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Soros to Invest
$1B to Develop Clean Energy

He's also creating
advisory group
for policy-makers

Oct 10, 09 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - George Soros is putting his vast resources—or at least $1 billion of them—behind his passion for the environment. Soros plans to invest that amount into developing technology to create clean energy. He's also starting an organization called the Climate Policy Initiative, which will be based in San Francisco,... More »

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climate change • global warming • billionaire • clean energy • George Soros

OPINION

Friedman: China May
Beat Us in Green Race

Country's dire, polluted situation is forcing it to innovate

Jul 5, 09 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - How do you say “clean your clock” in Chinese? asks Thomas Friedman in the New York Times. Americans may soon find out, because China could outmaneuver us in the next great global industry: clean power technologies, warns Friedman. China’s been forced to go green in a hurry because... More »

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China • climate change • global warming • clean energy • energy efficiency

Big Oil Blows Off Obama's Clean-Energy Push

Firms say alternatives won't replace oil anytime soon

Apr 8, 09 8:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the Obama administration seeks to spearhead a $150 million clean-energy overhaul, oil firms are conspicuously not getting on board—they're staying on the sidelines and, in many cases, betting against it, the New York Times reports. Shell is freezing its development work on wind, solar and hydrogen power, after... More »

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oil • alternative energy • clean energy • Exxon Mobil • Big Oil • Obama administration

 House Unveils 
 Clean Energy Plan 

Democrats' plan aims for a painless shift toward a clean energy economy

Apr 1, 09 2:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - House Democrats released a draft bill yesterday that aims to fast-track a shift to clean energy, reports the Christian Science Monitor. The plan calls for vastly improved energy efficiency, accelerated development of clean energy sources, and a 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The draft was hailed by supporters as... More »

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energy • cap and trade • House of Representatives • energy industry • clean energy • House Energy and Commerce Committee • greenhouse-gas emissions

ANALYSIS

Five Best Jobs Left in Obama Administration

Highest-profile unfilled slots are energy, intelligence positions

Dec 5, 08 1:12 PM CST
(Newser) - State and Defense are taken, but Barack Obama has yet to fill several high-level administration positions. Politico looks at the top five open jobs:
  • Energy Secretary: Sustainable energy will remain a priority, despite the attention the economy will draw away. Key candidates: Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm; Dan Reicher
... More »

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CIA • torture • clean energy • Jennifer Granholm • labor unions • Kathleen Sebelius • Director of National Intelligence • Tim Roemer • Obama administration • President Obama • Obama Cabinet • Dan Reicher • Sonal Shah • Vinton Cerf

OPINION

Obama's 'Macho' Stimulus Plan Forgets Women

Job creation would largely go to men

Nov 28, 08 4:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s stimulus package calls for new jobs to fix roads and bridges, build solar panels and wind-power turbines, and create green cars. Sounds great, except for one thing: These are all fields that employ mostly men. "This might as well be called the macho stimulus package,"... More »

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education • health care • Barack Obama • construction • clean energy • economic stimulus package • President Obama

 Slump May Doom 
 Clean Energy Initiatives 

Some nations could fall back on fossil fuel

Nov 25, 08 12:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Just as global warming initiatives were gaining serious momentum around the world, the financial crisis looks like it's undermining both the political will and the math that support them, the New York Times reports. With gas prices plummeting, US automakers may be scaling back investment in new technology. In Europe,... More »

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climate change • Barack Obama • global warming • coal • fossil fuel • green energy • clean energy • Big Three • T. Boone Pickens • economy • solar panels • wind farm

Green Vandals Acquitted on Climate Change Defense

Global crisis justifies coal-plant attack: jury

Sep 11, 08 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Six Greenpeace activists who vandalized a coal-fired power station in Britain have won acquittal using the threat of global warming as a defense, reports the Guardian. The activists, who caused more than $50,000 in damage to a smokestack, said they were trying to prevent property damage from the plant’... More »

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climate change • Greenpeace • Al Gore • global warming • clean energy • coal power • carbon emissions • Kingsnorth power station • Maidstone • Jim Hansen • Zac Goldsmith

(Newser) - Wind turbines are cropping up in rural New York state and threatening to pull communities apart, the AP reports. The state's largest wind energy project is worth $400 million and powers 100,000 homes; farmers get paid up to $6,600 per turbine per year to offset the sight and... More »

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sustainable development • clean energy • wind power • New York economy • wind farm • New York state

 Solar Roofs Give Stores
 Moment in Sun

Increasingly, US chains turning to solar power as a way to reduce costs

Aug 11, 08 10:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some of the largest US retail chains have begun to embrace solar power as a way to reduce energy costs and to wrangle some cred among green-conscious shoppers, reports the New York Times. Kohl’s, Macy’s, Safeway, and Whole Foods are among chains rushing to install test panels on... More »

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solar energy • clean energy • solar panel • Wal-Mart • Kohl's

 Gore Challenge: 100% Clean Electricity by 2018 

Major speech today

Jul 17, 08 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 Can Your Bra Power Your iPod? 

Writer wants to put her breasts to work

Jun 25, 08 9:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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energy • alternative energy • iPod • clean energy • breasts • bra

 Green Cars Drive 
 Into LA Spotlight 

Zero-emissions hydrogen cars hit the streets of Hollywood

Jun 14, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Brits March In With Foot-Generated Power

Basement sensors could power thousands of bulbs an hour

Jun 8, 08 5:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Billions Wasted in UN Carbon Program: Study

Most funded projects 'won't reduce emissions'

May 26, 08 3:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 Alaskan City Goes
 Green—by Necessity 

After avalanche, Juneau is forced to find ways to use less energy

May 14, 08 7:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Gore Venture Fund Raises $1.2B for Green Tech Investment

Bullish Kleiner Perkins dismisses bubble talk

May 2, 08 4:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 Europe's New 
 Coal Plants 
 Trigger Alarm 

Even 'clean coal' technology doesn't lower carbon

Apr 23, 08 5:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 A Plane That Runs on Hydrogen 

Boeing's manned flight successful, put passenger-aircraft application still far off

Apr 4, 08 3:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

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

*If governments are smart with policies

Apr 3, 08 7:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

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