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Is Net Energy Metering for Solar Power a Subsidy?
Southern California Edison (SCE) Manager of Customer Self Generation Gary Barsley said that at an important recent conference for the solar industry and the utilities interested in it, the number-one topic of conversation was net energy metering (NEM), the incentive some solar advocates call “the civil rights legislation for solar.” Utility and solar professionals... More»
The Bad News in CPV – Amonix Layoffs and Soitec Losses
Earlier this week, we reported on some of the positive news in the world of concentrating photovoltaics (CPV) -- efficiency gains, venture funding, and some decent-sized deployments. Today we report on some bad news at CPV system vendors Amonix and Soitec. Amonix plans to... More»
WHO releases mixed Fukushima radiation report
GENEVA (Reuters) - Spikes in radiation caused by the Fukushima nuclear disaster were below cancer-causing levels in almost all of Japan, but infants in one town appear to be at a higher risk of developing thyroid cancer, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.... More»
Lord Monckton delights Heartland conference with birther antics
By Stephen Lacey Lord Christopher Monckton, climate denier extraordinaire. (Photo by Don Irvine Photos.) A version of this article originally appeared on Climate Progress. (...) Read the original article... More»
Will Chinese Solar Module Tariffs Restore Balance to the Industry?
In the quest to "level the playing field," the 31 percent anti-dumping tariff announced Thursday was a good start, said SolarWorld President Gordon Brinser, but even more is needed... More»
SoloPower Raises $7.1M for CIGS Technology
SoloPower Raises $7.1M for CIGS Technology SoloPower, a San Jose, California-based maker of CIGS-based flexible thin-film solar modules, just raised a small amount of venture funding, according to this... More»
Kyoto Protocol architect ‘frustrated’ by climate dialogue
UN climate talks are going nowhere, as politicians dither or bicker while the pace of warming dangerously speeds up, one of the architects of the Kyoto Protocol told AFP.... More»
World experts agree on cattle breeding rules
PARIS (Reuters) - Members of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) agreed on Wednesday on cattle breeding rules, its first ever deal on livestock production. Read the original... More»
Street Lights Can Cause Long-Term Ecological Changes, Study Says
The presence of artificial street lights can alter the behavior of ground-dwelling invertebrates and insects and ultimately change the structure and function of some ecosystems, according to a new... More»
Insurance Company Approved for Land Trusts
The Land Trust Alliance has won nonprofit status from the Internal Revenue Service for an insurance company it is creating. Read the original article... More»
Blue tarantula, walking cactus, and a worm from Hell: the top 10 new species of 2011
A sneezing monkey, a blue tarantula, and an extinct walking cactus are just three of the remarkable new species listed in the annual Top Ten New Species put together... More»
Green Blog: A Secret Behind the Whale’s Mighty Gulp
Scientists discover a new organ -- "a kind of gel-filled balloon" filled with nerves -- that sends information about water intake and their jaw movements to a whale's brain.... More»
Peter Lehner: Farming Better, Eating Better: On the Ground Solutions From the Growing Green Awards
The evening was foggy, but the mood was upbeat at NRDC's fourth annual Growing Green Awards, held in San Francisco last week. It was inspiring for me not only... More»
Nigeria Telecoms Rebut Fines
After being fined $7.38 million for providing poor service, Nigerian telecom companies have apologized, saying they are investing more than $2.5 billion in improvements. But companies say it will... More»
TransCanada clings to Keystone myths
Yesterday we co-published a report with NRDC and Forest Ethics that busted the myth that the Keystone XL pipeline would lower gasoline prices for U.S. and Canadian consumers. It... More»