In 2011, roughly one-third of the new generating capacity installed within the US was in the form of wind turbines, according to a new report prepared by the Department of...
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Sinopec eyes $1B clean energy deal in Texas
A Chinese group that includes major oil company Sinopec is in advanced talks to put up to $1 billion in a Texas clean-energy project, in what would mark one of the biggest...
Obama goes pro-coal in campaign radio ad
An Barack Obama campaign ad presents the president as fossil fuel friendly and blasts Romney for anti-coal statements in 2003.
China's water at risk from planned coal projects, says Greenpeace
BEIJING, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- The 16 large-scale coal bases that China has planned will trigger severe water crises in the country's arid northwest, a new Greenpeace...
KiOR to start up next-gen biofuel plant next month
KiOR, a next-gen biofuel startup backed by Khosla Ventures, says it will turn on its first factory next month and will churn out diesel and gasoline made from biomass...
New data indicate 57% decline since 2004 in carbon emissions from Amazon deforestation
Carbon emissions from deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon have dropped 57% from 2004 to 2011, according to new data recently released by the National Institute for Space...
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COPENHAGEN, April 16 (Reuters) - The wind industry must cut costs rapidly to stay competitive and boost its unacceptably low margins, the head of German conglomerate...
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The wind power industry in the United States had an off year in 2010 in terms of new installations, but the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) greeted the new year...
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The energy from ocean breezes is temptingly near, but the effort will require a lot of work, the energy and interior secretaries said Monday in announcing up to $50.5...
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AP - APPLE VALLEY, Calif. - Fears that whirling wind turbines could slaughter protected golden eagles have halted progress on a key piece of the federal government's...
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