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Australia: Green power success stories take the wind out of Tony Abbott
2015-05-25 14:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: Germany, the world leader in installing renewable energy, had a moment last month. It was producing so much electricity from solar, wind and biomass that more than half of the country's electricity was flowing from these renewable sources. There was so much, in fact, that the price of electricity actually fell to zero. And the price kept falling. It went negative. There were times on April 17 when wholesale electricity in Germany was selling for minus 14.91 euros for a megawatt hour. So it wasn't...
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Survey Says Australians Prefer Solar Power
2015-05-25 12:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sputnik: Earlier in May, following months of negotiations, Australia's current government and the primary opposition party reached an agreement to scale back its Renewable Energy Target (RET) by almost 20 percent by 2020, due to declining power demand. A recent Ipsos report based on a poll of nearly 1200 people funded by Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) revealed that Australians responding to the poll strongly support the use of renewable energy. Some 87 percent of respondents were strongly in...
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The Latest on flooding: Storms cause power cuts in 2 states
2015-05-25 05:58:01| Energy - Topix.net
Inside a 1920s-era warehouse in the heart of a once-bustling coalfields hub, Brandon Blankenship saws through 8-foot boards pulled up from the building's floor, looking each one up and down for "a face... Inside a 1920s-era warehouse in the heart of a once-bustling coalfields hub, Brandon Blankenship saws through 8-foot boards pulled up from the building's floor, looking each one up and down for "a face that's not... Flooding overnight in Texas and Oklahoma has led to numerous evacuations and rescues including some of residents stranded on rooftops and in attics.
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The power grab that destroyed American politics: How Newt Gingrich created our modern dysfunction
2015-05-23 23:52:14| IT Services - Topix.net
In '94, the GOP used Contract with America to claim mandate for right-wing policies. It worked.
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The UK town that loves solar power
2015-05-22 23:00:28| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Where is the solar 'capital' of the UK?
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