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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair stresses that 10 million jobs could be created by 2020, if developing nations agree to big cuts in greenhouse gases.
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IBM Proves Smart Grid Reduces Energy Use By At Least 15%, Reveals Key to Success : TreeHugger
For the last six months, IBM has been testing a pilot project in Fayetteville, North Carolina, that aimed to find out what kind of energy savings could be realized by utilizing the smart grid and implementing simple habit changes. Yesterday they revealed the results so far, and found that the project showed an average of 15% energy savings at homes and businesses, and as much as a 40% savings in some homes. The trick to success is that very tool we’ve been watching develop and stake its claim as an invaluable piece of the energy conservation pie: The real-time user dashboard.
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Activists drop 70? banner off of Niagara Falls to tell Canadian PM: NO TAR SANDS oil!
Before dawn, a small team of climate activists rappelled from the US observation deck at Niagara Falls. Dangling hundreds of feet above the ground, they sent a special welcome message to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper ahead of his first official visit to the White House to push dirty Tar Sands oil.
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Arctic sea ice at third lowest level – Telegraph
Sea ice cover in the Arctic Ocean reached the third lowest level on record last year, according to the latest Nasa statistics.
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Build a Better Bulb for a $10 Million Prize – NYTimes.com
he ubiquitous but highly inefficient 60-watt light bulb badly needs a makeover. And it could be worth millions in government prize money — and more in government contracts — to the first company that figures out how to do it.
Right now, that company could be Philips, the Dutch electronics giant. The company announced on Thursday that it had submitted the first entry for the L Prize, an Energy Department contest that will award up to $10 million to the first person or group to create a new energy-sipping version of the most popular type of light bulb used in America.
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10 Weird and Gross Ingredients in Processed Food
Everyone now knows that processed and fast foods are not the bastions of nutrition, but that shouldn’t make these ingredients found inside them any less revolting. This list sends a clear message: when a packaged food contains more than five ingredients and includes some that are difficult to pronounce, stay away. Make a b-line straight to the organics aisle.
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NewNet News – Iberdrola Renewables awarded nearly $251m in Treasury Grants to generate clean energy
Spanish renewable energy giant Iberdrola Renewables confirmed it has received US Treasury Department approval of three additional grants totalling $250,953,367. These grants represent investment by Iberdrola Renewables of approximately $860m in US wind power in three states.
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Shipowners back €6bn global carbon scheme – Times Online
Shipowners are backing a global carbon trading scheme that could add as much as €6 billion (£5.4 billion) in extra cost on to maritime transport and push weaker shipping companies out of business.
The proposals, announced yesterday by Britain’s Chamber of Shipping, would seek to bring the global shipping industry into a carbon trading net. The initiative, also backed by the national shipping associations of Australia, Belgium, Norway and Sweden, is intended to raise standards and stimulate technological development in an industry that has been widely criticised for its sluggishness in dealing with atmospheric pollution
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Chemical Time Bomb in Ukraine Endangers 7 Million People
The health of at least 7 million inhabitants in Moldavia and Ukraine is seriously threatened by a single stock of old pesticides.
This has been reported by the International HCH and Pesticides Association (IHPA). According to the organization the EU must act as fast as possible to disarm this ‘biggest chemical time bomb of Europe’.
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DOE Issues Rules for $3.9B in Smart Grid Stimulus Grants
The DOE has issued its official funding opportunity announcement for about $3.9 billion in stimulus package grants for smart grid projects. Security for smart grid systems is among its top concerns.
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