"Can 'Hamster Power' Help Save the West's Landscapes"
Small-scale, local power generation could reshape our energy system.
Source: High Country News, 06/18/2009
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"Biggest U.S. Community College System Nears Energy Independence"
"By the middle of next year, the nine campuses that make up the nation's largest community college system plan to be completely energy self-sufficient. It's a huge step, and it will begin saving money immediately."
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US, EU Raise Efficiency Standards for Office Equipment
"The European Commission and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency agreed today to implement new higher energy-efficiency specifications for computers, copiers and printers under the EU-US Energy Star Programme."
Source: ENS, 06/18/2009
"U.S. Chooses Four Utilities to Revive Nuclear Industry"
"Four power companies are expected to split $18.5 billion in federal financing to build the next generation of nuclear reactors."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 06/18/2009
"Expansive Energy Bill Advances In Congress"
"A Senate energy bill was voted out of committee yesterday, but not before losing the support of two Democrats and a dozen leading environmental organizations."
Source: Wash Post, 06/18/2009
Two Agencies Hide Neglect of Coal-Dam Safety with Secrecy
US EPA and Army Corps of Engineers say they "cannot make the list of 'high hazard' coal ash impoundment sites public," even though risk to communities exists -- like the December 2008 pond failure at the Kingston Fossil Plant in Tennessee.
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"Congress Hears Debate Over Grid Expansion"
There is a debate in Congress over the wisdom of a massive expansion of the U.S. electrical grid.
Source: SolveClimate, 06/17/2009
"Pitching Diesels as an Eco-Friendly Option"
"If you’re thinking about buying a cleaner, more fuel-efficient car, you might think a hybrid is your best option. But some automakers want people to look at an older technology when they’re looking for green cars: the diesel engine."
Source: Environment Report, 06/17/2009
Sen. Panel Votes To Repeal Mandatory Offshore Royalty Waivers
"The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today approved the repeal of mandatory royalty waivers, also called 'royalty relief,' required under a 2005 energy law for certain offshore oil and gas production."
Source: Greenwire, 06/17/2009
"Some Oil- and Gas-Drilling Leases May Be Reinstated"
"The leases, auctioned near the end of the Bush administration, were blocked by Obama's Interior Department. Now a report opens the door to 30 of them being reissued."
Source: LA Times, 06/16/2009
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