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Existing power plants will spew 300 billion more tons of carbon dioxide during use
Sep 03, 2014 (SPX)
Existing power plants around the world will pump out more than 300 billion tons of carbon dioxide over their expected lifetimes, significantly adding to atmosph...
U.N. says low-carbon economy a booming economy
Aug 28, 2014 (UPI)
Moving away from fossil fuels to a low-carbon economy could generate tens of millions of jobs globally, top U.N. officials said from Geneva. Guy Ryder, director...
Yale Journal Explores Advances In Sustainable Manufacturing
Aug 28, 2014 (SPX)
In recent years, increasing pressure from policymakers, consumers, and suppliers has prompted manufacturers to set environmental targets that go beyond reducing...
Smartphone-loss anxiety disorder
Aug 28, 2014 (SPX)
The smart phone has changed our behavior, sometimes for the better as we are now able to connect and engage with many more people than ever before, sometimes fo...
The Kardashians and Climate Change: Interview with Judith Curry
Aug 28, 2014 (SPX)
Climate change continues to drive energy policy, despite the fact that there is no way to reconcile eradicating energy poverty in much of the world with reducin...
London carrying energy, climate message to New Delhi
Aug 25, 2014 (UPI)
British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said energy and climate change would be near the top of his agenda during a three-day visit to India. "There is already...
Exporting US coal to Asia could drop emissions 21 percent
Aug 21, 2014 (SPX)
Under the right scenario, exporting U.S. coal to power plants in South Korea could lead to a 21 percent drop in greenhouse gas emissions compared to burning the...
Sen. Hoeven hails 250-mile transmission line as benchmark
Aug 19, 2014 (UPI)
An electricity provider to North Dakota and Minnesota said it completed construction on a 345-kilovolt transmission line, one of the largest in the region. The ...
Earth's resource budget for 2014 already spent: NGO
Aug 19, 2014 (AFP)
In under eight months, humanity has used up its yearly quota of replenishable Earth resources, according to a report published Tuesday by an environmental think...
NRG Reaches Agreement to Acquire Goal Zero
Aug 18, 2014 (SPX)
NRG Energy have reached an agreement that brings the rapidly growing consumer products company into the NRG family of companies. The acquisition aligns with NRG...
Geothermal Industry Asserts Technology as Beneficial and Affordable
Aug 15, 2014 (SPX)
Nearly 300 industry leaders gathered in Reno last week for the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) National Geothermal Summit. The leading forum for Western Sta...
Air traffic growth set to outpace carbon reduction efforts
Aug 11, 2014 (SPX)
Carbon reduction efforts in the airline industry will be outweighed by growth in air-traffic, even if the most contentious mitigation measures are implemented, ...
U.K. says it's positioned to lead carbon capture development
Aug 07, 2014 (UPI)
The British government may be in a position to be the first in the world to export carbon capture and storage technology, the energy secretary said Thursday. "T...
Research proves there is power in numbers to reduce electricity bills
Aug 03, 2014 (SPX)
Consumers can save money on their electricity bills and negotiate better deals by joining forces with similar groups of customers to switch energy suppliers acc...
Italy agrees to sell energy grid stake to China
Jul 30, 2014 (AFP)
Italy has agreed to sell a 35 percent stake in its electricity grid to China's state power company for at least 2.1 billion euros ($2.8 billion) as part of its ...
EU sets new energy savings target at 30%
Jul 23, 2014 (AFP)
After months of tough negotiations, the European Commission recommended Wednesday a new energy savings target of 30 percent so as to combat climate change and e...
Germany most energy efficient nation: study
Jul 17, 2014 (AFP)
Germany is the world's most energy efficient nation with strong codes on buildings while China is quickly stepping up its own efforts, an environmental group sa...
Gangnam Style: How South Korea is Producing a Smart Grid for the Future
Jul 17, 2014 (SPX)
What does it mean to be 'smart' as defined by modern standards? Centuries ago, it was smart to pull a cart by or ride atop a horse. Today, that's considered mor...
Three Reforms to Protect Cap-and-Trade Policy
Jul 14, 2014 (SPX)
California's landmark cap-and-trade system for regulating greenhouse gases could be vulnerable to price spikes and market manipulation, according to a study rel...
Blow for Australia government as carbon tax repeal fails
Jul 10, 2014 (AFP)
Australia's conservative government on Thursday suffered a setback when the upper house Senate voted against abolishing a carbon tax, the central platform of it...
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