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Insight: The road to a greener America is littered with road-kill
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In October 2004, then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger rolled up to a pioneering fueling station at Los Angeles International Airport in a hydrogen-powered metallic blue Hummer loaned to him by General Motors Corp. The...Tags: Elon Musk, Vehicles, Toyota, Solar Energy, Daimler AG
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Two wind projects get commercial approval
The Manila Times, PhilippinesThe Department of Energy has given its go signal for the commerciality of two big wind projects, one of the Energy Development Corp. (EDC) and the other one of Alternergy Wind One Corp. In two separate statements, the firms both announced that the...Tags: Environmental Issues, Manila (Philippines), Solar Energy, Philippines, Renewable Energy
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BRIEF: Business Briefs
Times Record, Fort Smith, Ark.The Cherokee Nation agreed Monday to partner with Chicago-based PNE Wind USA Inc. to develop the largest tribal wind farm in the U.S. The project is estimated to generate $16 million over the next 20 years. Development of the 90-turbine wind farm will...Tags: Environmental Issues, Solar Energy, Business, Renewable Energy
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Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa, Jim Offner column
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, IowaWind power is nothing new to the area; Northeast Iowa has more than its share of turbines humming these days. Waverly Light and Power's commitment to wind energy has been well noted. MidAmerican Energy is another example. The company recently unveiled...Tags: Environmental Issues, MidAmerican Energy Company, Terry Branstad, Renewable Energy
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Wind shift ahead in Lee County?
Daily Gazette, Sterling, Ill.A third of Lee County Board members have taken a stand on the controversial proposal for a wind farm in the county's southwestern corner. The rest either are undecided or haven't returned Sauk Valley Media's calls for comment. The 24-member board will...Tags: Environmental Issues, Housing and Urban Planning, Solar Energy, Interior Policy, Politics
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Allan Powell: Climate change is an enormous challenge
“The Third Industrial Revolution” has a much-needed educative value in equipping us to survive in a world of climate change. This book is a “must read” for those wanting to understand climate change, climate maintenance and their...Tags: Science, Ecosystems, Environmental Issues, United Nations, Solar Energy
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Add beacons to meteorological towers, Contra Costa panel recommends
The Contra Costa TimesContra Costa's Planning Commission has shined some light on safety measures for marking meteorological towers that can prove hazardous to aircraft. The county panel recommended this week that safety precautions for the towers, used by wind farm...Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Environmental Issues, Solar Energy, Walnuts, Crime, Law and Justice
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Xcel Energy requests fuel factor rate increase to start June 1
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, TexasA proposed Xcel Energy utility fuel factor rate increase could mean an extra $5.87 or more on an average customer's utility bill, a copy of the company's request to the Public Utility Commission of Texas shows. Xcel Energy filed a proposal with the...Tags: Environmental Issues, Natural Gas, Xcel Energy Incorporated, Petroleum Industry, Energy Resources
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Turbine blade plummets in Ocotillo
Staff WriterOCOTILLO — A massive blade from one of the 112 wind turbines recently installed was found near a tower base Thursday, after plummeting onto the ground overnight, triggering safety concerns among officials and some residents. No injuries were...Tags: Labor Legislation, Environmental Issues, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Solar Energy, Arts and Culture
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Windy debates
Kokomo Tribune, Ind.At least two central Indiana counties have established setbacks that are essentially prohibitive of wind farm developments. Counties between Indianapolis and Fort Wayne have debated whether to allow wind farms and how to regulate them. In Howard County,...Tags: Environmental Issues, E.ON AG, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy
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COLUMN-Solar power costs closing in on wind: Wynn
ReutersBy Gerard Wynn LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - Solar panels were cheaper than wind turbines for the first time last year in certain markets, per unit of capacity, and are rapidly closing a remaining gap in the full cost of power generation. Until now, wind...Tags: Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Weather Reports, Petroleum Industry, Weather
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Destination Imagination
Kokomo Tribune, Ind.Sugar the pink-spotted cow from Cowtopia searched on Moo-Harmony for the perfect bull to take to the ball. She scrolled through her mooPad -- made of a cardboard box, cardboard tubing, paper and duct tape -- until she found a bull that caught her eye....Tags: Environmental Issues, Agricultural Research and Technology, Animals, Science and Technology, Agriculture
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