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Shedding light: New bulb law goes into effect in 2012

When it comes to the new lighting law, a lot of people seem to be in the dark.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 07, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 16

IEA calls for scrapping $312 bln in fuel subsidies

The International Energy Agency is calling for 312 billion dollars in fuel subsidies to be scrapped in a bid to promote clean energy sources, according to a report presented in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Japan nuclear scare boosts renewables lobby

A global scare sparked by Japan's stumbling efforts to contain a nuclear crisis is encouraging promoters of renewable energy, but defenders of atomic power insist it has a long-term future.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Climate change threatens global security, warn medical and military leaders

Medical and military leaders have come together today to warn that climate change not only spells a global health catastrophe, but also threatens global stability and security.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 06, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Short rotation energy crops could help meet UK's renewable energy targets

Planting short rotation energy crops on England's unused agricultural land could produce enough biomass to meet renewable energy targets without disrupting the food industry or the environment, according to ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Wind power in Spain reaches historic high

Wind power became Spain's main source of electricity for the first time ever this month, in a country renowned for its focus on renewable energy, the power-generating authority REE said Thursday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

California bill would put more emphasis on renewable energy

California would vastly increase its commitment to wind, solar, geothermal and other renewable energy under legislation that cleared the Legislature on Tuesday and was sent to Gov. Jerry Brown.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 30, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Research channels powerful Kansas wind to keep electricity running

One of Kansas' most abundant natural resources may hold the key to preventing major power outages. A team of Kansas State University engineers is researching ways to use Kansas wind and other distributed energy sources to ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tying the knot with computer-generated holograms: Winding optical path moves matter

In the latest twist on optical knots, New York University physicists have discovered a new method to create extended and knotted optical traps in three dimensions. This method, which the NYU scientists describe ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Mar 15, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Renewables could bring job boon to Poland: Greenpeace

An ambitious switch from fossil fuels to green energy could generate up to 350,000 new jobs by 2020 in the Poland, the European Union's most coal-dependent member, Greenpeace said Friday in Warsaw.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Czech solar power boom to slow: expert

The Czech Republic's solar power boom is set to slow this year after scoring Europe's third-fastest increase in installed output in 2010, an expert said Monday, blaming new taxes and rules.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obama seeks new path to environmental goals

(AP) -- Facing a Congress that is more hostile to environmental regulation, President Barack Obama is moderating his environmental goals: a clean energy standard that mixes nuclear, natural gas and "clean ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Parent of Taiwan's Foxconn enters solar power

The parent of Taiwanese IT giant Foxconn will pay over $130 million to become the major shareholder in a solar cell company as part of a plan to expand into renewable energy, officials said Wednesday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Recycling everything the key to saving the planet: book

Recycling all the materials we use is the key to saving the Earth and humans from an apocalyptic future, according to a major new book by scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA).

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 20, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Italian scientists claim to have demonstrated cold fusion (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Few areas of science are more controversial than cold fusion, the hypothetical near-room-temperature reaction in which two smaller nuclei join together to form a single larger nucleus while ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 20, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (158) | comments 298 | with audio podcast report