WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - A $500-million "green jobs" program to train U.S. workers for new jobs and help spark recovery from the great recession has fallen...
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Japan quake-hit nuclear plant "may still be leaking radiation" into sea
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BrightSource raises $80M more for solar thermal farms
The leading solar thermal developer BrightSource has raised a massive round of $80 million in private equity.
China ending post-Fukushima nuke moratorium
Chinese government says it hopes to generate 30% of energy from renewable sources and nuclear by 2015China is ready to approve new nuclear power plants as part of...
Report: LG Chem confirms battery plant delay, says taxpayer money not wasted
The LG Chem battery plant in Holland, MI - which was intended to make batteries for the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, but has not yet started production - is not only...
NRC report questions the sustainability of algal biofuel
Algae-based biofuel has long been one of the dark horses in the race for sustainable transportation fuels, and the US National Research Council suggests that it may remain...
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