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Senate Bill Would Spur Investment in Elusive Deepwater Offshore Wind Potential

Senate Bill Would Spur Investment in Elusive Deepwater Offshore Wind Potential

Deepwater Offshore Wind Incentive Act would provide a tax credit of 3.04 cents per kilowatt of deepwater offshore wind production in the U.S.

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Walmart Announces Massive Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan

Walmart Announces Massive Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan

In another large-scale sustainability effort aimed at greening their supply chain, Walmart today announced the lofty goal of eliminating 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015

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Bill Gates Talks Energy at TED [Video]

Bill Gates Talks Energy at TED [Video]

Recently at TED2010, Bill Gates unveiled his vision for the world's energy future, describing the need for "miracles" to avoid planetary catastrophe and explaining why he's backing a dramatically different type of nuclear reactor.

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Major US Retailers Drop Products Sourced from Canadian Oil Sands

Major US Retailers Drop Products Sourced from Canadian Oil Sands

In an effort to slash CO2 output, Whole Foods, Bed Bath & Beyond announce they will no longer buy products sourced using Canadian oil sands.

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Will Federal Push For Greener Appliances Spark Manufacturers?

Will Federal Push For Greener Appliances Spark Manufacturers?

Manufacturers in the Cash for Appliances program are setting up an online infrastructure that will make it easier for consumers to apply for rebates.

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Intel’s 8 New Solar Projects Raise the Bar on Tech Industry

Intel’s 8 New Solar Projects Raise the Bar on Tech Industry

Intel to add 2.5 megawatts of new solar generation at 8 sites in 4 states

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Colorado State University Opens One of the Largest Solar Plants at a University in the US

Colorado State University Opens One of the Largest Solar Plants at a University in the US

Colorado State University today dedicated one of the largest solar plants in the nation to be housed at a university.

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Court Pulls Plug on Energy Star Rating for 40,000 LG Refrigerators

Court Pulls Plug on Energy Star Rating for 40,000 LG Refrigerators

A United States District Court has ruled against LG Electronics in a case the company brought against the Department of Energy for the revocation of Energy Star labeling on 20 refrigerator models.

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Walmart Steps-Up Solar Effort, New California Array Is Company’s Largest

Walmart Steps-Up Solar Effort, New California Array Is Company’s Largest

Walmart's plan to double its solar energy use in California in eighteen months took a big step forward Monday as the company put the finishing touches on a 1-megawatt solar photovoltaic plant at its distribution center in Apple Valley.

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Offshore Wind Industry Holds Breath for Cape Wind Decision

Offshore Wind Industry Holds Breath for Cape Wind Decision

Experts estimate that over 1,000 GW of wind energy could be built off the East Coast of the United States alone. And while there are no offshore wind farms currently in operation (or even under construction) in the US, there are a number of projects in the development pipeline, the most famous of which is [...]

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