In a huge win for startup Nest, which makes a connected learning thermostat, Apple has now started selling the Nest thermostat through its online store. It could end up...
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Romney accuses Obama of 'crony capitalism' in Solyndra trip
FREMONT, Calif.— Mitt Romney made a secretive trip to the shuttered headquarters of the Solyndra solar-energy company, arguing it was a symbol of “crony capitalism” that...
Solar Mosaic raises $2.5M in series A funding
Solar Mosaic, an Oakland, California-based startup that is creating a crowdfunding platform specifically for solar energy projects, has taken on $2.5 million in Series A...
Geostellar raises $13M for solar analytics
Use data, analytics and mapping to help more solar panels get installed on more rooftops -- that's the idea behind startup Geostellar, which this week closed on...
S.Africa April crude imports from Iran down 43%
JOHANNESBURG, May 31 (Reuters) - South Africa's crude oil imports from Iran fell 43 percent to 286,072 tonnes in April from the previous month, customs data showed on...
Mass strikes across India over fuel prices
A nationwide strike against rising petrol prices in India has closed shops and disrupted public transport, with the under-fire government facing new dissent over its...
Iran cancels $2B dam deal with China - report
BEIJING, May 31 (Reuters) - Iran has cancelled a $2 billion contract for a Chinese firm to help build a hydroelectric dam in the country, Chinese state media said on...
AP "fact check" finds that oil and gas stats belie tough enforcement talk
WASHINGTON -- In the three years since President Barack Obama took office, Republicans have made the Environmental Protection Agency a lightning rod for complaints that...
Commerce hits Chinese wind energy exports with new tariffs
The Commerce Department made a preliminary decision Wednesday to impose new tariffs on imports of wind energy towers from China, the latest volley in an escalating trade...
Nissan latest vehicle-to-grid Leaf test supplies peak-hour electricity
Nissan has started a trial program in Japan that involves a Leaf electric vehicle supplying power to a building during mid-afternoon peak electricity-usage periods, Green...
EU carbon emissions rise, end multi-year decline
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Greenhouse gases from the European Union rose more than 2 percent in 2010 when a cold winter and a rebound in many economies drove up energy use,...
Sophisticated computer virus known as "Flame" briefly hit Iran's oil industry, says official
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran's key oil industry was briefly affected by the powerful computer virus known as "Flame" that has unprecedented data-snatching...
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