A new book predicts that an emphasis on efficiency and real costs will make renewable energy the inevitable replacement for fossil fuels.
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Oct 21
Can an IT Snowball Grow in Iceland?
Iceland is working to tip the scales toward renewable energy in a world where most computing needs are powered by coal. The f…
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South Africa Enacts CO2 Emissions Cap as UN Climate Negotiators to Converge on Durban
The South African government will enact an emissions cap and new energy industry regulations in an effort to spur development of alternative, clean and renewable energy and mitigate climate change. The new regulations will penalize heavy polluters that…
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Activists worldwide push for leaving the fossil fuel age behind
On six continents, in over 75 percent of the world’s countries, people came out en masse yesterday to attend over 2,000 events to demonstrate the power of renewable energy to combat global climate change. As apart of the ‘Moving Planet’ campaign organi…
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Green Blog: Solar Dwellings on Parade
Landscape is playing a growing role in how designers think about the role of renewable energy in architectural design.
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Green Blog: In the Green Race, the U.S. as Also-Ran
So why is the nation lagging behind China and Germany on renewable energy? A six-way debate.
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Room For Debate: Why Is the U.S. Losing the Green Race?
Americans pride themselves on being global leaders in innovation. So why is the nation lagging behind China and Germany on renewable energy?
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CO2 Up in the World
Global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2)increased by 45 % between 1990 and 2010, and reached an all-time high of 33 billion tons in 2010. Increased energy efficiency, nuclear energy and the growing contribution of renewable energy are not compensating …
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Germany proves the promise of renewable energy: hits 20 percent renewables
As many people in the United States question whether renewable energy is a viable alternative to fossil fuels, Germany now derives 20.8 percent of its electricity from renewable sources—a 15 percent increase since 2000, reports Der Spiegel. In co…
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Volkswagen Investing One Billion Euros in Wind Energy
In an attempt to hedge against future rising energy prices, Volkswagen announced last week that it will invest up to one billion Euros (US$1.45 billion) in renewable energy. The announcement follows the company’s decisions earlier this year to inves…
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