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Fred Upton (R-Mich.) will head House Energy and Commerce Committee
Overcoming concerns that he's too moderate for the job, Rep. Fred Upton emerged Tuesday as the winner of a bitter internal Republican battle to lead the powerful...
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'Deeply concerned' Ban Ki-moon at Cancun climate talks: 'We need results now'
AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, trying to revive long-stalled climate talks, told world environment ministers on Tuesday he is "deeply concerned" that...
Chu floats talks with Congress on ‘clean’ power standard that includes nuclear
Energy Secretary Steven Chu signaled Tuesday that the Obama administration is open to GOP proposals that would require utilities to supply increasing amounts of power from...
Hertz to offer electric vehicles by the hour
Hertz Rent A Car is set to offer electric vehicles at an hourly rate starting December 15th in New York City, with expansion of the service to San Francisco, Washington...
Upton calls on Obama not to permanently ban ANWR drilling
A day before the House Republican Steering Committee votes on whether to make Rep. Fred Upton chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, the Michigan lawmaker called...
Chu calls for openness in greentech research
All hail the open source scientist. Open collaboration in energy innovation will be a key part of fighting climate change, said Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu...
Deforestation 'not so important for climate change,' says recent study
Climate negotiations were dealt a bombshell at the weekend when ecologists reported that carbon emissions from the destruction of tropical forests are probably only half...
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Arizona can offer solar-energy developers legendary sun-drenched skies and thousands of empty square miles but not nearly so ample a supply of a third essential...
Afghanistan’s green Marines cut fuel use by 90 percent
Helmand Province in Afghanistan isn't the most obvious proving ground for a green energy project. But a Marine company that shipped out to war armed with solar panels...
Report: Big solar thermal power’s days are numbered
Are those big solar thermal power plants now underconstruction in California destined to become technological white elephants?That's the tentative conclusion of a new...
Jordan demos greenhouse-power plant hybrid
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Regulators clear nearly 1,000 megawatts of solar for California deserts
Two more major solar projects moved ahead in the permitting process Wednesday after the California Energy Commission cleared the way to construction. The 250-megawatt...
Green Marines phase out fuel, take solar generators to war
Based at Camp Pendleton, India Company of the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, is preparing a new collection of solar-powered gear aimed at reducing fuel use in...
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