Fly ash, a residue generated by the combustion of coal, is China’s single biggest source of solid industrial waste and, according to Greenpeace, one of its gravest...
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S.Africa will not sign S.Korea nuclear power deal: official
AFP - South Africa said Sunday it would not sign an agreement with South Korea to design and build nuclear power plants in the African country, dismissing an earlier...
Obama hypes clean energy in weekly address
President Barack Obama promoted green energy jobs in his weekly national address Saturday, saying the nation's future depends on developing the jobs and industries of...
Climate talks put top emitter China in hot seat
TIANJIN, China (Reuters) - The world's top greenhouse polluter hosts week-long U.N. climate talks from Monday aimed at sealing a broader pact to fight global warming...
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First factory-built Fisker Karma hits the stage at Paris Motor Show
It takes a keen eye to notice that the first factory-built Fisker Karma differs in any way from the concept version. Still, anyone who gazes long enough may spot the...
EU climate chief insists coal aid to end 2014
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union's executive Commission is determined to stick to its new target of ending state subsidies for coal mines by October 2014,...
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In an interview with Xinhua, Zhang Guobao, former head of China’s National Energy Administration, said that the country intends to increase the proportion of non-fossil...
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