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Archive for January, 2010
Clean tech nuclear seduces White House
President Obama is preparing to pitch a big increase in government loan guarantees for new nuclear reactors. Is it enough to win over votes for a climate bill?
Haiti’s tragedy belongs to the environment
Deforestation made the country poor, and the destitution exasperates environmental degradation.
Ted Turner returns to solar
U.S. billionaire Ted Turner is taking a shine to solar power — again — and is teaming up with Atlanta-based utility Southern Company to develop renewable energy projects in the United States.
Climate bill treads on thin ice
The future of the climate bill that needs support from the U.S. Senate is in the balance. Here’s what some supporters and opponents have to say about it.
Failure of Copenhagen cannot be repeated, SAP chief says
Failure to agree a successor to the Kyoto protocol would lead to countries pursuing their own objectives and expose world economies to protectionism, CEO of business software company SAP Léo Apotheker said while in Davos to attend the World Economic Forum.
Africa feels the heat on climate change
It may have contributed less than any other continent to CO2 emissions, but Africa is on the front line when it comes to the impact of climate change.
Factbox: Renewable energy targets around the world
Here’s a breakdown of counrties with established renewable energy targets from 2013 to 2020.
Reuters East Antarctic Bureau shuts up shop … fast!
My life on the ice, living in a tent and running a makeshift Reuters East Antarctic Bureau, came to a close much faster than I anticipated, leaving no room for sentimentality.
Apple plugs iPod into the sun
Apple has very quietly applied for the patent for a solar-powered iPod.
Bring on the green energy investment
The $6.7-billion deal to build four wind and solar power clusters in the most populous province in Canada sends a strong message to the world: climate change requires large, transformational change and this is how it begins. Guest opinion by Professor Danny Harvey, energy policy expert at the University of Toronto.
Will Germany kill its energy golden goose?
Germany has been the world’s leading producer of solar power. But that could change now that the new centre-right government has slashed the feed-in tariff that utilities pay to producers of photovoltaic energy.
Driving carmakers to distraction over emissions
Europe’s candidate to be climate chief, Connie Hedegaard, talked tough during hearings for the European Commission last week, raising the hackles of Europe’s auto industry. Hedegaard has shown herself to be a tough advocate of tigher CO2 emissions from cars. Could she be about to take on Big Auto over targets?
Survival and the luck of the Irish
Follow Pauline Askin’s experiences in one of the harshest environments on the planet — Antarctica.
Dressed for all occasions
Being inappropriately dressed in Antarctica can be life threatening. However, being appropriately dressed takes a lot of time and an exceptionally good memory.
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