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Germany agrees to extend nuclear plant life span
Germany's coalition government has decided to extend the life span of the country's nuclear power plants by an average of 12 years, officials say. Under the agreement, some plants will ...
Germany, Angela Merkel, Chancellor, Renewable energy, Wolfgang Schaeuble, All keywords...
bbc.co.uk
35 minutes ago
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Nuclear power? Um, maybe : Angela Merkel agonises over a planned phase-out of Germany’s nuclear capacity
WHEN Angela Merkel cares about an issue she does not give a speech. Instead, she hits the road. Lately Germany’s chancellor has travelled to a wind park in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, ...
Angela Merkel, Germany, Electricity, Energy concept, EUR, All keywords...
economist.com
2 days ago
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Hot rocks and high hopes : Geothermal power: Deriving energy from subterranean heat is no longer limited to volcanic regions. By drilling deep wells into the ground, it can be made to work almost anywhere. Just watch out for the earthquakes
OVER the course of the next ten years a company called Geodynamics, based in Queensland, Australia, is planning to drill as many as 90 wells, each 4,500-5,000 metres deep, in ...
America, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Geodynamics, Energy, Oil, All keywords...
economist.com
2 days ago
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Doing More While Using Less Power
SAN FRANCISCO — Energy efficiency is a way to meet the world’s growing energy needs, just like building more power plants — except that it costs less, emits no carbon ...
David Goldstein, Cathy Zoi, Energy, Lester B. Lave, U.S. Energy Department, All keywords...
nytimes.com
4 days ago
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Schwarzenegger declares California fiscal emergency
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency over the state's finances on Wednesday, raising pressure on lawmakers to negotiate a state budget that is more than a month ...
Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, Governor, USD, New York, All keywords...
reuters.com
1 month ago
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The New Poor - Job Training Struggles to Keep Pace in an Economy in Flux
Even before the recession created the bleakest job market in more than a quarter-century, job training was already producing disappointing results. A study conducted for the Labor Department tracking the ...
Israel Valle, USD, Robert Stolarik, Caseworker, Designer, All keywords...
nytimes.com
1 month ago
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Foreigners doing business in China feel boxed out: report - CSMonitor.com
The report on business confidence by the European Union Chamber of Commerce adds weight to a growing chorus of complaints by foreign businesspeople in recent months that the Chinese authorities ...
China, European Union, Jacques de Boisséson, Staff writer, European Union Chamber of Commerce, All keywords...
csmonitor.com
2 months ago
8.
Goodbye, bullet trains and windmills
The U.S. economy is in trouble. Disappointing employment growth figures show that mass unemployment may be with us for some time. The stimulus spending in the U.S. was far too ...
United States, Energy, President, Transportation, Barack Obama, All keywords...
salon.com
2 months ago
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Myths of technological progress
I’ve been doing some writing for Taki’s magazine. Most of this writing will be irrelevant or annoying to people who are interested in Science, Technology and Finance. Taki is an ...
Scott Locklin, Scientist, Charles Murray, Energy, Oil, All keywords...
scottlocklin.wordpress.com
3 months ago
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America's economy: Time to rebalance
America's imbalances were years in the making and will not be undone overnight. But the elements of a rebalanced economy are already visible a 40-minute drive to the south of ...
America, STEVE HILTON, Lehman Brothers, USD, Arizona, All keywords...
economist.com
5 months ago
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Solar Industry Learns Lessons in Spanish Sun
Two years ago, this gritty mining city hosted a brief 21st-century gold rush. Long famous for coal, Puertollano discovered another energy source it had overlooked: the relentless, scorching sun.
Spain, PUERTOLLANO, Electricity, United States, Cassidy DeLine, All keywords...
nytimes.com
6 months ago
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It's Not All Good: Why You Should Worry About the Clean Energy Race
Neglecting to acknowledge the economic stakes in the clean energy race is a risky proposition.
United States, China, Clean energy economy, Breakthrough Institute, Breakthrough Institute, All keywords...
forbes.com
6 months ago
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Branson jumps on Peak Oil Bandwagon
Sir Richard Branson and fellow business leaders will tell the government this week that it needs to act
Oil, Peak oil, Richard Branson, UK government, Chief executive, All keywords...
guardian.co.uk
6 months ago
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Nuclear Power Gets Strong Push From White House
The administration moved to promote nuclear power as a clean energy alternative, with a loan guarantee proposal and a commission to study waste disposal options.
Obama administration, Steven Chu, USD, White House, Obama, All keywords...
nytimes.com
7 months ago
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China Drops ‘70% Home-Made’ Rule for Wind Turbines
China, the world’s third-biggest producer of wind power, has dropped a rule stipulating that more than 70 percent of the wind turbines used in the country must be made domestically, ...
China, Gordon Kwan, Beijing, Mirae Asset Securities, Shi Lishan, All keywords...
bloomberg.com
7 months ago
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