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Renewable energy may prove to be Edison’s revenge

The American inventor, who made the incandescent light bulb viable for the mass market, also built the world's first electrical distribution system, in New York, using "direct current" electricity. DC's disadvantage was that it couldn't carry power beyond a few blocks. His Serbian-born rival Tesla, who at one stage worked with Edison, figured out how to send "alternating current" through transformers to enable it to step up the voltage for transmission over longer distances.

Tesla sues BBC’s Top Gear for “faking” roadster race

Tesla Motors Inc said today it is suing the BBC's hit motoring show Top Gear for allegedly faking a race between its electric sports car and a petrol-driven Lotus Elise, according to Reuters. The firm said it issued a writ in London's High Court on Tuesday claiming defamation and malicious falsehood over a show, aired two years ago, that supposedly tested its Roadster Sport. Tesla said it was taking action against the broadcaster for what it calls "lies and misinformation about the Roadster's performance, behaviour and reliability."

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Geothermal Asia Congress 2013

Event Date: May 22, 2013 - May 23, 2013

Event Location: Jakarta, Indonesia

3rd China Sustainability and CSR Summit 2013

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Event Location: Beijing, China

EEE – Energy Efficiency Excellence

Event Date: May 23, 2013 - May 24, 2013

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UNEP Measuring progress – environmental goals and gaps

Over the last few decades, a great number of environmental goals and objectives have been adopted and a few success stories can be told.

World Energy Outlook 2012

The global energy map is changing in dramatic fashion, the International Energy Agency said as it launched the 2012 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO).

Turn Down The Heat

This report by the World Bank spells out what the world would be like if it warmed by 4 degrees Celsius, which is what scientists are nearly unanimously predicting by the end of the century, without serious policy changes.

CDP Asia ex-Japan Climate Change Report 2012

Companies in Asia reveal expectations that regulations that could lead to rising costs for reporting and reducing GHG emissions will also be the main sources of climate-related business opportunities.

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