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Transcripts Show U.S. Confusion Early in Japan Nuclear Crisis
New York Times Energy/Environment - Wed, 02/22/2012 - 01:33
The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission struggled to get accurate reports on the nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi plant last year, transcripts show.
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Green Blog: New Enzyme Could Cut Cost of Ethanol Made From Waste
New York Times Energy/Environment - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 22:01
Novozymes, a maker of industrial enzymes, says it has developed a product that is more efficient at converting corn husks, household waste and other raw material into ethanol, potentially making the process more competitive with ethanol made from corn.
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Green Blog: The Quest for 'Hydricity'
New York Times Energy/Environment - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 16:53
Hydrogen fuel cell technology, like other clean energy alternatives, is gaining fans but still faces technical obstacles.
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Tusayan, Ariz., Weighs Huge Development
New York Times Energy/Environment - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 15:34
Tusayan, Ariz., a town of only 600 residents near the Grand Canyon, is considering a plan for a massive development of hotels, stores and other amenities.
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Apple Tips Plans For Solar, Biogas Systems at NC Data Farm
Renewable Energy World - Solar - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 11:42
Last year Apple commissioned its new 500,000 acre data center in Maiden, North Carolina. The facility, costing an estimated $1 billion facility to build, is the company's biggest data center several times over, aimed to support everything from iTunes to its iCloud services to the Siri voice functionality in the iPhone 4S.
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Iran Halts Oil Shipments to Britain and France
New York Times Energy/Environment - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 11:31
The targeting of two countries that depend little on Iranian oil may be a mostly symbolic response to their positions on Iran’s nuclear program.
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Settlement Talks Pick Up Ahead of BP Oil Spill Trial
New York Times Energy/Environment - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 11:13
BP and other defendants are stepping up negotiations in an effort to avoid potential liabilities that some experts have estimated at $40 billion.
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Mexico and U.S. Agree on Oil and Gas Development in Gulf
New York Times Energy/Environment - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 10:05
The accord along the maritime border in the Gulf of Mexico would potentially open more than a million acres to deepwater drilling.
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Investing in Dragons and Tigers: The Allure of China and India
Renewable Energy World - Solar - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 09:02
China and India are the ideal markets in which to realize clean technology, both from their government's stated goals and their economic, political and social needs.
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Will Italy's FiTs Survive the Fall of Berlusconi?
Renewable Energy World - Solar - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 07:00
Never one to do anything by half-measures, a somewhat surprising legacy of ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government has been to send installed capacity in Italy's photovoltaic (PV) market soaring through the roof. Reacting to a resounding public vote against nuclear power in 2011, a fourth edition of feed-in-tariffs (FiTs) was announced for the sector and though somewhat reduced, they were still high enough to keep Italy's "PV counter" ticking faster than ever.
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Finding Talent the Creative Way: Are Your Race Horses Pulling Plows?
Renewable Energy World - Solar - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 07:00
When it comes to hiring, the biggest issue renewable energy employers face today is finding the right engineers with the right skills for their businesses. This can be identified as "talent mismatch," or an imbalance in the labor market between the people applying for positions and the skills required. The very nature of the renewable industry, with its constantly evolving technologies, presents great challenges for employers when it comes to finding the right matches for their mission-critical positions. But there are progressive actions that renewable energy employers can take to secure the right talent for future productivity. In fact, there are three simple considerations: identifying transferrable skills from other industries, using creativity to put people in the right positions, and offering dual-ladder career paths.
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Chinese Tier-2 Modules Offered Below $1/W
Renewable Energy World - Solar - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 07:00
Prices for crystalline-silicon (c-Si) solar photovoltaic (PV) modules fell below the $1/W mark in January 2012, and in some cases well below even that, marking the first time that global average prices have fallen below this milestone, according to IMS Research.
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Trina Launches New Solar Advocacy and PR Campaign with Patrick Dempsey
Renewable Energy World - Solar - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 07:00
The "Power Behind the Panel" is getting more in front. Last week, Trina Solar invited me and about 100 other guests to a private Beverly Hills home where Mark Kingsley, Trina’s Chief Commercial Officer (pictured below), and Grey’s Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey unveiled “15 Minutes,” a new solar PR and advocacy campaign.
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Dot Earth Blog: Peter Gleick Admits to Deception in Obtaining Heartland Climate Files
New York Times Energy/Environment - Mon, 02/20/2012 - 18:06
A climate scientist admits that he used false pretenses to obtain documents from a group fighting climate action.
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Tribal Renewable Energy Projects: Balance Opportunity with Caution
Renewable Energy World - Solar - Mon, 02/20/2012 - 12:25
In my 20-plus years of dealing with economic development on tribal lands, I have found that few people are familiar with federal Indian law or tribal law, governments and dispute resolution systems, which reflect each tribe's sovereign status and unique culture, language, laws, mores and traditions. And it is from this lack of familiarity that problems arise.
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Green Blog: A 'Touché!' From Climate Scientists
New York Times Energy/Environment - Mon, 02/20/2012 - 09:24
Researchers pointedly assert that when scientists' e-mails were stolen, the Heartland Institute chose to distort what was in them. Now the institute finds that some of its own internal documents have been leaked.
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Green Blog: A Shellfish Ban Off Long Island
New York Times Energy/Environment - Mon, 02/20/2012 - 09:21
No clam fishing will be allowed in part of Hempstead Bay because of state concerns about water quality.
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Green Blog: Textile Recycling Is Thriving in New York
New York Times Energy/Environment - Mon, 02/20/2012 - 09:15
With buildings clamoring for bins in which residents can leave clothing to be sold or reprocessed, fewer discards will go to landfills.
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Innovation and Diversification Are Key for Kenya's Renewable Energy Industry
Renewable Energy World - Solar - Mon, 02/20/2012 - 04:11
Decentralizing and diversifying renewable energy power generation technologies could be the panacea to save Kenyans from unreliable and expensive power supplied by hydro and thermal power generation, a recent study has found.
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Editorial: A Second Front in the Climate War
New York Times Energy/Environment - Sun, 02/19/2012 - 20:48
The United States and five other countries announced a potentially game-changing initiative to cut global warming gases.
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