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The share of renewable energy in overall electricity generation increased from 13 to 16.6 percent between 2001 and 2008 in EU and from 7.7 to 9.1 percent between 2001 and 2008 in the U.S. When looking only at “new” renewables, excluding hydro, they thus constitute the most dynamically growing segment in the overall mix. Figure 1 displays the growth path by renewable energy source in the U.S. and …

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The U.S. Mint in Denver is going green.

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Draft legislation would cap carbon dioxide emissions from electric utilities at 17 percent by 2020.

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(PhysOrg.com) — The strategy, detailed in the journal Science, prepares people for a hotter and drier Southwestern U.S. through water conservation and the continued development of ways to harness energy from the sun, wind and Earth.

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Areva SA , the French nuclear-reactor builder, took a new provision for cost overruns at a plant it’s building in Finland, leaving the door open for more charges as the project is still 2 1/2 years away from completion.

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This latest BriefingsDirect discussion explores how converged infrastructure provides more business results productivity and offers a stepping stone to private cloud implementations. by Dana Gardner

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