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- Continuing Current U.S. Energy Policy Called 'Perilous' – Tilde Herrera
- Can a Day Without Meat Cut a City's Carbon Footprint? – Matthew Wheeland
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This section looks at business solutions to one of the grand challenges of this century: supplying energy to meet the changing needs of a growing world population while protecting the environment.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sky-high fuel prices, declining energy use and a slumping economy gave the U.S. its largest annual decline in fossil fuel-based carbon dioxide emissions since 1982, when emissions fell 5.3 percent.
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A group of retired U.S. military leaders released a report today warning that maintaining the country's current energy stance poses significant risks to its national security,
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Reps. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) formally introduced H.R. 2454, The American Clean Energy and Security Act, today in an effort to have the bill ready for a full vote next week. The bill would reduce emissions 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 and give away as many as 85 percent of the cap-and-trade pollution permits for free.
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The Belgian city of Ghent has launched a plan to "go vegetarian" one day a week as a way of reducing the greenhouse gas emissions associated with meat production.
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Following Monday’s announcement it will buy Clear Standards, an environmental accounting software company, SAP unveiled its 2008 Sustainability Report today showing the company reduced greenhouse emissions 6.7 percent in 2008.
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MERCED, Calif. -- A new study suggests converting biomass to electricity rather than ethanol is more efficient in terms of “miles per acre” and greenhouse gas emissions.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee wrestles over the draft climate change legislation proposed by Reps. Henry Waxman and Edward Markey, a new study has been released suggesting the feared economic toll may be lighter than some predict.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Obama Administration established a Biofuels Interagency Working Group this week in a move that carries implications for the industry on several fronts, including regulatory and research and development.
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The Chamber’s enduring resistance to climate change regulations has put it at odds with some of its members, many of which have in recent years formed coalitions and taken policy stances supporting mandatory rules to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a Politico story.
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A new report from Missouri Republican Senator Kit Bond wants to put the "Yellow Light" on green jobs -- the latest in a series of efforts to slow the momentum of the green economy.
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Investors are flocking to companies providing climate change products and services, but it isn't always easy for privately-held businesses to tap the stream of investment dollars.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- FedEx wants a third of its jet fuel to come from biofuels by 2030, the company’s chief executive said Wednesday in a speech delivered during a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Green Power Market Development Group, a consortium of industry-leading companies founded by the World Resources Institute, announced that its members have purchased enough renewable energy to displace a large coal-fired power plant.
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If climate change is the greatest threat facing mankind, what are the odds of the big environmental groups rethinking their longstanding opposition to nuclear power?
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- Many have called for a global clean-energy revolution, but the world's utilities have a long way to go before they fundamentally change the way they produce power, according to the Carbon Disclosure Project.