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Renewables records reveal how clean energy is starting to light up the world
2014-08-19 14:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: It's happening, people. On Sunday, one out of every five light bulbs in your home was powered using wind energy. If you own three TVs and two games consoles (you know who are), one of those was powered using wind energy as well. You would need 10 light bulbs to find one that was powered using coal. This surge in wind power was the result of particularly favourable weather conditions, but this weekend was not quite the anomaly its record performance suggests. According to new government figures,...
Students Demand Clean Energy
2014-08-13 15:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: For the eighth year in a row, Sierra magazine has dedicated a big chunk of its September/October issue to higher education. So why is the "Cool Schools" issue such a big deal? I`ll give you a hint: It`s not because of the schools. Over the last few years, I`ve spoken to many different audiences about how clean energy is going to change our world--I never get tired of talking about it. And people seem to appreciate hearing the good news that we`re already well on our way to a future without fossil...
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Clean Energy completes and opens 27 natural gas stations year-to-date
2014-08-05 16:30:48| Green Car Congress
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India Doubles Coal Tax to Fund Ambitious Clean Energy Initiatives
2014-07-21 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: India's finance minister has doubled the tax on coal imported to or mined in the country, raising the tariff from $0.83 to $1.67 per metric ton, with plans to use the revenue to fund a host of renewable energy projects over the next decade, Clean Technica reports. The revenue will be added to the National Clean Energy Fund, which was established to provide low-cost financing for renewable energy projects. The fund's scope will be expanded to include environmental projects as well as clean energy...
Drought hinders California's clean energy goals
2014-07-20 23:35:38| Energy - Topix.net
Already locked in its third dry year, an ongoing drought could complicate California's battle against global warming and make it more expensive, officials said.
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