Month: February 2012
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Shocker! California Tops US Renewables List
Ernst & Young has China still on top in the quarterly Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index, while California leads in a new state-by-state ranking.
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$500 Million Fund for Sustainable Development in Asia
The main focus is energy efficiency in buildings and factories.
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Investors Hold Corporations Feet to Fire on Political Spending, Fossil Fuels
The two biggest areas for 2012 shareholder resolutions are political spendng and climate change.
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UK in Historic Shift in Energy Supply; Renewables, Efficiency Mean Coal, Oil Plants Can Close
Increasing renewable energy capacity, efficiency gains and natural gas will enable Britain to close its old coal, oil and nuclear power plants on schedule.
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Chicago Goes Coal-Free; Protests Against Mountaintop Mining Escalate
Chicago’s only coal plants, the dirtiest in the nation will close.