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Reid schedules utility-only bill for Senate debate (from Carbon Finance)
15 July 2010US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev) plans to introduce legislation for a carbon trading system covering only electric utilities for debate on the Senate floor in late July.
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Envirogen raises $50m from institutional investor
15 July 2010Water firm Envirogen Technologies has secured $50 million in equity financing from an institutional investor.
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Chinese green sector surges as Europe suffers in Q2
15 July 2010Mixed fortunes have dogged the clean-tech and clean energy sectors in the second quarter of 2010, according to latest figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and VB/Research.
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US renewables loan guarantees need revamp – GAO
15 July 2010The US Department of Energy's (DOE) loan guarantee programme for innovative energy projects is in need of a major procedural revamp, according to a Congressional watchdog.
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PACE bond supporters fight back against Freddie and Fannie
15 July 2010Supporters of innovative bond programmes funding energy efficiency and renewables in the US are fighting back against a decision by federal regulators that threatens to derail them.
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Rio Tinto enters biodiversity agreement with conservation group
15 July 2010Mining behemoth Rio Tinto has joined forces with a global environment group, signing a three-year agreement which aims to improve the miner's environmental performance and promote understanding of the business challenges faced by the resources sector.
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Theolia back from brink as investors stump up
15 July 2010Beleaguered French renewable energy company Theolia has raised €60 million ($76 million) from a rights issue that will allow the company to complete a drawn-out financial restructuring.
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Clean energy infrastructure a 'good match' for pension funds
15 July 2010Investments in European renewable energy infrastructure are a good choice for pension funds and insurance companies because they provide a good match with their liability profiles, said Joost Bergsma, CEO of BNP Paribas Clean Energy Partners.
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Business should not overestimate costs of internalising biodiversity – IUCN
15 July 2010The global costs of protecting biodiversity are unlikely to be onerous and should not deter businesses from 'internalising' what are currently external costs, according to a leading conservation economist.
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Enel plans for October listing of renewables business
08 July 2010Italian utility Enel is preparing to press ahead with a listing of its renewables business, in a bid to reduce its debts.