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Scotland Bank May Lend $631 Million to Clean Power, Focusing on Biomass

Published on Jan 25 2013 // biofuel, Energy, Environment, fossil fuel

Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, Britain’s biggest government-owned lender, may channel as much as 400 million pounds ($631 million) into clean energy this year with a focus on biomass. The bank is working on about five deals to support plants that will use organic matter such as wood chips...

DOE Offering $20mn for Projects That Integrate Solar and Fossil Fuels

Published on Dec 31 2012 // business, Energy, fossil fuel, Money and Business, solar energy

The U.S. Energy Department (DOE) announced $20 million in new funding for two to four projects that will help integrate concentrating solar power (CSP) systems with fossil fuel power plants. The DOE seeks applications from industry, universities, and national laboratories. These hybrid systems...

Show Me The (Fossil Fuel) Money

Published on Dec 29 2012 // Energy, fossil fuel, Money and Business

Have you ever read news coverage of an energy or climate issue and thought to yourself, “Why is that spokesperson defending fossil fuels, slamming clean energy, and denying climate change?” As you may suspect, it’s because they receive financial support from pro-fossil fuel interests – a fact...

Do Not Buy From James McKirdy; 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid Review; South Africa Solar & Wind Project Orders; High-Speed Rail For Georgia

Published on Dec 24 2012 // climate change, Energy, Environment, fossil fuel, Home and Lifestyle, solar energy, transportation, wind energy

For some reason, there hasn’t been a lot of news in the past few days…? But there’s been a bit. Here’s a quick cleantech and climate change news roundup (head on over to our homepage for more news): Solar Power AE-AMD Renewable Energy And Tenesol/SunPower Begin Work On Two Solar Projects In...

Do you think Exxon really hates your children?

Published on Dec 08 2012 // business, climate change, co2 emmissions, Energy, Environment, fossil fuel, Money and Business

A new ad targeting the fossil fuel industry is stating that Exxon, “Hates your children”. Watch the video and leave your comments below.

New Detonation Engine Could Slash Fuel Costs

Published on Dec 05 2012 // Energy, fossil fuel, Money and Business

Researchers in the U.S military, General Electric, and other companies are developing a new type of engine (actually, a new family of engines) which can be built to burn hydrogen or fossil fuels. The engines are called “detonation engines.” Combustion engines in general can already be built to burn...

Qatar announces plans to build 1,800 MW solar power plant in 2014

Published on Dec 03 2012 // co2 emmissions, fossil fuel, solar energy

Earlier in the year, senior officials from the Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC) announced a plan to use solar energy for 10 percent of its electricity supply over the next six years. Now the country is looking to build a 1,800 megawatt (MW) solar energy plant in 2014. Qatar is the world’s...

Obama Plans for Climate Deal as Fiscal Cliff Talks Rage

Published on Dec 03 2012 // climate change, Energy, Environment, Environmental Policy, environmental sustainability, fossil fuel, Money and Business

WASHINGTON D.C. — As leaders in Washington obsess about the fiscal cliff, President Barack Obama is putting in place the building blocks for a climate treaty requiring the first fossil- fuel emissions cuts from both the U.S. and China.State Department envoy Todd Stern is in Doha this week working...

Obama Elects To Protect US Airlines From EU Emissions Trading Scheme Taxes

Published on Nov 30 2012 // business, co2 emmissions, economy, Energy, energy efficiency, Environment, Environmental Policy, fossil fuel, Money and Business

One of Barack Obama’s first climate-related actions since winning his second term of office has been to sign a bill preventing US airlines from complying with EU regulations regarding emissions. Or more specifically the taxes required by the European scheme from all airlines flying into European...

Google reaches $1 billion in renewable energy investments

Published on Nov 23 2012 // business, fossil fuel, renewable energy, science

Google, a company that has been carbon neutral since 2007, is about to top $1 billion in renewable energy investments. The company is a huge energy consumer; its data centers’ operations use as much energy as nearly a quarter of a million households. But Google is using renewable energy not only...