Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from energy use in the first quarter of this year fell to their lowest level in the U.S. in 20 years, as demand shifted to natural gas-fired...
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Chevy Volt sells 1,849 in July, Nissan Leaf just 395
In the U.S. plug-in vehicle market, the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid continues to dominate the all-electric Nissan Leaf. After five months of the Volt beating the Leaf...
In Africa, Clinton takes subtle swipe at China
Delivering an implied warning about the dark side of China’s global search for energy and resources, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged African nations...
135 lawmakers send letter to EPA urging it to lower ethanol target amid drought
A bipartisan group of 135 lawmakers signed a letter Wednesday asking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to adjust a rule that requires corn ethanol production for...
Facebook unveils energy use, carbon emissions data
Facebook on Wednesday unveiled detailed numbers about the energy consumption, and carbon emissions, of its data center and operations in 2011.
Power is restored across India after worst blackout in history
As electricity was restored across India on Wednesday, the nation’s new power minister sought to tamp down an argument over who was to blame for Tuesday’s unprecedented...
Huge blackout fuels doubts about India’s economic ambitions
NEW DELHI — Power was restored in India on Wednesday after two days of blackouts that had cast a huge shadow over the nation’s economic ambitions.
US airlines urge Hillary Clinton to intervene over EU carbon law
A coalition of industry lobby groups urged the Obama administration on Monday to challenge an EU law that forces airlines that use European airports to pay for their...
Deal clears path for anti-EU emission trading bill
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee voted Tuesday to approve a bill to block the European Union from requiring U.S. airlines to trade carbon...
EIA: 27 gigawatts of coal-fired capacity to retire over next five years
In five years, the U.S. could be using a bit less coal to generate electrical power than it is now.
India blackout, on second day, leaves 600 million without power
NEW DELHI — India’s blackout spread to cover more than half the country on Tuesday, as the electrical grid collapsed in 14 states in the country’s north and east,...
BP posts unexpectedly large loss
Europe's second-largest oil company reported a $1.4 billion loss for the quarter, mostly because of write-downs on refineries, shale gas assets in the United States...
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