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"Renewable energy is absolutely key for us, in fact we are the only utility in India to voluntarily say that 20-25 per cent of our asset capacity base will always be in the clean energy space, also our entire new capacity addition of 800 MW that will ...

Renewable Energy Provided One-Third Of Germany's Power In The First Half Of ...

ThinkProgress

Thanks to favorable weather and record production from solar and wind power, renewable energy accounted for approximately 31 percent of Germany's electricity generation in the first half of 2014. Non-hydro renewables made up 27 percent of the country's ...

EU Reaches Deal With Germany on Renewable-Energy Laws

Wall Street Journal

BRUSSELS—The European Commission said Wednesday it had secured a deal with Germany to allow the country to forge ahead with its ambitious renewable-energy laws, having agreed to some key changes to the legislation. The European Union's ...

EU buries hatchet over German energy subsidy reforms

Europe Online Magazine

Brussels (dpa) - The European Union has settled a row with Germany over its system of subsidized electricity for big industry, EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said Wednesday, clearing the way for Berlin to introduce planned energy reforms.

Human Habitat

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Fashawn "The Ecology" Release Date

HipHopDX

As reported in a HipHopDX exclusive today (July 9), Nas has signed Fashawn to his Mass Appeal imprint. Upon making this announcement, Fashawn has also revealed the release date for his Mass Appeal debut, The Ecology. The Ecology is set to be ...

Oakland: Teens get field experience in ecology

Contra Costa Times

OAKLAND -- Teenagers from the Ira Jinkins Recreation Center in East Oakland are participating in the East Bay Regional Park District Teen Eco-Action Week summer program to learn about the natural environment through service learning opportunities in ...

Where industry and ecology collide: The future of the lower Rouge, Detroit's ...

Model D

On the lower Rouge River near the mouth of the Detroit River, a bridge to the past and future is under construction. Land, water, history, industrialization, and ecological restoration converge on a small piece of shoreline below the new Fort Street ...

Ecology Center program hooks kids on fishing

Evanston Review

Armin Abajian, an angler who works for the Evanston Ecology Center at 2024 N. McCormick Blvd., said 65 rods were available for use with about 35 already spoken for. “Fishing is good because a 5-, 6-, or 7-year-old gets a sense of accomplishment right ...

Water Power

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California Hopes Fines up to $500 Slow Water Waste

ABC News

Bo Cuketieh inadvertently let a fine mist from a leaky hose soak the front lawn of a Southern California home Wednesday before considering that such water waste could merit a $500 fine under unprecedented restrictions proposed by California regulators.

Gregory Bull / AP

Los Angeles Times

Southern California water managers are doing such a great job that you would hardly know we are in the midst of the worst drought since record-keeping began in the late 1800s. Our lush, well-watered landscapes look as healthy and inviting as ever.

World's Largest Water Slide to Open Thursday in Kansas City

KTLA

When no one wanted to build the world's tallest and fastest water slide, Jeff Henry built it himself. So when Verrückt was completed, and it was time to test the 168-foot coaster in his Kansas City, Kansas, water park, the choice of test riders was ...

Water-main break closes 7th Avenue in downtown Phoenix

Arizona Republic

A decades-old water-main burst in downtown Phoenix on Tuesday, flooding Seventh Avenue just north of Interstate 10 and closing part of the roadway, officials said. Authorities expect northbound Seventh Avenue to be closed well past the evening rush hour.