3 hrs ago | Taipei Times
Looking to break the climate deadlock
A A The important thing for Copenhagen is that decisions are taken now for investments that will yield benefits later.A A On Thursday, the leaders of the worldA A s largest economies will meet in LA A Aquila, Italy, at the Major Economies Forum to discuss progress towards a new global climate agreement.
7 hrs ago | The Tennessean
Americans will have to speak up for clean energy
Two hundred, thirty-three years ago today, our nation's founders risked their lives to confront the tyranny of foreign oppression and stand up for the right of free people to chart their own destiny in a land they called America.
11 hrs ago | Mondaq.Com
United States: National Cap-and-Trade Legislation Passes the House:...
United States: National Cap-and-Trade Legislation Passes the House: At 1,428 Pages, Nearly Something for Everyone The narrow passage by the House of Representatives of H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 [.pdf], by a vote of 219-212 on Friday, June 26, marks the first time that major legislation on global warming has ...
China wind companies poised for green policy boost
HONG KONG/BEIJING: China's ambitious plan to increase wind power capacity could attract up to $150 billion in investment, but Beijing will have to get serious about revamping regulations and building much needed infrastructure.
Your Opinion: Praise for Marshalla s energy vote
By the slimmest of margins, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the "American Clean Energy and Security Act" last Friday.
Indian power thieves keep enforcers on the hunt
It was still dark outside when a spidery man in his underwear answered the knock at the factory door, releasing a wave of heat and gritty smoke from the noisy room behind him.
Effects of federal energy bill subject of debate
While some are praising proposed federal legislation to reduce greenhouse gasses, others worry that the impact of increased energy costs could hurt families and businesses.
Green Power Takes Root in the Chinese Desert
This year China is on track to pass the United States as the world's largest market for wind turbines - after doubling wind power capacity in each of the last four years.
China and Europe leads the way in the wind energy revolution.
House climate bill wouldn't cut U.S. oil dependence much
WASHINGTON - Despite its title as the "American Clean Energy and Security Act," the energy and climate bill that the House of Representatives passed recently takes only a modest step toward reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil.
Energy bill heads to Senate with Kagen's support
The carbon footprint of transportation and other companies is becoming a growing concern to consumers.
Uncle Sam to pond scum: I want you
Somewhere among the beakers and the bubbling green-tinged tanks in this Utah State University lab, Jeff Muhs is searching for champion pond scum for Uncle Sam.
Washington -- President Barack Obama met Friday with the chief executives of advanced energy companies, including Michigan's Dow Corning, as he urged Congress to approve a bill to cap carbon emissions.
New Hampshire government is now getting 25 percent of its electricity from wind power installations.
China hikes 2011 solar power target
China is aiming for an installed solar power capacity of 2 gW by 2011, nearly a 15-fold jump from the 140 mW capacity it had at the end of last year, according to people familiar with the matter.
U.S. vote boosts hopes for Australia carbon laws
Australia's emissions trading laws look more likely to pass a hostile Senate after U.S. Congressional support for a similar climate bill eroded political opposition in Australia to carbon trading.
Highlights from Obama's AP interview: affirmative action, economy and more
Highlights of President Barack Obama's interview Thursday with The Associated Press: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION The nation's first African American president said a recent Supreme Court ruling in favor of white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., doesn't close the door on thoughtful efforts at affirmative action aimed at maintaining diversity in the ...
Company, feds discussing support for power line
A Canadian company and a unit of the U.S. Energy Department are negotiating a loan that would complete funding for a major, proposed power line between cities in Alberta and Montana.
Clean energy bill key to country's future
Editor, the Gazette: Friday, Congress took a historic step toward a clean energy economy by passing the American Clean Energy and Security Act .
Anti-biotech Groups Obstruct Forest Biotechnology
The potential of forest biotechnology to help address significant social and environmental issues is being "strangled at birth" by the rigid opposition of some groups and regulations that effectively preclude even the testing of genetically modified trees, scientists argue in a new report.