cheaply control coal-plant emissions |
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| Getting China's coal-plant emissions out of the atmosphere so they don't worsen global warming may be cheaper and easier than expected, a federal energy lab report finds...
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| by Dan Vergano - October 14, 2009 |
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 | The ultimate green energy |
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| Harnessing the potential of one of nature's super-enzymes to create limitless hydrogen fuel |
| Published October 13, 2009 |
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| Pittsburgh's solar team ready to heat firehouse |
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| In 30 years of putting up solar panels, Chuck Marken hasn't encountered
anything quite like the two-humped top of Pittsburgh Truck House No. 34. |
| by Rich Lord - October 13, 2009 |
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| Carbon Markets Gain Political Currency, Raise Skepticism Among Environmentalists |
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| In the lead-up to the Copenhagen conference, the international community says it is seeking consensus... |
| by Michelle Chen, AP - October 12, 2009 |
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| How Traffic Jams Help the Environment |
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| Efforts to lighten a city's car load can reduce subway ridership; the eco-upside of stalled traffic. |
| by David Owen - October 10, 2009 |
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 | The Smart Grid: Getting smart about possibilities, challenges |
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| A high-speed communication infrastructure coupled with more intelligent
devices would improve reliability and efficiency |
| by Mark Feasel, Schneider Electric - October 9, 2009 |
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| U.S. Blocks Oil Drilling at 60 Sites in Utah |
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| The US Dept of the Interior has frozen oil and gas development on 60 of 77 contested drilling sites in Utah, saying the process of leasing the land was rushed and badly flawed. |
| by John M. Broder - October 8, 2009 |
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| Does the U.S. Chamber Speak for Big Business? |
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| The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's aggressive opposition to climate change legislation is costing it credibility, clout—and members. |
| by Jane Sasseen - October 7, 2009 |
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| Business coalitions form to back climate change bill |
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| Clad in a pinstripe suit, Josh McNeil made the rounds on Capitol Hill yesterday, lobbying for climate change legislation...
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| by Daniel Malloy - October 7, 2009 |
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| Making Meters Smarter, Home by Home |
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| California's PG&E is installing two-way meters in 5 million homes, but consumers aren't yet convinced it will save them money |
| by Rachael King - October 5, 2009 |
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| The Coming Energy Revolution |
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| Smart-grid technology will bring huge savings to companies as varied as Cisco, PG&E, and Cargill, and to consumers, too. But who will foot the bill? |
| by Rachael King - October 5, 2009 |
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 | DOW POWERHOUSE(TM) Solar Shingle Unveiled - Groundbreaking New Technology for Affordable Solar Power |
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| The Dow Chemical Company today unveiled its line of DOW POWERHOUSE Solar Shingle, revolutionary photovoltaic solar panels in the form of solar shingles... |
| by David Winder - October 5, 2009 |
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| Dear Pittsburgh: Turn off the lights |
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| Building owners could easily reduce their energy use while saving money
and helping the planet... |
| by L. Martin & M. Lubber - October 4, 2009 |
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| Solar roof panels fulfill his dreams |
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| For 18 years, Arnie Garlick dreamed of putting solar panels on the roof of his house in Enon Valley, Lawrence County...
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| by Kevin Kirkland - October 3, 2009 |
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| Obama Aide Concedes Climate Law Must Wait |
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| Carol Browner said there was virtually no chance Congress would have a
climate and energy bill before Copenhagen negotiations in December. |
| by Andrew C. Revkin - October 2, 2009 |
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 | 1958 - 2008: 50 years of SCAR Science |
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| SCAR is charged with the initiating, developing and coordinating high
quality international scientific research in the Antarctic region. |
| Published September 30, 2009 |
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| Climate control debate heats up in the Senate |
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| President Barack Obama's drive to fight global warming got a boost on
Wednesday as Democrats in the U.S. Senate unveiled ... |
| by Richard Cowan - September 30, 2009 |
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| Kerry, Boxer Introduce Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act |
|---|
| Proposed bil introduced to the US Senate on September 30, 2009 |
| Published September 30, 2009 |
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 | Giving Up Oil, Turning to Cow Poop? |
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| Until people stop eating meat and drinking milk, we will continue to have a lot of manure on our hands. Environmentally speaking, that's been a real problem, so... |
| by Rachel Cernansky - September 29, 2009 |
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| We can't run and we can't hide |
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| Physical laws apply, and no matter what the deniers say, humans contribute to global warming and the earth is heating up. |
| by Eric Swanson - September 27, 2009 |
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| EU Court Overturns Some Emission Caps |
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| on carbon emissions from Poland and Estonia from 2008 to 2012. |
| Published September 24, 2009 |
| |
 | UN Secretary-General Calls on Leaders to Unite to Combat Climate Change |
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| The world's most pressing challenges can only be solved when countries unite through the United Nations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told dozens of world leaders... |
| Published September 23, 2009 |
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 | Boxer readies for Climate Bill introduction next week |
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| US Senate Press Release |
| Published September 21, 2009 |
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 | California plans to levy greenhouse gas fees |
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| Part of an ongoing effort to cut greenhouse gases 20 percent by 2020 |
| Published September 20, 2009 |
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| The Audi e-tron electric Quattro with 4,500 Nm of torque |
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| One of the highlights of IAA 2009 was undoubtedly Audi’s electric Quattro. Dubbed the e-tron, it has four motors producing in total a 230 kW (313 hp)and... |
| Published September 15, 2009 |
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 | Farmers warned to get ready |
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| Climate change threatens crops |
| by Jay Price - September 4, 2009 |
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| Mazda giving green twist to rotary engine |
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| Hydrogen power could revive old technology from Japanese maker |
| Published September 3, 2009 |
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| Warming Arctic should be cooling, study find |
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| Sediment samples, computer simulations track temps back 2,000 years |
| Published September 3, 2009 |
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 | Climate trouble may be bubbling up in far north |
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| Pure Methane Is Locked in Arctic Permafrost and Seabed |
| by Charles J. Hanley - August 30, 2009 |
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| Technology Can Fight Global Warming |
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| We have precious little to show for nearly 20 years of efforts to prevent global warming... |
| by Bjorn Lomborg - August 28, 2009 |
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| New solar-cell efficiency record set |
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| In the world of solar energy harvesting, there's a constant battle between cost and efficiency. On the one hand, complex and expensive triple-junction photovoltaic cells... |
| by David Biello - August 27, 2009 |
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| A Real Fish Story |
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| Gary Locke, the US Secretary of Commerce, approved a plan to prohibit commercial fishing in a huge swath of American waters in the Arctic... |
| Published August 23, 2009 |
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 | Federal task force wraps up weeklong tour of Alaska |
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| Alaska is said to be warming at twice the rate of the rest of the U.S. |
| Published August 21, 2009 |
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| World's ocean temps are warmest on record |
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| At 62.6 degrees in July, that's a full degree above 20th Century average |
| Published August 20, 2009 |
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| Climate Change Seen as Threat to U.S. Security |
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| The changing global climate will pose profound strategic challenges
to the United States in coming decades |
| by John M. Broder - August 9, 2009 |
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 | eSolar`s green edge - critter friendly solar farms |
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| eSolar fired up its five-megawatt Sierra `power tower` solar farm outside Los Angeles during an opening ceremony that featured environmentalist David Myers... |
| by Todd Woody - August 6, 2009 |
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 | Algae biofuels |
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| ExxonMobil is launching a new program to develop next-generation biofuels from biological raw materials such as plants, photosynthetic organisms, and animal waste. |
| by Emil Jacobs and Craig Venter - July 14, 2009 |
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|
| Carbon Big Foot |
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| How to limit greenhouse-gas emissions without punishing the poor. |
| by Michael D. Lemonick - July 7, 2009 |
| |
 | The Long Island - New York City Offshore Wind Collaborative Releases RFI |
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| A collaborative between the private sector and a host of NY State and NY City agencies issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the largest offshore wind farm in the US... |
| by Michael Clendenin - July 1, 2009 |
| |
 | Marcellus Shale - Appalachian Basin Natural Gas |
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| A few years ago every geologist involved in Appalachian Basin oil and gas knew about the Devonian black shale called the Marcellus. Its black color made it easy to spot... |
| Published July 1, 2009 |
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| Report Gives Sobering View of Warming's Impact on U.S. |
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| For anyone wondering whether climate change has already hit the United
States, a recent U.S. government report says it has - and in a big way. |
| by Michael D. Lemonick - June 30, 2009 |
| |
 | State's wind energy biz gets big lift: $100 million GE investment |
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| With General Electric Co. making a $100 million investment in Van Buren Township, the region will have the largest wind turbine manufacturer in North America...
|
| by Daniel Duggan and Ryan Beene - June 28, 2009 |
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| U.S. Study Projects How Unequivocal Warming Will Change American Lives |
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| Climate change is already reshaping the United States, according to a new federal report that predicts global warming could have serious consequences for how we live and work.
|
| by Lauren Morello - June 17, 2009 |
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| Report on Warming Offers New Details |
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| Man-made climate change could bring parching droughts to the Southwest and pounding rainstorms to Washington, put Vermont maple sugar farms out of business and Key West underwater over the next century... |
| by David A. Fahrenthold - June 17, 2009 |
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| Global warming affecting every corner of the US, report says |
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| In Alaska, the permafrost is thawing. In the Southwest, the annual rainfall has been decreasing. And seasonal ice cover on the Great Lakes has been declining on average. No corner of the US has been untouched by global warming.
|
| by Peter N. Spotts - June 16, 2009 |
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 | Antarctic Warming, Antarctic Cooling |
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| Until recently, the Antarctic ice sheet looked to be bucking the global warming trend. This assessment relied on temperature data collected from a sparse network... |
| by Rachel Hauser - June 1, 2009 |
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|
| Industry's Advisers on Climate |
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| From the Science and Technology Assessment Committee of the now-defunct Global Climate Coalition, the leading voice of industry on climate science and policy in the 1990s... |
| by Andrew C. Revkin - April 24, 2009 |
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|
| Industry Ignored Its Scientists on Climate |
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| For more than a decade the Global Climate Coalition led an aggressive lobbying campaign against the idea that greenhouse gases could lead to global warming. |
| by Andrew C. Revkin - April 23, 2009 |
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| Plan B for Energy: 8 Revolutionary Energy Sources |
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| If efficiency improvements and incremental advances in today's technologies fail to halt global warming, could revolutionary new carbon-free energy sources save the day? Don't count on it—but don't count it out, either |
| by W. Wayt Gibbs - April 2, 2009 |
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 | Purdue study projects weakened monsoon season in South Asia |
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| South Asian summer monsoon - critical to agriculture in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan - could be weakened and delayed due to rising temperatures in the future... |
| Published February 26, 2009 |
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| How to Use Solar Energy at Night |
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| Near Granada, Spain, more than 28,000 metric tons of salt is now coursing through pipes at the Andasol 1 power plant. That salt will be used to solve a pressing problem... |
| by David Biello - February 18, 2009 |
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 | The great garbage swirl |
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| A patch of plastic twice the size of Texas is floating in the Pacific. Maui's Rich Owen wants to clean it up.
|
| by Kate Bradshaw - January 29, 2009 |
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 | Executive Order S-13-08 from Governor of State of California (US) |
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| Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Executive Order Directing State Agencies to Plan for Sea Level Rise and Climate Impacts |
| by Arnold Schwarzenegger - November 14, 2008 |
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| Turning the Tide on Harnessing the Ocean's Abundant Energy |
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| Several companies are in the midst of tests to determine whether their technology for harvesting renewable energy will sink or swim... |
| by Larry Greenemeier - October 20, 2008 |
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| China`s Big Push for Renewable Energy |
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| China is now the world's workshop for wind and solar power. But can they reach their own ambitious goals for renewable energy? |
| by David Biello - August 4, 2008 |
| |
 | A major discovery from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution |
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| In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power... |
| by Anne Trafton - July 31, 2008 |
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|
| Tonight Show's Jay Leno introduces the BMW Hydrogen 7 - Video |
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| BMW produces its first street-legal car with a hydrogen-powered
combustion engine. |
| Published January 27, 2008 |
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 | BMW Hydrogen 7 |
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| I think we are in the same place, automotively, that we were 100 years ago, trying to work out what our fuel source of the future is going to be... |
| by Sunday Times - January 27, 2008 |
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 | California`s PG&E Takes the Plunge into Wave Power |
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| San Francisco-based Pacific Gas & Electric Co (PG&E) has entered into a long-term commercial wave energy power purchasing agreement... |
| by Ali Kriscenski - January 2, 2008 |
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| PG&E to get watts from waves |
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| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. went surfing Tuesday, becoming the first U.S. utility to commit to buying electricity generated by the tumult of the sea. |
| by Elizabeth Douglass and Victoria Kim - December 19, 2007 |
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|
| 10 Solutions for Climate Change |
|---|
| The enormity of global warming can be daunting and dispiriting. What can one person, or even one nation, do on their own to slow and reverse climate change? |
| by David Biello - November 26, 2007 |
| |
|
| Making Plastic Out of Pollution |
|---|
| An emerging crop of companies making plastic out of renewable resources and waste products promises to deliver an environmentally friendly harvest... |
| by Larry Greenemeier - November 8, 2007 |
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|
| Sunny Outlook: Can Sunshine Provide All U.S. Electricity? |
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| Large amounts of solar-thermal electric supply may become a reality if steam storage technology works—and new transmission infrastructure is built |
| by David Biello - September 19, 2007 |
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| Spain Runs Europe's First Commercial Solar Plant |
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| A company in Spain has started producing household electricity from a solar power plant near Seville, Spain and running it doesn't generate any greenhouse gases...
|
| by Jerome Socolovsky - August 22, 2007 |
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| Toiling in the Dark: Africa's Power Crisis |
|---|
| Two or three times a week, the Mwale farm abruptly loses power, like the homes and businesses of some of Zambia’s 300,000 other electricity users. |
| by Michael Wines - July 29, 2007 |
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| Renewable Energy: What's So Bad About Big? |
|---|
| Wind, solar and other renewable-energy technologies that were once considered more appropriate for single homes or small communities...now, green is going giant.
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| by Matthew L. Wald - March 7, 2007 |
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