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Mexico vows to cut carbon pollution 50 percent by 2050 Poznan, Poland (AFP) Dec 11, 2008 
Mexico said Thursday it would slash its carbon pollution by 50 percent before 2050, joining Brazil among large developing economies to pledge large reductions in greenhouse gases. Mexico will reach this goal through voluntary and non-binding commitments to improve energy efficiency in heavy industry, notably in the cement and oil sectors, Environment Minister Juan Rafael Elvira told a press ... read moreGerman islands tilting at windmills lose court case 
Berlin (AFP) Dec 11, 2008Two North Sea German islands Thursday lost a court bid to prevent the building of giant wind turbines off their coastlines. The islands of Wangerooge and Borkum had sought to keep the future windparks, with towers rising 90 metres (295 feet) above the sea, out of their backyard. They argued that tourists might be put off by the view and that ships colliding with the windmills could cause ... more
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California approves plan to slash greenhouse gases
Los Angeles (AFP) Dec 11, 2008California's environmental regulators approved an ambitious plan aimed at slashing greenhouse gas emissions in the state by 30 percent over the next 12 years, officials said. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has backed a series of measures in a plan which sets out a timetable for achieving emissions standards outlined in a 2006 bill signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. ... more Analysis: Senate mulls green job potential 
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 11, 2008The president-elect and Congress will pour money into creating new technologies -- and jobs -- when they take office next month, instead of scaling back foresight spending as the economy stumbles. Although some have worried energy-efficiency initiatives will get cut as the current economic crisis continues unabated, the comprehensive stimulus package Congress and President-elect Barack ... more Analysis: Russia cuts oil export taxes 
Washington (UPI) Dec 11, 2008 At this festive time of year, Westerners should spare a modicum of cheer for Russian energy producers, battered by plunging global demand and a tax rate that recently stripped them of any profit. The global plunge in oil prices occurred more swiftly than the Kremlin anticipated, having on Oct. 1 slapped a duty of $372.20 a ton on oil exports, to last until Dec. 1. Russian energy companies ... more  |
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Sweden Offers World-Class Cleantech Solutions For The Future
Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Dec 12, 2008Sweden is a world leader in bioenergy and renewable vehicle fuels, and is the fastest growing windpower market in Europe. There are excellent investment opportunities for Indian investors, as Sweden can offer innovative and sustainable cleantech solutions for the future. Major Swedish cities have integrated the planning of transport and traffic, water and sewage treatment, waste collection ... more Suniva Opens The Souths First Solar Cell Factory 
Atlanta GA (SPX) Dec 12, 2008Suniva has officially opened the first solar factory in the Southeastern US with the help of Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue. Located in the Atlanta metro area, Suniva's manufacturing facility will create over 100 high-paying, permanent green jobs by year-end 2009 and even more as it ramps to full production capacity in 2010. Governor Perdue spoke at the event about the company's importance ... more SunPower To Build Largest Solar Power Tracking System In Australia 
Belmont, Australia (SPX) Dec 12, 2008SunPower has announced an agreement to build a 505-kilowatt solar power installation for Horizon Power, a government-owned company providing power to remote and regional communities and resource operations in Western Australia. The ground-mounted installation will be located on two sites in Marble Bar and Nullagine, in the east Pilbara region of Western Australia, and will be the largest ... more Bella Energy Installs Solar Electric Systems On Boulder County Buildings 
Boulder County CO (SPX) Dec 12, 2008Bella Energy and Boulder County are installing the largest municipal solar electric project in the Rocky Mountain Region. The project is part of Boulder County's Sustainable Energy Plan to reduce the county's impact on global climate change and to reduce costs by increasing energy efficiency. 615 kilowatts (kW) of solar electric equipment mounted on eight county buildings will be capable ... more |
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