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New Yorkers who only skim their electric bills probably don't notice that it contains a charge for something called SBC/RPS. And why would they? The Systems Benefits Charge only averages out to $1.08 per month for most New York City residents.
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In a move that has angered environmental activists, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management has ceased issuing fines against Indiana state agencies that violate environmental permits. Instead, the agency is using legal settlements, or 'agreed orders', to take care of issues.
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Many companies are only now discovering the wonders of solar energy, but New Mexico radio station KTAO has been broadcasting with help from the sun since 1991.
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San Francisco gets all the credit in California for being sustainable, but Burbank has something up its sleeve: the West Coast's first hydrogen fuel cell bus.
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The Apollo Alliance's extensive plan for America's future includes clean energy, energy efficiency, green building and green jobs investments.
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Last night, Exelon CEO John Rowe outlined what he believes are the top five most important elements for United States energy policy.
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It seems like you can't make a move without bumping into a news story about the electric transportation company 'Better Place'. The innovative organization, which recently brought electric car charging stations to San Francisco, is placing charging stations across the entire state of Hawaii.
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Barack Obama handily won the presidency, giving an overall boost to hopes for a greener U.S. economy, while some of the biggest renewable energy proposals on state ballots went down to defeat yesterday.
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There are compelling reasons to believe that the U.S. is on the verge of a dramatic shift toward cleaner, greener, more efficient ways of doing business, and Obama's victory is one of the most compelling reasons.
by Marc Gunther
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After years of research and hype coming in fits and starts, it looks like some companies are seeing sales of their fuel cells take off; but surprisingly, they're not going into automobiles.
by Marc Gunther
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I had the opportunity recently to chat with Stephen Brand, COP's chief technology officer, about how the company is quietly repositioning itself around a global energy strategy -- not just oil.
by Neal Dikeman
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Lockheed Martin has been chosen to help commercialize a process that uses the difference in heat between shallow and deep water to provide energy.
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Google unveiled an aggressive $4 trillion energy plan to significantly wean the U.S. off fossil fuel use by 2030. Meanwhile, a U.S. Chamber of Commerce affiliate released its own plan that take an all-of-the-above strategy.
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A green recovery program holds the potential to improve U.S. energy security, jumpstart job creation and lay the foundation for a low-carbon future, according to a new report from the Center for American Progress.
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China gets a bad rap for its environmental record, growing greenhouse gas emissions and coal-dependent energy portfolio. But there are glimmers of hope beneath China's smog-choked skies, according to a new report.
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The continent's largest photovoltaic testing facility opened its doors in San Jose Monday. The development holds the promise of helping solar technologies reach the market faster and accelerating the growth of green collar jobs in the region.
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Above-market costs, changing customer tastes and rising material prices are just a few of the challenges facing the solar industry in the coming years. How companies anticipate and respond will determine if solar faces blue skies or grey for the future.
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A major new package of incentives designed to deliver tenfold increase in U.K. renewable energy capacity.
by James Murray
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The Munich-based company unveiled plans Monday to spend $20 million expanding an existing plant in Elgin to build mechanical drives for wind turbines. Last week, Siemens said it would shell out nearly $280 million in Germany expanding production of items that serve the energy and resource processing sectors.
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The Dept. of Energy joined forces with GE, Vestas, Siemens Power Generation, Clipper Turbine Works, Suzlon Energy and Gamesa Corp. this week in a bid to grow wind energy production high enough to account for a fifth of total generation by 2030.
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An investment company headed by Nobel Prize winner Al Gore has reportedly closed a new $683m fund for investing in green start up businesses, and VC giant KPCB launches a $500m Green Fund.
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Credit Suisse and its partners will invest at least $300 million in the renewable energy sector through private equity firm Hudson Clean Energy Partners.
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Venture capitalists are increasingly investing large sums of money into the clean technology market and into businesses promoting renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency. As positive a development as this is, gold rushes are temporary phenomena, and many are concerned that this green bubble might burst just like the dotcom or housing bubbles of recent years.
by GLOBE - Net