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President Barack Obama met with 14 senators from both parties at the White House on Tuesday as his administration stepped up efforts to win bipartisan support for a comprehensive climate and energy bill that has languished in Congress for six months.
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- After last week's star-studded, feel-good rollout of Bloom Energy's "Bloom box" server, the start-up now faces the daunting task of delivering products that are reliable and cheap.
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- The quake has killed at least 708 people and displaced hundreds of thousands, causing widespread damage to homes, hospitals, schools, roads, bridges and commercial buildings. Some two million people have been affected by the quake, according to government data.
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- Senator John Kerry said a bipartisan climate change bill would emerge soon in the U.S. Senate, contradicting what he called the "conventional wisdom" that the legislation was dead this election year.
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- The United States gave its biggest backing yet to a renewable energy project, guaranteeing $1.37 billion in loans for a California development by BrightSource Energy that uses the sun's heat to power a steam turbine.
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- A panel of eminent U.S. and European scientists has confirmed the widespread scientific consensus that the Earth's climate is warming due to human activities.
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- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed a formal petition in federal court challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's finding under the Clean Air Act that greenhouse gases endanger public health.
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- The Federal Regulatory Energy Commission has granted Google Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of the search giant, the right to behave like a utility as a power reseller and energy trader.
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 South Korea is trying a new way to turn public transport green by using a technology popular in electric toothbrushes and razors to power buses and cars. |
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 Bipartisan legislation that promises the largest federal investment ever to clean up the Great Lakes - $650 million annually for the next five years - has been introduced in the Senate and in the House to applause from environmental groups. |
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 A Siberian section of the Arctic Ocean seafloor that stores vast amounts of frozen methane is showing signs of instability and is venting the potent greenhouse gas, an international research team reported last week. |
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 Beloved food writer Michael Pollan recomends steering clear of foods that advertise their green attributes on their label. |
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 Spanish wind power giant Iberdrola Renovables has created a new offshore wind divison to develop around 10GW of projects and aims to gain 15 percent of the UK's offshore wind potential. |
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 Today the covers were taken off PlanetSolar, a multi-hulled vessel, powered entirely by up to 500 square metres of photovoltaic solar panels. It is considered to be the world's largest solar boat. |
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 When the plug-in Prius is released, how much electricity will it use? Will my electric bill double if my Prius is plugged in each night? Or will the increase be minimal? Will all this recharging put a strain on the existing electricity grid? Your questions answered, and more. |
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