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EU grid interconnection program targeted
Nov 14, 2012 (UPI)
Likely budget cuts for plans to build east-west energy connections across Europe will hinder EU integration, the effort's backers said this week. As the Europea...
White Pavements Could Increase Energy Consumption in Surrounding Buildings
Nov 14, 2012 (SPX)
A push to replace old, heat-trapping paving materials with new, cooler materials could actually lead to higher electricity bills for surrounding buildings, engi...
Enviro Champions Win on Clean Energy, Protecting Environment and Public Health
Nov 12, 2012 (SPX)
On Wednesday, November 7th leading environmental groups stood together at the National Press Club to highlight the numerous environmental champions who were ele...
New Rule Could Reenergize Clean-Energy In New Jersey
Nov 12, 2012 (SPX)
The federal government's big-picture approach to power transmission could help New Jersey recharge its own aggressive programs to develop solar power and other ...
Australia pledges to second phase of Kyoto
Nov 12, 2012 (UPI)
Australia will sign on to the next phase of the Kyoto Protocol climate treaty, a government official said. The announcement comes as nations prepare for the U.N...
California readies for carbon plan
Nov 09, 2012 (UPI)
As part of California's cap-and-trade program to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the state is gearing up for its first auction, set for next Wednesday, for carbo...
Australia launches energy white paper
Nov 08, 2012 (UPI)
Australia has issued its energy white paper considered to be the centerpiece of Australia's future energy policy. The white paper "faces up to major challenges ...
Dealing with power outages more efficiently
Nov 08, 2012 (SPX)
When there is a power failure, the utility companies, public officials and emergency services must work together quickly. Researchers have created a new plannin...
US military mobilizes to help restore power to New York
Nov 01, 2012 (AFP)
US military cargo planes flew dozens of heavy trucks and a team of specialists to New York on Thursday to help with efforts to restore power in the wake of supe...
Outside View: Energy companies' taxes
Nov 01, 2012 (UPI)
For 58 million Americans who tuned into the first presidential debate, the candidates pictured two unlikely villains -- Big Bird and Big Oil. While Big Bird has...
Sustainable cities must look beyond city limits
Nov 01, 2012 (SPX)
City leaders aspiring to transform their cities into models of sustainability must look beyond city limits and include in their calculation the global flow of g...
Virgin Group and Rosnano announce joint investment fund
Oct 31, 2012 (AFP)
Richard Branson's Virgin Group and Virgin Green Fund on Wednesday announced plans to form a $200 million emerging markets fund with Russia's Rosnano Capital to ...
Efforts to mitigate climate change must target energy efficiency
Oct 30, 2012 (SPX)
Much more must be done to develop energy efficient cars, buildings and domestic appliances to address climate change - according to new research from the Tyndal...
Japan eyes Mozambique for cheaper coal, gas
Oct 29, 2012 (AFP)
Japan signed a memorandum of understanding with resource-rich Mozambique on Monday as it ramps up its hunt for new sources of energy after it shuttered all but ...
Poland hails carbon allowances compromise
Oct 29, 2012 (UPI)
Poland says it has achieved a major objective in forcing an EU compromise on carrying over stockpiled carbon trading allowances beyond 2012. Polish Environment ...
Global headwinds trouble India's Suzlon
Oct 28, 2012 (AFP)
Wind energy giant Suzlon, once a star of India's green technology, is facing a stormy future after aggressive expansion left it mired in debt at a tricky time f...
Speed limits on cargo ships could reduce their pollutants by more than half
Oct 26, 2012 (SPX)
Putting a speed limit on cargo ships as they sail near ports and coastlines could cut their emission of air pollutants by up to 70 percent, reducing the impact ...
Americans use more efficient and renewable energy technologies
Oct 26, 2012 (SPX)
Americans used less energy in 2011 than in the previous year due mainly to a shift to higher-efficiency energy technologies in the transportation and residentia...
Mideast cyber war endangers gulf energy
Oct 24, 2012 (UPI)
The energy industry in the Persian Gulf, which supplies more than one-third of the world's oil supplies and much of its natural gas, is finding itself vulnerabl...
Netherlands mulling heated bike paths
Oct 23, 2012 (AFP)
Researchers in bicycle-mad Netherlands have come up with a novel way to get more cyclists out during the harsh winter months while also lowering the number of i...
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