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China's Spending on Renewable Energy May Total $294 Billion
2013-07-30 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Chinas spending to develop renewable energy may total 1.8 trillion yuan ($294 billion) in the five years through 2015 as part of the nations efforts to counter climate change, according to a government official. China may invest another 2.3 trillion yuan in key energy-saving and emission-reducing projects, Xie Zhenhua, vice chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, said today at a conference in Beijing. China stands by its pledge to cut carbon emissions per unit of economic output...
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Battle brews over Obama renewable energy plan
2013-07-26 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Public Integrity: Americas deserts are stark, quiet places, where isolation and the elements have long kept development at bay. To outsiders, these arid expanses may not seem like prized land. But they are poised to play a key role -- and perhaps, to serve as a battleground -- in President Obama's plan to double U.S. electricity from wind, solar, and geothermal sources by 2020. To help ramp up that amount of clean energy, the White House has urged approval of an additional 10,000 megawatts of renewable energy...
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Wind, the 'workhorse' of renewable energy
2013-07-26 12:33:15| Energy - Topix.net
When it comes to renewable energy, Californians hear a lot about solar power. Massive solar power plants are under construction in the desert and will soon be online.
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UK's renewable electricity production increases 19% in 2012, says report
2013-07-26 01:00:00| Power Technology
Electricity generated from renewable energy sources in the UK rose by 19% in 2012, while fossil fuels production decreased when compared to 2011, according to new government figures released in the annual Digest of UK Energy Statistics.
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Corn Ethanol Harms Consumers, Climate and Renewable Energy Development
2013-07-24 21:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: EWG Senior Vice President for Governental Affairs Scott Faber testified before the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power. The federal requirement to blend corn ethanol into gasoline is polluting Americas air and water, contributing to climate change, hurting consumers and hindering the development of cleaner biofuels, Scott Faber, Environmental Working Groups senior vice president for government affairs, told a Congressional panel today. Fabers remarks came during testimony...
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