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China leads the pack in the race to go green-report

09.01.2009 | 10:09:10 am | Posted by ENN: Pollution

China is taking advantage of the green technology revolution that the challenge of climate change provides, according to a new report launched recently by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in Beijing.... [more]

 


Record Month for Renewable Energy in the U.S.

08.17.2009 | 09:08:24 am | Posted by ENN: Pollution

The latest Electric Power Monthly Report released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows net U.S. electrical generation from renewable sources (biomass, geothermal, solar, hydro, and wind) reached an all-time high in May of 2009, compri... [more]

 


Energizing Grants for Renewable Energy

08.01.2009 | 08:08:24 am | Posted by ENN: Pollution

The U.S. government on Friday said it is now accepting applications for some $3 billion in government grants to boost development of renewable energy projects around the country. The money, from the econ... [more]

 


J&J On Track To Meet 2010 Climate Goal

07.28.2009 | 13:07:50 pm | Posted by ENN: Pollution

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has cut emissions at its company-owned and larger leased facilities by 9 percent between 1990 and 2008, a period in which its worldwide sales have grown by more than 400 percent. Though the company is cu... [more]

 


Green jobs sector 'poised for explosive growth'

06.11.2009 | 08:06:25 am | Posted by ENN: Pollution

Green-collar workers -- who include everyone from energy-efficiency consultants to wastewater plant operators -- constitute a tiny but fast-growing segment of the U.S. economy, according to a study published today by the Pew Charitable Trusts.... [more]

 


Climate Change on Business Agenda in Denmark

05.24.2009 | 09:05:47 am | Posted by ENN: Pollution

Businesses leaders met in Denmark on Sunday to try to unite behind a call for long-term climate policies on oil, power and technology ahead of a U.N. conference in December that aims to replace the Kyoto Protocol. Many companie... [more]

 


U.S. Carbon Emissions Fall by Most Since '82

05.21.2009 | 11:05:08 am | Posted by ENN: Pollution

U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide related to energy use fell 2.8 percent last year, according to an estimate by the Energy Information Administration, driven down by high oil prices and the sagging economy.... [more]

 


Ecuador Eliminating Fossil Fuel Use in the Galapagos

05.07.2009 | 10:05:36 am | Posted by ENN: Pollution

The Ecuadoran government is looking to a range of alternative energy resources to make sure the Galapagos Islands remain one of the richest and best known ecosystems in the world.... [more]

 


Sports Arenas Go Green

04.09.2009 | 08:04:18 am | Posted by ENN: Pollution

Office and government buildings aren't the only structures going green; two sports arenas the Philips Arena and the American Airlines Arena have met the requirements of the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Enviro... [more]

 


Polluters pay in Obama's 'green' budget

02.27.2009 | 09:02:51 am | Posted by ENN: Pollution

US President Barack Obama is banking on a landmark carbon gas cap-and-trade system to both fight climate change and pump 80 billion dollars into the Treasury purse to fund renewable energy programs.The innovative program -- similar to one already in ... [more]

 


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