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Mega Dams Remain Controversial Source of Energy
2016-06-06 05:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Although mega dams can have devastating impacts on ecosystems and indigenous communities, many of the world's poorest countries still see them as a way to fill gaping holes in their energy supplies. One such project is the Inga III dam, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The dam is a part of the larger Inga project, which when completed will be the biggest dam project in the world, almost twice as big as the Three Gorges Dam in China. In March 2014, the World Bank awarded the project...
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Led By Solar And Wind, Renewable Energy Grew Like Never Before Last Year
2016-06-06 01:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: The world added more renewable energy capacity than ever before last year, despite tumbling prices for fossil fuels, a new report has found. An estimated 147 gigawatts of renewable capacity was added in 2015, the largest annual increase ever, the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) said in its most recent report, unveiled Tuesday. For perspective, one gigawatt is enough energy to power Walt Disney World for nearly 17 days. Solar and wind energy saw record additions...
Packaging firm Tetra Pak to use 100% renewable energy by 2030
2016-06-06 01:00:00| Power Technology
Tetra Pak has committed to increasing its use of renewable electricity from 20% to 100% across all its worldwide operations by 2030.
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Devon Energy to sell $1bn non-core upstream assets in US
2016-06-06 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
Devon Energy has signed agreements with undisclosed parties to sell nearly $1bn of non-core upstream assets in east Texas in the US, the Anadarko Basin and a royalty interest in the northern Midland Basin.
Energy superpower status threatened world shifts fossil fuel federal think-tank warn
2016-06-05 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: How Canada can move to 100% clean energy Could Bay of Fundy tides generate enough power for all of Atlantic Canada? Why green energy prospers as fossil fuel prices fall: Don Pittis Alberta resource revenue plunges to historic low, raising sales tax spectre Caught up in the dispute: How Alberta's economic future is tied to Iran and Saudi Arabia Walking on sunshine: How Okotoks banks heat for homes External Links Canada's status as an "energy superpower" is under threat because the global dominance...
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