U.S. grants $187 million for fuel efficiency research – WKYCThe projects are being outlined by Energy Secretary Stephen Chu at a ceremony in Columbus, Ind. It’s the headquarters of a company that’s getting nearly $40 million for projects including the development of a more efficient and cleaner diesel engine Source: www.wkyc.com
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Midday Glance: Coal companies – Yahoo FinanceShares of some top coal companies are mixed at noon: Arch Coal rose $.53 or 2.0 percent, to $26.65. Consol Energy fell $1.38 or 2.4 percent, to $54.96. Massey Energy fell $.45 or .9 percent, to $47.59. Peabody Energy fell $.39 or .8 percent, to $50 Source: biz.yahoo.com
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Renewable Energy Communications Webinar Series – AG Week4R Communications is conducting a series of webinars to help professional communicators deliver effective and impactful messaging about renewables. “Big oil has successfully communicated their messages regardless of facts,” said Joanna Schroeder Source: www.agweek.com
HECO inks contract for renewable biodiesel – Lexington Herald-LeaderHONOLULU — Hawaiian Electric Co. says [...]
Supporters tout unified renewable energy standard – WTOPTwo bills pending in Congress call for either 3 percent or 6 percent of electricity to come from renewable sources. Wegman says that’s not enough. Sampson Brown, the president and chief executive of Knight & Carver Wind Group at Howard, said setting Source: www.wtop.com
NM utility gets renewable [...]
Renewable Energy – Chicago TribuneRenewable energy is energy derived from natural processes that do not involve the consumption of exhaustible resources such as fossil fuels and uranium. It produces few or no hazardous emissions or pollutants, and has minimal impact on fragile Source: www.chicagotribune.com
Duke Energy boosts solar might – Myrtle Beach Sun News
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Duke Energy boosts solar mightMyrtle Beach Sun NewsDuke probably would not be heavily investing in NC solar without the green energy mandate, said renewable energy chief Owen Smith. …and more »
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Wind farms could create thousands of new Neb. jobs – NTV
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Fuel From Plants, Not Oil Wells Biodiesel burns cleaner than petroleum-based diesel, but finding a place to buy it is tough. Source: www.nytimes.com
Solar Meets Polar as Winter Curbs Clean Energy Many alternative energy sources like wind turbines [...]
There Is Plenty Renewable Energy to Fight Global Warming – Huffingtonpost.comAnother argument that is frequently used goes that renewable energy is not always available where it is needed. That is true. There are places where there is not enough sunshine, not enough wind etc. But again that challenge is not as big as it is [...]