lunedì 20 giugno 2011

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Angst-fueled energy policy - The Japan Times

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 03:33 AM PDT


Angst-fueled energy policy
The Japan Times
Those responsible for deciding the direction of energy policy and the most deserving investment recipients must take into account a variety of other factors and must assess carefully the cost/benefits of the choices available. ...


Still need an energy plan - Austin Herald

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 02:56 AM PDT


Financial Feed

Still need an energy plan
Austin Herald
Unfortunately, the symbolism was directed more at budget issues than at the core need for a coherent national energy policy. Ethanol has long enjoyed nearly sacred status in Washington, continually gaining support — tax breaks, blending requirements, ...
The Future of Ethanol Policy Global Warming (blog)

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Fact Check: George Allen on America's energy resources - WSLS

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 02:31 AM PDT


Fact Check: George Allen on America's energy resources
WSLS
Since leaving the US Senate in 2007, George Allen has focused a lot of his time and efforts to energy policy. Allen calls it one of the biggest issues facing our country. It's a message that he often hits on the campaign trail, ...

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TNS Survey Shows US Remains Favorable Toward Nuclear Power, While German ... - Sacramento Bee

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 02:06 AM PDT


Boston Globe

TNS Survey Shows US Remains Favorable Toward Nuclear Power, While German ...
Sacramento Bee
In light of the dramatic energy policy shift recently announced from Germany as well as the continuing nuclear power plant setbacks in Japan, the survey found an overwhelming 90% of US respondents said these recent events had little to no effect on ...
France to raise funds for nuclear safety Reuters Africa
Govt pushing N-safety message / Battling on 2 fronts to ease concerns of IAEA ... The Daily Yomiuri
Post-Fukushima nuclear safety meeting held euronews
Environment News Service
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The “Justification” For Wind Power - MetalMiner

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 01:07 AM PDT


The "Justification" For Wind Power
MetalMiner
In the Renewable Energy Strategy published in 2009, the government outlined a scenario for the UK to reach 30 percent of electricity production from wind by 2020 in order to meet EU targets on reducing carbon emissions. Currently, the country is at ...

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EU must force investments in power grid integration: Accenture - Platts

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 12:59 AM PDT


EU must force investments in power grid integration: Accenture
Platts
EU policy makers must force national governments to think beyond their borders if the EU is to implement its low carbon energy strategy successfully, a senior consultant with Accenture said Monday. "We need EU regulations to force member states to make ...


Decentralised energy can truly deliver power to the people - Business Green (blog)

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 12:34 AM PDT


Business Green (blog)

Decentralised energy can truly deliver power to the people
Business Green (blog)
Recent months have seen energy policy develop at breakneck speed. A raft of announcements on Electricity and Retail Market Reform, an early review of solar FITs (accompanied by a wider review of the scheme), and the Renewable Obligation Banding Review ...

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South Africa: PV could be a "goldmine" if supported by government - pv magazine

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 12:30 AM PDT


pv magazine

South Africa: PV could be a "goldmine" if supported by government
pv magazine
... of $29.8 million in 2014 - a compound annual growth rate of 7.6 percent - but even for such a relatively disappointing target, the photovoltaics market is still entirely dependent on how the government implements its renewable energy strategy. ...

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Media Misinformation Promotes Dysfunctional Energy Policy - Consumer Energy Report

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 09:42 PM PDT


Live Trading News

Media Misinformation Promotes Dysfunctional Energy Policy
Consumer Energy Report
A public that is well-informed about energy issues can elect leaders who legislate sound energy policy. A public that is consistently misinformed on energy issues will elect leaders who legislate the kind of policies that have led us to where we are ...
Energy independence, jobs within reach Canada Free Press

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Canada needs a sustainable energy strategy - Hill Times (subscription)

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 08:06 PM PDT


Canada needs a sustainable energy strategy
Hill Times (subscription)
Developing a sustainable energy strategy for Canada is a major task that will require bringing the provinces together with representatives of all relevant industries, affected communities, and environmental and energy experts. It is a job long overdue, ...

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Solar has great potential in Japan's pursuit of a new energy policy - Global Solar Technology

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 07:18 PM PDT


Solar has great potential in Japan's pursuit of a new energy policy
Global Solar Technology
Just last month Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced that Japan will generate 20 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020. Sources indicate that solar has the potential to become one of Japan's major sources of energy supply by ...

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News Roundup for June 20 - Electric Co-op Today

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 07:09 PM PDT


Electric Co-op Today

News Roundup for June 20
Electric Co-op Today
At a June 14 briefing, officials said goals outlined in "Energy for the Warfighter: Operational Energy Strategy" stress the need to get more fight for less fuel in all areas of military operations. Increased demand for crude oil, coupled with political ...

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Solar's star on rise, but awaits Refit plan - BusinessLIVE

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 06:10 PM PDT


Solar's star on rise, but awaits Refit plan
BusinessLIVE
The government has, in its Integrated Resource Plan, a 20-year master energy strategy, set aside about 8400MW of solar photovoltaic to be deployed in SA by 2030. The framework allows for 300MW of large-scale photovoltaic per year to be rolled out from ...


Hard road on Japan's nuclear policy - Reuters Blogs (blog)

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 03:00 PM PDT


CNN International

Hard road on Japan's nuclear policy
Reuters Blogs (blog)
That made him an odd fit with the LDP, which ruled Japan almost continuously from the mid-1950s to 2009 and put nuclear power at the center of Japan's energy policy. "For the past 15 years, it has felt like Taro Kono against the LDP," he told the ...
Reuters Summit-Japan opposition LDP cannot accept Tepco scheme-MP Kono-UPDATE 1 Forexyard
The Tokyo Electric Power Company to Open Second Reactor Building at Fukushima ThirdAge
Some power firm shareholders wary of nuclear energy Asahi Shimbun
Bloomberg
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Invest in technology to make coal clean - Politico

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 12:28 PM PDT


Politico

Invest in technology to make coal clean
Politico
JAY ROCKEFELLER | 6/19/11 9:22 PM EDT Only in the past few years has the energy policy debate in this country focused on improving our energy security and addressing climate change. But that's not enough. We need to focus our efforts on the twin ...

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Pride and prejudice - Climate Spectator

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 10:54 AM PDT


Pride and prejudice
Climate Spectator
But if the Labor government had wanted to further distinguish its clean energy policy from its predecessor's, then it would have got a fair bit of traction from the choices made in the first round of the $1.5 billion Solar Flagships program. ...

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