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Key puts cost of Commonwealth climate fund at $25m
... adapt to climate change with stronger sea and flood defences, tackling deforestation and building new, cleaner energy sources. The summit also put its support behind Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen's efforts to secure wide attendance and ... Comment?
Recession slows plan to build bunker data centers
The precise spacing between the mounds of earth that decorate miles of central Nebraska farmland east of Hastings hint at their original purpose as Naval ammunition bunkers during World War II. Comment?
Oregon Green Jobs Bill to Inspire National Policy?
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... deficit-neutral climate legislation that can re-power our economy while making the US a leader in renewable energy investment, and curbing global warming.A Unfortunately the Senate leadership, particularly Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) ... Comment?
Upfront money needed to ease UN climate deal
... forests, improve health care to deal with diseases spread by warming, and move from fossil-fuel to low-carbon energy systems, such as solar and wind power. The World Bank estimates adaptation costs alone will total $75 billion to $100 billion a year ... Comment?
Toledo solar makers can't keep up with demand
Solar panel makers that have turned this city into an alternative energy research hub say demand remains high even though more factories are making panels and some European countries have cut subsides for solar. Comment?
India to build world's largest green car plant
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... in which his car finished third, beating many of the global car companies. 'Driving across the continent on the sun's energy made me think how we could use alternative energy to power cars in the Indian context,' he said. 'When I saw how our cities ... Comment?
... role model award this year. The two-day summit was also addressed by Farooq Abdullah, minister for new & renewable energy, and Salman Khurshid, minister of state for corporate affairs and minority affairs. Addressing the summit on the first day, ... Comment?
Cans smash trash with solar power
... sliced. - J.C. The can has been moved, not stolen. The cans, made by Massachusetts-based BigBelly Solar, use solar energy to power a trash compactor, allowing up them to store up to five times as much trash as a normal bin (150 gallons). Two ... Comment?
... on climate change issues, including clean technology. India and the US signed an MoU to strengthen partnership on energy security, energy efficiency, clean energy and climate change during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent meeting with ... Comment?
... outperformed the Canadian economy in terms of GDP growth. Why? A big factor was the development of the Sable Offshore Energy Project, which has estimated reserves of 85 billion square metres of gas to be pumped through the Maritimes & Northeast ... Comment?
Pass U.S. climate law, then strengthen
... used California as a model. California leads the nation on climate change legislation, with targets for renewable energy and a regional carbon trading market set to launch in 2012, absent a federal plan. The state has raised its goals over the years ... Comment?
... state draw. The Silver Mountain wind farm is proposed next to a county-desigated scenic corridor. Developer Renewable Energy Systems Inc. says it picked the site because the area's wind resource is rated as outstanding. Comment?
India declines to set emission targets
... could slow its economic growth and has instead highlighted voluntary actions to stem emissions, such as renewable energy. It says rich nations historically responsible for global warming should pay for reduction efforts in developing countries, and ... Comment?
Climate envoy resists emission targets
... could slow its economic growth and has instead highlighted voluntary actions to stem emissions, such as renewable energy. It says rich nations historically responsible for global warming should pay for reduction efforts in developing countries, and ... Comment?
... countries should ask for funds and support from both developed and developing countries to invest in clean and green energy. It's unfortunate that while rich and developing countries lock horns over climate change issues, countries such as Nepal are ... Comment?
RI gov to speak about offshore wind power plans
... The Republican governor is scheduled to address a two-day workshop held in Boston next week by the American Wind Energy Association, a national trade group of wind developers, suppliers, researchers and others. He will be joined by Delaware Gov. ... Comment?
Colo. town tries to calm rush of wind power plans
... draw. The Silver Mountain wind farm is proposed next to a county-desigated scenic corridor. Developer Renewable Energy Systems Inc. says it picked the site because the area's wind resource is rated as outstanding. Information from: The Denver Post, ... Comment?
Putting words into action, family ends up with a house that's green
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... home is about two or three stars. Since moving in during September, the Reefman family had used slightly more energy than produced by its 1.4kW solar system. Last week the house went zero carbon by producing more energy than the family used. This ... Comment?
Cobo makeover? Grand ideas not so far-fetched
... appealing to the eye," he said. Going green Then, too, the possibilities seem great for employing all the latest energy-saving technology, said Carl Roehling, president and chief executive of the Detroit architectural firm SmithGroup. "A new Cobo ... Comment?
Upfront money needed to ease UN climate deal
... forests, improve health care to deal with diseases spread by warming, and move from fossil-fuel to low-carbon energy systems, such as solar and wind power. The World Bank estimates adaptation costs alone will total $75 billion to $100 billion a year ... Comment?