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Cost of Coal (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-01-2007 at 09:01:11
| AYFORD MOUNTAIN, W. Va - Larry Gibson's tiny house sits in a green oasis on top of the Appalachian peak his family has called home for 230 years. The setting would be peaceful if not for the roar of machinery scraping away the surrounding mountain in search of coal "It's a noisy, dusty place. They dynamite constantly," said Gibson, 61. "It's the genocide of Appalachia, the destruction of a people who have lived in these mountains forever. Gibson has emblazoned the wooden cabin he calls home with a banner calling for an end to mountaintop mining, along with the words "We are the keepers of the mountains ... don't destroy them" -- his defiant stand against coal companies who have offered to buy his land. |
$500M Fund Launched to Support Next-Generation Renewable Fuels (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-01-2007 at 09:01:11
| The future of renewable fuels in Canada took a big step forward today with the launch of the NextGen Biofuels Fund. The new fund, with $500 million in funding provided by the Government of Canada, will be managed by Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). "The NextGen Biofuels Fund will jumpstart the development and production of the next generation of renewable fuels in Canada," said SDTC Chairman James M. Stanford. "This Fund will aim to take advantage of the abundance of suitable biomass materials available in Canada by funding large-scale demonstration facilities and encouraging the growth and retention of home-grown technologies and expertise in Canada." |
SCA and Statkraft - Major Wind Power Venture and to Study Eco-Friendly Extension of Hydropower (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-01-2007 at 09:01:11
| CA and Statkraft are to form a jointly owned company for a major investment in wind power in northern Sweden. The plans involve production of 2,800 GWh of wind power electricity per year in seven wind farms on forest land in Västernorrland and Jämtland, an investment of SEK 16 billion. Statkraft will provide financing while SCA grants land for the wind power farms. Plans also include studying the feasibility of expanding hydropower in the northern regions Jämtland, Västernorrland and Västerbotten. |
Green Campaign Dents Palm Oil Demand (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-01-2007 at 09:01:11
KUALA LUMPUR - A campaign by environment groups against palm oil is costing the product market share in Europe, a top Malaysian palm oil industry official said on Monday. Palm oil, used as food and in products ranging from cosmetics to biofuel, has come under fire from environmentalists in Europe and America who say the rapid expansion in palm cultivation is responsible for vanishing tropical forests and wildlife. |
ING to Power All U.S. Operations with Wind Power (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-01-2007 at 12:01:15
HARTFORD, CT- ING announced today the next phase of its worldwide sustainability commitment by agreeing to purchase clean, emission-free wind energy credits for its U.S. operations. The purchase is equal to 100 percent of its electricity usage at ING locations throughout the U.S. The global financial services company is seeking to become carbon-neutral by the end of 2007.
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Trust Nuclear, Europe Energy Chiefs Urge (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-01-2007 at 03:01:19
MADRID (Reuters) - European energy executives urged governments on Monday to work on the attitudes of their citizens so they can reopen the door to nuclear as a carbon-free source of power for the continent over coming decades. As the European Union tries to cut emissions of greenhouse gas carbon dioxide and improve the security of its power supply, nuclear is coming back as an option, despite public fears arising from the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. "We're facing a nuclear renaissance," said Anne Lauvergeon, chief executive of French nuclear energy firm Areva. "Nuclear's not the devil any more. The devil is coal," she told an energy conference in Madrid. |
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