European Union lawmakers will vote on Tuesday on whether to support sweeping cuts in carbon emissions from coal plants and tweaks to EU climate change proposals which would ease costs for industry.
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EU approach ‘Super Tuesday’ climate vote
Posted in CO2-Emission, Climate, Energy, Europe, Policy on 2008-10-07 | No Comments »
MEP ‘hopeful’ of ambitious climate vote
Posted in CO2-Emission, Energy, Europe, Policy on 2008-10-07 | No Comments »
Satu Hassi, the Finnish Green MEP steering a proposal through Parliament on how EU countries should share the “effort” of cutting a fifth of their CO2 emissions by 2020, is optimistic that an ambitious result will be achieved in today’s environment committee vote, despite attempts by some member states to water down the bloc’s climate [...]
Solar investment tax credit extension will benefit U.S. utilities, SEPA believes
Posted in Energy, Policy on 2008-10-06 | No Comments »
The U.S. Congress’ passage of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and the subsequent signing into law of the bill by President Bush not only provides government bailout options for the country’s troubled financial sector but includes a strong package of investment tax credits for solar and other renewable energy developers. But the legislation [...]
German Delegation Visits Nevada
Posted in Energy on 2008-10-06 | No Comments »
A delegation of German government officials, scientists, economists, and private business will meet with a like mix of Nevada government officials, researchers and businesses, Tuesday, Oct. 7 and Wednesday, Oct. 8 in Reno to discuss renewable energy technology.
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Big is best in resilient renewables sector
Posted in Economics, Energy, Policy on 2008-10-06 | No Comments »
The “green economy” will rebound faster than most from global financial turmoil, because of government-guaranteed revenues for renewable energy.
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World Bank’s “green” energy funding up 87 percent
Posted in Economics, Energy, Policy on 2008-10-06 | No Comments »
World Bank funding for efficient and renewable energy rose 87 this year to nearly $2.7 billion, reflecting the importance of moving to a low-carbon economy, the bank’s energy chief said on Thursday.
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Renewable Energy Price Stability Report Released
Posted in Economics, Energy on 2008-10-06 | No Comments »
The U.S. National Renewable Laboratory (NREL) and Applied Materials, have published the report “Renewable Energy Price-Stability Benefits in Utility Green Power Programs.”
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How Realistic is Google’s $4.4 Trillion Clean-Energy Plan?
Posted in Energy, Policy on 2008-10-03 | 2 Comments »
The folks at Google have a $4.4 trillion plan to remake America’s energy landscape by 2030, eliminating coal from the picture and shaving emissions of greenhouse gases by 95%. Unlike some other ambitious plans to rejig America’s energy mix, it comes with detailed prescriptions and pricetags—but how realistic is it?
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First mine with green energy
Posted in Energy, Policy on 2008-10-03 | No Comments »
The city of Heerlen in the southern Dutch province of Limburg will soon be the first in the world to heat and cool homes and offices using water from abandoned and flooded mines. At the same spot where dirty energy came from the ground in the form of coal, green energy will be produced with [...]
International Symposium on Alternative Energy Opens October 2-3 at Chicago State University
Posted in Energy, Research, Science on 2008-10-02 | No Comments »
A group of scientists and engineers from around the world will share their research on the latest alternative energy and technologies at a symposium co-sponsored by Chicago State University, October 2-3.
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