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CSIRO Scientists Say Ocean Waves Offer a "Massive Resource" to Meet Australia's Power Needs

Waves crashing on to Australia's southern shores each year contain enough energy to power the country three times over, scientists said on Tuesday, August 20, 2010, in a study that underscores the scale of Australia's green energy.

The research, in the latest issue of the journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, comes as the nation is struggling to wean itself of years of using cheap, polluting coal to power the economy and to put a price on carbon emissions.


Aug 20, 2010, 10:03

Energy
Research To Create New Wave Of Clean Energy Technology Underway

BAE Systems has joined forces with wave energy developer Aquamarine Power as part of a project worth almost £1 million to deliver cheaper, more reliable sources of clean energy for homes across the UK and beyond.

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Jul 26, 2010, 14:50

Energy
Secretary Chu Announces Initiatives to Promote Clean Energy at First Clean Energy Ministerial

 
At the world’s first Clean Energy Ministerial, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that the United States is helping launch more than 10 international clean energy initiatives.  These initiatives will cut energy waste; help deploy smart grid, electric vehicle, and carbon capture technologies; support renewable energy markets; expand access to clean energy resources and jobs; and support women pursuing careers in clean energy.  The new programs offer partners concrete, technical actions to promote economic growth while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants.  The initiatives will eliminate the need to build more than 500 mid-sized power plants world-wide in the next 20 years.

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Jul 20, 2010, 15:51

Energy
Secretary Chu Hosts First-Ever Clean Energy Ministerial

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu will host the first-ever Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC, bringing together ministers and stakeholders from more than 20 countries to launch or join new initiatives that will accelerate the world’s transition to clean energy technologies. Government delegations will meet on Monday, July 19. On Tuesday, July 20, ministers, CEOs and other clean energy leaders will discuss their experiences and announce joint initiatives in a Public Forum. The meeting grows out of a Global Partnership launched by the leaders of the Major Economies Forum.


Jul 16, 2010, 18:30

Energy
Global Trends in Green Energy 2009 Report: New Power Capacity from Renewable Renewable Sources Tops Fossil Fuels in US, Europe

Global investments in renewables top non-renewables for 2nd year. UNEP’s Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2010, and REN21 2010 Renewables Global Status Report state that pro-renewable policies are critical to sector’s continuing strength and growth and that  while clean energy investments show resilience in recession, the share of renewable energy continues to grow. The growth of wind power in China is a key feature of 2009 Energy Trends. 

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Jul 16, 2010, 12:27


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Agriculture
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United Nations Agency Explores Potential Benefits Of Organic Agriculture In Eastern Europe
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Air Pollution
Australians Embrace Climate Neutrality on National Day : Carbon Neutral Initiatives Planned Nationwide
China Closes Five of its Six Depleting Chemical Plants
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Concludes that Cost-Effective Policies and Technologies Could Greatly Reduce Global Warming
Biodiversity
UNESCO Declares Everglades Endangered Site
President Obama signs Executive Order establishing a National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, Coasts, and Great Lakes
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Desertification
United Nations (UN) Launches Decade-Long Efforts to Tackle Desertification
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World Vision International (WVI) restoration and protection project in the Louga region
Endangered Species
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Three Species of Birds from Latin America and the Caribbean Listed for U.S.Endangered Species Act Protection
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Energy
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Exhibits
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Industry
Clean Technology Investment in North American Hits Record High
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Natural Disaster Relief
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News and Special Reports
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Oceans, Coral Reefs
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Population
Africa : Upgrading Traditional Midwives' Skills
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Public Health
U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA) Sets First National Limits to Reduce Mercury and Other Toxic Emissions from Cement Plants
TDR Study featured by WHO Shows Effectiveness Of Community-Directed Interventions in Delivering Health Care In Africa
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Sanitation
Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak Indian Sanitation Innovator and Social Reformer Receives the 2009 Stockholm Water Prize
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Transportation
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Waste Management
UN Environment Programme Waste Management Project in Southern Sudan Launched by UK Minister
119 Countries will Participate in Clean Up the World campaign
Finns Use Pig Slurry to Clean Polluted Pond
Water
US EPA Launches Web Forum on How to Best Protect America’s Drinking Water
New Agreements Address Water Safety in Latin America and Caribbean
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Water and Sanitation
WSSCC Request for Proposals: Global Sanitation Fund “Country Progamme Monitor” in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and Kenya
Public Health Champion Dr Rita Colwell Receives 2010 Stockholm Water Prize
The United Nations General Assembly Declares Access to Clean Water and Sanitation is a Human Right

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