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In S.C., high-tech bet on hydrogen-powered cars may be move in wrong direction

Technology / Energy

created May 10, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (9) | comments 40

The Obama administration's plan to cut research dollars for hydrogen-powered cars is not good news for South Carolina and its capital city Columbia, which just last month opened two hydrogen fueling stations and unveiled ...


Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner

US tops $1 bln in stimulus for clean energy projects

Technology / Energy

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

The US government has spent more than one billion dollars on private sector renewable energy projects from the massive economic stimulus program passed seven months ago, officials said Tuesday.


Energy secretary: Islands could disappear

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 19, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (61) | comments 6

(AP) -- U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu is warning that if countries don't do something about climate change, "some island states will simply disappear."


The coming of biofuels: Study shows reducing gasoline emissions will benefit human health

The coming of biofuels: Study shows reducing gasoline emissions will benefit human health

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 28, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

President Barack Obama and Energy Secretary Steve Chu are consistent in their message that when it comes to transportation fuels, carbon-neutral biofuels as an alternative to gasoline are coming. While the ...


US more optimistic about climate deal after talks

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 4

(AP) -- The top U.S. negotiator on climate change said Tuesday that he is slightly more optimistic about striking a new international agreement to curb global warming after a two-day meeting with the world's largest emitters ...