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Dec. 8, 2009 = [|An Effort to Spread Green Power to Coasts] = By MATTHEW L. WALD A new company is planning a huge power hub in New Mexico to transfer green energy from the middle of the country to coastal population centers. []

[|Dec. 8, 2009] = [|Dark Side of a Natural Gas Boom] = By JAD MOUAWAD and CLIFFORD KRAUSS Some environmentalists are concerned that a technology called hydraulic fracturing used to produce natural gas could be leading to pollution. []

Dec. 8, 2009 = [|Global Warming Is Not Slowing, Report Says] = By JAMES KANTER and ANDREW C. REVKIN The decade of the 2000s is very likely the warmest decade in the modern record, a global meteorological agency said. []

Dec. 8, 2009 = Copenhagen: Emissions, Treaties and Impacts = At the Copenhagen climate conference, discussions are likely to cover emissions levels, the legacy of the Kyoto Protocol and the risks of inaction on global warming. Explore each issue... @http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/12/05/world/climate-graphic-background.html

Dec. 8, 2009 = Science and Politics of Climate Change = An interactive timeline of climate change from 1820 - Present. @http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/12/07/science/20091207_CLIMATE_TIMELINE.html

December 10, 2009 = GE to supply world's largest wind farm = Conglomerate gets $1.4 billion contract to provide 338 wind turbines for project that will power 235,000 California homes.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- General Electric said Thursday it has secured a $1.4 billion contract to supply wind turbines and provide services for what will be the world's largest wind farm operation when completed in 2012. @http://money.cnn.com/2009/12/10/news/companies/GE_wind_farm/index.htm?cnn=yes

December 15, 2009 China and U.S. Hit Strident Impasse at Climate Talks COPENHAGEN — China and the United States were at an impasse on Monday at the __[|United Nations] [|climate change conference]__ here over how compliance with any treaty could be monitored and verified. @http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/15/science/earth/15climate.html

December 15, 2009 In Exxon Deal, Signs of the New Gusher The acquisition of XTO by Exxon is a bet on natural gas, a fossil fuel with reserves that are expanding in hard-to-reach areas. @http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/15/business/energy-environment/15exxon.html

December 15, 2009 = Australian Firm Hopes to Cash In by Giving Away Light Bulbs = Cool nrg International is handing out 30 million energy-efficient light bulbs to families in Mexico to capture a previously untapped corner of the carbon-offset trading market. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/15/business/global/15bulb.html

December 15, 2009 = With Wind Energy, Opportunity for Corruption = European and American investigations have shed light on the sometimes freewheeling approach of the industry, which receives generous subsidies but not much regulation. @http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/14/world/europe/14wind.html

December 29, 2009 = Emissions Disclosure as a Business Virtue = A nonprofit tracks emissions and persuades some companies to change policies before governments step in. @http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/29/business/energy-environment/29degrees.html

December 31, 2009

= Green Inc.: Report Predicts Offshore Wind Boom = A consulting firm predicts a spike in offshore wind projects over the next decade. @http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/31/report-predicts-offshore-wind-boom/

January 25, 2010 = Wind Power Grows 39% for the Year =

By JAD MOUAWADPublished: January 26, 2010The growth was spurred by a federal stimulus package, but the advance could slow this year as the effects of the 2009 recession kick in. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/business/energy-environment/26wind.html

February 22, 2012

The introduction of the "Bloom box," the fuel-cell-powered invention that generates electricity through the combination of oxygen and a fossil fuel, like natural gas. []
 * Bloom Energy inventor K.R. Sridhar makes bold promise with fuel-cell powered 'Bloom box'**