Boston (UPI) Jun 22, 2006 - Congress has reached an agreement concerning a proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm in Massachusetts, giving the U.S. Coast Guard oversight of the project. The bill would provide the Coast Guard, and not Gov. Mitt Romney, with the power to order changes to the Cape Wind project or even to kill the plan if it's found it would interfere with navigation, The Boston Globe reported.
Paris (AFP) Jun 22, 2006 - New data published Thursday showed the European Union (EU) remains embarrassingly off track for meeting its pledges under the Kyoto Protocol, the UN climate-change pact it championed after a US walkout.
Colombo (AFP) Jun 22, 2006 - Sri Lanka Thursday announced plans to register users of satellite telephones and regulate satellite television broadcasts amid the worsening unrest on the island. Telecommunications Regulator Kanchana Ratwatte said President Mahinda Rajapakse has ordered the formulation of laws to regulate all satellite-based television broadcasters and phone service providers, including widely available Thuraya phones.
Paris (AFP) Jun 22, 2006 - Oil and electricity consumption across the world could easily be cut by half, with major benefits for the environment, if clean energy technologies that are currently available were applied, an international watchdog said here Thursday.
Manila (AFP) Jun 21, 2006 - Asia must use energy more efficiently because the actions of the world's most populous continent will have a large bearing on climate change, Asian Development Bank president Haruhiko Kuroda said Tuesday.
Ithaca NY (SPX) Jun 21, 2006 - If you need a good picture of a molecule, your first job is getting its atoms to pose for you, says John Silcox, Cornell's David E. Burr Professor of Engineering and an expert in the realm of the very tiny.
Ames IO (SPX) Jun 21, 2006 - They're only 250 billionths of a meter in diameter. But fill them with the right chemistry and Iowa State scientists say the tiny nanospheres they've developed could revolutionize how biodiesel is produced. The researchers are after a new, high-tech catalyst that takes some of the energy, labor and toxic chemicals out of biodiesel production.
Seattle WA (SPX) Jun 20, 2006 - 3TIER has announced it has secured an investment from Good Energies Investment BV, one of the leading investors in renewable energy. The investment will allow 3TIER to increase operational infrastructure, expand internationally, invest in forward-looking projects and co-develop new forecast technologies with university partners.
San Ramon CA (SPX)Jun 20, 2006 - Chevron said it has formed a biofuels business unit to advance technology and pursue commercial opportunities related to the production and distribution of ethanol and biodiesel in the United States.
Baltimore MD (SPX)Jun 20, 2006 - Constellation Energy has announced that it has engaged advisors to explore the sale of 3,145 MW natural gas-fired generating plants. The generating assets include the company's High Desert, Rio Nogales, Holland, University Park, Big Sandy and Wolf Hills plants.
San Francisco CA (SPX)Jun 20, 2006 - 3 Phases Energy and MMA Renewable Ventures have announced a collaborative effort to develop the largest solar energy vineyard project in the United States at Fetzer Vineyards. MMA Renewable Ventures, a specialist in innovative renewable energy project finance, and 3 Phases Energy, a renewable energy developer and marketer, will deliver the cost-effective solar energy solution.
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 20, 2006 - Solid majorities of Massachusetts residents want the Bay State to emerge as a national leader in alternative energy, including wind power projects such as the proposed Cape Wind offshore project, according to a new Opinion Research Corporation poll for the Newton- based Civil Society Institute.
New York NY (SPX)Jun 20, 2006 - Although most Americans support increased energy conservation measures and alternatives, 53 per cent do not think a solution to the country's energy problems will be found in their lifetime and nearly 80 per cent reject the suggestion that high energy costs are temporary and will go away, according to a nationwide survey of 1,001 Americans released today by RBC Capital Markets.
Evanston IL (SPX) Jun 20, 2006 - As gasoline prices top $3 a gallon in major cities, the drive toward increasing energy efficiency and reducing air pollution has accelerated, and the development of fuel cells has become a major focus worldwide.
Washington DC (SPX)Jun 20, 2006 - The following is a transcript of remarks by President Bush on energy:
Baltimore MD (SPX)Jun 20, 2006 - Constellation Energy and Electricite de France (EdF) today announced that the two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Specifically, EdF and Constellation Energy's subsidiary, Constellation Generation Group, have agreed to work together toward an agreement allowing EdF to provide assistance to Constellation Energy as part of the development of the U.S. Evolutionary Power Reactor (EPR).
