Interactive graphic: Our energy-driven world
Financial Times Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:41 AM PST
Our interactive graphic traces how energy use has developed since the Industrial Revolution. Designed by Russell Birkett. Words by Vincent Bevins. Part of the FT’s Futue of Energy series |
Comet chaser Rosetta to make final swing by Earth on November 13
New Kerala Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:39 AM PST
Paris, November 5 : ESA's (European Space Agency) comet chaser Rosetta will swing by Earth for the last time on November 13 to pick up energy and begin the final leg of its 10-year journey to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. |
US geothermal sector heats up with stimulus boost
vnunet.com Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:37 AM PST
Danny Bradbury, BusinessGreen , Thursday 5 November 2009 at 10:23:00 Host of hot rock research projects to receive "unprecedented" level of federal funding The US government continued to fork over funds for renewable energy projects from its seemingly bottomless stimulus package funds last week, this time announcing $338 million for geothermal projects. The funding will support 123 projects in ... |
N.C. tax tax holiday on energy-efficient appliances this weekend
The Virginian-Pilot Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:32 AM PST
RALEIGH, N.C. A higher sales tax means North Carolina consumers will get a larger break when they purchase energy-efficient appliances compared to a year ago. The sales-tax holiday on so-called Energy Star appliances like clothes washers, freezers and air conditioners will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday statewide. |
Bangladesh goes all out solving power crisis
People's Daily Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:32 AM PST
Power-starved Bangladesh has decided to use solar power in all new public buildings now to save electricity as a means of stop-gap period as the country has signed agreement for nuclear power with Russia. The government's decision came at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), the highest policy making body of the government. The prime minister's Energy ... |
Council blazes a green trail
Las Vegas Review-Journal Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:31 AM PST
The greening of modern society is under way and nowhere is it more important than in our homes. With more than 100 million homes in the U.S. there's plenty of work to do, but the potential benefits are enormous. It's a multifaceted transition: Lights and appliances are getting more efficient every year, renewable-energy systems are sprouting everywhere, utilities are beginning to build smart ... |
Indonesia's investors to buy 14% share of U.S.-run Newmont
People's Daily Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:31 AM PST
Regional governments will lead a group of investors, including state mining form PT Aneka Tambang, to acquire 14 percent share of U.S.-run PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (NNT), the Jakarta Post reported here on Thursday. Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Darwin Saleh said that the decision was taken earlier this week after a recent meeting between him and Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati ... |
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