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  • July 2008

    • 'Clean Coal' Advocates Blowing Smoke

      newser  |  Yale Environment 360  |  Jul 17, 08 11:31 AM CDT

      'Clean Coal' Advocates Blowing Smoke

      “Clean coal” is the buzzword of the moment, with industry groups and presidential candidates swearing by a work-in-progress technique known as carbon capture and storage (CCS), which ultimately buries carbon dioxide emissions deep underground. But Jeff Goodell, writing in Yale Environment 360 , doesn’t buy it. “We don’t need to bury our problems,” Goodell writes. “We need to reinvent our world.” More »

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      climate change  • environment  • carbon emissions  • coal  • coal power

  • May 2008
  • April 2008

    • China Has Only 12 Days Left of Coal

      newser  |  Australia's News Network  |  Apr 23, 08 6:01 PM CDT

      China Has Only 12 Days Left of Coal

      China only has coal reserves left for about 12 days, and in some regions only about a week's supply is left, Australia's News Network reports. The demand for coal—the most important energy source in the country—has skyrocketed, with huge numbers of new power plants being built in the past decade. More »

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      China  • coal  • coal power

    • Europe's New Coal Plants Trigger Alarm

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 23, 08 5:21 AM CDT

      Europe's New Coal Plants Trigger Alarm

      European countries facing record prices for oil and natural gas are turning to coal to fuel their energy needs, deeply worrying environmentalists, the New York Times reports. During the next five years, about 50 new coal-fired power plants will open across Europe. Many electricity companies say they have no other choice. More »

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      climate change  • oil price  • Europe  • clean energy  • coal

  • January 2008

    • For Nuke Cues, Look to France

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 24, 08 12:56 PM CST

      For Nuke Cues, Look to France

      Her name is Anne Lauvergeon, but because she’s spearheaded France’s nuclear revolution, commentators call her “Atomic Anne.” And the US desperately needs someone like her, writes the New York Times ’ Roger Cohen. Thanks to Lauvergeon’s advocacy, France has thrown aside nuclear jitters, and now gets 80% of its electricity from nuclear plants—compared to 20% in the US. More »

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      France  • climate change  • nuclear power  • coal  • nuclear power plants  • Chernobyl

  • November 2007

    • Google Searches Green Energy

      newser  |  MarketWatch  |  Nov 27, 07 5:19 PM CST

      Google Searches Green Energy

      Google is making a huge financial push to replace coal with cleaner, cheaper renewable energy. The company says it will invest "tens of millions" in the search next year, starting with solar, wind, and geothermal technology, and hundreds of millions more in subsequent years, MarketWatch reports. The company says it can reach its goal “in years, not decades." More »

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      Google  • solar power  • coal  • Larry Page  • Sergey Brin  • renewable resources

    • Clean-Tech Show Draws Eager Investors

      newser  |  MarketWatch  |  Nov 9, 07 3:15 PM CST

      Clean-Tech Show Draws Eager Investors

      A clean technology conference hosted scores of venture capitalists and private-equity firms looking to cash in on 100 cutting-edge companies. Drawing particular interest was First Solar, which makes solar-energy cells that could soon compete with residential utility prices, MarketWatch reports. The company also signals the sector’s dangers: Its $200 stock is up from a year-old IPO price of $20—and some observers cry bubble. More »

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      Wal-Mart  • IPO  • green technology  • coal  • clean technology  • market bubble

  • July 2007

    • World's Oldest Car to be Auctioned

      newser  |  CNN  |  Jul 8, 07 2:41 PM CDT

      World's Oldest Car to be Auctioned

      The oldest car that can still be driven will be auctioned off in Pebble Beach, CA this August. It could go for as much as $2M, reports CNN. The steam-powered, four-wheeled De Dion-Bouton et Trepardoux—nicknamed "La Marquise"—was built in France in 1884, some 13 years before Henry Ford came up with a gas-powered vehicle here. More »

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      California  • car  • auction  • coal  • car race  • steam

  • June 2007
  • May 2007

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