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Archive from 12/15/09
Department of Energy: Meet the World’s Biggest Venture Capitalist
Wall Street Journal
The DOE hopes to lend or give out more than $40 billion to businesses working on 'clean technology,' everything from electric cars and novel batteries to wind turbines and solar panels…
US to rely less on oil for energy
Reuters
US oil demand through 2035 is not expected to return to the peak levels reached before fuel consumption, which fell due to the high petroleum prices…
Obama administration announces clean energy programs and funding
Climate Progress
The Obama administration took another major step towards mitigating global warming pollution. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the launch of the Renewables and Efficiency Deployment Initiative…
US already acting on climate change
Wall Street Journal
The US is taking action to tackle climate change, which is a good thing for the economy, and the recent “Climategate” scandal doesn’t much matter…
Africa considering tough demands
COP15
50 African countries are considering demanding five percent of rich nations' GDPs for developing countries, plus deep emission cuts…