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Debating the Nuclear Waste Problem
Speaking at a nuclear energy conference in Washington Tuesday, representatives of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission suggested that a new, long-term policy on nuclear waste storage was sorely needed.
Conventional Energy,Energy Business,Energy Economics,Energy Politics,Environmental Politics,General Business,General Pollution,Government Policy,Nuclear Energy,jaczko,nrc,Washington
A Rough Rollout for Smart Meters in Texas
Hundreds of homeowners are complaining that their newly installed "smart" electric meters are inaccurately raising their electric bills.
Commerce,Consumers,Conventional Energy,Energy Business,General Business,Government Policy,conservation,oncor,pacific gas and electric,smart meters,Texas
Drought Has Venezuela Looking at Alternatives to Hydropower
A severe drought is forcing the country -- which is heavily reliant on hydropower for its electricity needs -- to explore alternatives.
Alternative Energy,Conventional Energy,Efficiency,Energy Business,Energy Economics,Energy Politics,General Business,Government Policy,conservation,Hugo Chavez,hydropower,nuclear power,venezuela,Wind Power
Scientists Develop Highly Recyclable Plastic
Researchers at I.B.M. and Stanford University said Tuesday that they have discovered a new way to make plastics that can be continuously recycled or developed for novel uses in health care and microelectronics.
Commerce,Consumers,General Business,General Pollution,Health and Safety,Research/Studies,The Environment,innovations,beverage containers,bottles,i.b.m.,ibm,macromolecules,plastics,polymers,Stanford
Congo Dam Projects Evolve and Draw Critics
An Australian company appears ready to build a $3.5 billion hydroelectric plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo to power a $5 billion dollar aluminum smelter.
Conventional Energy,Efficiency,Energy Business,Energy Economics,Energy Politics,Environmental Politics,General Business,Government Policy,The Environment,bhp billiton,congo,inga,inga x,international rivers,westcor
Energy Department Defends Funding of Foreign-Owned Renewables Projects
The Energy Department last week defended its distribution of stimulus funding to some foreign developers of renewable energy projects, saying the grants were creating American jobs.
Alternative Energy,Commerce,Conventional Energy,Energy Business,Energy Economics,Energy Politics,Environmental Politics,General Business,Government Policy,The Environment,american university,renewable energy,schumer,Senate,stimulus funding
European Activists Sue Over Biofuels Studies
The groups sued the European Commission for failing to release studies investigating the impact of biofuels on the environment. The commission says the legal action was premature.
Agriculture,Alternative Energy,Automobiles,Biofuels,Climate Change,Conventional Energy,Energy Business,Energy Economics,Energy Politics,Environmental Politics,General Business,General Pollution,Government Policy,Health and Safety,Research/Studies,The Environment,Transportation,E.U.,European Commission,European Union
Counting 'Outsourced' Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A new analysis aims to quantify how much of each nation's carbon dioxide consumption is produced locally and how much is "embedded" in imported goods.
Climate Change,Efficiency,Emissions Reduction,Environmental Politics,General Business,General Pollution,Research/Studies,The Environment,Transportation,carnegie institution for science,emissions,grenhouse gases,ken caldeira,Stanford University,steven davis
I.B.M. Opens Energy Lab in Beijing
The technology giant aims to develop smart grid software for deployment in China -- and eventual expansion to the global market.
Conventional Energy,Efficiency,Energy Business,General Business,Research/Studies,innovations,electric cars,energy & utilities solutions lab,i.b.m.,ibm
Lending Scheme to Bring Solar to Cambodia's Poor
A credit union network and a solar-equipment company are joining forces to bring low-interest loans for solar power to homeowners in Cambodia who otherwise couldn't afford it.
Alternative Energy,Architecture,Climate Change,Conventional Energy,Efficiency,Energy Business,Energy Economics,General Business,General Pollution,The Environment,Cambodia,cambodia mutual savings and credit network,kamworks,solar power
Setting Wind Power Records in Texas
On Friday morning, 19 percent of the electricity on Texas's grid was supplied by turbines -- the second record in a week. But transmission problems loom.
Alternative Energy,Energy Business,Energy Economics,Texas,wind energy,Wind Power
For Lighting, an Exception to 'Buy American'
Public projects receiving stimulus money have been given a waiver to purchase energy-efficient lighting products for public buildings and roadways.
Efficiency,Energy Politics,lighting,Energy Efficiency,protectionism,Recovery Act,stimulus package
$100 Million in Stimulus Funds for Green Tech
The Department of Energy has announced a new round of grants to help accelerate innovation in energy efficiency, storage and transmission.
Alternative Energy,Biofuels,Climate Change,Research/Studies,The Environment,renewable,stimulus
From California, Chinese Solar Maker Looks East
Yingli struck a deal to supply a New Jersey developer with more than 10 megawatts of photovoltaic panels.
Alternative Energy,Energy Business,solar power,yingli,Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Ltd (Org);
Senators Want 'Buy American' Rule in Stimulus
Four Democrats want to require clean-energy projects financed by the Recovery Act to use predominantly American labor and materials.
Alternative Energy,Energy Politics,Jobs,stimulus package,West T,wind energy
