Submitted by New Energy News Blog
Controversy over wind energy remains pitched in the UK.
Some fail to understand the environmental degradation of coal mines and the eyesore on the landscape of nuclear power plants and object to the aesthetics of wind turbines. Economic Impacts of Wind Farms on Scottish Tourism, a Scottish government report found that […]

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Solar energy-generating glass with a slightly reddish tint will soon have lucky users looking at the world through rose-colored windows.
Building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) is a dream of many in the solar industry. Turning building materials into energy-producing materials means incorporating the costs of one into the other. In this case, […]

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Emissions constraints are coming to the U.S.
Hugh Wynne, senior analyst, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co: “I think the time when you can keep your head in the ground is just over…”
Congress will put forward legislation (ex: Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act) this spring and is expected to get serious on a […]

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Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
Should corporate executives be required to take a climate change oath?
That’s the intriguing suggestion put forward by corporate responsibility activists. www.environmentalleader.com
Of course the idea has little or no chance of gaining traction. Or does it? Who would have thought that Wall Street heavyweights would start making it hard to build coal-fired power plants […]

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HONOLULU – At a recent international scientific conference, Stephen C. Schneider, one of the world’s foremost environmental scientists, was taken aside by a Russian colleague who told him that Russia would welcome an increase in the Earth’s temperature of up to three degrees because it would enable Russia to drill for more oil […]

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Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
Timing is everything, including in the oil markets. This is the time of year when oil prices naturally rise in anticipation of increased summertime demand in the United States, the world’s biggest oil consumer. Traders are accustomed to sudden price spikes when, for instance, it looks like a hurricane may blast its way […]

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