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A woman fills barrels with fresh water from a water distribution truck in Filas de Mariches neighborhood in Caracas, Friday, Nov.6, 2009
Drought   Photos   Society   Venezuela   Weather		  The Star 
Chavez asking Cubans to 'bomb clouds' amid drought
Sun 15 Nov 2009
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez says he will join a team of Cuban scientists on flights to "bomb clouds" to create rain amid a severe drought that has aroused public anger due to... (photo: AP / Ariana Cubillos)
Candlelight mourning
Electricity   Mindanao   Philippines   Photos   Terrorism		  Inquirer 
Brownouts plague Mindanao due to blasted pylon
Fri 13 Nov 2009
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Short rotating brownouts are being experienced throughout Mindanao as a result of the toppling of a power pylon in Baloi, Lanao del Norte last Wednesday, the National Grid Corp.... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva delivers a speech during the 57 Congress of National Student Union, UNE, in Brasilia, Thursday, July 16, 2009.  Al Jazeera  Wed 11 Nov 2009
Lula defensive over Brazil blackout

The president of Brazil has moved to defend his government from criticism over a power failure that left up to 60 million people across the country without electricity for several hours. As power... (photo: AP / Eraldo Peres)
Brazil   Electricity   Security   Photos   Politics
WORKER - CABLE MAN  The Press Democrat  Wed 11 Nov 2009
Lights return following Brazilian blackout
Power went out for more than two hours in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and several other major cities, affecting millions of people, after transmission problems knocked one of the world's biggest... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Blackout   Brazil   Photos   Power   Transmission
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The trains are essentially modified TGV sets,[131][132] and can operate at up to 300 kilometers per hour (186 mph) on high-speed lines, and 160 kilometers per hour (99 mph) in the Channel Tunnel. The Examiner Thu 26 Nov 2009
High-speed trains are not so ‘green’ after all
Going home for the holidays? What are the most efficient and environmentally friendly travel options? While petroleum fueled vehicles have become more energy efficient... (photo: Creative Commons / Bras Cyril)
Green   Holidays   Photos   Travel   Vacation
Smoke billows from a factory's chimneys in this March 20, 2007 photo, in Taiyuan, China. The energy efficiency of China's fuel-guzzling economy is improving but the country, the world's No. 2 oil consumer, is still struggling to meet self-imposed conservation targets, a government news agency reported Tuesday, July 31, 2007. The New York Times Thu 26 Nov 2009
China Joins U.S. in Pledge of Hard Targets on Emissions

BEIJING - The Chinese government announced Thursday that it had set a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 relative to economic development. China is aiming... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko, File)
China   Climate Change   Energy   Photos   US
U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech during a graduation at the New Economic School, in Moscow, Tuesday, July 7, 2009. The Wichita Eagle Thu 26 Nov 2009
New climate targets may not change daily life much

WASHINGTON - Americans' day-to-day lives won't change noticeably if President Barack Obama achieves his newly announced goal of slashing carbon dioxide pollution by... (photo: AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari)
Obama   Photos   Politics   US   World
The Mad River flowing under Harshman Road in Riverside, Ohio The Mad River is a stream located in the west central part of the U.S. state of Ohio. It flows nearly 60 miles (97 km) from Logan County, to downtown Dayton, where it meets the Great Miami River The Columbus Dispatch Thu 26 Nov 2009
Costs doom plans for Ohio River power plant

Plans to build a huge coal-fired power plant along the Ohio River in Meigs County have gone up in smoke. American Municipal Power, based in Columbus, announced... (photo: Creative Commons / Dived)
Coal   Energy   Ohio   Photos   Power
U.S. President Barack Obama gestures during the G8 Summit, in L'Aquila, Italy, Thursday, July 9, 2009. Star Tribune Thu 26 Nov 2009
Obama will commit to US greenhouse emission cuts, personally making US case in Copenhagen

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will commit the United States to substantial cuts in greenhouse gas pollution over the next decade — despite resistance in... (photo: AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari)
Climate   Environment   Obama   Photos   US
Electricity pole, India The Times of India Wed 25 Nov 2009
Power tariff hike deals a shock

BANGALORE: Even as you cope with rising prices of cereals and vegetables, and pretty much everything else, brace yourself for a shock. From December 1, your electricity... (photo: WN / Geeta)
Bangalore   Consumer   Photos   Power   Tariff


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A view of Red Delicious apples . Insurance scheme for apple growers in Himachal Pradesh The Siasat Daily
Windpark Waldhausen has 7 REpower wind turbines, model MM92, hub height 100m, rotor diameter 92m, nameplate capacity 2 MW for a total of 14 MW China harnesses mountain wind power Zeenews
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University of the Philippines, Los Baños (UPLB) - Campus - Students - State university UP lecture series to tackle energy The Daily Tribune
Nile Crocodile Endangered crocodiles found in Cambodia San Fransisco Chronicle
The wind farm on the Campo Indian Reservation sits peacefully at sunset in an area that San Diego Gas and Electric considers a major potential source for wind energy, Nov. 5, 2007 in Campo, Calif. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)hg3 Energy and the Environment Wall Street Journal
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Filipino residents of Pinagbuhatan Village evacuated their homes that was washed away by storm Ondoy , many lives has been lost due to the devastation , Pasig City , Philippines , October 5, 2009. Norway to help RP forecast floods Inquirer
Hugo Chaves president of republic of Venezuela speaks to the media during a press conference after speaking at the General Assembly Chavez to 'seed' clouds with rain The Independent
Cars drive through Paulista Av. in Sao Paulo during a blackout Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. Brazil's Minister of Mines and Energy Edison Lobao said a massive power failure that threw Brazil's two largest cities along with other parts of the country into darkness Tuesday night affecting millions of people, after the huge Itaipu hydroelectric dam suddenly went offline. Power was restored to the Copacabana area in Rio de Janeiro at 12:37 a.m. Wednesday, more than two hours after it went out. Bad weather blamed in blackout for 60M in Brazil The Star
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Work for a sustainable future for the environment: deal with climate change and achieve the goal of 21% of the gross consumption of electricity coming from renewable energy Egypt woos Indian investment in renewable energy The Hindu
**APN ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY MARCH 16** Rows of solar panels are seen at the Amareleja solar plant in southern Portugal Feb. 29 2008. More than 2,500 solar panels are being assembled over 250 hectares at the plant due to be the world's largest when it is completed later in 2008. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)hg3 Sunshine State set to use solar energy Ohio
Siemens logo seen on a building, Pune India Siemens wins large US, Canada wind turbines order Syracuse
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