Tag: China
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New Report Finds: Keystone XL Would Increase Gas Prices and Reduce National Security
PUBLIC CITIZEN — Keystone XL proponents are relying on two key arguments to urge the project to be approved: reduced prices for U.S. consumers and national energy security. Our analysis shows that the pipeline is almost certain to fail to advance either of these objectives …
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World Wind Power Set to Top 300,000 Megawatts in 2013, After Record 2012
EARTH POLICY INSTITUTE — Even amid policy uncertainty in major wind power markets, wind developers still managed to set a new record for installations in 2012, with 44,000 megawatts of new wind capacity worldwide. With total capacity exceeding 280,000 megawatts, wind farms generate carbon-free electricity in more than 80 countries, 24 of which have …
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President Obama Signs Monsanto Protection Act
FOOD DEMOCRACY NOW! — For the past year, family farm advocates and legal experts have fought to stop the Monsanto Protection Act, another special interest corporate giveaway that fundamentally undermines …
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More Than Honey: How Dwindling Bee Populations Impact Global Food Supply
CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL — For over a decade, the bee population has dwindled, baffling scientists worldwide. And for an insect that is responsible for two-thirds of the world’s food source, their disappearance could …
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Chinese Government Requiring Buildings to Meet New Green Standards by 2015
China, the world’s largest carbon emitter and energy consumer, will soon be working toward a revolutionary green building overhaul. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) will issue a green building code that requires existing buildings to meet mandatory new green building standards by 2013. The cost of meeting these new code requirements will only…