"Coal Not Good for Reducing Poverty, Oxfam Report Says"
"Renewable energy is an easier, quicker and cheaper method than burning coal to help lift people out of poverty through access to power, a new report says."
Source: Australian AP, 07/29/2015
Search results
Small Businesses, Once Off-Limits to Solar, Get SolarCity Greenlight
"The company, backed by Elon Musk, think it's figured out how to break open a $10-billion-a-year market."
Source: U.S. News & World Report, 07/29/2015
"Cuba Eyes Oil And Gas for Economic Boost"
"Cuba is in the process of opening up its economy to foreign investment, a process that could accelerate following the recent thaw in relations between Havana and Washington. "
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 07/29/2015
Exxon Deal for Arkansas Pipeline Spill Leaves Water Vulnerable: Groups
"Groups opposed to the $5 million ExxonMobil settlement are worried that drinking water for 750,000 Arkansas residents isn't protected."
Source: InsideClimate News, 07/29/2015
"Oregon 'Kayaktivists' To Protest Shell Arctic Oil Search"
"Protesters began gathering in a riverside park in Portland Tuesday evening, planning to drop kayaks in the water to protest Wednesday's scheduled launch of a ship to be used by Royal Dutch Shell for Arctic oil exploration."
Source: Reuters, 07/29/2015
Sources: EPA Will Ease Deadlines on Climate Rule To Help States Comply
"The Obama administration has decided to give states more time to comply with proposed regulations that will require dramatic cuts in greenhouse-gas pollution from power plants, people familiar with the plans said Tuesday."
Source: Wash Post, 07/29/2015
"Florida Leads Nation in Property at Risk From Climate Change"
"Florida has more private property at risk from flooding linked to climate change than any other state, an amount that could double in the next four decades, according to a new report by the Risky Business Project."
Source: Miami Herald, 07/28/2015
Green Groups Come Out Against Senate Energy Overhaul Bill
"Eleven major environment and conservation groups came out against a Senate energy policy overhaul bill on Monday."
Source: The Hill, 07/28/2015
"Offshore Wind Power Gets Foothold In U.S. With Rhode Island Project"
"Rhode Island's Deepwater Wind will start installing the foundations for North America's first offshore wind farm on Monday, a milestone the company says could pave the way for an industry long established in Europe but that is still struggling with opposition in the United States."
Source: Reuters, 07/28/2015
"More And Bigger Drilling-Linked Earthquakes Rattle Oklahoma"
"Several earthquakes shook Oklahoma on Monday as the state experiences a sharp increase in the frequency of tremors linked to wastewater disposal from gas and oil drilling, including from fracking, state and federal officials said."
Source: Reuters, 07/28/2015
