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Planned Electric Rate Increase in Los Angeles May Affect Solar Power 11 Mar 2010, 5:12 am

Proceeds from an electric rate increase would be earmarked for renewable energy purchases and programs.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By JENNIFER STEINHAUER

Neighbors Oppose Green Label for the Software Mogul Mitch Kapor’s Big House 11 Mar 2010, 12:01 am

When the software mogul Mitch Kapor won planning approval for his 10,000-square-foot house in Berkeley, Calif., neighbors were surprised that it will qualify as “green.”

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By FRED A. BERNSTEIN

Israel Intends to Build Civilian Nuclear Plants 10 Mar 2010, 8:50 am

Israel, widely believed to have nuclear weapons and possessing no oil, said on Tuesday that it intended to develop civilian nuclear plants for energy.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By STEVEN ERLANGER

Demand for Lithium Is Poised to Take Off 10 Mar 2010, 6:17 am

As awareness spreads that lithium is an ingredient for hybrid cars, a hunt is under way for sources of the metal.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By CLIFFORD KRAUSS

A Deal to Save the Everglades Could Rescue U.S. Sugar Instead 9 Mar 2010, 6:30 pm

Florida’s plan to reclaim the wetlands is instead on track to rescue the fortunes of United States Sugar.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By DON VAN NATTA Jr. and DAMIEN CAVE

Mexico’s Oil Politics Is Causing Woes 9 Mar 2010, 12:50 pm

The country, which kicked out oil firms in 1938, now needs assistance to get its oil out of the ground.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By CLIFFORD KRAUSS and ELISABETH MALKIN

After Boom and Bust, Solar Power Has a Place in the Spanish Sun 9 Mar 2010, 12:19 pm

A national commitment to solar power transformed one community but big subsidies led to unsustainable growth.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL

Shell and PetroChina Bid $3 Billion for Arrow Energy 9 Mar 2010, 3:00 am

The joint venture offered $4.04 a share for the Australian energy company, which produces natural gas from coal beds.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By CHRIS V. NICHOLSON

EBay Highlights the Environmental Appeal of Buying Used 8 Mar 2010, 6:00 am

EBay, recovering from unprofitable quarters and falling market share, has recast its site to make it more attractive to new kinds of shoppers, like the carbon conscious.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER

Iran’s Ace (or Deuce): Its Oil Reserves 7 Mar 2010, 5:42 pm

Tehran is playing its hand as if its untapped oil reserves give it a trump card. But the longer the nuclear stalemate drags on, the more that strategy is in doubt.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By JAD MOUAWAD

Chicago News Cooperative: Carp Solution Could Provide Financial Benefits 7 Mar 2010, 7:50 am

Infrastructure investment to prevent Asian carp from entering Lake Michigan from Illinois waterways in the Chicago area could have financial benefits, business and environmental groups say.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By DAVID GREISING and DANIEL LIBIT

Study Says Undersea Release of Methane Is Under Way 5 Mar 2010, 7:04 am

But a scientist who led the study said it was too soon to say whether the findings suggest the potential for a dangerous release of methane — a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By CORNELIA DEAN

FPL Experiments With Solar Thermal at Gas-Fired Power Plant 5 Mar 2010, 6:05 am

A vast project in Florida will be the world’s second-largest solar plant, attached to the nation’s largest fossil-fuel power plant.

Source: NYT > Energy & Environment | By JAD MOUAWAD

Chicago News Cooperative | The Chicago Way: Recycling Recyclers of Program That Failed 5 Mar 2010, 4:13 am

Three recycling centers for the city’s Blue Bag recycling program have been turned over to some who used to profit from the program, which is now defunct.