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Advisory Board “2015: Women and Expo”: an Initiative to Promote Women’s Development in the World, Davos, 29 January 2010

MILAN and DAVOS, Switzerland, January 29 /PRNewswire/ — The Advisory
Board “2015: Women and Expo” met this morning in Davos to launch a five year
plan to promote women’s entrepreneurial creativity in the world, particularly
in relation to the them…

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Obama sees the positives as US gives formal notice on greenhouse gases

State department climate change envoy Todd Stern writes to UN to formally promise to reduce emissions by 17% by 2020America embraced the accord reached at the Copenhagen climate summit yesterday by formally giving notice to the United Nations that it would reduce greenhouse gas emissions.The announcement was the second piece of encouraging news from the [...]

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Boiler scrappage scheme hit by delays

Enthusiastic response has seen call centre staff battling with a backlog, and applicants waiting to receive their vouchersThousands of householders who have applied for the government’s boiler scrappage scheme are facing long delays for the vouchers needed to give their installers the go ahead.The scheme, which was launched about three weeks ago, is designed to [...]

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BP chief hails American breakthrough in gas supplies from shale rocks

BP’s Tony Hayward tells World Economic Forum of ‘game changer’ technique to serve world’s energy needsA controversial method of extracting gas from shale rocks and coal seams pioneered in the US has been described by the head of BP as a “complete game changer” that would transform the future of energy in that country over [...]

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |
 

Barack Obama commits to climate change bill

President Obama pledges to help pass ‘comprehensive’ climate change law, but also backed nuclear power and drillingBarack Obama put himself firmly behind the effort to get a climate change bill through Congress last night – but said it must include a new generation of nuclear power.The brief passage on energy and climate in Obama’s state [...]

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Designer Starck turns to micro wind turbines

MILAN (Reuters) – French designer Philippe Starck, creator of chic hotels, high-tech lamps and modern-style furniture, has turned his attention to energy with the design of two sleek micro wind-power turbines aimed at domestic use.

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |
 

Expectations For Carbon Legislation, Regulation & Business Reaction 2010

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following is being released by Pace Global Energy Services, LLC (Pace):
What:
Bridging Carbon Conference:  Building the Bridge from Pre-Compliance to Compliance
Structured as a series of executiv…

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Circle Clubhouse is North Carolina’s First LEED-Certified Multifamily Garden Community Facility

CONCORD, N.C., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ — Crescent Resources Multifamily Development Group earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for the Circle at Concord Mills clubhouse. The buildi…

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GSA Clears Way for Agencies to Meet Sustainability and Recovery Goals

Energy service agreements save money, promote green jobs and technologies
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The U.S. General Services Administration cleared the way for federal agencies to easily obtain green products and services to fulfi…

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LDK Solar Signs Module Supply Contract With COU/Oneworld

XINYU CITY, China and TORONTO, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (“LDK Solar”; NYSE: LDK), a leading manufacturer of solar wafers, announced today that it has signed a contract to supply solar modules to Canada based COU Solar (“COU…

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