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Barack Obama pledges $8bn to upgrade aged US rail network

US president and Amtrak devotee Joe Biden take jobs pledge to FloridaBarack Obama announced $8bn in grants to upgrade America’s slow and aged passenger rail network today, taking his state of the union promise to build America’s clean energy economy to Florida.Obama was touting his efforts to create jobs by investing in infrastructure and less [...]

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |

EDP Renovaveis Enters the Italian Wind Market Through the Acquisition of 520 MW Wind Energy Projects

MADRID, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ — EDP Renovaveis S.A. (“EDPR”) acquires 85% of Italian Wind srl, from Co-Ver group (an industrial conglomerate from the north of Italy), adding to its portfolio several wind projects in Italy totalling 520 MW in different …

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

UMass Dartmouth Poll Finds Massachusetts Electric Customers Unwilling to Pay More for Cape Wind Project

HYANNIS, Mass., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ — A new poll released by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Policy Analysis found that while Massachusetts electric ratepayers generally support wind energy, this support erodes rapidly if wind pr…

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

Southern Company and Ted Turner Join Forces to Explore Renewable Energy Projects

ATLANTA, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Southern Company CEO David Ratcliffe and visionary business leader and environmentalist Ted Turner today announced a strategic alliance to pursue development of renewable energy projects in the United States.

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |
 

Zero to 80 Percent in 15 Minutes: New Benchmark for EV Fast-Charging

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ — Electric vehicle manufacturer THINK today announced it will work with AeroVironment, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVAV) (AV), a leading developer and supplier of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, to pursue demonstration and…

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |

Shell CEO says to scale back on oil sands: report

LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell is slowing its expansion into high-cost Canadian tar sands and will in future focus on exploration, rather than expensive, capital-intensive projects, Chief Executive Peter Voser said in Monday’s edition of the Fina…

[ More ] January 25th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |
 

Hundreds protest S.China project over pollution worries

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters in southern China donned masks to protest a planned incinerator plant, the latest grassroots initiative to target polluting projects in the region.

[ More ] January 25th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |

YRM and TRO JungBrannen Form Nuclear Design Partnership

BOSTON, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ — YRM and TRO JungBrannen have recently formed the Nuclear Design Partnership combining the skills, strength and experience of two architectural practices, between whom have completed more than 2,000 projects in over 50 co…

[ More ] January 23rd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |

Governor Rendell: State Investment of $9.2 Million to Support Alternative Energy Projects That Conserve Energy, Cut Costs, Create Jobs

CFA Also Approves $150,000 Tourism Loan for Business in PA Wilds Region
HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Pennsylvania will strengthen its position as a leader in energy innovation and will help to create about 170 jobs with the lates…

[ More ] January 21st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |