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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). by Bill Cooke. M barrels/day of oil within the next 10 years ”. Billion vs. $28.3 Billion in 2008). Cap and Trade Disappointment.

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Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

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The new goal is that efficiency standards for appliances and federal buildings set in the first and second terms combined will reduce carbon pollution by at least 3 billion metric tons cumulatively by 2030—equivalent to nearly one-half of the CO 2 emissions from the entire US energy sector for one year.

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$3.8 Trillion FY 2011 US Budget Proposal Boosts Department of Energy Spending

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increase over FY 2009 actuals and a 7.4% When combined with budget authority from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and supplementals, and accounting for mandatory outlays, the DOE will have the capability of $31.165 billion in total outlays in FY 2011—a 30% increase over FY 2009 actuals, and a 7.8% 2010 est. 2011 prop.

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UN report finds world needs incremental $1.9 trillion invested in green technologies to avert planetary catastrophe; global per capita cap on primary energy consumption of 70 GJ/yr may be required

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The past decade was the first in two centuries with increasing CO2 emissions intensities, owing to a “coal revival”, in contrast with the rapid conversion to natural gas in the 1990s. Last year’s survey called for a major overhaul of the machinery for international finance, aid and trade. The report comes out yearly.

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Opinion: The End Of An Era: Is The US Petrodollar Under Threat?

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The most obvious is the $456-billion gas deal that Russian state-owned Gazprom signed with China in May, but that was just the biggest in a string of energy agreements going back to 2009. The company was also seeking financing for a gas project in Russia despite Western sanctions. “It

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Opinion: Why Buffett Bet A Billion On Solar: Miles Per Acre Per Year

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around 17 million in the US—China became the top market in 2009), it only requires a 4 percent growth rate to reach that target in fifteen years. Coal still supplies more power in the US than anything else, with natural gas next. However, it costs more to build an acre of rooftop PV. Source: [link].

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

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Its wholly interpretive guidelines can be used to approve or disapprove a building, addition or remodel completely on subjective principles. The current status of my case with Torrance is, the day the article came out (on April 28, 2009) I got a call from the Planning Dept. The building inspectors, limited at best.

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