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watthead.org - 10 hours ago
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The United States is quickly falling behind Asian
rivals in the race to corner the burgeoning global...
clean energy market, according to a report released last week by the Breakthrough Institute and the Information Technology and Information Foundation . The new report, " Rising Tigers, Sleeping ...
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VIDEO: Is America Losing the Clean Energy Race?
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reuters.com - 26 hours ago
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Reuters: Despite the worst U.S. recession in decades,
sales of organic and sustainable products have continued to...
grow, experts say, with shoppers willing to spend a few more dollars in a bid to become more green. U.S. supermarket sales of ...
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Shoppers going green despite struggling economy
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watthead.org - 33 hours ago
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Originally posted at the Breakthrough Institute The government
of South Korea has announced a plan to increase...
investments in research and development (R&D;) to 5 percent of the nation's GDP by the year 2012, according to an article by Nature News . The new goal, unveiled by South Korea's ...
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South Korea to Invest 5 Percent of GDP in R&D
nytimes.com - 34 hours ago
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New York Times: The spread of wind and
solar power is being held back by fragmented policies...
on paying for new transmission lines to carry renewable energy, said a group of leading transmission providers in a petition to the Federal Energy Regulatory ...
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FERC enters a maze of questions about renewable energy ...
guardian.co.uk - 2 days ago
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President Barack Obama is considering setting a provisional
target for cutting America's huge greenhouse gas emissions, removing...
the greatest single obstacle to a landmark global agreement to fight climate change. The Observer has learnt that ...
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Obama ready to offer target for cutting greenhouse gas ...
guardian.co.uk - 43 hours ago
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• Chance to limit warming squandered, says scientist
• World needs to prepare to cope with at...
least 3-4C rise Climate change sceptics and fossil fuel companies that have lobbied against action on greenhouse gas emissions have squandered the world's ...
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Climate change sceptics and lobbyists put world at risk, ...
guardian.co.uk - 4 days ago
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A global emergency funding scheme to drastically reduce
the destruction of tropical rainforests over the next five...
years was announced by the Prince of Wales today, with the US pledging $275m (£165m) towards rainforest protection. The plan relies on ...
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Prince Charles announces funding scheme to protect ...
washingtonpost.com - 40 hours ago
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Washington Post: In this nation that embraced one
of the world's most aggressive campaigns against global warming,...
the Pokropp family can almost hear the cha-ching when switching off their lights. A kilowatt of electricity costs three times as much ...
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In Germany, going green gets expensive
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com - 48 hours ago
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The Indian cabinet approved a plan on Thursday
that would vastly increase the amount of solar power...
produced by the country.
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India to Spend $900 Million on Solar
eia.doe.gov - 7 days ago
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[1] Includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous and lignite coal.
Waste and synthetic coal are included starting in 2002....
[2] Distillate fuel oil (all diesel and No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 fuel oils), residual fuel oil (No. 5 and No. 6 fuel oils and ...
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cleantech.com - 4 days ago
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An effective smart grid could help keep the
United States competitive in the international marketplace, the former...
U.S. vice president says.
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Al Gore: Super grid is critical to combating the climate ...
oregonlive.com - 3 days ago
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Oregonian: Though we're pumping more global warming pollutants
into the air, fewer of us believe we're really...
changing the climate. And the prospects for agreements within and among nations to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide ...
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As controversial as his message, Gore insists on switch ...
politico.com - 11 days ago
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Politico: An aggressive White House push on jobs
and deficit reduction in 2010 may be yet another...
sign that climate-change legislation will stay on the back burner next year. "There is a growing chorus in the party that thinks we should be doing ...
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Climate change bill to backburner
dailymail.co.uk - 9 days ago
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Daily mail: Climate catastrophe: Rapid climate change was
the subject of the Hollywood blockbuster The Day After...
Tomorrow It took just six months for a warm and sunny Europe to be engulfed in ice, according to new research. Previous studies have ...
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Climate catastrophe: Rapid climate change was the ...
palmbeachpost.com - 10 days ago
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Palm Beach Post: Confused Palm Beach County voters
helped thwart Al Gore's 2000 bid to become president...
of the United States, but he was introduced as "president of the planet" when he returned here Saturday night to deliver an environmental ...
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United States: Gore's presentation on climate change ...
guardian.co.uk - 8 days ago
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• Ratification of new treaty needs two-thirds majority
• Delay could win big prize: bringing China on...
board Barack Obama's admission that next month's crucial climate talks in Copenhagen will not provide a legally binding treaty is the best thing – ...
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Copenhagen climate talks: US refusal to rush gives Obama ...
watthead.org - 11 days ago
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A new report by the Breakthrough Institute and
the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation , "Rising Tigers,...
Sleeping Giant," is the first to thoroughly benchmark clean energy competitiveness in four nations: China, Japan, South Korea and the United States. Developing better and ...
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EVENT: Rising Tigers, Sleeping Giant: Major New Report ...
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com - 13 days ago
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A study by an Icelandic bank assesses the
potential for geothermal power development in the United States....
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Financing Challenges for Geothermal Power
usnews.com - 11 days ago
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U.S. News and World Report: Despite pessimistic signs
on Capitol Hill and internationally regarding action by the...
United States on climate change initiatives, the head of the World Wildlife Fund today predicted that the December climate summit in ...
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Conservation Group Sees a Win for Obama on Climate Change
politico.com - 4 days ago
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Politico: Sens. Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman have
been working overtime to craft a climate bill that...
can attract significant GOP support. But they aren't exactly scoring points with their mutual best friend in the Senate, John McCain. "Their ...
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John McCain slams 'horrendous' climate bill











