U.S. Policy Change Inspires Global Mercury Agreement
NGOs say Obama's decision to support global treaty inspired China and India to participate.
TVA Sued Over Coal Ash Accident
Personal injury firm associated with Erin Brockovich files suit against TVA on behalf of 109 residents living near the Kingston plant.
Utility Instructed To Fund Participation in Carbon Capture Venture
Regulators denied Southern California Edison's request to recover $30 million in costs for participating in joint venture with BP and Rio Tinto.
Lawsuit Targets Makers of Household Cleaners
irst-of-its-kind case including Proctor&Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive, could have national implications in forcing manufacturers to reveal chemical ingredients of cleaners.
Zero Water Allocations Announced For CA Farms
The ongoing drought will idle 1 million acres and 60,000 workers at a cost of $2 billion in lost income.
Vattenfall To Acquire Nuon
Major European energy companies to combine in multi-billion Euro deal.
Desalination Technology Garners $10M Funding
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Oasys Water said its technology can produce drinking water at less than half the cost of current desalination methods.
T-Solar Starts Up SunFab Line
Spanish group begins production on its solar production line provided by Applied Materials.
Centrotherm Receives Order for CIGS Line
Centrotherm will build a 50-megawatts production line in Germany for Illies Renewables.
Weekly Investor Round Up
BP-Verenium joint venture; Fluor and Airtricity granted offshore wind rights; Suntech posts a loss; and more.