More than 60 percent of the Fortune 500 companies have adopted sustainability commitments. Many other leading businesses have similar initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conserve resources, increase efficiency, generate cost savings and give back to their communities.
At the U.S. Department of Energy's Bioenergy Technologies Office, we think of innovation as a way to work toward continuously improving the world that we are leaving for future generations.
SOFIA, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Bulgarian prosecutors charged
former economy and energy minister Petar Dimitrov on Wednesday
with losing 77 million euros ($86 million) of state money in an
equipment sale to Russia's Atomstroyexport related to a
cancelled nuclear project.
The battle between the biomass energy and power industry and members of the environmental community continues to rage in Washington. The catalyst of the conflagration is on-going consideration of the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 (S. 2012).
Oct 19 (Reuters) - Halliburton Co, the world's No.2
oilfield services provider, posted a quarterly profit, helped by
cost cuts and increased utilization in North America.
The World Bank Board has approved a US$1.8 million Clean Technology Fund grant to strengthen the Chilean Ministry of Energy’s capacity to further develop the country’s geothermal sector and improve its energy security.
Convinced that a rapid transition away from fossil fuels would be a “win-win” for the city, Amsterdam officials are committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 80–90 percent by 2050, largely eliminating reliance on fossil fuels.
Enhanced geothermal systems have been touted as an important renewable energy technology for meeting global climate goals, but some concern exists over just how environmentally friendly this technology really is. In anticipation of potential backlash from the anti-fracking community, EGS advocates are working to ensure that this technology can be a viable source of geothermal energy.
By Rushil Dutta
Oct 19 (Reuters) - Most Southeast Asian stock markets ended
higher on Wednesday, with the Philippines gaining 2 percent, as
encouraging Chinese economic data and Wall Street advancing on
solid corporate earnings kept investor sentiment agreeable.
China's economy grew 6.7 percent in the third quarter from a
year earlier, steady from the previous quarter and in line with
market expectations.
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