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Sunflower Electric Reapplies for Coal-Fired Power Plant Expansion

January 15, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Sunflower Electric Reapplies for Coal-Fired Power Plant Expansion

 

TOPEKA, Kansas, January 14, 2010 (ENS) – A southwest Kansas electric cooperative Wednesday filed a revised permit application for construction of a controversial 895 megawatt coal-fired electrical generating [...]

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Landfill Methane Awards: From Greenhouse Gas to Energy Source

January 14, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Landfill Methane Awards: From Greenhouse Gas to Energy Source

 

BALTIMORE, Maryland, January 13, 2010 (ENS) – Eight landfill methane capture projects were recognized by the U.S. EPA Tuesday for innovation in generating renewable energy and reducing greenhouse [...]

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Three Climate Polls: Do You ‘Believe In’ Warming

December 24, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Three Climate Polls: Do You ‘Believe In’ Warming
 

WASHINGTON, DC, December 24, 2009 (ENS) – More than 80 percent of Americans surveyed in a new public opinion poll support action to limit the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide [...]

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Duke Energy Will Spend $93 Million to Settle Clean Air Violations

December 23, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Duke Energy Will Spend $93 Million to Settle Clean Air Violations

 

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, December 23, 2009 (ENS) – A $93 million court settlement requiring Duke Energy, one of the America’s largest electric power companies, to eliminate sulfur dioxide emissions [...]

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Yasuni Park Trust Fund Will Keep Ecuador’s Oil Underground

December 21, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Yasuni Park Trust Fund Will Keep Ecuador’s Oil Underground
 

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 21, 2009 (ENS) – Ecuador’s initiative to protect the climate and the rainforest of Yasuni National Park by leaving its largest oil reserve in the ground [...]

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California Approves New Wind Power Transmission Lines, Solar Roofs

December 18, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on California Approves New Wind Power Transmission Lines, Solar Roofs

 

SACRAMENTO, California, December 18, 2009 (ENS) – California energy regulators have approved Southern California Edison’s request to construct a 173 mile long electricity transmission line to bring wind [...]

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Biden Announces $5 Billion Tax Credit for Clean Energy Manufacturing

December 16, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Biden Announces $5 Billion Tax Credit for Clean Energy Manufacturing
 

WASHINGTON, DC, December 16, 2009 (ENS) – At a Middle Class Task Force meeting today which focused on manufacturing, Vice President Joe Biden announced the administration’s support for up [...]

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Senators of Three Political Stripes Propose Climate Bill Framework

December 10, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Senators of Three Political Stripes Propose Climate Bill Framework
 

WASHINGTON, DC, December 10, 2009 (ENS) – Three U.S. senators – a Democrat, a Republican, and an Independent – today released their framework for climate change and energy independence [...]

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Huge Alaska Oil Spill Blamed on Ice Plugs

December 9, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Huge Alaska Oil Spill Blamed on Ice Plugs
 

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, December 9, 2009 (ENS) – Ice plugged an inactive pipeline, causing it to burst, officials said Tuesday in an attempt to explain how 46,000 gallons of crude [...]

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Shell’s Chukchi Sea Drill Plan OK’d Despite Pending Lawsuit

December 9, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Shell’s Chukchi Sea Drill Plan OK’d Despite Pending Lawsuit
 

WASHINGTON, DC, December 9, 2009 (ENS) – The federal Minerals Management Service has approved a controversial plan by Shell Gulf of Mexico, Inc. to drill up to three exploratory [...]

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Judge Halts West Virginia Wind Farm to Save Endangered Bats

December 9, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Judge Halts West Virginia Wind Farm to Save Endangered Bats

 

WASHINGTON, DC, December 9, 2009 (ENS) – In the first federal lawsuit challenging an industrial wind energy project on environmental grounds, a federal court ruled Tuesday that a [...]

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New Yorkers Switch On Green Power in Three Clicks

November 30, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on New Yorkers Switch On Green Power in Three Clicks

NEW YORK, New York, November 30, 2009 (ENS) – A website launched today makes it easier New Yorkers to switch to clean, renewable energy. The site was established through [...]

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Smart Grid, Clean Energy Projects Get $683 Million in Stimulus Funds

November 30, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Smart Grid, Clean Energy Projects Get $683 Million in Stimulus Funds

 

WASHINGTON, DC, November 30, 2009 (ENS) – The Department of Energy is awarding $620 million for projects around the country to demonstrate advanced Smart Grid technologies and integrated [...]

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UN to Assess Contaminated Oil Production Sites in Niger Delta

November 30, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on UN to Assess Contaminated Oil Production Sites in Niger Delta

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, November 30, 2009 (ENS) – An environmental assessment of the pollution left by decades of oil production in the Ogoni region of the Niger Delta was [...]

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TVA Reinforces Dams Against Extreme Weather

November 24, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on TVA Reinforces Dams Against Extreme Weather

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, November 24, 2009 (ENS) – The Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA, is raising the elevation of four of its dams to help reduce the risk of flooding in [...]

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Azeri Fishermen Lament Vanished Shrimps

November 24, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Azeri Fishermen Lament Vanished Shrimps

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PIRALLAHI ISLAND, Azerbaijan, November 24, 2009 (ENS) – The fishermen perched on the beached boats on the Azerbaijan coast watched Faiq Balayev as he threw out [...]

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TVA Permit to Dump Liquid Waste from Air Scrubbers Appealed

November 23, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on TVA Permit to Dump Liquid Waste from Air Scrubbers Appealed

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, November 23, 2009 (ENS) – Three environmental groups are appealing a permit just issued by the state of Tennessee that allows the Tennessee Valley Authority, to discharge [...]

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Maryland Coal Ash Landfill Leaks Trigger Lawsuit Threat

November 23, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Maryland Coal Ash Landfill Leaks Trigger Lawsuit Threat

WASHINGTON, DC, November 23, 2009 (ENS) – Concerns about toxics discharged from an unlined coal ash waste dump in suburban Washington, DC have prompted four environmental groups to give [...]

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Clean Energy Leaders Emerge in New State-by-State Report

November 23, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Clean Energy Leaders Emerge in New State-by-State Report

GOLDEN, Colorado, November 23, 2009 (ENS) – Renewable energy development is spreading across the country, often linked with public policies designed to encourage its growth, finds a new state-by-state [...]

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California’s New TV Energy Efficiency Standards Highest in the World

November 20, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on California’s New TV Energy Efficiency Standards Highest in the World

 

SAN FRANCISCO, California, November 20, 2009 (ENS) – The California Energy Commission Thursday unanimously adopted the world’s highest TV energy efficiency standards. The standards will make new TVs [...]

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