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European Union leaders were deeply divided Thursday over calls by Poland, Italy and other countries to dilute and delay an ambitious program to fight global warming to take account of the looming economic downturn.

On the second and final day of the bloc's summit in Brussels, the leaders were expected to confirm their approval of a euro1.7 trillion ($2.3 trillion) emergency bailout for the banking sector and call for a concerted global approach to revamp the world's financial system to prevent a repeat of the crisis that devastated money markets in recent weeks.

TRENTON -- Gov. Jon S. Corzine will lay out an estimated $150 million plan to invest state funds in community banks, buy foreclosed homes, expand heating assistance and accelerate construction and alternative ...

Sanyo North America , Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.'s regional headquarters for the North American market, has announced plans to increase the production capacity of solar modules at its Mexico Monterrey factory by ...

To reach its global warming goals, California must cut greenhouse gas emissions by about four tons per person, which would require cleaner cars, more renewable energy and a cap on major polluters, according to ...

Gov. Bill Ritter announced Tuesday that 10 Garfield County, Colorado governments and groups received a $1.6 million grant to implement energy efficiency and conservation programs in the area.

Gasoline prices may be falling - they could drop below $3 a gallon by the holidays - but T. Boone Pickens merely shrugs.

The conservation group's work will be conducted through the Bats and Wind Energy Cooperative, a coalition that includes the American Wind Energy Association , the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , and the ...

Riverside Partners LLC, a Boston-based private equity firm, today announced the acquisition and merger of Bristol-based SolarWrights Inc.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is learning about the potential for wind energy on Lake Erie.

Gov. Bill Ritter says preliminary figures from a new report show that renewable energy has generated about 90,000 jobs directly and indirectly in Colorado.

A relative of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and one of his former cabinet secretaries are part of a private investment group that could score a lucrative payoff if regulators approve a sprawling solar-energy ...

KNOXVILLE a ' Volkswagen Group of Americaa TMs top executive is the featured speaker for the opening day of Tennesseea TMs first clean energy summit in Knoxville.

With a history of manufacturing rooted in the paper industry, the economy of Wisconsin Rapids soon will become more diverse.

Monday, Congressional candidates Randy Kuhl and Eric Massa faced off in a heated debate right here in WENY-TV studios.

Gov. Charlie Crist is inviting public and private entities to submit renewable energy and energy-efficiency proposals for state grants.

More than half the states in the U.S. require utilities to get a percentage of their electricity from renewable sources like wind and solar by certain target dates.

Iceland Prime Minister Geir Haarde has some advice for his fellow citizens after the country's banking system imploded: go fishing.

A gallon of gas costs more than twice what it did six years ago, the last time incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen.

Refugees are moving to Antarctica by 2030, the Olympics are held only in cyberspace and central Australia has been abandoned as too dry, according to exotic scenarios for climate change on Monday.

Even those who closely watch the 4th Congressional District had a few surprises Thursday night -- Marilyn Musgrave teared up while talking about the military service members in her family, Betsy Markey drew ...