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WHAT: The "Heart of Texas Green Expo," June 8-9, 2012 at the Bastrop Convention Center features 50+ speakers and panels/demonstrations on green sustainable living and building, including John Ikerd, widely celebrated economist, teacher, author and public advocate for an economics for sustainability, nationally syndicated radio talk show host Howard Garrett, "The Dirt Doctor," and nationally

City Council Member Elizabeth Crowley introduced legislation last week to help homeowners throughout New York City invest in “green” building practices, such as solar panels and geothermal heat pumps. read more

One of the first green energy companies to set up in Windsor and herald a new industrial sector has closed its doors. After recently laying off 40 of its workers at its manufacturing plant on St. Etienne Boulevard, Siliken Canada laid off its final 53 employees Friday.

Even if development is 15-20 years away, the vast untapped energy resources of Green River, the largest oil shale deposit in the world, provide additional support for the idea that “peak oil” is “peak idiocy” (Mike Munger's explains here).

» A woman blows herself up in protest against demolition of her house and displacement to make way for a hydroelectric plant. It is the first case of a suicide attack over expropriation.

This includes everything from Agriculture, Food and Forestry to Renewable Energy and Wave Power. Recent statistics estimate that globally the market for low carbon goods is expected to reach £4.5 trillion by 2015 so a 'green' career could be a very ...

When it comes to climate change, everything is important, and time is running out. That is why Public Service Enterprises Group 's (PSEG) petition to renew its operating air standards permit at its Bridgeport Harbor station must be reconsidered in light (no pun intended) of solid scientific evidence and projections regarding greenhouse gas emissions and the effects on climate

BERLIN (AP) -- The German Parliament's upper house has voted to send back to committee a bill backed by Chancellor Angela Merkel that would see subsidies for solar power sharply reduced. The upper house, which represents Germany's states and where ...

By Mark Victoria, Multimedia Journalist - bio | email Ethanol producers in the Cherokee, Iowa area will have a new place to unload the fuel. Friday, the Cherokee Industrial Corporation unveiled it's $1-million ethanol transload facility and rail spur.

As wind power grows more popular, local communities are being forced to decide if they would rather cut down on their carbon emissions or keep their mountains turbine free. This is what's happening right now in the Lowell Mountains of Vermont.

GURGAON: Despite the dreams of making Gurgaon the nation's first 'solar city' and many green initiatives by the state, there seem to be few takers for solar power. According to the census report, number of households using solar energy in Gurgaon are ...

By Lance Duroni Law360, Wilmington (May 11, 2012, 5:50 PM ET) -- A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Friday gave Solar Trust of America LLC the go-ahead to auction its assets, which include a 1000-megawatt solar power project under development in California ...

Communities in Illinois and other states are going green in deals to buy power for their residents through municipal aggregation. In addition to buying renewable electricity, they're saving money, too.

And there are already more than 100000 geothermal heating systems installed in homes and businesses across the country. NAIT's Alternative Energy Program aims to help meet this increasing demand. It's a two-year program that teaches students how to ...