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Solar and wind power to compete for 50m under new subsidy regime
2014-07-24 12:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Renewable energy projects such as wind, solar power and geothermal energy developments will each year have to compete for a share of 205m under the UK's new clean energy subsidy regime, the government revealed today. But the solar power industry accused the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) of undermining the development of the cheapest renewable technologies, after it emerged they would have access to just 50m of the annual funding pot. DECC revealed the long-awaited draft budgets...
Can Scientific Advice on Coastal Risk Reduction Compete with We Will Not Retreat Politics?
2014-07-23 17:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The National Research Council, the nations top independent science advisory body, has issued Reducing Coastal Risks on the East and Gulf Coasts a smart report that should be read by anyone particularly elected officials in a coastal community. Below you can read an excerpt from the news release with a link to the full document. Ive written repeatedly on the great opportunities for limiting losses in coastal communities from storm surges and other threats exacerbated by rising seas. Of...
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Microsoft slashes prices to compete with Chromebooks: The second coming of the netbook
2014-07-15 19:49:16| Extremetech
The behemoth flails wildly. At its Worldwide Partner Conference, Microsoft has finally decided to compete with Chromebooks at the very lowest end of the PC market. Come fall, you'll be able to get your hands on an HP Stream laptop running Windows 8 for just $200 -- a Windows price point that we haven't seen since the last time the PC market scraped the barrel (netbooks). With Chromebooks quickly gobbling up market share, and Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 failing to gain a significant foothold, Microsoft has clearly decided it's time to resort to desperate measures.
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More than 5,500 Buildings to Compete in EPA's Fifth-Annual Energy Star Battle of the Buildings
2014-07-10 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
During 2014 Energy Star Battle of the Buildings: Team Challenge, more than 5,500 buildings nationwide are going head-to-head to reduce their energy use. In support of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, which calls for businesses to cut in half the amount of energy they waste over the next 20 years, competition specifically targets wasted energy in commercial buildings, and will motivate businesses to improve energy efficiency, reduce harmful carbon pollution, and save money. This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
UK 'could run out land by 2030' as housing, food & energy compete for space
2014-06-25 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: The UK could run out of land to meet its growing demands for food, housing, green energy and environmental protection by 2030, according to a Cambridge University-backed report. There could be a shortfall of as much as 6 million hectares of land -- three times the size of Wales - to meet the requirements of a series of policy aims as Britain's population grows, the study found. It warned there was a "worrying lack of clarity' from Government about how much agricultural land was expected to...
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