In the run-up to the Cancún climate change conference that opens late next month in Mexico, a sizable group of business leaders are fighting to make their voices heard....
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Baucus opposes EPA climate regs
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Oil spill panel says EPA, NOAA weren't ready to deploy dispersants
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GE's $3 billion deal for energy equipment maker Dresser taps into the natural gas boom
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Panel says government blocked worst-case spill figures
The national oil spill commission's staff reveals that in late April or early May the White House budget office denied a request to make public the worst-case...
IBM partners on 'smart' automated wind control system
Sensors and software coordinate data and function to make wind turbines more efficient, and alert utilities and smart grids of incoming electricity.
New study of solar activity yields surprising result, raises questions for climate models
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U.S. signs lease for first major offshore wind farm
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W.V. Gov. Manchin sues EPA over mountaintop removals
West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin Wednesday announced the state is suing the Environmental Protection Agency over its crackdown on mountaintop removal practices by the coal...
First residents move into United Arab Emirates 'renewable city'
AFP - Abu Dhabi's planned Masdar City, which is to be the world's first powered solely by renewable energy, now has its first residents -- students at the Masdar...
Climate talks struggle as China and U.S. face off
TIANJIN, China (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday that U.N. climate talks were making less progress than hoped because of a rift over rising economies'...
UPS purchases 130 more hybrid delivery vehicles
Filed under: Hybrid, Green DailyAlthough UPS already operates one of the largest private fleets of alternative-fuel vehicles in the transportation industry, the...
Google strikes geothermal gold in West Virginia
Has Google struck geothermal gold in West Virginia? A Google-funded report shows the state’s underground heat could provide 18,890 megawatts of power, more than its...
Five lawmakers call for establishment of climate fund in Cancun
Five House lawmakers sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today calling for the Obama administration to push for the establishment at climate talks in...
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