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Global subsidies for fossil fuels dwarf support given to renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power and biofuels, Bloomberg New Energy Finance said. Governments last year gave $43 billion to $46 billion of support to renewable energy through tax credits, guaranteed electricity prices ... — full article at bloomberg.com


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Trotting out experts in medicine and forestry to argue that biomass generation could endanger human health. — full article at green.blogs.nytimes.com

Independent (UK): The microscopic plants that support all life in the oceans are dying off at a dramatic rate, according to a study that has documented for the first time a disturbing and unprecedented change at the base of the marine food web. Scientists have discovered that the phytoplankton ... — full article at independent.co.uk


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Each decade since the 1980's has been progressively warmer than the last, with an average warming of about one-fifth of a degree Fahrenheit per decade. — full article at green.blogs.nytimes.com

It shouldn't be a surprise that, at a conference called Plug-In 2010 , we can find a bunch of plug-in vehicle charger companies. Schneider Electric is here in San Jose, CA and wants to be known not for wireless charging or having a stylish home unit but for being your one-stop shop for ... — full article at green.autoblog.com

Some foes of cap and trade are far less averse to a clean energy mandate. — full article at green.blogs.nytimes.com

COMING SOON! Look for announcements in the coming months as we introduce our charging stations, services and management solutions. Smart charging. Smart savings. Smart grid. In the midst of a historical energy crossroads, the launch of electric vehicles (EVs) could not come at a better time. ... — full article at schneider-electric.us

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frog partners with ECOtality for a new family of smart EV chargers. The future is now. Electric vehicles (EV) are no longer a figment of your science fiction imagination. With the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt soon to appear on your local neighborhood streets, a sustainable future of ... — full article at designmind.frogdesign.com

Kevin Robb, a Coast Guard search and rescue specialist, was the initial watch commander during the evening of the accident on Deepwater Horizon. In this video, Robb testified in New Orleans about the U.S. Coast Guard’s firefighting efforts aboard the rig. Video courtesy ABC News. — full article at publicintegrity.org

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Climate change's impacts on crop yields may force as many as seven million Mexicans to emigrate to the U.S. over the next 70 years, according to research published July 26 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . The study is among the first to attempt to put hard numbers on questions about "environmental refugees" that may be caused by climate change. [More] Climate change - Environment - United States -  ... — full article at scientificamerican.com

It's being called the largest wind power project in the country, with plans for thousands of acres of towering turbines in the Mojave Desert foothills generating electricity for 600,000 homes in Southern California. And now it's finally kicking into gear. The multibillion-dollar Alta Wind ... — full article at latimes.com

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Twenty-seven Democrats want a renewable electricity mandate in the mix after the leadership abandoned a sweeping climate and energy bill. Read more... — full article at thehill.com

Outgoing chief executive's comments likely to inflame US public opinion as he defends oil group's response to rig disaster BP formally confirmed today that it had axed its boss Tony Hayward in an attempt to appease mounting anger in the US but risked undermining the move by insisting it had ... — full article at guardian.co.uk

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BEIJING (Reuters) - Almost a quarter of China's surface water remains so polluted that it is unfit even for industrial use, while less than half of total supplies are drinkable, data from the environment watchdog showed on Monday. Inspectors from China's Ministry of Environmental Protection ... — full article at reuters.com

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