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EU’s ideas for energy looking tired

Brussels, Belgium: A coherent plan to reduce energy consumption was conspicuous by its absence from the European Union’s latest attempt to deal with the energy and climate crisis.
The European Commission today released an “Energy security and solidarity action plan”, which addresses some of […]

Energy at a Tipping Point Part 1: A Conversation with Worldwatch’s Chris Flavin

Last week I attended a discussion entitled After the Election: Where is Cleantech Headed Now? hosted by TiE(The Indus Entrepreneurs) at their Silicon Valley headquarters. The event was moderated by Andrew Chung ofLightspeed Venture Partners with presentations by Chris Flavin of Worldwatch Institute and Dr. Dick Swanson, founder of SunPower.
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Dow CEO calls for comprehensive U.S. energy policy

Dow Chemical Co has called on the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and Congress to implement a comprehensive national energy policy.
“I will guarantee you that I am not going […]

Environmentalists Slam Bush’s Departing Proposal As “Fire Sale” For Oil And Gas Industry

SALT LAKE CITY — The view of Delicate Arch natural bridge _ an unspoiled landmark so iconic it’s on Utah’s license plates _ could one day include a drilling platform under a proposal that environmentalists call a Bush administration “fire sale” for the oil and gas industry.
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Climate change: How your city thinks globally

Steve Schainker sometimes makes his rounds as Ames city manager in a two-seater Zenn, an electric car.
The tiny vehicle, plugged in to an electrical outlet behind City Hall, tops out at 25 mph and gets 35 miles to a charge. It is one […]

Eating carbon - Greenhouse gases

ONE way of helping to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is to pump the gas into underground caverns or old oil fields. But there is also a rock that is happy to gobble it up, and according to the latest research its appetite for the greenhouse gas is not only massive but […]

Coal to remain world’s top power source: IEA

LONDON (Reuters) - Coal, which produces more climate-warming carbon dioxide than oil or gas, will remain the world’s main source of power until 2030 and nuclear will lose market share, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday.
Expectations of slower economic growth have led […]