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EU to exceed 2020 green energy target: forecasts
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – New forecasts suggest the European Union will exceed its target of getting 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources in 2020, the European Commission said Thursday.
Chavez trusts God and nature in power crisis
CARACAS (Reuters) – President Hugo Chavez is confident that God and nature will pull Venezuela out of a power crisis battering both the economy and his popularity.
Obama pushes climate change in White House meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, weighing in on the Senate’s efforts to pass a climate change bill, gathered Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday to try to jumpstart an overhaul of U.S. energy policy.
Obama to push climate change in White House meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will corral on Tuesday key Republican and Democratic senators whose support is critical for passing a climate change law, seeking to jump-start stalled efforts to overhaul energy policy.
California watchdog sees climate policy job losses
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California is likely to see modest job losses in the near term from its aggressive climate change policy due to higher energy costs and other factors, the state’s independent Legislative Analyst’s Office said.
U.S. to protect bird, oil drilling likely restricted
DALLAS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The iconic sage grouse that once roamed the western U.S. plains in great numbers needs protection, a move that will still curtail some energy development, the U.S. Interior Department said on Friday.
U.S. needs fresh look at nuclear waste issue: Chu
SANTA BARBARA, California (Reuters) – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said on Friday that the United States needs to come up with a better system for storing or disposing of radioactive nuclear waste than a planned repository near Las Vegas.
Enel prepares to merge Spanish renewable assets
MADRID/MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s Enel SpA looks set to merge most of its Spanish renewable energy assets into its Green Power unit in a move to beef up the division ahead of a stake sale scheduled for this year.
Key senators do not see climate bill in 2010
Obama administration and other lawmakers are still hoping to pass a law that puts a price on carbon emissions. But senators interviewed by Reuters are more pessimistic.
Venezuelan drought reveals a long-submerged town
POTOSI, Venezuela (Reuters) – For most Venezuelans, the El Nino-linked drought that has struck the country this year means inconveniences like power and water rationing.
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