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Post-Fukushima Japan chooses coal over renewable energy
2014-04-14 15:36:16| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is pushing Japans coal industry to expand sales at home and abroad, undermining hopes among environmentalists that hed use the Fukushima nuclear accident to switch the nation to renewables. A new energy plan approved by Japans cabinet on April 11 designates coal an important long-term electricity source while falling short of setting specific targets for cleaner energy from wind, solar and geothermal. The policy also gives nuclear power the same prominence as coal...
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Diversified TEP Resource Plan Calls For More Renewable Energy, Less Coal
2014-04-14 03:49:06| pollutiononline News Articles
Tucson Electric Power (TEP) plans to meet customers’ energy needs over the next 15 years by reducing its coal generation capacity by about one-third; acquiring new cost-effective natural gas-fired resources; and continuing its expansion of renewable power and energy-efficiency programs
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Alternative Utility Services Purchases Renewable Energy Certificates
2014-04-14 03:29:30| pollutiononline News Articles
Alternative Utility Services, Inc. (AUS) supports their sustainability goals with the purchase of 25 Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs); covering the anticipated energy cost of doing business over a 12 month period
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Germanys power market: could coal reliance reign in this renewable powerhouse?
2014-04-14 01:00:00| Power Technology
Germany has witnessed a surge in renewable technology ever since the decision in 2011 to do away with nuclear power. Critics however, doubt the country will be able to meet ambitious C02 unless coal can be cut out of the equation, GlobalData Senior P
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IPCC: the world must go renewable
2014-04-13 12:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The latest IPCC climate change report says that averting catastrophe is eminently affordable, reports Damian Carrington. A global roll-out of clean energy would shave only a tiny fraction off economic growth, and bring huge benefits in clean air and energy security. Catastrophic climate change can be averted without sacrificing living standards, according to a landmark UN report published on today. It concludes the transformation required to a world of clean energy and the ditching of dirty fossil...
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