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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: clean energy

clean energy stories: 27 news summaries

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Arabs Building First Green City

Run on solar power, Masdar City will cost $22 billion and take 8 years to construct

Feb 10, 08 5:14 PM CST
(Newser) - 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,... More »

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

Prez Finds
It's Not Easy Being Green

Bush's plan to combat global warming leaves some critics cold

Jan 31, 08 1:57 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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global warming • clean energy • Environmental Defense • State of the Union Address • George W. Bush

Energy Bill Blocked by
1 Vote

Dems fail to override filibuster; $21B in taxes on oil companies draw GOP's ire

Dec 13, 07 12:42 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Senate • Harry Reid • filibuster • clean energy

Nuclear Power Primed for Comeback

Emissions concerns, government incentives may spur new growth

Oct 8, 07 9:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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 ... More »

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

Apocalypse Not Now: Saving the Earth Demands Positive Vision

The answer is funding innovations, say writers

Sep 18, 07 3:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apocalyptic thinking and small solutions aren’t capable of saving the world in the Inconvenient Truth age; instead, we need optimism and innovation funding, say New Republic writers Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger. Reducing energy consumption, at the root of global warming, is not realistic, they argue. More »

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energy • greenhouse gases • global warming • environmentalism • clean energy • lobbyists

Sunny Days Here for Green Homeowners

Thanks to subsidies and surplus, going green is paying off

Sep 8, 07 2:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sunny days are here to stay for solar homes with roof-top panels, Forbes reports. Such green abodes can cover electricity costs in warm months and store enough to sell solar power to the grid for profit. Installation is expensive but viable thanks to government subsidies, especially in California, New Jersey... More »

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energy • environmentalism • alternative energy • solar energy • homeownership • clean energy • solar power • Tennessee Valley Authority • homeowners

Fill 'Er Up With Algae, Please

Way to be green:
New generation of alternative energy innovators get creative

Sep 3, 07 6:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Move over, sun. Alternative energy innovators are turning to increasingly inventive power technologies—and sources, including algae (to make diesel fuel) and tires and "car fluff" from junked vehicles. Ocean and geothermal operations appear to be the next big wave of the green future. One company is developing a... More »

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environmentalism • alternative energy • ocean • renewable energy • clean energy • green technology

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