(AP) -- California formally adopted the nation's most comprehensive so-called "cap-and-trade" system Thursday, an experiment by the world's eighth-largest economy that is designed to provide financial incentives for polluters ...
Environment
Oct 21, 2011
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(AP) -- California is poised to formally adopt the nation's most comprehensive so-called "cap-and-trade" system, designed to provide a financial incentive for polluters to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Environment
Oct 20, 2011
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India is set Wednesday to launch its long-awaited low-cost computer, a $45 tablet device designed to bring the information technology revolution to tens of millions of students.
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 4, 2011
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Research from Jack McCann of Lincoln Memorial University, in Tennessee, suggests that China could become the dominant economic power within a few years if it exploits the competitive advantages it is creating politically, ...
Economics & Business
Jul 5, 2011
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Nuclear power is still a viable source of global energy despite the crisis in Japan, the OECD chief said Monday.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 20, 2011
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Australia is considering awarding carbon credits for killing feral camels as a way to tackle climate change.
Environment
Jun 9, 2011
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Greenhouse-gas emissions by the 27 members of the European Union fell by 7.1 percent in 2009 over 2008, driven by economic recession but also a switch to renewable energy, the European Environment Agency (EAA) said on Tuesday.
Environment
May 31, 2011
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Japan will have ten million solar-powered homes, Prime Minister Naoto Kan pledged Wednesday, as the country makes a major push in coming years towards renewable energy following its nuclear crisis.
Energy & Green Tech
May 25, 2011
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The Italian government on Thursday adopted a law designed to progressively reduce the multi-billion euro state subsidies for renewable energy.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 3, 2011
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The US administration overhauled rules Wednesday to cut air pollution from industrial boilers and incinerators but at almost half the price of initial plans criticized by industrial groups.
Environment
Feb 23, 2011
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