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EU slaps levies on Chinese solar panel imports
Issued: June 4, 2013
BERLIN — The European Union announced Tuesday that it is imposing anti-dumping levies on imports of Chinese solar panels, in a move that could trigger...
College fossil-fuel divestment movement builds
Issued: May 22, 2013
SWARTHMORE, Pa. — In an effort to slow the pace of climate change, students at more than 200 colleges are asking their schools to stop investing in...
Puma to sell gasoline-ethanol mix in PR
Issued: May 21, 2013
A Swiss oil company says it will start selling regular gasoline mixed with ethanol as part of a pilot program in Puerto Rico. ...
Moniz: LNG exports on hold until he reviews data
Issued: May 21, 2013
WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Tuesday he will put on hold about 20 applications to export liquefied natural gas until he reviews...
Toro Verde launches $15M expansion
Issued: May 20, 2013
Toro Verde Nature Adventure Park is investing more than $15 million in expansion that will include new installations and more attractions. ...
Big ‘green’ plan for tiny Culebra
Issued: May 19, 2013
Gov. Alejandro García Padilla outlined Sunday a plan to make the tiny island town of Culebra the first of Puerto Rico’s 78 municipalities to be energy...
Sea turtle comeback in corner of Caribbean
Issued: May 19, 2013
GRANDE RIVIERE, Trinidad — Giant leatherback turtles, some weighing half as much as a small car, drag themselves out of the ocean and up the sloping...
Caribbean conservation gains ground
Issued: May 18, 2013
NECKER ISLAND, British Virgin Islands — Surrounded by a turquoise sea and a menagerie of exotic animals on a billionaire’s private island, political...
Culebra wind farm plan scrapped
Issued: May 13, 2013
A private landowner has dropped plans to develop a wind farm on the tiny island town of Culebra. ...
Green energy trade group launched
Issued: May 7, 2013
A new trade group has been formed to push the development of renewable energy projects in Puerto Rico. ...
Clean tech investors shift focus to drilling
Issued: May 5, 2013
NEW YORK — A decade ago, large investors in so-called clean technology had a straightforward goal: finance companies that would help eliminate the...
New technology propels ‘old energy’ boom
Issued: May 5, 2013
NEW YORK — Technology created an energy revolution over the past decade — just not the one we expected. ...
Firm mothballs Yabucoa WTE project
Issued: May 2, 2013
Green Energy Renewable Solutions said Thursday it is shelving plans to develop a landfill and renewable energy project in Puerto Rico due to lack of...
Venture aims to tap PR solar market
Issued: April 29, 2013
Alterra Power Corp. and Greenbriar Capital Corp. have entered a partnership that aims to develop 100 MW of solar generation capacity in Puerto Rico. ...
Green jobs workshops set to kickoff
Issued: April 22, 2013
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Caribbean chapter will host a green jobs workshop this weekend at the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association in...
Gestamp launches wind farm in PR
Issued: April 12, 2013
Gestamp Wind, the wind energy division of Spain-based Gestamp Renewables, has started the commercial operation of the Punta Lima wind farm in Naguabo...
Moniz backs natural gas 'revolution'
Issued: April 9, 2013
WASHINGTON — Ernest Moniz, chosen by President Barack Obama to lead the Energy Department, says he will push to increase use of natural gas as a way...
Obama wants research to wean vehicles off oil
Issued: March 15, 2013
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to authorize $200 million a year for research into clean energy technologies that can wean...
Natural gas vehicles making inroads; sales rising
Issued: March 5, 2013
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it sold a record 11,600 natural gas vehicles in its 2012 model year, more than triple the number it sold in...
Energy nominee favors all-of the-above approach
Issued: March 5, 2013
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Energy Department advocates an all-of-the-above approach to energy and favors natural gas...
Another player taps into PR solar scene
Issued: March 4, 2013
Canada-based Greenbriar Capital Corp. said it has entered into negotiations for a 100-MW solar power project in Puerto Rico. ...
Mexico's ruling party says 'yes' to energy reform
Issued: March 3, 2013
MEXICO CITY — Mexico's ruling party changed its platform on Sunday to allow for private investment in the oil industry, paving the way for a...
UPR scientists tune in to reef fish
Issued: March 2, 2013
University of Puerto Rico research is using the underwater sounds of Caribbean reef fish, such as groupers, to identify areas where they gather to...
Coqui as symbol in climate change fight
Issued: February 28, 2013
Scientists, religious leaders and academics on Thursday sounded the alarm about the threats of climate change and overdevelopment in Puerto Rico,...
EPA: Sequestration to hit PR funding
Issued: February 28, 2013
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith Enck said that the automatic federal spending cuts slated to take effect Friday...


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