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China becoming worlds renewable energy leader
2013-04-30 12:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: China is rapidly assuming a global leadership role on climate change alongside the U.S., a new study said Monday, but it warned greenhouse gas emissions worldwide continue to rise strongly. The report by the independent Australian-based Climate Commission, "The Critical Decade: International Action on Climate Change," presents an overview of action in the past nine months. The study found that every major economy had policies in place to tackle the issue, but China was at the forefront in strengthening...
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BIO Responds to House Energy & Commerce White Paper on Renewable Fuel Standard
2013-04-30 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
In letter addressing House Energy & Commerce Committee’s white paper, "Agricultural Sector Impacts," Brent Erickson wrote, "Congress established the RFS to encourage the use of existing biofuels and the development of advanced biofuels in order to reduce our reliance on the rising cost and price volatility of foreign oil. Therefore, it is crucial we maintain the RFS in order to spur on alternative energy production to stabilize and lower both energy and food costs." This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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Oil-Rich Russia Works To Increase Renewable Energy Share? A Bit
2013-04-29 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Clean Technica: The Energy Ministry of Russia has submitted a draft law to Dmitri Medvedev that is intended to support the deployment of renewable energy sources, including solar power, wind power, and hydroelectric power. Russia failed to meet its 2010 renewable energy target, which was to obtain 1.5% of the country`s electricity demand from renewable power plants. (In 2011, it had yet to reach 1%.) There are currently no details available about tariffs for specific technologies. Notably, however, the new...
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Renewable energy group claims victory in N.C. House
2013-04-25 03:58:54| Energy - Topix.net
The North Carolina House of Representatives has iced a bill that would have rolled back requirements for utilities to use solar, wind and other sources of renewable energy, a trade group said.
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March Calls for Expansion of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
2013-04-24 13:41:37| Semiconductors - Topix.net
This past Saturday hundreds of tribal leaders, clean energy supporters, and faith leaders from across the southwest joined the Moapa Band of Paiutes for a 16-mile "Coal to Clean Energy Walk." The march came on the heels of NV Energy announcing plans to retire its coal plants and stop drawing power from Arizona's Navajo Generating Station.
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