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Biofuels, bioplastics startups getting sparse, says Lux Research
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EU locks carbon market after security breach
LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union locked all accounts in its carbon market Wednesday, after a security breach, seeking to protect the battered reputation of...
Chevrolet to offer Coulomb Technologies EV charging stations to Chevrolet dealerships
Chevrolet will offer Coulomb’s ChargePoint electric vehicle (EV) charging stations for use at its US Chevrolet dealerships in support of the arrival of the Volt. SPX...
Eurekalert! news service promotes false climate change study
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China 2010 rare earth exports down 9.3 percent
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EPA 'confident' Obama reg policy won't affect new climate rules
An EPA official said the agency's moves to regulate emissions will "pass muster" under President Obama's new standards.
GE and Shenhua form coal gasification JV in China
GE and Shenhua have agreed to form an industrial coal gasification joint venture to advance the deployment of “cleaner coal” technology solutions in China. The new company...
California’s solar power increasingly Chinese made
As Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives in Washington onTuesday for a state visit, China's growing dominance of the global solarindustry has become a contentious...
Alaska senator calls for hearing on pipeline leak
Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) is calling on lawmakers to hold a hearing on a leak discovered earlier this month in the Trans Alaska Pipeline System that caused major oil...
Chinese-owned company sues Obama over wind farm project
A Chinese-owned company sued President Barack Obama for barring its Oregon wind-farm project as a national security risk, claiming the order violates its constitutional...
As a tax credit wanes, jobs vanish in wind power industry
The industry has been buffeted by weak demand for electricity, stiff competition from cheap natural gas and uncertainty over the fate of an important tax credit set to...
Wind industry wins Senate panel’s support for production tax credit
A Senate committee passed a bill in favor of a tax break for the wind industry on a bipartisan vote on Thursday, helped by Republicans from states where wind power is common.
Wind tax credits vital to energy independence, says Karl Rove
Renewal of federal tax credits for wind energy can save U.S. jobs and reduce dependence on foreign oil, according to Karl Rove, an adviser to former President George W. Bush.
Siemens says wind industry must cut costs rapidly
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...
Vestas wins 396 MW turbines order in Mexico
COPENHAGEN, March 12 (Reuters) - Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has won an order in Mexico for turbines with total capacity of 396 megawatts (MW), lifting its...
China targets GE's wind turbines
Oct. 14 (Bloomberg) -- China has taken on General Electric Co. and Western peers that control the $70 billion wind-turbine market, striving to repeat its 2010 coup when...
Big Mass. utility signs deals, bypasses Cape Wind
AP - The second-largest utility in Massachusetts has agreed to buy electricity from three wind power companies to help it meet renewable power mandates, but it won't...
Wind power now competitive with coal in some regions, says Bloomberg market research firm
The cost of onshore wind power has dropped to record lows, and in some regions is competitive with electricity generated by coal-fired plants, according to a survey by...
Warren Buffett's MidAmerican orders 258 wind turbines (nearly 600 MW) for Iowa wind farm
The Oracle Seems to Like Wind Power. MidAmerican, a holding company that is 80% owned by Warren Buffett's holding company Berkshire Hathaway, will expand its wind...
Golden eagle concerns stymie wind farms
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...
Chinese wind power producers plan Hong Kong IPOs
AFP - Two of China's top power producers plan to raise 2.5 billion US dollars by listing their wind-power units in Hong Kong, reports said Tuesday, the latest among...






