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Carbon Trading Could Trigger a ‘Sub-prime Style’ Economic Crash

Plans to expand carbon markets at UN climate talks this December could trigger a second 'sub-prime' style financial collapse and fail to protect the world ...

Peabody, Exxon Accused of Undermining Climate Talks

Negotiations for a new climate treaty in Copenhagen this December are being blocked by a multi-national backlash led by fossil fuel industries and other heavy ...

China Pushes for CO2 Storage, Not Emissions Reductions

The head of the U.S. delegation at U.N. climate talks in Barcelona this week says China should cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050, ...

U.S. Export-Import Bank Adopts Carbon Policy to Support Renewable Energy

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) says it is the first Export Credit Agency (ECA) to adopt a comprehensive Carbon Policy ...

One Committee Down for Senate Climate Bill, Five More to Go

All seven Republicans in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee boycotted voting on the Senate climate bill, allowing the bill pass to pass ...

U.S. Cap-and-Trade Creates Winners and Losers among Largest Emitters

Under the Kerry-Boxer cap-and-trade bill, ExxonMobil would face an annual charge of $5.9 billion to purchase carbon allowances, while electricity giants like Exelon and Pacific Gas ...

DOE Awards $155M to Make Industrial Sector More Energy Efficient

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding more than $155 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for 41 industrial energy-efficiency ...

Intel, Pepsi, Kohl’s Stay Atop Green Power Partnership list

No company has been able to dethrone Intel, PepsiCo. or Kohl's as the top three (in descending order) users of renewable energy, as listed ...

Metal Recyclers Spar Over Ship Recycling Site

A proposed California ship recycling venture to revamp nearly 17 acres of waterfront, including two massive historic dry docks, as a ship recycling, repair and building ...

Partisan Bickering Puts Climate Bill in Jeopardy

A key U.S. Senate panel, controlled by Democrats, will begin debating a climate change bill this week despite a planned boycott by minority Republicans who demand ...

Canada Can Meet GHG Emissions Targets, While Growing Jobs, Economy

Canada can meet targets to reduce global warming pollution, while growing jobs and its economy, according to an economic modeling study commissioned by the ...

Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries Presents Financing Challenges

A new global deal on climate finance will significantly redistribute power, responsibility and accountability between traditional donor and recipient countries, according to a new study released ...

Forests Carbon Offsets Endangered by New UN CO2 Credit Plan

Some forest carbon-dioxide credits under a new UN forestry climate agreement may be worth less after text that protected forests was removed last month, according to ...

Chesapeake Energy Changes Natural Gas Drilling Over Water Concerns

Due to environmental concerns over safe drinking water, Chesapeake Energy Corp. has agreed not to drill for natural gas within the New York City ...

Global Smart-Meter Installations to Reach 250 Million Units

As electricity metering undergoes a significant transformation since the first meter was installed more than 120 year ago, smart-meter shipments are forecast to reach 39.5 million ...

Carbon Registry Bolstered by Credit Transfer System

The Voluntary Carbon Standard registry system is now able to transfer carbon emission offsets across different registries, after several months of delays due to technical ...

Global Climate Talks Set Carbon Offsets in Motion, Market May Quadruple by 2015

The success of the emerging global carbon market rests on the outcome of the Copenhagen Climate Conference in December, according to a report from market researcher ...

DOE Awards $338M for Geothermal R&D

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $338 million in Recovery Act funding for geothermal research and development. The grants were awarded to 123 ...