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Atlanta GA (SPX) Dec 07, 2007 - Winter has finally arrived and with it the colder temperatures. Now is the best time to start thinking about ways to save on your energy bill. To keep warm and cut down your energy use, try these helpful energy-saving tips around your house all winter.
Moscow (AFP) Dec 7, 2007 - Greenpeace Russia condemned Moscow as the world's number three climate killer after the United States and China Friday, saying its energy policy was inefficient.
Washington (UPI) Dec 6, 2007 - Big Oil's big dreams are close to coming true as Iraq's Oil Ministry prepares deals for the country's largest oil fields with terms that aren't necessarily what companies were hoping for but considered a foot in the door of the world's most promising oil sector.
Boulder CO (SPX) Dec 06, 2007 - The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 75 percent from 2005 to 2009. The new goal is part of NREL's participation in the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Climate Leaders program and was announced at the Climate Leaders meeting in Boulder, Colo., this week.
Ames, IO (SPX) Dec 06, 2007 - Let's say a fuel derived from biomass produces too much soot when it's burned in a combustion chamber designed for fossil fuels. How can an engineer find the source of the problem? It originates, after all, in the flame zone of a highly turbulent combustion chamber. That's not exactly an easy place for an engineer to take measurements.
Washington (AFP) Dec 6, 2007 - The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a sweeping energy bill, which mandates a rise in fuel efficiency standards for most cars and light trucks to 35 miles per gallon by 2020.
Berlin (AFP) Dec 5, 2007 - Germany's first offshore windfarm should go into operation in the Baltic Sea in 2009, the companies building it said on Wednesday as the government set new targets for renewable energy use.
Grenoble, France (SPX) Dec 05, 2007 - Research on hydrogen-fueled cars may be one step closer to application thanks to a new form of hydride discovered by scientists at the ESRF. The material, lithium borohydride, is a promising energy storage system: it contains 18 weight percents of hydrogen, which makes it attractive for use in hydrogen-fueled cars. Its drawback is that it only releases hydrogen at quite high temperatures (above 300 degrees C).
Berlin (AFP) Dec 5, 2007 - A floating wind turbine that its makers claim could significantly boost the renewable energy sector was officially launched at a trade show in the German capital on Wednesday.
Quebec City, Canada (SPX) Dec 04, 2007 - More Canadians will soon be putting cleaner biofuels in their vehicles such as ethanol and biodiesel. The Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, has announced program details and eligibility requirements for $1.5 billion in biofuel production incentives available through the Government of Canada's ecoENERGY for Biofuels initiative.
Allentown PA (SPX) Dec 04, 2007 - PPL Renewable Energy will develop and install a 6.4- megawatt methane-to-electricity power generation system at the Community Refuse Service Landfill in Shippensburg, Pa., the company announced last Thursday. Community Refuse Service Landfill, an affiliate of Interstate Waste Services, will provide 3.2 million cubic feet of methane gas every day to power four Caterpillar generators at the 250-acre facility. The companies expect the project to be operational by Dec. 31, 2008.
Washington (UPI) Dec 4, 2007 - Congress is poised to pass an energy bill largely backed by environmental groups, but the U.S. energy secretary warns of going too far.
The Dalles, Ore. (UPI) Dec 3, 2007 - A few months after the release of a prominent energy report, some experts say its recommendations possess minimal potential for solving the world's energy woes, while others wish Congress would adopt its comprehensive approach.
Shanghai (AFP) Dec 3, 2007 - China released the draft version of a long-awaited energy law Monday, calling for more environment-friendly energy policies and a more market-based pricing mechanism.
Moscow (UPI) Dec 3, 2007 - On Nov. 27 the Russian energy giant agreed to buy Turkmenistan's gas at a higher price, and this sparked the rumor that the gas price for Ukraine would be raised since Gazprom resells Turkmen gas to Ukraine.
