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Study Finds Global CO2 Emissions Dropped 1.3% in 2009; Emissions in China and India Rose 9% and 6%

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This is not unexpected ”, said Gunnar Myhre, senior research fellow at CICERO and one of the scientists behind the article. Although the stimulus package from the Chinese government in 2008 was said to have a green focus, even construction of windmills is a relatively emission intensive activity, at least in the short run Peters said.

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Industrial material prices fall sharply on concerns about Chinese slowdown – ET Auto

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Expectations for increased demand for industrial materials were further dampened by the failure of the National People’s Congress in March to come up with a major real estate stimulus package. per cent on the year. China’s crude steel production minus steel consumption in January-March was about 27.14

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Worldwatch Institute report finds global energy intensity increased in 2010 for second year in a row

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Global energy intensity—defined as total energy consumption divided by gross world product—increased 1.35% in 2010, the second year of increases in the context of a broader trend of decline over the last 30 years, according to a new Vital Signs Online article from the Worldwatch Institute.

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3 Years Of Painful Cuts Sets Oil Markets Up For Serious Supply Crunch

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Here’s another example: the WSJ reports that oil prices are entering a “sweet spot,” a range between $50 and $60 per barrel that could finally be good for the global economy—low enough to provide consumers with a bit of a stimulus, but high enough to keep the industry and capital spending afloat. Link to original article: [link].

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). There are two programs in particular in the stimulus package upon which people have been counting that have yet to release any funds.

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OSU smart membrane could enable new category of high-energy, high-power energy storage for EVs

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Towards this goal, we present for the first time in this article a membrane that can regulate transmembrane ion transport as a function of its redox state. — Herya and Sundaresan. Structure and function of a smart membrane separator. (A)

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Has the cash for clunkers scheme failed? The Green Piece

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And so it proved as the subsidy programme helped Ford to its first increase in US vehicles sales since 2007 after it sold 158,838 vehicles in July – a two per cent increase compared to the previous year (see article ). With General Motors and Chrysler also showing signs of modest improvement, all looked rosy. So is this scheme green at all?