Fiscal implications of global decarbonization
Internationally coordinated climate mitigation policies can effectively put the world on a path toward achieving the agreed Paris temperature goals. Such coordination could be initiated by large players,
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U.S. Lawmakers Seek More Nuclear Power In bill
U.S. lawmakers on Thursday sought to increase incentives for nuclear power and energy efficiency in a measure that would require utilities to generate a certain amount of electricity from renewable sources.
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EU And U.S. Set Energy Standards For Office Equipment
The European Commission and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have set new standards for office appliances which could save the equivalent of one year electricity consumption in Ireland.
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Grassoline: Biofuels beyond corn
Scientists are turning agricultural leftovers, wood and fast-growing grasses into a huge variety of biofuels
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GE's Finance Arm Lining Up Green Power Deals
General Electric's Energy Financial Services is working on thousands of megawatts of renewable energy projects, but is not likely to move forward until the U.S. government decides on rules for new grants, an executive in the company's energy business said on Tuesday.
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U.S. Awards Exploratory Leases For Offshore Wind
The U.S. government has awarded its first exploratory leases for offshore wind development to three companies that aim to place turbines off the coasts of New Jersey and Delaware, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said on Tuesday.
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Green Group Asks U.S. To Bar Canada Oil Sands
An environmental group on Wednesday asked U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to deny permits for pipelines that would bring oil from Canada's oil sands to the United States.
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AEP Sees Carbon Capture From Coal Ready By 2015
Technology to capture carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants and store them underground will be ready by 2015 and could be in wide use in the United States by 2020, according to the top executive at American Electric Power Co Inc.
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Two Utilities Are Leaving Clean Coal Initiative
Two of the nation
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EPA proposes renewable fuel standard
The US Environmental Protection Agency released its expected Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) detailing the implementation of changes to the existing Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS1) as required by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA).