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Government Intervention Required to Drive “Green” Technology
Instead of focusing on carbon pricing, policymakers need to encourage innovation and investments in "green" research and development through subsidies, according to a new policy report ...
NREL: State Incentives Crucial to Renewable Energy Growth
States with strong renewable energy portfolio standards or goals tend to outperform others when it comes to adding solar, wind, biomass and other emerging ...
Artic Expedition Investigates Climate Change, Alternative Fuel
An Arctic expedition may yield clues about climate change, while also providing the impetus to exploit an alternative fuel that may be mined from ...
62% of Firms Assign Environmental Team for Green Goals
Among companies that have "green" goals, about 62 percent have environmental teams comprised of employees accountable for the goals, according to research from Vault. About 34 percent ...
S. America Takes Most Urgent View of Copenhagen Talks
People in South America view a global climate deal as having more urgency than people in other parts of the world. About 99 percent of South Americans surveyed ...
Fossil Fuel Emissions Rose 29% since 2000
A report (PDF) by scientists shows that emissions are outpacing the ability of ocean and land carbon sinks to soak up carbon dioxide from the ...
Rising Sea Levels Would Hit U.S. East Coast Hardest
Miami would become an island city - and Miami Beach an underwater reef - if climate change projections of a one-meter rise in sea ...
Green Buildings Do Double Duty: Reduce Energy Use, Lower Financial Risk
The potential for energy use reductions in old and new buildings is significant, according to a report from KPMG. The study finds that energy ...
From Solar Applications to Christmas, LEDs Light the Night
Advances in LED lighting continue to pour forth, while some programs are promoting awareness of LED lighting by promoting Christmas light exchanges. New research from ...
Oceans May Trap more Carbon than Forests
Marine ecosystems including seagrass meadows, mangroves and salt marshes have a much greater capacity to trap carbon than land carbon sinks such as forests, according ...
Biomass Plays Big Role in UK Renewable Energy Picture
As the UK pursues its goal for 20 percent of the commonwealth's energy to come from renewable fuels by 2020, biomass is increasing in ...
Airbus ‘Sharklet’ Wingtip Design Reduces Fuel Use 3.5%
Airbus is developing new "Sharklet" wingtip devices for its A320 aircraft that are expected to cut fuel burn by 3.5 percent and reduce 730 metric tons ...
From Sewage to Fuel and Other Biofuel Developments
A new process being developed at the University of Kansas aims to turn treated sewage into biofuel. Meanwhile, the Department of Energy and USDA ...
Utilities Face Cost and Implementation Challenges with Smart-Grid Upgrades
In the wake of the Department of Energy's $3.4 billion in grants for various smart-grid projects, local governments and utilities are trying to sort out the ...
‘Green Building’ Jobs Rise Meteorically
Starting in July of 2008 the percentage of available jobs related to green building has taken off dramatically and shows no sign ...
Protecting the Environment Leading Cause for Consumers
About 91 percent of consumers surveyed recently said that protecting the environment is the cause they personally care the most about. That leads improving the quality of ...
‘Green’ Building Sector to Contribute $554B to GDP from 2009-13
While the green building industry added $173 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product from 2000-08, that's just the beginning. From 2009 to 2013, ...
Healthcare Sector Accounts for 8% of U.S. Carbon Footprint
The U.S. healthcare sector accounts for nearly a tenth of the country's carbon-dioxide emissions, according to University of Chicago researchers. The research takes into account ...
Military Fuel Use Up 175% Since Vietnam
On a per-soldier basis, the amount of fuel used by the U.S. military in combat operation is up 175 percent since the ...
For Aesthetics, 8 Miles About Right for Offshore Wind
One of the big gripes with coastal wind power is the effect that giant turbines would have on the view. ...
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