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Zawya Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:40 PM PST
Abu Dhabi As the world spent huge initial investments on mobile phone networks which improved the life of millions, the same strategy can promote renewable energy for a clean environment and better living standards, according to Adnan Z Ameen, Director-General of Abu Dhabi-based International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena). |
Glenwood says no to 30-year energy contract
The Daily Sentinel Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:37 PM PST
GLENWOOD SPRINGS â€" Hannah Juul is just 11. But on Thursday night, she was thinking far ahead, to her middle-age years. That’s because of a 30-year contract the Glenwood Springs City Council was considering for wholesale electricity â€" one Hannah and others feared would lock the city into long-term reliance on coal and hinder its ability to tap clean, local power alternatives. |
Your next best friend? 1/5/12
The Eloy Enterprise Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:36 PM PST
DOG: My name is Louie, and I’m a Border Collie mix. The shelter staff thinks I’m about 6-months-old. I’m cute as can be, and very sweet! I’m part Border Collie, so I have a lot of energy; I’m also pretty smart, as you would expect. I would love a home where I could run and play and get plenty of exercise. I’d also like someone to teach me about potty training, how to walk on a leash, and all of ... |
China air-con tycoon moves into eco-friendly building
The Malaysian Insider Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:34 PM PST
BEIJING, Jan 14 â€" The Chinese tycoon behind a 30-storey energy-saving building that went up in just 15 days said Wednesday he intends to duplicate the model across the vast and heavily polluted nation. The prefabricated building, the five-star T30 Hotel at Dongting Lake, Hunan province, that opens on January 18, became an Internet sensation after ... |
Energy Expo set for Enfield Jan. 29
Journal Inquirer Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:31 PM PST
ENFIELD â€" An Energy Expo that will provide people with energy-saving tips and information on the latest technology from electric cars to solar panels will be held at Enfield High School on Sunday, Jan. 29. |
Kenya: Gisele Bündchen backs access to energy
New Kerala Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:30 PM PST
Nairobi, Jan 14 : Supermodel and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Gisele Bündchen has visited Kenya to experience firsthand the reality of energy poverty and to see how lives are being transformed in the East African country by making sustainable energy accessible to those not connected to the national grid. |
Princeton researchers to lead development efforts for electric vehicle chargers
Pennington Post Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:28 PM PST
U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today announced that New Jersey researchers at Siemens in Princeton will share in nearly $7 million in Department of Energy (DOE) research and development funding to improve the development and design of electric vehicle chargers, helping to reduce their cost by 50 percent. |
Burning manufactured fireplace logs often a good alternative
Tri-Valley Dispatch Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:26 PM PST
Editor’s note: James Dulley’s nationally syndicated column is being distributed through a special program of the Arizona Department of Commerce’s Energy Office and now runs monthly in Tri-Valley Dispatch. |
Qatar buys Raffles hotels in Singapore, Paris
Omaha World-Herald Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:24 PM PST
A Qatar-owned company says it has taken over the famous Raffles Hotel Singapore and an affiliated luxury hotel in Paris in the latest high-profile acquisitions by the energy-rich Gulf state. |
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