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Layton to cancel Harper oil subsidies

MONTREAL — NDP leader Jack Layton has vowed to cancel some $2 billion in subsidies to oil producers and invest that money into renewable-energy projects and green jobs. "Under Stephen Harper, every single Quebecer is sending roughly $75 a year to

Doc questioned about mounting evidence of turbines harming health

There was acrimonious cross-examination of a medical doctor on the final day of testimony today at a hearing into the challenge of an approval of a renewable energy project near Thamesville. Dr. Robert McCunney, a co-author of the a

CH Energy Group to Divest Lyonsdale Biomass Plant

to focus on our core energy delivery businesses," said Steven V. Lant, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO "We are in the process of divesting our renewable energy portfolio, and this transaction is an important step along our new path.

Foundation is offering loans to encourage energy efficiency

The Green Communities Fund can finance renewable energy projects, such as solar, after a minimum 20 percent energy savings has been achieved. Under the Green Communities Fund, eligible properties must be within a downtown development authority's

Commons at Mount Burdell Project Remains in Limbo

With the emphasis on renewable energy and sustainability, the development would return power to the grid, according to data from American Assets. American Assets has been going through a transition of its own by taking its real estate company public.

Commission approves 12% Pacific Power rate increase for customers

Renewable energy credits from wind power prevented the hike from being higher at 14 percent, commissioners said. Customer bills significantly will vary, with those relying on electricity for heat feeling the heaviest burden. Pacific Power argued that

Utility Week

The firm's major backer is south Wales renewable energy company Eco2. "The working environment for tidal stream devices is very harsh and we have to demonstrate the long term viability of the technical solution to deliver commercial scale power," said

What should happen with US government subsidies of renewable energy development?

Renewable energy still hasn't outgrown criticisms that have dogged it for years: It remains too expensive to compete head-to-head with fossil fuels, and it is too dependent on government subsidies. Most renewable energy faces another major obstacle.

Renewable energy course attendees informed of new solar cladding

Workers who have finished renewable energy courses may be interested in a new form of solar panel which has been developed. Tata Steel has revealed a new product which works like cladding to help produce electricity for a building.

Legislators battled to protect environment during session

A regional cap-and-trade program in the American west will be a vital step in the development of renewable energy in our state and country. America's economic dependence on fossil fuel is not only environmentally destructive, but it is the greatest

Seventeenth Annual Asian Festival Celebrates New Week Long Activities

“The Asian Festival continues to work on Going Green.” The festival encourages its food vendors to use disposable plates that are biodegradable and use recycle bins. A Solar and Wind power trailer will be onsite to promote renewable energy.

RE integration strains NGCP system

MANILA, Philippines – Even at initial phases, the National Renewable Energy Board (NREB) is targeting relatively massive integration of intermittent renewable energy (RE) technologies with near-term installations aimed at 860

A Wave of the Future: Linking National and Intl Climate Change Policies

I've written about this policy approach recently at this blog (Renewable Energy Standards: Less Effective, More Costly, but Politically Preferred to Cap-and-Trade?, January 11, 2011), and will do so again in the near future, but for today I want to