Bonn (AFP) Nov 17, 2008 - Two weeks before the start of key talks on global warming, the UN's climate-change watchdog issued figures here Monday that reflected poor headway by industrialised countries towards curbing dangerous carbon pollution.
Cape Town, South Africa (SPX) Nov 17, 2008 - Cameroon is a country endowed with vast potential in hydropower that can play a significant role in uplifting the region's electricity industry. This, however, is dependent on the government adopting a strategic approach to gradually completing the deregulation of the electricity market, while pursuing the diversification of the country's energy mix.
Boston MA (SPX) Nov 17, 2008 - First Wind has announced that it has begun construction of its Milford Wind Corridor Project.
New York NY (SPX) Nov 17, 2008 - Until about 20 years ago, the U.S. battery market was considered mature, with demand closely related to sales of either automobiles or various consumer products. Since then, advanced batteries have helped spark a dramatic change in this relationship.
Washington (UPI) Nov 17, 2008 - The largest permanent carbon dioxide storage will be at a Wyoming site, the U.S. Department of Energy said when awarding $66.9 million for the project.
Reno NV (SPX) Nov 17, 2008 - Mariah Power was recognized in Best of What's New in the green tech category by Popular Science in its December 2008 issue. The Windspire is a 30-foot-tall, propeller-free, vertical-axis wind turbine designed for harnessing wind power in urban, suburban and rural locations for residential and commercial use.
Bellevue WA (SPX) Nov 17, 2008 - Puget Sound Energy has announced the utility placed an order for 22 wind turbine generators with Vestas on Nov. 7 for the proposed expansion of the utility's Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility.
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Nov 17, 2008 - The longest fuel-cell-powered flight of a radio-controlled aerial vehicle has been achieved by students at the University of Michigan and engineers at Ann Arbor-based fuel-cell manufacturer Adaptive Materials.
Auburn AL (SPX) Nov 17, 2008 - An Auburn University study sheds new light on just how valuable shade trees are in reducing homeowners' electricity bills during hot summer months.
Yaounde, Cameroon (UPI) Nov 16, 2008 - Ten oil workers kidnapped last month off the coast of Cameroon were freed after weeks of being held captive by militant groups waging attacks off the coast of the Bakassi Peninsula, a highly coveted oil-producing region that earlier this year was handed over to Cameroon from neighboring Nigeria after decades of dispute.
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 16, 2008 - A National Energy Council could be a key ingredient in the next administration's plan to wean the nation off Middle Eastern oil and mitigate climate change, experts say.
Beijing (AFP) Nov 16, 2008 - China's power consumption fell in October from the same month a year ago, the first decline since 1999, state media reported Sunday, underlining the hit the nation has taken from the global economic woes.
The Hague (AFP) Nov 15, 2008 - Dutch police on Saturday arrested more than 80 Greenpeace activists, many of whom had chained themselves to structures and machinery at the site of a new coal-fired power station in Rotterdam.
Vienna (AFP) Nov 15, 2008 - Vienna's traditional Christmas market opened Saturday with the spotlight on the environment and energy saving.
Washington (UPI) Nov 14, 2008 - Several months ago Russia's finances seemed unassailable -- record-high oil prices had brought an unprecedented amount of petrodollars to Moscow, and the state-owned Gazprom natural gas monopoly seemed well on its way to becoming a company with $1 trillion in capital.
Scottsdale AZ (SPX) Nov 14, 2008 - GWS Technologies has announced that its entire line of microgeneration products is available to purchase through its E-Commerce website.
