Germany wants to double renewable energy output by 2020 from 17 percent last year, Chancellor Angela Merkel said today at a press conference in Berlin.
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Obama taps former energy CEO, green group co-founder for Commerce chief
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GM responds to Nissan Leaf "Gas Powered Everything" ad
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German nuclear cull to add 40 million tones CO2 per year
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