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Coal and Nuclear Power Big Winners in New U.S. Budget
The White House has just released its proposed budget for 2009 and there are a few surprises. Image by Diliff For the past couple of weeks, scientists have voiced concern over the lack of funding for science by the government. So it seems a bit a shock to [...]
Continue reading...Major U.S. Banks Will no Longer Finance “Dirty” Power Plants
Monday, February 4, 2008
Environmental activists have a strange new group of allies. Image by Ramy Majouji Several of the world’s largest investment banks will introduce new environmental standards, making it much harder for companies to get financing for
Continue reading...Gulf Oil State Invests $15 Billion in Alternative Energy
Monday, January 21, 2008
The Arab oil state of Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, has announced plans to spend over $15 billion on green energy. Abu Dhabi, photo by GC The $15 billion is meant to finance the first phase of the country’s green energy plans, as well as help [...]
Continue reading...Pioneering Energy Saving Program in Seattle Puts Consumer in Control
Friday, January 11, 2008
Imagine being put in charge of the energy consumption in your household, using your computer as the main tool. Today, the New York Times reports on
Continue reading...Britain Announces New Nuclear Power Sites
Thursday, January 10, 2008
UK Business Secretary John Hutton has announced plans for a new generation of nuclear power stations to be built across Britain. He made his announcement to British MPs yesterday, ending the speculation over the Labour government’s new energy
Continue reading...Low Energy Bulbs Can Cause Cancer, Along With Everything Else Ever Made.
Saturday, January 5, 2008
The cyclical nature of the world has been expounded upon over the centuries by countless thinkers from Toynbee to drunken first year Philosophy majors. While I may not be the world’s foremost philosopher or drunk, despite all my hard work on the latter, I’d like to
Continue reading...Ad Standards Agency Bans Misleading npower Ad
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Energy company npower has had one of its ads banned by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) for misleadingly implying that it provided Wembley stadium with power from renewable sources. The ad in question was a magazine ad for npower’s green energy brand
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Monday, February 4, 2008
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