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BP Shutters Alternative Energy HQ

British Petroleum has shutdown its alternative energy headquarters in London, accepted the resignation of its managing director and announced budget cuts - all moves likely to ...

Sustainable Agriculture Requires Farm Modernization, Free Markets, Tech Adoption

A new report focuses on the challenge of how to sustainably meet the growing energy and food demands of a global population approaching nine billion people ...

California Delays Carbon Fee Decision

California has delayed a decision on whether to implement the nation's first statewide carbon fee on utilities, oil refineries and ...

Ford, Nissan, Tesla Receive DOE Loans for EVs

Ford, Nissan and Tesla have received $8 billion in conditional loans from the Obama Administration for the development of advanced vehicle technologies that is expected ...

CBO: Cap-And-Trade to Cost $175 Per Household

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the U.S. cap-and-trade program will cost $22 billion annually, or about $175 per household, by 2020. This figure includes ...

Siemens Expects $8B In Green Tech Contracts from Stimulus

Siemens AG expects to win new orders of around $21 billion in the next three fiscal years (2010 to 2012), which will be generated by ...

House Appropriations Clears EPA Spending Bill

The House Appropriations Committee has approved a $10.6-billion spending bill for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with several amendments aimed at protecting agricultural interests from ...

For Aviation, LEDs Pop Up on Wingtips, Landing Strips

Up to 5,000 new Airbus A320 aircraft will be equipped with more efficient and longer-life LED lighting on the wingtips. The deal between Honeywell -- maker ...

U.S. Spends $133B for Emission Mitigation

Investments in the United States for greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation technologies totaled $132.9 billion dollars between 2000 and 2008, according to a new study by T2 ...

Airlines Target Carbon Neutral Growth From 2020

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced at a recent board meeting that it would achieve carbon neutral growth from 2020 through a combination of investment ...

45% of Firms Adopting Green IT Strategies, Budgets Rising

Nearly all senior-level IT executives are at least discussing a green information technology (IT) strategy, while 45 percent have already implemented green IT initiatives, according to ...

DOE, DOC Release First Set of Smart-Grid Standards

The U.S. Departments of Energy and Commerce recently announced the first set of standards that are needed to drive the development of a smart electric ...

Canada Slates $880M for Clean Energy Fund

The Canadian government has announced details of the C$1-billion (approximately $882 million) Clean Energy Fund, which will go to the development and advancement of clean ...

U.S. Government Wastes $440M on Printing

The U.S. federal government wastes $440.4 million on printing annually, or more than $1 million each day, according to a new study from Lexmark International and ...

EPA, DOE Release Environmental and Energy Budgets

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) have announced details of their fiscal year 2010 budget plans that focus on creating new "green" ...

56% Support Energy and Environmental Provisions in Stimulus

Fifty-six percent of Americans support the energy and environment (E&E) provisions in the stimulus package, compared to 41 percent who support the overall relief package, according ...

U.S. Organic Food/Bev Sales Up by 17.1%

U.S. sales of organic food and non-food products reached $24.6 billion in 2008, growing 17.1 percent over 2007 sales, despite tough economic times, according to a new ...

U.S. Green Bank Proposed

Companies seeking to add clean energy or energy efficiency projects may benefit if the Green Bank Act of 2009 is approved. The act, which would create an ...

Solar Power Costs Declining

The cost of installing solar is trending downward. Companies that aren't in position to reap the rewards will fall behind their competitors, according to a report ...

Con Edison Proposes 12 MW Solar Program

In step with the Obama Administration goal to reduce the country's dependence on fossil fuels and to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, Con Edison of New York ...