Oxygen-starved 'dead zones' are spreading in U.S. coastal waters because of human activities, including the leap in corn ethanol production, said federal...
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Deutsche Bank: Trusting climate skeptics “does not seem a gamble worth taking“
Global financial giant Deutsche Bank has crushed the climate skeptics in a new paper released today, finding that 'human-made climate change is already happening and...
Smart Grid, Smart TV Part of a Continuum, says Google Japan
The more things that are connected to the Internet, the more valuable Google's services could become. Thus says Norio Murakami, the chairman emeritus of Google Japan...
Halliburton: BP spill report has 'substantial' omissions, errors
Halliburton Co. is accusing BP of issuing an analysis of the causes of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that includes “a number of substantial omissions and inaccuracies.”BP’s...
Car charging station-maker Coulomb raises $15 million to expand network
Coulomb Technologies, a leader in roadside charging stations and infrastructure, announced today $15 million series C funding, which will be used to further develop their...
GOP Claims $50 Billion For Infrastructure Is Too Pricey, While Pushing $800 Billion Tax Cut For The Rich
This week, President Obama rolled out a plan to invest $50 billion in infrastructure as a way of boosting job creation, which will be (at least partially) paid for by...
Top Dem: BP too eager to spread blame in accident report
Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), one of several top Democrats probing the BP oil spill, said Wednesday that BP is too eager to point fingers.
BP report on cause of Gulf oil spill spreads the blame
Human and mechanical failures led to the Deepwater Horizon blast and the subsequent Gulf oil spill, finds a BP report released Wednesday. Transocean and Halliburton are...
China Blacks Out Towns To Meet Energy Goal
BEIJING - Chinese steel mills and mobile phone factories are being idled and thousands of homes in one area are doing without electricity as local...
Philadelphia Subway Will Return Power To Grid
Regenerative braking is common on hybrids like the Toyota Prius and EVs like the Nissan Leaf, and it long has been a source of energy for lights and other functions on...
Reid: Next climate bill should be ‘piecemeal’
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday that attempts to tackle climate legislation in the next Congress should start with a “piecemeal” approach focused...
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