A new report says that the wind energy potential in India may be 30 times greater than previous government estimates, a finding that the authors say could provide a...
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DOE to provide up to $450M for design and commercialization of small modular nuclear reactors
The US Department of Energy will provide up to $450 million to advance the development of American-made small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs). The funding is targeted to...
EPA chief: No date yet for power plant carbon rules
Is the environmental Protection Agency’s schedule for proposing power plant greenhouse gas standards slipping yet again? It depends on your definition of “early.”The...
Several more big utilities sign on to federal "Green Button" energy consumption data program
Nine more utilities, and three large energy vendors, announced support on Thursday for the Green Button project, which enables utility customers to download their energy...
Elon Musk: Daimler saved Tesla, DOE was a "helpful catalyst"
In the toughest days of Tesla's early years, CEO Elon Musk said on film, he wired $3 million of his personal fortune to the company so it could make payroll. Now the...
S. Africa says has suspended Iran oil imports
PRETORIA, March 22 (Reuters) - South Africa has suspended almost all of its oil imports from Iran and intends to abide by a U.S. request to significantly drop its supplies...
Gallup poll: Majority favor Keystone XL pipeline
A solid majority of Americans are in favor of building the Keystone XL oil pipeline, according to a Gallup poll released Thursday.
Gallup poll: 30% of Americans attribute warm winter to global warming
A new Gallup poll has found that 79% of Americans agree that this winter has been warmer than usual in their local area; 46% attribute the cause to normal year-to-year...
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