Power Cuts Hit Greece as Protests Grow
Source: Associated Press, Elena Bercatoros  (6/20/11)
"Power utility DEH's employees protest the company's austerity-measure-sanctioned privatization." More >

Amid Boom, U.S. Solar Energy Fears End of Gov't Incentives
Source: SolveClimate, Maria Gallucci  (6/20/11)
"The industry could fall short of long-term goals if two key federal programs dry up." More >

Germany to Store Wind Power in Mountains
Source: Clean Technica  (6/20/11)
"State government is looking into storing wind-harnessed power in old abandoned coal mines in the Harz mountains." More >

Russia, China Build Energy Partnership
Source: The Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin  (6/16/11)
"The nations form long-term strategic energy partnership." More >

Brazil Exports Ethanol but Short on Domestic Supply
Source: Bio Fuels International  (6/16/11)
"Brazilian government, ethanol industry debate the shortage's cause." More >

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Source: George Mack of The Energy Report  (6/16/11)
including Bruce Edgelow: Which New Technologies Will Increase Oil Recovery Margins? More >

Pentagon Presents Its First Energy Plan
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Keith Johnson  (6/15/11)
"Plan aims to benefit both the battlefield and budget-conscious DC." More >

DOE Sets Aside $2B for Solar
Source: cnet, Candace Lombardi  (6/15/11)
"Mojave Solar Project is expected to generate electricity for 53,000 homes annually." More >

Oklahoma Tribe Unveils Solar Energy Project
Source: Associated Press, Murray Evans  (6/15/11)
"Solar energy fits in with cultural values, economic development plans." More >

White House Promotes a Smarter Grid
Source: MIT Technology Review, Kevin Bullis  (6/15/11)
". . .but early efforts have been met with some consumer resistance." More >

Indonesian Geothermal Push Heats Up
Source: Jakarta Globe, Stuart Biggs  (6/15/11)
"The country is to geothermal power what the Middle East is to oil." More >

Ocean Energy Conference Underway in Maine
Source: Associated Press  (6/15/11)
"Sen. Olympia Snowe championed offshore wind and underwater tidal power." More >

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Rick Rule & Brent Cook: Clean Energy Smart Investments
Source: Karen Roche of The Energy Report  (6/14/11)
Are there viable options to nuclear power for clean energy? Is another uranium boom on the horizon? Or should we invest our resource dollars in thorium? If you've been pondering these questions, join The Energy Report in this exclusive interview with a pair of the resource sector's most highly regarded experts, Global Resource Investors Founder Rick Rule and Exploration Insights Author Brent Cook. The Energy Report caught up with them during Cambridge House's recent World Resource Investment Conference in Vancouver. More >

Military to Spend Billions on Renewables
Source: Energy Matters  (6/14/11)
"Rise in military applications to shape the future of clean energy." More >

Google Creates $280M Solar Power Fund
Source: Los Angeles Times, Tiffany Hsu  (6/14/11)
"SolarCity is known for its lease programs that allow customers to avoid heavy upfront expenses." More >

White House Smart Grid Policy
Source: Platts  (6/13/11)
"U.S. government to add another $250M in loans for new technologies." More >

NJ Scales Back Renewables
Source: Sustainable Business  (6/13/11)
"Governor Christie plans to scale back NJ's renewable energy standard." More >

Geothermal Industry Faces Challenges
Source: Business Weekly, John Seelmeyer  (6/13/11)
"But long-term debt isn't a problem, these plants are little banks." More >

The UK's Energy Triple Treat
Source: EcoGeek, Megan Treacy  (6/13/11)
"A new UK generator harnesses energy from sun, wind and rain." More >

Green Jobs Dominate Fastest-Hiring Industries
Source: Forbes, William Pentland  (6/8/11)
"Clean energy policies are putting scores of U.S. citizens to work." More >

Energy Consumption Highest Since 1970s
Source: The Street, Joseph Deaux  (6/8/11)
"Global energy consumption rates rose 5.6% as demand for all energy forms grew strongly." More >

MENA Set for Solar Boom
Source: Renewable Energy World  (6/8/11)
"An estimated 80,000 jobs could be created in the MENA region by 2025." More >

China Agrees to End Domestic Wind Power Subsidies
Source: USA Today, Richard Wolf  (6/7/11)
"The WTO prohibits government programs that give preferences to companies using local products, such as China's 'indigenous innovation' program." More >

Venezuela, Brazil Sign Agreements on Oil and Infrastructure
Source: El Universal  (6/7/11)
"Rousseff says Brazil is committed to Venezuelan development of hydroelectric plants and petrochemical projects." More >

The Price of Clean Air
Source: Bloomberg, Paul Barrett  (6/6/11)
"Energy reform is far from pain-free." More >