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Green Reader April.20.2010
April 20, 2010 – 10:32 PM | No Comment
Green Reader April.20.2010

China leads G-20 in renewable energy investments; Oil projects receive more funding than natural gas; Eyjafjallajokull eruption hurts the airline business; Amtrak tests biodiesel on OK to TX route; What would Reagan do about climate …

China leads G-20 in renewable energy investments
April 20, 2010 – 10:27 PM | No Comment
China leads G-20 in renewable energy investments

According to report by Pew Charitable Trusts, China leads G-20 nations in clean energy investments with $34.6B out of $162B globally, and almost double the United States at $18.6B.
Weld County, Colorado is set for new …

Oil projects receive more funding than natural gas
April 20, 2010 – 10:22 PM | No Comment
Oil projects receive more funding than natural gas

Quicksilver Resources reports over 10 years of life left in their Barnett Shale oil and gas projects.
Oil prices rose more than 2% today, coming back from a two-week slump — stock market rallied and the …

Eyjafjallajokull eruption hurts the airline business
April 20, 2010 – 10:19 PM | No Comment
Eyjafjallajokull eruption hurts the airline business

Obama administration looks towards small nuclear power plants to reduce global warming.
Thursday, April 22nd is the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, and we should be looking at the small steps we’ve taken to reduce our …

Amtrak tests biodiesel on OK to TX route
April 20, 2010 – 10:11 PM | No Comment
Amtrak tests biodiesel on OK to TX route

United States’ electric grid is split into three sections: east, west and Texas.
The push to create more wind turbine-generated electricity could mean Illinois becomes a transmission hub.

FedEx introduces the first all-electric trucks to be used …

What would Reagan do about climate change?
April 20, 2010 – 10:04 PM | No Comment
What would Reagan do about climate change?

Energy Secretary, Steven Chu, announced plans for $37.5M in US funding for the US-China Clean Energy Research Center, to be located in both countries.
“Republicans for Environmental Protection” are asking on public ads what would Reagan …

Volcanic Ash Video
April 20, 2010 – 9:53 PM | No Comment
Volcanic Ash Video

Heathrow grounds all flights as volcanic ash plume spreads, Russia Today.