Tag: Kenya
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The Global Downfall of the Plastic Bag
The world’s strictest anti-plastic bag implementation strategy may be in Rwanda. Since a ban went into effect in 2008, airline…
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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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Geothermal Bubbles Up As Key Kenya Energy Source
The government of Kenya has secured financing to develop a 400-megawatt geothermal power plant to help meet its goal of 5,000 MW of geothermal capacity.