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The annals of entrepreneurship are full of world-changing ideas, pipe dreams and visionary projects plagued by missteps and skepticism. Then there's the space elevator, which is all of the above on steroids.
A new company is planning a huge power hub in New Mexico to transfer green energy from the middle of the country to coastal population centers.
Nestled in the heart of American coal country, on the banks of the Ohio River, an expensive, high-stakes experiment is under way -- one that could fundamentally alter the way the world manages carbon emissions.
Solar energy stocks led the market higher Monday on several analyst upgrades. In addition, the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, kicked off and the Environmental Protection Agency reported greenhouse gases are endangering people's health and must be regulated.
Renewable energy gets all the attention, but our best hope for fighting global warming is expanding use of technologies that conserve power.
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Indian renewable energy stocks will benefit as the country joins 191 nations in climate-change negotiations in Copenhagen in a bid to control greenhouse-gas emissions, according to Macquarie Group.
Firm's Plan Would Spread U.S. Green Power: Report
People in eastern China likely have a higher risk of developing lung cancer than those in western China because of extensive burning of biomass fuels in homes and factories, according to a study.
Three profitable Chinese companies are expected to have powerful market debuts this week as they impress investors with balance sheets and earnings that are stronger than many debt-heavy U.S. companies.
The energy ministers of nine European Union nations on Monday signed a deal to develop a massive offshore wind power grid in the North Sea and Irish Sea, as UN climate talks got underway in Copenhagen.
In September 1962, at a rally at Rice University in Houston, Texas, President John F. Kennedy told the American people: "We choose to go to the moon."
For three months, the candidates for US Senate have tried to generate voter excitement for a special primary election that has often seemed to be off the public’s radar. Today, with low turnout expected across the state, their campaign organizations will pull out all the stops to get those voters who were paying attention into the polling booths.
Vestas Wind Systems, which committed to building four factories in Colorado, is going to furlough the 500 workers at its Windsor plant, company officials said Monday.
Wasteful energy policies, overuse of resources, water supply shortages, global climate change, and deforestation are just some of the issues experts say need to be addressed at the U.N. Climate Change summit in Copenhagen beginning this week. Here are 10 technologies - some old, some new, some a bit offbeat - that might help.
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Repower Systems AG , the German unit of India’s Suzlon Energy Ltd. , expects wind-turbine orders to rise next year as climate-change talks in Copenhagen may increase demand for renewable energy.
Area energy experts are becoming part of one congressman's advisory panel on power issues.
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