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China Enters the Environmental Carbon Trading Arena (CN)

Today, China's first organization engaged in environmental exchange, China Beijing Environment Exchange, was established on the Financial Street. With environmental problems increasingly threatening global development, China placed the environment at the top of its

Vattenfall AB, Alcan Inc., Duke Energy Corporation, International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) promoting evolution of global carbon trading

Vattenfall AB, Alcan Inc., Duke Energy Corporation and the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) has announced that they will work with other leading industries and financial institutions to accelerate the evolution of carbon trading as one of the key components to addressing climate change. This cooperation was announced today at ...

October 2nd 2008
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Statewide Scoreboard on Energy Efficiency to be Released before Next Presidential Debate (U.S.A.)

State-by-state Scorecard to be issued a day before next presidential debate to encourage candidates to embrace energy efficiency as "first fuel" in race for clean and secure energy resources.
September 22nd 2008
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Going Green Can be Attractive (U.S.A.)

Many people are holding back to change lightbulbs not because the new fluorescent bulbs don't work or won't last, but just because they are ugly. Well, a company in Gulf Breeze, Florida has solved that problem.
September 22nd 2008
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Giant Step Toward Solving Energy and Pollution Crises Available with New Type of Motor (U.S.A.)

Brazilian scientists announced a breakthrough new motor that they hope will soon power everything from cars to industrial equipment.
September 15th 2008
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Trucking Firms Join Forces to Combat Global Climate Change

On behalf of several American trucking firms, Randy Mullett, Vice President of Government Relations and Public Affairs for Con-way, Inc. of San Mateo, California prepared the following statement: American Trucking Associations (ATA) recently announced a six-point set of initiatives that will significantly reduce the industry's fuel consumption and carbon footprint. The ...
September 11th 2008
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Cow Manure Generates Green Power for Ohio Electric Cooperative

Milk is being produced in northern Ohio from a herd of 3,900 dairy cows and renewable energy in the state's first-ever project to capture methane from manure for generation of electricity. Bridgewater Dairy in Williams County on August 28 fired up two generators at its new anaerobic biodigester facility and ...

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