City
buildings rely on renewable power sources
City
to hold public celebration to mark installation of large photovoltaic
array to generate electricity, generation of power from methane and
natural gas cogeneration systems.
Santa
Cruz Sentinel
May 16 03
We
must take lead on clean energy front
Canada
moves slowly to develop new energy technologies.
Toronto
Star
Feb 23 03
A
head-in-the-sand approach to energy conservation
Ontario
- Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco takes decision to axe James Moore and eliminate
his job as the city's air quality control and energy manager.
London
Free Press
Jan 25 03
Big
Homer turnout says no to oil lease
Residents
turn out en masse to protest oil leasing plans, as they have been
doing since the early 70s.
Ankorage
Daily News
Jan 25 03
Stones
to give free concert
Organisers
say Rolling Stones will give first free concert in three decades in
bid to turn up the heat on global warming.
The
Australian
Jan 25 03
Province
drives hybrid bus
Winnipeg
to begin new $8 million hybrid fuel cell transit bus project to reduce
greenhouse gases.
New
Winnipeg
Dec 07 02
Voluntary
Gas Tax aims to curb driving
Voluntary
Gas Tax, started last year by California resident, aims to make motorists
more aware of the hidden costs of driving, such as pollution, traffic
congestion and accident fatalities.
The Seatle Times Dec 07 02
Rumblings
of Danger
Rising
natural gas prices and chronic energy shortages are turning America
back to coal; the nation's most abundant fossil fuel is the centerpiece
of George W. Bush's energy policy.
Fresnobee.com
Nov 28 02
Smelliest
trucks in US begin to belch cleaner
US
garbage trucks - some of the least fuel-efficient vehicles on the
road - change to cleaner natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Planet
Ark
Nov 08 02
Willow
shrubs cultivated as green energy source
Farmer
phases out dairy operation, corn and soybeans to grow willow as source
of biomass energy.
Billings
Gazette
Oct 26 02
Wind
Turbines Proliferate Across United States
Wind-power
turbines provide renewable, pollution-free electricity for more than
a million homes in USA.
Green
Nature
Oct 18 02
Air
Pollution Spikes in California
California
has endured its worst air pollution season in several years, reversing
what had been years of improvements to the state's air quality.
Guardian
Unlimited
Oct 14 02
DTE
becomes fuel-cell pioneer
DTE
- working with several leading technology providers, including Plug
Power - to power an office building by hydrogen fuel cells.
Detroit
Free Press
Sept 24 02
Clean
power
New Mexico tech businesses explore the environmentally friendly potential
of fuel cells.
Albuquergue Tribune
Sept 24 02
Global
warming forces Inuits to abandon swamped homes
Alaska
- Inuits about to become global warming refugees as their village
is swallowed by the sea.
The
Independent
Sept 18 02
Fuel
cell consortium urges U.S. to help commercialize technology
Vancouver
- Ballard leads consortium to urge U S government to achieve some
of the goals set out in the Kyoto Protocol by helping commercialize
fuel cell technology during the next 10 years.
GlobeTechnology
Sept 06 02
Global
warming heats up simmering Las Vegas
As
temperatures rise, Las Vegas may be outgrowing its water supplies.
KansasCity.com
Aug 28 02
U.S.
energy secretary tours hydrogen storage plant
U.S.
Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham, visits Energy Conversion Devices
Inc. - a company at the forefront of research into hydrogen fuel cell
technology.
The
Detroit News
Aug 24 02
Baked
to death
Summer
heat in US is major public health hazard. Heatwaves kill roughly 1,500
American citizens a year - combined toll from hurricanes, tornadoes,
earthquakes and floods is less than 200.
The
Guardian
Aug 20 02
White
House has mixed record on environment
Bush
government sends out mixed signals on environmental issues.
CNN
Aug 16 02
Smog
Clouds San Joaquin Valley
San
Joaquin Valley's smog problem so severe that local leaders ask Environmental
Protection Agency to label the area an "extreme"' violator
of smog standards.
The
Guardian
Aug 10 02
Foes
of 'green' power: Environmentalists
Environmentalists
concerned that although wind farms produce clean energy, they can
spoil natural areas and kill birds with the giant blades.
Philly.com
July 19 02
NY
utility puts conservation message on pizza boxes
Long
Island Power Authority initiates campaign to encourage customers to
conserve electricity by advertising its message on a quarter million
pizza boxes.
Planet
Ark
July 19 02
Politicians
say administration's clean air rules are undermining cases against
power plants
State
officials accuses Bush administration of undermining enforcement cases
against older coal-fired power plants.
Environmental
News Network
July 16 02
Breathtaking
smog becoming a dangerous day-to-day hassle
When
ozone - chief component of smog - builds up, it can literally take
some people's breath away.
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
July 17 02
Project
cancellation draws speculation
$130
million wind farm project at Nevada Test Site cancelled. Sources say
site would disrupt sensitive sound equipment.
Las
Vegas Review Journal
July 17 02
Energy
plans cause outcry
Deregulation
of electricity industry encourages energy companies to swamp Maryland
and four other states with plans to build more electric power plants.
Sunspot.net
July 07 02
Most
aware of ozone days, but not all comply
"We
want to show people that air quality isn't someone else's problem.
We all have group custody of the air." - Chuck Hersey, Environmental
Program Manager, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
The
Detroit News
July 04 02
Atmospherics
North
Carolina tells 14 major power plants in the state to cut their smog-causing
emissions by roughly three-quarters by 2013.
Washington
Post
June 24 02
Terrorist
attacks cited to promote fuel-efficient cars
Environmental
group, The Sierra Club, starts advertising campaign using Sept. 11
terrorist attacks as a reason for automakers to produce more environmentally
friendly vehicles.
Kansas
City Star
June 23 02
NY
to sue Bush Administration over utility rules
New
York State to sue Bush Administration over the US Environmental Protection
Agency's decision to ease rules that now limit air pollution by coal-burning
utilities.
Planet
Ark
June 14 02
Fixing
global warming costs 'next to nothing' say experts
Top
economist says that cost of fixing global warming now will have no
impact on long-term global economy.
Ananova
June
12 02
Stuart
Energy Systems Corp - Provides Hydrogen Infrastructure to City of
Chula Vista, California
Stuart
to provide fast-fill, portable hydrogen fueling station to provide
clean hydrogen fuel for fuel cell buses and vehicles at Chula Vista.
Wall
Street Research Net June
10 02
Gore
Criticizes Bush on Climate Change
Al
Gore criticizes President Bush for refusing to accept a federal agency
report that blames humans for global warming.
Cato
Daily Dispatch
June 10 02
Government
deems building insecure, so radioactive waste goes under tents
Hundreds
of 55-gallon drums containing low-level radioactive waste stacked
under tents in California because building designed for the waste
deemed too insecure.
Environmental
News Network
June 07 02
Canada
risks losing fuel-cell supremacy, report says
Canada
on leading edge of fuel cell technology, but will lose leadership
status unless Ottawa provides more support.
The
Globe & Mail
June 06 02
Bush
climate change U-turn
Bush
administration admits for first time that recent global warming is
largely due to humans' use of fossil fuels.
Seattlepi.com
June 03 02
City's
pollution-based cancer is high
Philadelphia
ranks fifth in U S in the estimated rate of cancer from a lifetime
of exposure to air pollution due to emissions from such things as
vehicles, oil refineries and factories.
Philadelphia
Inquirer
June 02 02
Alternative
energy hub gains momentum
DTE
Energy corp. may construct fuel cell power plant as first stage of
plan to make Michigan a global center for the design, engineering
and production of fuel cells.
Detroit
News
June 02 02
Trout
& Salmon Streams Face Sharp Declines Due to Hotter Temperatures
Study
predicts that trout & salmon could disappear from many U.S. waterways
as a result of rising temperatures caused by global warming.
Common
Dreams
May 21 02
Hydrogen
Fuel Company Upgrades Ontario, Calif., Plant to Meet Growing Demand
Praxair
to expand as demand for hydrogen fuel grows.
Chemical
Online
May 06 02
