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No Sunny Skies for Two Solar Projects in Texas, California

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/11/2009

Two major solar projects are at a standstill; one over contract renewals and the other due to environmental concerns. Meanwhile, New York lawmakers are making it easier for businesses and homeowners to install solar systems and makeenergy-efficiency improvements.NRG Energy’s plan to build T ...

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Rising Sea Levels Would Hit U.S. East Coast Hardest

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/11/2009

Miami would become an island city – and Miami Beach an underwater reef – if climate change projections of a one-meter rise in sea levels by century’s end hold true.Clean Air-Cool Planet presented new climate change models to Senate staffers Nov. 19. The projections are predicate ...

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U.S., China Partner on Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2009

President Barack Obama and China’s President Hu Jintao have agreed to a wide ranging package of programs and initiatives (seven in total) to strengthen the two countries’ cooperation on renewable energy and energy efficiency. One key program establishes a U.S.-China Clean Energy Resea ...

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UK to Ease Rules for On-Site Renewable Energy Installations

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2009

Aimed at helping cut carbon emissions, the UK has proposed new planning rules that will allow home owners, offices, schools, stadiums and railway stations to install solar panels without planning permissions, reports the Telegraph. Councils will also be able to install charging stations for elect ...

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Iranian Tanker Firm to Cut Fuel Use 28%

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2009

As the world seeks a consensus on cutting maritime emissions, an Iranian tanker company is making concrete promises to reduce its own emissions and fuel use.National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) aims to cut energy use 28 percent, to be achieved by improvements in operational efficiency, fleet ma ...

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