Environment News - February

Japan to Force Utilities to buy Surplus Power from Micro-producers at a Premium
The scheme, to start as early as the fiscal year beginning in April, aims to promote solar power as part of efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions that drive global warming, an industry ministry official said
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A Collapsing Carbon Market makes Mega-Pollution Cheap
Europe's system to edge up the cost of emissions and boost green energy has backfired. There isn't much time to rescue it.
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Greentech investment jumps 38 percent in 2008
Green-tech venture capital funding soared last year, aided by megadeals in thin-film solar companies, according to preliminary figures released Tuesday by the Cleantech Group.
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Credit Suisse champion the benefits of investment in alternative energy
Credit Suisse research forecasts that the share of alternative energies in the worldwide energy supply is expected to grow significantly within forthcoming decades.
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The UK Attracts Renewable Energy Investment
Following recent legislative changes the UK has become a more attractive place for investment in renewable energies, according to Ernst & Young.
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