News tagged with global energy
Large gaps found in public understanding of climate change
Sixty-three percent of Americans believe that global warming is happening, but many do not understand why, according to a national study conducted by researchers at Yale University.
Oct 14, 2010 |
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U.S. scientist says, fostering innovation is key to energy's future
Every day, the United States sends $1 billion offshore to finance its appetite for fossil fuels, a situation recognized for decades as a threat to national security and energy independence.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 23, 2010 |
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Main climate threat from CO2 sources yet to be built
Scientists have warned that avoiding dangerous climate change this century will require steep cuts in carbon dioxide emissions. New energy-efficient or carbon-free technologies can help, but what about the ...
Sep 09, 2010 |
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The growth of 'green IT'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Emerging field helps create a more sustainable future, though information technology itself is part of the problem.
Aug 24, 2010 |
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Nuclear power vital to cutting CO2 emissions: report
Roughly a quarter of global electricity could be generated by nuclear power by 2050, requiring a tripling in nuclear generating capacity but making a major contribution to reduced CO2 emissions, a report said ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 16, 2010 |
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Poll: American opinion on climate change warms up
Public concern about global warming is once again on the rise, according to a national survey released today by researchers at Yale and George Mason Universities. The results come as the U.S. Senate prepares to vote this ...
Jun 08, 2010 |
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UN report stresses the need to provide access to clean energy to the world's poor
Access to sustainable energy and increased energy efficiency is a prerequisite for achieving the MDGs.
May 07, 2010 |
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Early Earth absorbed more sunlight -- no extreme greenhouse needed to keep water wet
Four billion years ago, our then stripling sun radiated only 70 to 75 percent as much energy as it does today. Other things on Earth being equal, with so little energy reaching the planet's surface, all water ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 06, 2010 |
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Europe's electricity could be all renewables by 2050
Europe could meet all its electricity needs from renewable sources by mid-century, according to a report released Monday by services giant PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 29, 2010 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor invests in energy-saving technology
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Thursday broke ground on a light-emitting diode plant that marks one of the company's most ambitious forays into energy-saving technologies.
Mar 25, 2010 |
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Wind resistance: Analysis suggests generating electricity from large-scale wind farms could influence climate
Wind power has emerged as a viable renewable energy source in recent years -- one that proponents say could lessen the threat of global warming. Although the American Wind Energy Association estimates that ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 12, 2010 |
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According to new survey, Americans support strong climate, energy policies
Despite a sharp drop in public concern over global warming, Americans—regardless of political affiliation—support the passage of federal climate and energy policies, according to the results of a national survey released ...
Feb 04, 2010 |
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World leaders make new call for clean energy
World leaders raised a fresh alarm on global warming Monday, urging international action to increase use of clean energy at a four-day forum that opened in the oil-rich emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Jan 18, 2010 |
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Is global warming unstoppable?
In a provocative new study, a University of Utah scientist argues that rising carbon dioxide emissions - the major cause of global warming - cannot be stabilized unless the world's economy collapses or society builds the ...
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Climate scientists uncover major accounting flaw in Kyoto Protocol, other climate legislation
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of 13 prominent scientists and land-use experts has identified an important but fixable error in legal accounting rules for bioenergy that could, if uncorrected, undermine efforts to reduce greenhouse ...
Oct 22, 2009 |
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