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Alternative Energy News from 11 Jul 2008

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17:13
today
Top-to-Top expedition | global warming - yourguide.com.au; 596 words.
ARARAT - A family of Swiss adventurers were in Ararat on Thursday to visit the Challicum Hills wind farm, just one of many stop-offs on their long journey to every climate in the world. The Top-to-Top... Read »
16:32
today
India unveils its new climate change strategy | solar power - modernpowersystems.com; 356 words.
India is planning to tackle climate change through the promotion of solar energy and clean coal technology, according to the nation s first National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). The new poli... Read »
16:32
today
US DoE starts it own CCS competition under the FutureGen aegis | alternative energy - modernpowersystems.com; 375 words.
The US Department of Energy is seeking new partners to develop clean coal power plants equipped with carbon capture and storage (CCS) under its restructured FutureGen programme. The DOE has issued a F... Read »
16:32
today
Obama advocates energy independence in Dayton speech | oil energy - dispatchpolitics.com; 933 words.
DAYTON -- Saying America needs a program for energy independence similar to the one that sent men to the moon in the 1960s, Barack Obama today called for an aggressive plan to break the nation's depen... Read »
16:29
today
No wind protest filed | wind power - windaction.org; 628 words.
With no protest mounted, a proposed wind project southwest of Hays will come before the Ellis County Commission needing a simple majority. Approved by the Ellis County Joint Planning Commission by a 5... Read »
16:29
today
South-central Montana a hot spot for wind | wind power - windaction.org; 1956 words.
Montanans have long dealt in water, mineral and oil rights. But for the past few years, landowners like the Phippses have been leasing their "rights" to the wind."Only about one third of the projects ... Read »
16:25
today
NY electric bills surge as fuel prices soar | alternative energy - forbes-global.com; 645 words.
NEW YORK - The high cost of fuel isn't just hitting people at the pump. Electric bills have also been climbing this summer because of the rising cost of oil and natural gas. Rates have been going up a... Read »
16:20
today
S.D.E. Energy Ltd | alternative energy - peswiki.com; 1524 words.
S. is a Tel Aviv, Israel manufacturer and marketer of Sea Wave Power Plants - utilizing sea wave energy to produce electricity economically, and in an environmentally-friendly manner claiming that the... Read »
16:10
today
Nolan County economy soars on wind industry | wind power - reporternews.com; 604 words.
Jerry Daniel Reed/Special to the Reporter-News Originally published 02:33 p., July 11, 2008 TRENT Nolan County will reap nearly a third of a billion dollars this year from the direct and indirect ef... Read »
16:10
today
T. Boone Pickens dedicating $58 million to alternative energy marketing | alternate energy - bloggingstocks.com; 276 words.
T. Boone Pickens has been in the national media quite a bit lately. The Texas oil billionaire, who now commands a hedge fund in Dallas, has given hundreds of millions to his alma mater -- Oklahoma Sta... Read »
16:06
today
Sweden and US joins forces on hybrid car project | wind power - isa.se; 345 words.
10 2008Sweden and US joins forces on hybrid car project Sweden and the US extends the year-long hybrid car project with Volvo. Some $37 million will be invested by the Swedish and US governments, and ... Read »
15:43
today
Arizona State University Creates Solar Power Laboratory | solar energy - einnews.com; 1060 words.
Arizona State University is strengthening its commitment to boost Arizona's economic development prospects in the renewable energy industry by establishing the Solar Power Laboratory to advance solar ... Read »
15:28
today
T Boone Pickens Promotes Wind Energy | alternate energy - eagleworldnews.com; 852 words.
HOUSTON - He made his fortune in oil, but energy tycoon T. Boone Pickens has now embarked on a national public relations campaign to move the country away from oil and towards a renewable energy futur... Read »
15:18
today
Lugar releases data on imbalance in foreign oil expenditures | energy - pal-item.com; 171 words.
Americans spent 284 times as much money on imported oil in May than the federal government spent on energy efficiency and renewable energy programs, Sen. Lugar, who has for years called for making the... Read »
15:18
today
Energy company jumps on acquisition news | oil energy - stockhouse.com; 166 words.
Friday, after Daylight Resources Trust ( TSX: T.UN , Stock Forum ) announced late Thursday night that it had reached an agreement to acquire the company. Subject to court approval and approval of Athl... Read »
15:14
today
Your AEP-PSO electric bill could be $30 more in 2009 | alternate energy - tulsaworld.com; 1001 words.
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission, which regulates the utility, has 180 days to consider the proposal. Officials at Tulsa-based AEP-PSO said they hope to have new rates in place by early 2009. We ju... Read »
14:55
today
EDTA Conference: Secret effects of EESTOR ultracapacitor info from ZENN Motor CEO | batteries - autobloggreen.com; 3785 words.
Posted Nov 30th 2006 at 1:10PM by Sebastian Blanco Filed under: Emerging Technologies , EV/Plug-in , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , EDTA Conference: Secret effects of EESTOR ultracapacitor info from ZENN M... Read »
14:55
today
Hydrogenics to supply renewables R&D centre | alternate energy - fuelcelltoday.com; 365 words.
Hydrogenics has been selected to provide a hydrogen electrolyser and fuel cell for the new Renewable Hydrogen Research and Demonstration Centre at the Baglan Energy Park. Air Liquide was selected to i... Read »
14:52
today
Anthony Bolton on Where to Invest in the Bear Market | alternative energy - valueinvestingnews.com; 56 words.
Anthony Bolton is interviewed by the Daily Telegraph about where to invest in the current bear market. Guest Lecture Seth Klarman - Psychology of Leadership. Boone Pickens Taps Wind Power, Natural Gas... Read »
14:48
today
A Secure Energy Future | oil energy - realclearpolitics.com; 2606 words.
Barack Obama Dayton, Ohio I've often said that the decisions we make in this election and in the next few years will set the course for the next generation. The urgency of this challenge is clear to a... Read »
14:46
today
Who Wrote the Enron Loophole? | energy - kcstar.com; 588 words.
When only 9 percent think you're doing a good job, keeping it costs money. WASHINGTON | House Democrats have reserved millions of dollars worth of television advertising in 31 congressional races in ... Read »
14:45
today
Maurice Hinchey | veterans - fantasycongress.com; 3309 words.
Budgets Business Children Commemorations Congress Criminal Justice Defense Policy Environmental Protection Executive Departments Finance Foreign Policy Government Information Health Policy Higher Educ... Read »
14:36
today
Solar Energy Leasing Applications | universities - blm.gov; 413 words.
The BLM will process these applications, while continuing to identify issues during public scoping currently underway for the programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS). We heard the concerns... Read »
14:36
today
Geothermal Energy Development | wind power - blm.gov; 846 words.
Link to Draft PEIS Website Link to Federal Register Notice Contacts Heather Feeney, 202-452-5031 (BLM Public Affairs) Jack G. Kermit Witherbee, 202-452-0385 (BLM Program Manager) U. Forest Service Pre... Read »
14:35
today
Purdue: Corn Stover Could be Key to State's Ethanol Future | energy - insideindianabusiness.com; 972 words.
Corn stover consists of the cornstalks and other plant material that remains in a cornfield after the ears have been harvested. Purdue Agricultural Economist Wally Tyner says corn stover is about thre... Read »
14:33
today
Meredith Case: The global food crisis should force governments to rethink biofuels | oil energy - guardian.co.uk; 930 words.
The global food crisis should force governments to rethink plans to use biofuels as a green energy source . As warning bells began to sound over rising food prices, analysts were quick to list the cu... Read »
14:20
today
Drilling is not the answer | oil energy - mtairynews.com; 879 words.
With Utah recently moving to a four-day workweek, and North Carolina politicians discussing the option, the effort seems to be a novel concept among those looking for any way to cut energy costs and u... Read »
14:20
today
Proposed Energy Master Plan Not Green Enough, Critics Say | solar power - istockanalyst.com; 369 words.
By COLLEEN DISKIN, STAFF WRITER Environmentalists are continuing to express dissatisfaction with the state's grand plan for meeting energy needs in the next decade, a blueprint that envisions the pros... Read »
13:19
today
Obama and McCain trade blows over petrol prices | oil energy - breakingnews.ie; 714 words.
11/07/2008 - 18:01:38 Barack Obama today appealed to American voters struggling with the skyrocketing price of petrol, casting Republican rival John McCain as a Washington insider who is in part respo... Read »
12:57
today
Intel leads 85m investment round in Sulfurcell | venture capital - semiconductor-today.com; 370 words.
WAFER PROCESSING Achieve accurate and repeatable processing results with Logitech's semiconductor equipment. Sulfurcell Solartechnik GmbH of Berlin, Germany, which makes solar modules based on thin-f... Read »
12:54
today
Avoid the Oil Hype and Consider Trading Natural Gas | futures trading - tradingmarkets.com; 541 words.
The world's eyes are watching oil prices. Oil is hitting record after record on its march higher. The world's economies are closely tied to oil's fate as evidenced by tumbling stock markets when oil a... Read »
12:47
today
Stench from South Bronx Sewage Plants Targeted in Lawsuit by NRDC, Community Group, and Residents | alternative energy - nrdc.org; 664 words.
NEW YORK (July 9, 2008) Foul smells from the Hunts Point sewage plant and a nearby human waste and biosolids fertilizer facility are the target of a nuisance lawsuit filed today by the Natural Resou... Read »
12:46
today
Swiss Adopt Aggressive Feed Law for Renewable Energy | wind power - renewableenergyworld.com; 1062 words.
In a surprising move, Switzerland has adopted one of the world's most aggressive systems of Advanced Renewable Tariffs. The Swiss, famed for conservative traditions, stodgy bankers and trains that run... Read »
12:44
today
Groups Tell EPA to Stop Widespread Uses of Anti-Bacterial Product | environment - tristateobserver.com; 436 words.
05:20 AMWASHINGTON - In comments filed this week with the Environmental Protection Agency o n its new risk assessment and evaluation of the widely used anti-bacterial chemical triclosan, found in a wi... Read »
12:38
today
Keeping up with the times: IEEE Power becomes Power & Energy | solar power - edn.com; 613 words.
Advertisement Power Topics : Blog filled with useful information about product applications, helpful hints, news, and advice for the busy design engineer. Keeping up with the times: IEEE Power become... Read »
12:37
today
Helix Electric completes project for new UNLV Greenspun College | energy conservation - electricityforum.com; 218 words.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA Helix Electric, one of the largest open shop electrical contractors in the nation, has announced that it has completed the electrical subcontracting work the University of Nevada, La... Read »
12:26
today
Tom, Chabin earn A's | energy - azdailysun.com; 390 words.
The Sierra Club also gave O'Halleran a C, Hale a D and half the state Legislature F's on environmental issues. PHOENIX -- The local chapter of the Sierra Club has given failing grades to nearly half o... Read »
12:24
today
Once seen as a solution to the oil crisis, biofuels are now under fire for contributing to food inflation. But the next generation of biofuels looks m | energy - businessspectator.com.au; 1160 words.
Biofuels have gone from saviour to devil in a remarkably short period; only Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign or mortgage-backed securities can rival the speedy downfall of what was supposed to be... Read »
12:06
today
GOPers Head To ANWR | mothers - realclearpolitics.com; 347 words.
Sensing an increasingly favorable political issue, House Minority Leader John Boehner and ten Republican freshmen will travel to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge late next week to highlight the nee... Read »
11:26
today
Eyelit's Award Winning Integrated Manufacturing Execution (MES) Selected by Innovalight for Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Development and Manufacturing | pdas - consumerelectronicsnet.com; 869 words.
Eyelit's Award Winning Integrated Manufacturing Execution (MES) Selected by Innovalight for Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Development and Manufacturing., a manufacturing software provider for visibility, co... Read »
11:26
today
Steve Forbes: McCain Isn't Bush | taxes - cbsnews.com; 1661 words.
Political Players: Former GOP Presidential Candidate, McCain Economic Adviser On Taxes, Energy And The Budget . John McCain is doing damage control after a top economic adviser called the U. "a natio... Read »
11:23
today
Probably quite a while ago I | oil energy - ifallsdailyjournal.com; 1187 words.
Boise Inc. is being considered for a biotechnology project that would convert cellulosic sludge into partially refined ethanol. Research partners say the project would help Minnesota lead the way into... Read »
11:18
today
Envent To Develop A Geothermal Power Plant In Leyte, Philippines | alternative energy - abnnewswire.net; 774 words.
Reykjavik Energy Invest Iceland-backed company to accelerate utilization of geothermal resources in the Philippines Manila, Philippines, July 11th, 2008 - Envent Holding Philippines Incorporated annou... Read »
11:12
today
Bill calls for oil drilling on state land | oil energy - bizjournals.com; 322 words.
Small-scale oil drilling, like this rig on a golf course near Cleveland, could pop up in state parks and forests across Ohio if a state legislator gets his way. Tom Stewart, a third-generation member ... Read »
10:57
today
HAZEL HENDERSON: A CLOSER LOOK AT OIL SPECULATORS: 1 | oil energy - maximsnews.com; 1713 words.
HAZEL HENDERSON: A CLOSER LOOK AT OIL SPECULATORS: 1 1/07/2008(MaximsNews Network) By special permission of IPS and not for redistribution. Debate is now raging in policy circles about the role of sp... Read »
10:57
today
How "big box" stores are squeezing you | income tax - capecodtoday.com; 6723 words.
Out and about on Cape Cod. Mashpee Family Medicine Established in 1984, we are a primary care /walk-in clinic which provides the highest standard of clinical care to our patients plus a warm welcome. ... Read »
10:53
today
Magic lets us have our cake and eat it | solar power - businessday.com.au; 1271 words.
A lot of people have only the vaguest idea of how an emissions trading scheme would work, which is hardly surprising because it involves several unfamiliar mechanisms. Even the name is misleading beca... Read »
10:19
today
Lighting the Key to Energy Saving | bulbs - typepad.com; 1607 words.
Ace Lamps on Lighting the Key to Energy Saving.8 Billion, 500 MW, Wind Farm to be Built off the Coast of UK . Cecelia on Syntec Cellulosic Ethanol Sets Price Record. The BBC News website has an articl... Read »
10:18
today
Eyelit's Award Winning Integrated Manufacturing Execution (MES) Selected by Innovalight for Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Development | solar power - pr-inside.com; 698 words.
Eyelit's Award Winning Integrated Manufacturing Execution (MES) Selected by Innovalight for Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Development and Manufacturing., a manufacturing software provider for visibility, co... Read »
10:03
today
Renewable energy on Nevis will contribute to green revolution, says minister | global warming - caribbeannetnews.com; 377 words.
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: Deputy Premier and Minister responsible for Social Transformation Hensley Daniel believes that Nevis move toward the use of geothermal energy would not only solidify the island s ... Read »
10:02
today
Rates up slightly on 30-year mortgages | foreclosures - signonsandiego.com; 605 words.
Rates on 30-year mortgages edged up this week, while rates on other home loans were a mixed bag. Freddie Mac reported in its national survey that 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rose to 6. Rates on one-y... Read »
10:00
today
Untapped Oil Reserves Could Fuel U.S. For 300 Years | oil energy - royaldutchshellplc.com; 1044 words.
Mining the Athabasca tar sands in Alberta, Canada. What is running low, given soaring demand for energy worldwide, is oil in fields that have already been tapped and are in production in other words... Read »
09:59
today
Solar Technology News | alternate energy - einnews.com; 1059 words.
09:58 GMT." Lewis said it is not clear whether solar technology will become mainstream through incremental improvements or whether it will take a transformative new. Investments in clean technology to... Read »
09:55
today
North Dakota energy projects for the long run | solar power - bismarktribune.com; 456 words.
The willingness of companies to invest huge amounts of money in their energy operations attests to their confidence in the future health of the industry in North Dakota. Improvements are being made to... Read »
09:44
today
Fuel cell maker tapped for Baglan Energy Park project | alternate energy - stockhouse.com; 451 words.
Hydrogen power company Hydrogenics Corporation to provide fuel cell. Alternative energy company Hydrogenics Corporation ( TSX: T. announced early this morning that the Ontario-based fuel cell systems ... Read »
09:35
today
BART paying more in bet on solar power | solar power - sfgate.com; 658 words.
BART plans to power two maintenance facilities and a passenger station in the East Bay with solar energy - at almost double the cost of electricity purchased today off the grid. But BART officials sai... Read »
09:12
today
Indium Nitride-Based Quantum-Dots Hold Promise for Realizing High Efficiency Solar Cells for Space and other Defense Applications | alternative energy - individual.com; 502 words.
Indium Nitride-Based Quantum-Dots Hold Promise for Realizing High Efficiency Solar Cells for Space and other Defense Applications . Magnolia Optical Technologies announced that it is collaborating wi... Read »
09:11
today
Wind energy go-ahead | solar power - yourguide.com.au; 552 words.
A LITTLE Grove market gardener is the latest Albany resident to test the benefits of harnessing sun and wind power. Graeme Waugh was given the go-ahead by Albany City Council at its May meeting to ere... Read »
09:07
today
Indonesia to shift factory hours amid blackouts: vice president | oil energy - straitstimes.com; 294 words.
JAKARTA - INDONESIA will move manufacturers' working hours to weekends in a bid to avoid prolonged rolling blackouts across the country, the vice president said on Friday. The move, which will also se... Read »
07:51
today
Part Four: Australia and the World | weapons - newmatilda.com; 1332 words.
Julie Macken asks why are we having a debate about Australia's 'nuclear future' without all the information on the table? When John Howard re-ignited debate about a nuclear future for Australia last J... Read »
07:37
today
Danish Co. readies for renewables rise | wind power - offshore247.com; 285 words.
Company news Contracts Employment market Exploration Field/dev. readies for renewables rise Friday, July 11, 2008 Danish renewable energy specialist A2SEA has appointed a new chief execut... Read »
07:19
today
Do we lift the ban on offshore drilling? | oil energy - dispatchpolitics.com; 1035 words.
This platform near Seal Beach is among California's existing offshore oil-drilling sites. An oil spill off the coast prompted the 1981 ban on new drilling. Do you think Congress should change the law... Read »
07:13
today
Gaslink deserves some kudo's for its work in delivering gas to industries in Nigeria, which helps to reduce operating cost. However, the company also | alternate energy - businessdayonline.com; 1228 words.
Imagine a time when cheaper and cleaner fuel will flow seamlessly into most homes and factories. What a delight for people, businesses and country that will be, you would say. This ideal is indeed the... Read »
06:54
today
G8 Agree on 50% GHG Reduction Goal | change - eponline.com; 1179 words.
July 11, 2008 At the close of the 2008 G8 Summit on July 9, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the leaders of eight of the world s leading economic powers had made substantive progress on sev... Read »
03:54
today
German energy companies are finding ways to extend the lifespan of their nuclear reactors | germany - dw-world.de; 883 words.
German energy companies are finding ways of extending the lifespan of their nuclear reactors past the government's phase out target of 2021. Germany's oldest nuclear power plant still in operation wa... Read »
03:51
today
Rogers Signs House Petition to Promote Coal-to-Liquids | oil energy - house.gov; 388 words.
Rogers Signs House Petition to Promote Coal-to-Liquids Wednesday, July 09, 2008 As Congress returns from the Independence Day recess and gasoline prices climb to over $4.11 per gallon, Congressman Har... Read »
03:48
today
PennFuture Lauds Kathleen McGinty as Trailblazer for Pennsylvania s Environment and Economy | alternative energy - miningtopnews.com; 554 words.
Alternative Energy Citizens for Pennsylvania s Future (PennFuture) heralded Secretary of Environmental Protection Kathleen McGinty as a trailblazer for Pennsylvania s environment and economy and a tru... Read »
03:45
today
Wind project approved for western mountains | wind power - mainetoday.com; 283 words.
BANGOR Maine's wilderness zoning board has given final approval to a $270 million wind power project in the state's western mountains. of Calgary, Alberta, plans to erect 44 wind turbines on and nea... Read »
03:37
today