A Brooklyn developer is renovating a Park Slope brownstone so that it generates as much energy as it uses.
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Brooklyn Apartments to Generate Their Own Power
The government will publish its long-awaited draft energy bill later, designed to encourage major investment in clean energy generation.
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Energy bill to boost renewables
Environmentalists fear the UK government’s draft energy bill to be published on Tuesday will end in a new “dash for gas”.
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Greens’ concern for energy bill
Spanish energy giant Repsol cancels a contract to provide gas to Argentina, in a continuing row after Buenos Aries nationalised one of its subsidiaries.
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Argentine gas exports cancelled
The Scottish first minister is to travel to Norway this week in a bid to forge closer links over green energy.
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Salmond trip to forge Norway link
Centrica, the owner of British Gas, says that rising wholesale gas costs will make supplying energy more expensive this year.
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British Gas warns of rising bills
Light bulbs meant to last for more than two decades while consuming very little energy may go on sale later this year.
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New light bulb to last 23 years
“Washington promised to create American jobs if we passed their stimulus, but that’s not what happened. . . . American taxpayers are paying to send their own jobs to foreign countries.” — New TV advertisement by Americans for Prosperity Read full article > >
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Over-the-top attacks on Obama’s green-energy programs
Renewable energy sources must become “financially sustainable” if they are to meet the world’s needs, David Cameron is to say.
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Green energy ‘must be affordable’
Leading energy ministers have been told the world is on track for a temperature increase of 6C unless they change priorities.
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Agency plea over climate warning
Parents have many talks with their kids as they grow up. There's the “birds and the bees” talk and the “sharing is caring” talk, or even the “don't be a bully” talk. Now, author Ruby Roth wants parents to have the “If it's too scary to talk about while we're eating, it's too scary to eat” discussion with their children. Roth is talking about veganism. Like vegetarians, vegans don't eat meat , but they take that philosophy a few steps further. Vegans won't consume or use any products that contain any part of an animal. For example, they don't eat eggs or dairy and won't wear leather. Her new children's book, “Vegan is Love,” is causing quite a stir, with some critics saying she's scaring children into a lifestyle choice that young kids aren't equipped to make. The 40 page book, officially geared towards 7-year-olds, features bright illustrations by Roth herself. Some of the illustrations are graphic. One depicts mice and bunnies and dogs and cats in a lab. They have oozing sores on their bodies and appear to be in a great deal of pain and suffering. Another is of a family of polar bears huddled on a tiny ice sheet. In the book, Roth also advocates that children not go to zoos, aquariums or the circus: a potentially difficult concept for a young child to understand. Roth herself is stepmother to a 7-year-old vegan and knew there would be some backlash. “These are all things every vegan hears on a daily basis. Of course there are going to be questions about misinformation,” she says. Roth became a vegan after being challenged to do so, and the lifestyle stuck. “I lost weight, had more energy, and never went back.” Asked what she missed the most about her non-vegan lifestyle, “Shoes!” she says. “I cannot wait for more mainstream shoe lines to get a clue.” She has written two children's books on the subject, the first one is called “That's Why We Don't Eat Animals”. On the seemingly graphic nature of some of the illustrations she says, “I don't think that there's anything in my book that a kid wouldn't see walking in a supermarket or watching TV. I didn't exaggerate anything. I wanted kids to recognize what they see in the book.” One of the book's themes is to “teach kids we don't have to fear anything that we have the power to change.” Roth also wants the public to look into what she calls the truth behind the animal and agricultural industries in America. She claims, “If the American public knew about the abuse, the outrage would be directed at the industry and not this children's book.” Asked how she'd react if her daughter decided to leave veganism, Roth says “I will never try to control what she eats, in the end it's up to her. The best we can do is make sure our kids have the information [they need] to make choices. My hope was to reach people who raise kids to love deeply.” Take Our Poll Previously – Clarified: Vegans, pescetarians, raw foodists and other dietary tribes
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Are kids too young to understand veganism?
The incident, reportedly related to involvement with prostitutes in Colombia, overshadowed the start of the Summit of the Americas, where President Obama was to focus on trade, energy and regional security.
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Prostitute accuses Secret Service agent
The decision by BrightSource Energy to withdraw its initial public offering on Thursday highlights the current difficulties facing the solar market. Despite a vast increase in installation, profits remain scarce.
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Clouds on Solar’s Horizon
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The US regains top spot from China as the biggest investor in clean energy in 2011, according to global rankings.
