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The Japanese government plans to install the world's first commercial fuel-cell cogeneration system for residential use at the Prime Minister's new official residence, scheduled to be completed in spring 2005.
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A coalition group is praising the states of California and New Jersey for advancing new energy-saving appliance standards.
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European scientists have developed light, flexible solar panels that could be sewn on fabrics and placed on surfaces to charge objects ranging from cell phones and DVD players to batteries.
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Contrasting public beliefs that solar panels are far too expensive for the average homeowner to install, a new report quantifies the great economic benefits of doing so.
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The Forest Products Association of Canada says that its member companies are seeking Environmental Choice Program or 'EcoLogo' certification for their biomass cogeneration sites.
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The Sony Music Studio in Tokyo is indirectly using 300,000 kWh per year of green power generated by the Choshi-Byobugaura Wind Power Station in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, to meet a part of its power requirements.
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Pepsi Cola of Klamath Falls has installed the Northwest's largest solar electric system, 172 kilowatts at three locations -- a system that will generate all the energy the facilities will use over the course of a year.
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More than 200 Food Lion stores in eight states have earned the Energy Star designation from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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The energy-saving design of a new office building in the capital of Australia has achieved a 43% reduction in water consumption compared with that of an average office building of standard design.
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The Bonneville Environmental Foundation says it will collaborate with 11 ski areas in the Pacific Northwest as they act to address the threat of global climate change on the environment and their industry.
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This year the 29-meter (95ft) high illuminated Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square is powered by hydrogen and a fuel cell -- the first project of its kind in Europe.
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Honda increased its lead over its competitors in the biennial race for the title of greenest automaker, the Union of Concerned Scientists has announced.
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The World Resources Institute and members of its Green Power Market Development Group have announced 62 megawatts of new renewable energy purchases and projects.
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HSBC has announced its intention to be the first major bank to go “carbon neutral” in a program that may cost up to $7 million in the first year.
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FedEx Corp. has launched 'Operation FedEx Special Delivery,' a program to support philanthropic efforts in U.S. communities during the holiday season.
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The University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center has successfully generated electricity from biomass with a cost-effective gasification technology in a diesel engine.
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BIOCAP Canada Foundation, a multi-stakeholder university research network, has released a new Primer on Bioproducts to coincide with the BioNorth 2004 event held recently in Ottawa.
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The report says that Cinergy supports a GHG management program that would use market-based cap and trade principles, allow compliance flexibility with reforestation and other sequestration projects, incorporate bi-lateral or regional international carbon trading, and promote public/private partnerships in research and development.
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A new report by the World Wildlife Fund shows that the power sector is failing to act responsibly in the face of the greatest threat confronting the world in the 21st century.
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China plans to double its energy consumption as its economy quadruples by 2020, officials have said.
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The regional utility's current challenge, says CEO Jim Rogers, to combine pragmatic realism with an aggressive plan for the future to stay on top of its game. By Katie Sosnowchik with Joseph Fiksel
by Emily Rabin
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The new global initiative serves to advance international cooperation on the recovery and use of methane as a valuable clean energy source.
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ACC announced a total of 19 awards to these companies for their company-wide or plant-specific progress.
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Biofuels could become a major revenue earner for Britain's arable farmers within 5-10 years, but much will depend on government support, a major study into the U.K. cereals sector has concluded.
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Several businesses in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia have formally launched the Clean Energy Partnership, a regional coalition working to promote solutions to global warming and air pollution.