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EU parliamentary nod for free emissions permits Brussels (AFP) Nov 4, 2009 
The European Parliament's environment committee on Wednesday approved a list of 164 industrial sectors that will win free carbon emissions permits for the next five years if no global deal on climate change is negotiated next month. Members of the powerful committee voted 39 for and 19 against, with one abstention, the parliament said. A European Union action plan adopted in December ... read moreNew Theory On Fairness In Economics Targets CEO Pay 
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Nov 04, 2009Chief executives in 35 of the top Fortune 500 companies were overpaid by about 129 times their "ideal salaries" in 2008, according to a new type of theoretical analysis proposed by a Purdue University researcher to determine fair CEO compensation. "One of the most pressing economic and corporate governance issues of the day is how to determine fair pay packages for CEOs," said Venkat ... more
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Ranking Of Manholes Prioritizes Repairs And Maintenance
Cambridge MA (SPX) Nov 04, 2009With over 31,000 miles of underground cable running along the streets of Manhattan accessible by 51,000 manholes, maintaining the electrical system that was built over a century ago is a huge challenge for Con Edison, New York City's electrical utility. Add to that rising costs, limited budgets, and a new mandated inspection program and it is clear that a system for prioritizing manholes in need ... more Majority Of Working Adults Willing To Sacrifice Comfort To Save Energy 
Milwaukee WI (SPX) Nov 04, 2009Business owners should think twice before tweaking workplace temperature settings this fall. According to a new survey of office workers, sixty-nine percent said they would be willing to sacrifice their preferred ideal temperature in the office to help their company conserve energy. However the survey also found that nearly four in five participants (78 percent) say they are less ... more San Diego Region Secures Clean Renewable Energy Bonds 
La Jolla CA (SPX) Nov 04, 2009The San Diego region has been allocated financing opportunities for 192 solar installation projects for public facilities, which will promote hundreds of new green jobs and increase by more than 40 percent the capacity of locally produced solar energy with an estimated 20 megawatts of additional solar power. A coalition of San Diego stakeholders, led by CleanTECH San Diego, captured $154 ... more Governor Signs Clean Energy Bill 
Boston MA (SPX) Nov 04, 2009Governor Deval Patrick has signed the Green Communities Act, a comprehensive energy reform bill resulting from close collaboration with House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, who filed the bill in 2007, and Senate President Therese Murray, who led the Senate to pass its version in January. "Massachusetts has taken a giant step forward toward a clean energy future," said Governor Deval Patrick ... more |
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German renewables law under scrutiny
Berlin (UPI) Oct 26, 2009 A study claims Germany's renewable energy funding law -- copied by countries all over the world -- is too expensive and ineffective. Germany's famous EEG law has "failed to harness the market incentives needed to ensure a viable and cost-effective introduction of renewable energies into the country's energy portfolio," says the study published by RWI, an Essen-based economic think tank. ... more Merkel's new govt blasted as political 'Jurassic Park' 
Berlin (AFP) Oct 25, 2009Trade unions, opposition leaders and the press savaged German Chancellor Angela Merkel's new-look government Sunday over what they called a fiscally reckless and socially unjust plan for the next term. The conservative Merkel handily won re-election last month and dumped her partners, the Social Democrats, for the smaller, business-friendly Free Democrats, with whom she presented the ... more Energy report: 'Unfinished Business'
Washington (UPI) Oct 23, 2009 Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers of major U.S. companies, in a report released Wednesday urged Congress and the Obama administration to support renewable and traditional sources of energy as the country transitions to a low-carbon economy. "Unfinished Business: The Missing Elements of a Sustainable Energy and Climate Policy," outlines key policies that ... more Report Examines Hidden Costs Of Energy Production And Use 
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 22, 2009A new report from the National Research Council examines and, when possible, estimates "hidden" costs of energy production and use - such as the damage air pollution imposes on human health - that are not reflected in market prices of coal, oil, other energy sources, or the electricity and gasoline produced from them. The report estimates dollar values for several major components of these ... more |
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