A majority of Americans don’t support a Republican-backed measure the Senate is expected to vote on Wednesday that would nix a landmark environmental rule controlling air pol
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Poll finds public backs EPA, not GOP, on mercury
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Romney opposes EPA mercury rule
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney opposes a landmark environmental regulation controlling mercury and other toxic air pollution from power plants,...
Dem bill would halt new mountaintop coal mines pending health study
House Democrats introduced legislation Tuesday to combat illnesses associated with coal pollution.Sponsored by Reps. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) and Dennis Kucinich...
German solar installations coming in at $2.24 per watt installed, US at $4.44
According to the BSW, average German system prices in the second quarter of 2012 were estimated at EUR1.776 per watt peak, or $2.24 per watt peak at current exchange rates.
Kerry slams ‘disgraceful’ climate denial
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) on Tuesday said there’s a “calculated campaign of disinformation” on climate change that has stalled action on the issue and endangered the country.
GOP expands attack on DOE loan program, moves on to new solar company
Republicans are expanding attacks on federal green-energy programs with allegations that officials at the Department of Energy (DOE) were too cozy with Prologis Inc., a...
Major cities tackle climate change even as Rio summit’s outcome remains uncertain
Four dozen of the world’s largest cities have taken steps to cut 248 million tons of greenhouse-gas emissions by 2020, according to a report issued Tuesday, an...
Caltech researchers demonstrate a better way to get hydrogen from water
An experimental approach to splitting water might lead to a relatively cheap and clean method for large-scale hydrogen production that doesn't require fossil fuels....
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