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Indiana Moves Up in Green Rank - 2009-10-16
Green Chip Living's Brigid Darragh discusses Indiana's potential to become one of the greenest states in the Union, with rural resources as its trump card.

The top 10 U.S. states for cleantech in 2009 - 2009-08-18
The beautiful thing about the U.S. is that we have abundant renewable resources—both in our environment and in our brain power.

Green Independence Day - 2009-07-03
We may not be able to end our reliance on fossil fuels tomorrow - but we can limit our contribution to it.

Increase in Renewables Aids Human Rights - 2009-07-03
Since 2002, U.S. energy companies (along with the government) have increasingly looked to nations in Africa for crude oil as an alternative to Mid-East oil. While African nations pose less of an international threat, many of the governments of the leading oil exporting nations have a poor record in sharing the oil wealth and in respect for human rights.

Fed works to speed solar development in Southwest - 2009-06-29
The Department of Interior said Monday it will designate 670,000 acres of federal land in Nevada, Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah as study areas for utility-scale solar projects.

Promoting Renewable Energy Is Focus of New Agency - 2009-05-19
In Sharm el Sheik, Egypt, delegates from 79 countries will meet next month to choose a home, a director and a preliminary work program for the International Renewable Energy Agency, which was set up this year to lead a global drive to accelerate and expand the development of renewable energy resources.

PG&E signs solar deal to light 530,000 homes - 2009-05-14
California utility Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has signed new solar contracts that are expected to produce enough electricity to power about 530,000 homes during peak hours.

Some Americans Clamor To Try Wind Power At Home - 2009-05-07
The idea of wind turbines churning out free electricity alongside every home and office building has appeal, judging by the throngs around "community wind" purveyors at a Chicago wind power convention this week.

Solar Tech: Not Just on the Roof Anymore - 2009-04-30
PHOTOVOLTAIC cells are already a familiar sight on rooftops. But one day, miniature cells may also be found in more unconventional places: power-generating windows, car sunroofs or even awnings.

Wind industry adds nearly 3,000 MW, group says - 2009-04-29
Wind farms added more than 2,800 megawatts of capacity in the first quarter, a trade group reported Tuesday, offering a sliver of good news for an industry pummeled by frozen credit markets and the recession.

Spain plugs in largest solar-tower power plant - 2009-04-28
Abengoa Solar of Spain on Monday reported successful tests of its second solar tower in operation, in which the sun's heat is used to make electricity.

Feds, Mayors Group Announce Plans for Clean Cities - 2009-04-28
City infrastructure, from transit to recreation, is the focus of two new greening initiatives announced last week.

ADB Study Finds Annual Economic Losses in Southeast Asia from Climate Change Could be More Than Twice the Global Average - 2009-04-27
Southeast Asia, one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to climate change—due to its long coastlines, high concentration of population and economic activity in coastal areas, and heavy reliance on agriculture, natural resources, and forestry—is likely to suffer more from climate change than the global average, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) study, titled The Economics of Climate Change in Southeast Asia: A Regional Review.

Budweiser Brewery Uses Solar Energy to Help Power Plant - 2009-04-17
More than 6 acres of ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays are now up and running at the Anheuser-Busch brewery in Fairfield, California.

Nissan, Renault To Provide China With Electric Cars - 2009-04-14
"BEIJING - Japan's Nissan Motor Co and France's Renault said on Friday they will supply electric cars to China, the world's largest auto market. The Franco-Japanese alliance will provide the Chinese government with a comprehensive plan for marketing and for a battery-charging network, with the aim of selling electric vehicles to China in early 2011..."

A123 To Make Batteries For Chrysler Electric Cars - 2009-04-08
Chrysler LLC on Monday named US-based A123 Systems as the supplier of batteries for its first electric vehicles slated for debut in showrooms 2010.

General Motors to Seek $2.6B to Build Plug-In Hybrids - 2009-04-03
General Motors this week asked the federal government for an additional $2.6 billion in low-interest loans, which the company said it would put to use to develop new hybrid vehicle lines.

US Senate paves way for carbon revenues to go to consumer - 2009-04-02
The US Senate approved language Tuesday that would pave the way for revenues from a carbon allowance auction to be given back to consumers to help alleviate rising energy costs.Senator Barbara Boxer, Democrat-California, introduced an amendment to the chamber's budget resolution which passed 54-43. The budget resolution is a non-binding document, but it sets out legislative priorities for Congress.

Corn Ethanol Concerns Spread to Oregon - 2009-03-31
"The Oregon legislature is jumping into the anti-ethanol fight as it considers five bills that would limit the reach of the corn-based product in the state..."

U-M awarded for algae to biofuel plan - 2009-03-31
"A plan to use algae to simultaneously treat wastewater and produce the raw materials for biofuels has won the inaugural Clean Energy Prize.The competition was sponsored by DTE Energy, the University of Michigan, the Masco Corporation Foundation and the Kresge Foundation to encourage entrepreneurship in Michigan and the development of clean energy technology..."

Chile Miners Look To Tap Desert Geyser Energy - 2009-03-30
Miners in northern Chile, the source of a third of the world's copper, may be sitting on the answer to energy shortages that make electricity in the zone among the world's most expensive.

Three Lessons We Still Haven't Learned 20 Years After the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill - 2009-03-24
"It's hard to argue that there's a more lasting and clear example of the destructive force that unchecked corporate greed has on our environment and communities than the Exxon Valdez oil spill that devastated Alaska's Prince William Sound 20 years ago today..."

EPA Sends CO2 Endangerment Finding Proposal To White House - 2009-03-24
"WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday sent a proposed rule to the White House's Office of Management and Budget that says carbon dioxide is a danger to the public, according to federal records published Monday..."

As climate changes, is water the new oil? - 2009-03-24
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If water is the new oil, is blue the new green? Translation: if water is now the kind of precious commodity that oil became in the 20th century, can delivery of clean water to those who need it be the same sort of powerful force as the environmental movement in an age of climate change?

Europe’s Way of Encouraging Solar Power Arrives in the U.S. - 2009-03-19
"Put simply, the idea is to pay homeowners and businesses top dollar for producing green energy. In Germany, for example, a homeowner with a rooftop solar system may be paid four times more to produce electricity than the rate paid to a coal-fired power plant..."

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