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The green credentials of biofuel crops have been sullied in recent years. Rienk van Grondelle believes the answer to the world's clean energy needs will be super-efficient algaeDriving through the countryside in the south of France, you would probably be charmed by the vineyards and delighted at the thought of drinking fine French wine

Government subsidies raising interest in renewables, but higher bills could complicate Shinzo Abe's economic recovery planAcross Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels. Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion

The conclusions were based on studies of the Nu River system in China but are relevant to national energy policies in many nations or regions – India, Turkey, Latin America - that seek to expand hydroelectric power generation. Hydropower is generally ...

N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Authorities in Chad have arrested a suspected member of a poaching gang accused of slaughtering nearly 200 elephants and killing five Cameroonian park rangers, the environment minister said on Tuesday.

ROCKFORD, Ill. -- Bergstrom has entered into a partnership with eNow, which will enable it to use solar power to run its NITE no-idle systems. “With unstable fuel prices, increasing idling restrictions and the growing concern about greenhouse gas emissions, ...

OSLO (Reuters) - Few religious communities have gone as far in fighting climate change as a church in Queensland, Australia, which has 24 solar panels bolted to the roof in the shape of a Christian cross.

Muscat, June 17 (ONA)---The National Seminar on the Renewable Energy Applications for the Rural areas started at Tulip Inn Al Khuwair Hotel today under the auspices of Talal bin Sulaiman al- Rahbi, Deputy Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Planning. The three-day seminar organized by Green Economy Support Office at the

County MP Fiona O'Donnell has voted to support renewable energy and jobs across Scotland by backing a move to clean up UK power and tackle climate change. Ms O'Donnell voted for an amendment to the Energy Bill, currently in Parliament, that would set ...

Anxious supporters of renewable energy allege underhand tactics are taking the wind out of their sailsThe world's biggest wind turbine manufacturer is joining forces with environmental groups in a global campaign to rouse the "silent majority" of people who support renewable energy to fight back against what it claims is "misinformation" spread by some anti-wind activists that is threatening the industry

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has vowed to tackle climate change in his second term, but so far has not acted to strengthen a tool that does not require backing from Congress - the National Environmental Policy Act.

UK cities pay to send rubbish to Norwegian incinerators, but green campaigners warn of dangersFor a country blessed with bountiful oil supplies, it may appear incongruous. But Norway is importing as much rubbish as it can get its hands on, in an effort to generate more energy by burning waste in vast incinerators

WASHINGTON – Costly Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) credits are driving refineries out of business. While the ethanol industry strong disagrees with that conclusion, it's one that Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) says is true, Environment & Energy Daily reports.

Palm oil biodiesel was then removed from the list of environmentally friendly commodities as it does not meet the 20 percent benchmark to qualify as “renewable” under the Renewable Fuel Standards. Had palm oil diesel ... In its regulatory filing, the EPA said that to deliver a projected 400 million gallons of biofuel to the US, Indonesia and Malaysia, the world's biggest palm oil producers, would generate 2 million tons carbon dioxide each year over 30 years due to the clearing of peat swamps and forests

From backbench windfarm opposition to the dash for gas, Conservative rhetoric on climate has undergone a drastic shiftRecent fraught debates around the energy bill saw coalition MPs – including some climate-sceptic Conservatives – oppose a target for making electricity carbon-free by 2030. But this was only the latest reason to suspect that David Cameron's 2010 promise to lead the "greenest government ever" was simply post-electoral exuberance