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  • By Oana Grigoras
  • December 6th, 2011
Court Gives Green Light to Solar Incentive Cuts

Court Gives Green Light to Solar Incentive Cuts

Friends of the Earth plan to block the dramatic cuts threatening the solar industry

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  • By Oana Grigoras
  • December 6th, 2011
Greenpeace Activists Break in French Nuclear Site

Greenpeace Activists Break in French Nuclear Site

Nuclear industry could face external threats that imply a high 'risk of terrorism'

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  • By Oana Grigoras
  • December 5th, 2011
Walmart Buys Cheap Energy from Subsidized Wind Park

Walmart Buys Cheap Energy from Subsidized Wind Park

The UK government is urged to stop backing the wind park that failed in helping the poor

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  • By Oana Grigoras
  • December 5th, 2011
Giant Offshore Wind Turbines Tempt European Market

Giant Offshore Wind Turbines Tempt European Market

Massive wind turbines could be implemented in European countries within the next two years

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  • By Oana Grigoras
  • December 5th, 2011
Solar Energy to Satisfy One Third of Global Demand by 2060

Solar Energy to Satisfy One Third of Global Demand by 2060

IEA experts forecast economic activities will 'migrate' to sunnier regions by 2050

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  • By Oana Grigoras
  • December 2nd, 2011
Couple Made 'Noisy Windfarm' Developers Pay

Couple Made 'Noisy Windfarm' Developers Pay

A couple sued the owners of a wind farm aiming to get £2.5m but settled out of court

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  • By Oana Grigoras
  • December 2nd, 2011
Scottish Communities to Benefit from Green Energy Projects

Scottish Communities to Benefit from Green Energy Projects

Energy Minister Fergus Ewing is concerned about the UK's cut in the solar power tariffs

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  • By Oana Grigoras
  • December 2nd, 2011
Chase Is Most Influent 'Climate Killer' Bank

Chase Is Most Influent 'Climate Killer' Bank

Chase, the biggest supporter of coal, is closely followed by City and Bank of America

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  • By Oana Grigoras
  • December 1st, 2011
General Electric to Build a Plutonium Reactor in the UK

General Electric to Build a Plutonium Reactor in the UK

The company could develop a multibillion pounds project aiming to use plutonium as fuel

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  • By Oana Grigoras
  • December 1st, 2011
Biofuel Linked to Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Biofuel Linked to Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Biofuel manufacturing depends on deforestation, a process with a high ecological footprint

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  • By Oana Grigoras
  • November 30th, 2011
Dirty Coal Business Continues to Flourish in South Africa

Dirty Coal Business Continues to Flourish in South Africa

The host of the climate change summit is far from displaying an eco-conscious attitude

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  • By Oana Grigoras
  • November 30th, 2011
Deadly E. Coli Bacteria Turned into Biofuel

Deadly E. Coli Bacteria Turned into Biofuel

Scientists let E. Coli play with switchgrass to obtain three kinds of biofuel

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  • By Oana Grigoras
  • November 30th, 2011
Northern Bitumen Pipeline Project Implies ‘Unacceptable Risks’

Northern Bitumen Pipeline Project Implies ‘Unacceptable Risks’

Developing company says no project of this dimensions could ever be risk-free

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  • By Oana Grigoras
  • November 29th, 2011
Parking Facilities Expected to Install EV Chargers

Parking Facilities Expected to Install EV Chargers

Public and community parking spaces will be equipped with chargers for electric vehicles

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  • By Oana Grigoras
  • November 28th, 2011
Vitamin B12 to Make Hydrogen Fuel Cells More Affordable

Vitamin B12 to Make Hydrogen Fuel Cells More Affordable

Replacing platinum catalyst with carbon-B12 decreases the costs of hydrogen fuel cells

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  • By Oana Grigoras
  • November 28th, 2011
Ethanol Maker Corn Plus Fined for Covering Up Air Pollution Situation

Ethanol Maker Corn Plus Fined for Covering Up Air Pollution Situation

The company has to pay $760,000 (€569,373) for falsifying air pollution data

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  • By Oana Grigoras
  • November 25th, 2011
European Air Pollution Is Behind an Environmental Prejudice Worth €169 Billion ($223Billion)

European Air Pollution Is Behind an Environmental Prejudice Worth €169 Billion ($223Billion)

European Environment Agency (EEA) reveals hidden costs of pollution in Europe, for 2009

 
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