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NYC Mayor Wants a Smaller Carbon Footprint
The mayor proposes sharp reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, saying the shift will bring a variety of improvements to city life
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Department of Energy Honors Innovative Builders
The Housing Innovation Awards recognize builders whose designs lead to energy savings. This year's top winners are all in the West.
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Turbine Towers May be Getting Taller
The Department of Energy is spending $2 million to find ways of making wind turbines bigger, and therefore more efficient
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Net-Zero Energy on a Mass Scale
A project in the Netherlands will put thousands of houses into net-zero territory at no net cost to their owners; other parts of Europe may be next
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Spanish Island Kicks the Oil Habit
El Hierro, in the Canary Islands, will use wind and hydro power to wean itself of fossil fuels
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Study Finds Wind Turbines a Lesser Threat to Birds
Cats are the big killers, a new assessment says, not utility-scale wind turbines
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Wisconsin Utility Seeks New Fee for Renewables
A proposal from We Energies would raise service charges for all customers and reduce the rate paid to owners of PV systems for excess electricity
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California Moves to Streamline Solar Rules
The state's legislature passes a bill to make it less complicated for homeowners to install solar electric panels
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Refrigerators Get New Efficiency Standards
New federal standards which take effect this month will reduce energy use in most models by as much as 25%
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Department of Energy Seeks Student Designers
The Race to Zero competition challenges college students and faculty to design high-performance houses