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  • July 2008

    • Gore Challenge: 100% Clean Electricity by 2018

      newser  |  Time  |  Jul 17, 08 10:20 AM CDT

      Gore Challenge: 100% Clean Electricity by 2018

      Al Gore is challenging the US to produce all its electricity through wind, sun, and other clean sources by 2018. Speaking to the AP ahead of a major address today, the Nobel laureate compared the goal to JFK’s 1961 pledge to make it to the moon—and said that both Barack Obama and John McCain are “way ahead” of most politicians on the climate change issue. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • climate change  • Al Gore  • nuclear power  • clean energy  • Nobel Prize

  • June 2008

    • Can Your Bra Power Your iPod?

      newser  |  Slate  |  Jun 25, 08 9:28 AM CDT

      Can Your Bra Power Your iPod?

      For all the embarrassing bouncing and awkward jiggling they do, there must be a way to capture the power of breast motion, Adrienne So writes in Slate. “Human-powered devices are showing up everywhere. … Could someone design an iPod-powering bra for me?” she asks. A sports bra design consultant tells her she’d need the right breast size and material to maximize the breast motion. More »

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      energy  • iPod  • alternative energy  • clean energy  • breasts

    • Green Cars Drive Into LA Spotlight

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 14, 08 3:00 PM CDT

      Green Cars Drive Into LA Spotlight

      Hydrogen cars are the latest Hollywood must-have, and automakers are more than happy to see stars behind the wheel, the LA Times reports. The vehicles—which emit nothing but water—instantly speed celebrities to first place in the game of green one-upmanship. They are still years away from going on sale to the public. More »

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      Honda  • clean energy  • BMW  • vehicle emissions  • vehicle  • clean fuel  • hydrogen car

    • Brits March In With Foot-Generated Power

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Jun 8, 08 5:40 PM CDT

      Brits March In With Foot-Generated Power

      Crowds may soon be kicking up clean energy in England. Designed to generate power from footsteps, "heel strike" generators are ready to be installed in shopping malls and subways—and power thousands of light bulbs. "It works by using the pressure of feet on the floor to compress pads underneath," the London Times explains, "driving fluid through mini-turbines that then generate electricity, which is stored in a battery." More »

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      electricity  • green technology  • clean energy  • clean technology  • electrical circuits

  • May 2008

    • Billions Wasted in UN Carbon Program: Study

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  May 26, 08 3:38 AM CDT

      Billions Wasted in UN Carbon Program: Study

      Billions of dollars spent to encourage developing nations to cut greenhouse gas emissions are being wasted on projects that don't qualify, according to two new studies of the UN's carbon credit program. The Kyoto agreement arranges for wealthy countries unable to meet emission reductions to instead subsidize green energy projects in developing countries. But the fund is routinely abused by energy companies in developing countries improperly claiming emission reduction credits. More »

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      United Nations  • carbon emissions  • clean energy  • green energy  • Kyoto Protocol  • carbon trading  • Kyoto treaty

    • Alaskan City Goes Green—by Necessity

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 14, 08 7:11 PM CDT

      Alaskan City Goes Green—by Necessity

      An energy conservation effort born out of necessity has turned the residents of Juneau, Alaska, into poster children for the green movement, the New York Times reports. Electricity rates skyrocketed 400% after an avalanche knocked out several major transmission towers last month; the state capital has since lowered its electricity usage by more than 30%, a figure that makes conservationists swoon. More »

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      Alaska  • electricity  • conservation  • alternative energy  • clean energy  • energy consumption  • Juneau

    • Gore Venture Fund Raises $1.2B for Green Tech Investment

      newser  |  San Jose Mercury News  |  May 2, 08 4:47 PM CDT

      Gore Venture Fund Raises $1.2B for Green Tech Investment

      A Silicon Valley venture-capital firm announced yesterday it's raised $1.2 billion to invest in green technology—with an assist from new partner Al Gore. One Kleiner Perkins fund will invest in established companies, while the other will back clean-tech startups, the San Jose Mercury News reports. “He is spending time with us," an exec says of the Nobel-winning ex-VP, "helping us think about global opportunities.” More »

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      Al Gore  • green technology  • clean energy  • Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

  • April 2008

    • 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

    • A Plane That Runs on Hydrogen

      newser  |  BBC  |  Apr 4, 08 3:28 PM CDT

      A Plane That Runs on Hydrogen

      Boeing has successfully tested the world’s first manned, hydrogen-powered plane, the BBC reports, with one executive calling the three flights in Spain “a historical technological success.” The propeller-driven two-seater runs on a hydrogen fuel cell that emits only heat and water. Boeing engineers say they doubt the cells alone could power full-scale passenger planes. More »

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      Boeing  • clean energy  • aerospace  • hydrogen fuel cells  • alternative fuels

    • Going Greener Won't Cut Much* Into Bottom Line: Study

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 3, 08 7:54 PM CDT

      Going Greener Won't Cut Much* Into Bottom Line: Study

      Cutting greenhouse-gas emissions will put a dent in the world's bottom line, but the damage could be minimal with the right economic policies, the International Monetary Fund forecasts. A 60% reduction of 2002 emission levels will reduce global growth by 2.6% come 2040, but the world's economy would still double in size, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      China  • global warming  • India  • energy  • greenhouse gases  • clean energy  • International Monetary Fund  • IMF  • cap and trade  • carbon trading

  • February 2008

    • Arabs Building First Green City

      newser  |  BBC  |  Feb 10, 08 5:14 PM CST

      Arabs Building First Green City

      Earth's first carbon-free city is being built in the United Arab Emirates and will take 8 years and $22 billion to complete, the BBC reports. Called Masdar City, it will run on solar power and shuttle residents on travel pods via magnetic tracks. But critics say the $22 billion project, funded by the city of Abu Dhabi, belies the oil-rich emirate's overall gobbling of resources. More »

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      Abu Dhabi  • clean energy  • United Arab Emirates  • green  • biotechnology  • sustainability

  • January 2008

    • Prez Finds It's Not Easy Being Green

      newser  |  Christian Science Monitor  |  Jan 31, 08 1:57 PM CST

      Prez Finds It's Not Easy Being Green

      President Bush's $2 billion proposal to help finance cleaner technologies for developing countries may be too little, too late, the Christian Science Monitor reports. While some laud Monday's State of the Union plan as "a major landmark in addressing global warming," critics argue expecting voluntary contributions from other industrial nations "adds up to lots of rhetoric and little actual change." More »

  • December 2007

    • Energy Bill Blocked by 1 Vote

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Dec 13, 07 12:42 PM CST

      Energy Bill Blocked by 1 Vote

      Senate Democrats today failed by one vote to advance a broad energy bill that would have increased mileage standards to 35mpg by 2020. The sticking point for Republicans was  $21 billion in new taxes, mostly on oil companies, the New York Times reports. The vote to invoke cloture scored 59 votes in favor, one short of the 60 needed to block a Republican filibuster. More »

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      Senate  • Harry Reid  • clean energy  • filibuster

  • October 2007

    • Nuclear Power Primed for Comeback

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Oct 8, 07 9:40 AM CDT

      Nuclear Power Primed for Comeback

      As natural gas prices fluctuate, concern over greenhouse gas emissions mounts, and demand for electricity increases, nuclear power may be making a comeback. Although no new plant has been completed since 1996, the NRC expects applications for as many as 32 new reactors in the next 2 years. The Washington Post looks at an unexpected comeback. More »

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      energy  • nuclear power  • uranium  • clean energy  • US government

  • September 2007

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