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green energy stories: 37 news summaries

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 Google Earth, Al Gore 
 Detail Climate Change  

Al Gore narrates intro to new feature detailing perils, and solutions

Sep 25, 09 10:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google—with the help of Al Gore—has introduced new “layers” to its Earth application that detail the possible effects of climate change in the next century. The Nobel laureate narrates an intro to a series of virtual tours that highlight terrifying scenarios and solutions. The upgrade allows users... More »

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climate change • Google • Internet • Al Gore • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change • Google Earth • green energy • search engine • renewable energy • Nobel Prize • Nobel Peace Prize • carbon emissions

China Plans Massive Push for Green Power

Country could be world's leader in clean energy by 2020

Jun 10, 09 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - China is on course to obtain 20% of its energy from wind and solar sources by 2020—a transformation that would make the country the world leader in renewables. Beijing is ramping up its targets for clean energy, helped by the $590 billion stimulus package passed last year, a senior... More »

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China • climate change • energy • environment • global warming • green energy • Chinese economy • renewable energy • solar power • wind power • carbon emissions • Copenhagen climate change conference

 Exercisers Boost Power Grid 

Green tweak captures energy from popular gym equipment

May 18, 09 6:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Exercise buffs who hop on an elliptical machine for half an hour can power a laptop for an hour with the generated energy, thanks to a tweak made by a young Florida entrepreneur. The technique takes advantage of a generator already built into a popular model of the cross-trainers. About... More »

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power grid • green energy • fitness • gym • human-powered energy

OPINION

 Next 100 Days 
 Promise Real Test 


Apr 29, 09 9:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s efforts to reach out domestically and internationally in his administration’s infancy “have paid off remarkably,” Howard Fineman writes in Newsweek, but there are tough times ahead. “To make good on the promise of days 1-100,” Fineman writes, “Obama will have to... More »

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Israel and Palestinians • green energy • NAFTA • labor unions • Obama administration • global food crisis • Blue Dog Democrats • President Obama • 100 days • deficit hawks

(Newser) - Al Gore and Newt Gingrich both appeared on Capitol Hill today, arguing for and against Democratic legislation that would shape US policy on energy and the environment, MSNBC reports. Gore said the legislation, which would mandate a sweeping changeover to a green economy in the next 50 years, “has... More »

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climate change • Congress • Newt Gingrich • Al Gore • House of Representatives • green energy • energy bill • House Energy and Environment Subcommittee

Obama's Earth Day Pitch: 'New Energy Economy'

America must choose a 'new energy economy,' he says

Apr 22, 09 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama returned to Iowa—his crucial campaign battleground win—for Earth Day, hailing the “new, clean energy economy” and unveiling an offshore wind project. “It is time for us to lay a new foundation for economic growth by beginning a new era of energy exploration,” he... More »

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Iowa • alternative energy • Earth Day • green energy • unemployment • foreign oil • wind power • job • President Obama • green jobs

(Newser) - Single-celled organisms that absorb electricity and emit methane can help people store energy from green power sources, New Scientist reports. Researchers have found that certain microorganisms, when fed surplus power, mix it with carbon dioxide to create methane, which can be saved and burned any time—perfect for storing power... More »

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green energy • solar energy • microorganisms • wind power

'Crazy Green Idea' Video Wins Students $25K 

Clip challenges techies to create long-term power-storage device

Feb 9, 09 12:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Two California film students won $25,000 for a YouTube video challenging the tech community to develop a rechargeable device far more eco-friendly than standard batteries, BusinessGreen reports. The clip was one of 133 entries in a contest to create a challenge to be met for a future environmental prize.... More »

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environment • California • YouTube • contest • battery • green energy • UC Irvine • X Prize Foundation

(Newser) - In the search for renewable energy, Europe and the US are turning to one of the earth’s most abundant resources—the tides, Bloomberg reports. Technology developed three decades ago to turn tidal energy into electricity in developing countries is finally finding traction in the West. The largest grid-connected turbine,... More »

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environment • power grid • ocean • electricity • green energy • turbines • tides

US Choice:
Put Money
in Startups
or Big Three

Tesla needs aid for new electric sedan

Jan 17, 09 1:42 PM CST
(Newser) - Small upstart Tesla wants to build on the success of its bold electric sports car—the pricey Roadster—by building a tamer sedan for the masses. But to do so, it needs a big infusion of cash from the Obama administration, which is looking to boost clean energy. The situation,... More »

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DaimlerChrysler • Ford • green energy • US government • electric cars • Chevrolet Volt • Tesla Motors • cars

 Winter Chills Green Energy 

Renewable energy industry works to deal with seasonal variations

Dec 26, 08 7:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Winter weather is cooling newfound enthusiasm for renewable energy, the New York Times reports. Solar panels get snowed up or suffer from lack of sunlight on short winter days, and biodiesel sometimes congeals in cold weather. Wintry weather is a plus for wind power, but turbines can get iced up... More »

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alternative energy • biodiesel • green energy • renewable energy • solar power • winter • wind power • winter weather

Fliers Ease Carbon Guilt
Via Donations

San Fran airport
to offer pollution
offsets at new kiosks

Dec 24, 08 5:51 PM CST
(Newser) - Guilty about the carbon footprint of your frequent flights? Have a few bucks to spare and time to kill at San Francisco's airport? The firm 3Degrees is banking on such a combination as it prepares to roll out the nation's first fleet of kiosks offering carbon offsets. No one is... More »

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San Francisco • carbon footprint • carbon offsets • green energy • air travel • sustainability

One Man's Coffee Grounds Are Another's Biodiesel

Waste can be turned into cheap fuel

Dec 16, 08 11:25 AM CST
(Newser) - If lattes seem overpriced now, wait until coffee becomes a precious commodity. An engineering professor spied an opportunity in the layer of oil he found floating in an old cup of coffee one morning. He extracted what was left in some used grounds—about 10%-15% oil by weight—with simple... More »

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energy • coffee • biofuel • fuel • biodiesel • green energy • clean fuel • cars

Obama Unveils Energy Team

Green leaders will help America kick the oil habit, fight global warming, he says

Dec 15, 08 5:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Promising to end America's oil addiction and combat global warming, Barack Obama rolled out his environment and energy team today, the Boston Globe reports. He chose Nobel laureate Steven Chu for energy secretary; New Jersey official Lisa Jackson for EPA; Los Angeles deputy mayor Nancy Sutley to lead a White... More »

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Barack Obama • Environmental Protection Agency • green energy • energy policy • Obama Cabinet

Obama Energy
Pick a Nobel
Physicist

Chu was an early advocate for climate change solutions

Dec 10, 08 5:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Nobel laureate Steven Chu is Barack Obama's nominee for energy secretary, the Wall Street Journal reports. The acclaimed physicist, director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, was an early advocate for finding scientific solutions to climate change, and his lab is doing groundbreaking work in developing carbon-neutral sources of energy,... More »

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climate change • Barack Obama • alternative energy • green energy • Nobel Prize • President Obama • Obama Cabinet • energy secretary

 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

analysis

 Gray Smog Conceals 
 a Greening China 

Green innovator gets unfair rap as environmental offender

Nov 11, 08 4:26 PM CST
(Newser) - The world's attitude toward China's environmentalism is "hypocritical and decidedly unfair," writes Fred Pearce in Yale Environment 360—this coming from someone who has "literally held my nose at the foul air." Yes, China's "development zeal" has it doing "the bad things that most... More »

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China • environment • recycling • environmentalism • Beijing • green energy • innovation • green technology

Green Energy Jobs: Will They Save the Economy?

Obama's plans for investment in renewable energy turn cost into benefit

Nov 7, 08 6:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's ambitious plans to use green energy investment to rev up the economy are igniting fierce debate over the math behind them, the Wall Street Journal writes. The president-elect says $150 billion in investment will create five million jobs over the next decade, in construction and installation. Critics charge... More »

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Barack Obama • alternative energy • green energy • renewable energy • Department of Commerce • job creation • President Obama

 Contest Offers $25K for
Best 'Crazy Green' Scheme

X Prize proposals to be posted on YouTube

Sep 11, 08 2:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - The X Prize Foundation is at it again, this time with a new eco-challenge offering $25,000 for the best “crazy green idea” to stop global warming, reports CNET. The organization, famous for its high-stakes engineering contests, is looking for breakthrough ideas in energy and housing. Proposals must be... More »

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climate change • YouTube • sustainable living • global warming • MIT • contest • green energy • engineering • X Prize Foundation • Automotive X Prize • Lunar X Prize • Prize Capital

German Power Plant Tests Underground CO2 Capture

Coal-burning facility stores CO2, sends it deep underground

Sep 10, 08 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Germany is pioneering industrial efficiency with a new coal-fueled power plant that captures and stores its own CO2 emissions, Der Spiegel reports. The Bavarian power station began testing its system of collecting carbon dioxide and pumping it into a depleted underground natural gas reservoir. A few problems remain, though. More »

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carbon dioxide • Germany • green energy • power plant • carbon emissions • clean coal

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