Columbia University yesterday released results from a mapping project that shows, block by block, how much energy buildings consume. Providing the data in a visual format...
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Rooftop solar developer SolarCity said to prepare IPO
SolarCity Corp., the developer of rooftop solar power systems whose chairman is Elon Musk, is preparing to file for an initial public offering, three people with knowledge...
China flirts with Israel amid gulf crisis
TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- China appears to be making moves toward cementing its links with energy newcomer Israel, a move that could outflank the United States in...
Gazprom struggles to meet peak gas demand in Europe
MOSCOW, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom is struggling to meet extra demand from European customers shivering through a severe cold snap, even after...
2012 Prius plug-in hybrid set at 95 MPGe
According to Toyota Division Group vice-president, Bob Carter, the 2012 Prius Plug-in returns 95 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) in electric-only mode and 50 miles per...
GOP makes it official: No Kochs at Keystone hearing
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans are again rebuffing Democratic attempts to bring the billionaire Koch brothers into hearings on the Keystone XL oil sands...
Gasland director Josh Fox arrested at House hearing
Capitol Police arrested Josh Fox, the Oscar-nominated director of “Gasland,” on Wednesday, charging him with “unlawful entry” for for refusing leave a House...
MIT study: V2G-enabled electric commercial trucks could be cheaper to operate than diesel fleet
A new study by researchers at MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL), concludes that electric commercial vehicles can cost 9 to 12% less to operate than...
Climate scientists: recent WSJ climate op-ed like ‘dentists practicing cardiology’
In a scathing letter to the editor, thirty-eight of the world's top climatologists have rebuked Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal for its publication of a...
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