A new report shows the European Union is continuing to make rapid progress in clean energy—the sector now employs more than 1 million workers as well.
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Happy Valentine's Day, Big Oil. Love, the GOP. (Photo)
Energy Conversion Devices files Chapter 11, seeks sale of businesses; Ovonic Battery Company sold to BASF Corporation - http://www.greencarcongress.com/2012...
A Reddit user who quit his job at the Alberta tar sands project shares a video that demonstrates the devastation he was no longer willing to be complicit in causing.
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Delicately spiced, this makes a wonderful dish for mid-winter.
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Quantum introduces new 400 Series high capacity ultra-light-weight natural gas storage system for commercial truck fleets - http://www.greencarcongress.com/2012...
Expected losses on the program are just about one-third that anticipated by Congress when establishing it. Maybe now, finally, we can put the politically motivated Solyndra saga behind us.
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On Jan. 16th, Nikon sent a letter to US camera repair shops saying "it will no longer make repair parts available for purchase by repair facilities that have not been authorized by Nikon Inc. to perform camera repairs."
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Going to the office? Be Careful, It Is A Chemical Soup
BASF acquires Ovonic Battery Company; NiMH leader to be part of BASF Battery Materials business unit (updated with ECD Chapter 11) - http://www.greencarcongress.com/2012...
On the heels of collecting over 600,000 signatures of citizens opposed to the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, the environmental activist took to the Colbert Report to relay the message.
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68% of Europe's New Electricity Came From Wind & Solar Power Last Year
That's an impressive stat for renewable energy growth, but it's balanced out by the fact that wind and solar power combined still remain 15% of the EU's overall electrical capacity.
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A plan for a data center energy park in Colorado includes energy-efficient data centers and on-site renewable energy generation that could operate as a microgrid, separate from the main grid.
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