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Imperial County gets renewable energy planning grants
Imperial is one of five counties receiving funding for renewable energy planning, the California Energy Commission announced. Imperial County will use the awarded $700,000 to update and amend the geothermal/alternative energy element of its general...Tags: Energy Saving, Agriculture, Energy, Conservation, Renewable Energy
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NFU thanks Reps. Kaptur and Braley for Rural Energy Investment Act
WASHINGTON - National Farmers Union (NFU) expressed support for legislation introduced by Reps. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, and Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, to provide robust mandatory funding and extend eligibility to renewable chemicals in Farm Bill Energy Title...Tags: Marcy Kaptur, Employment Opportunities, Bill Enyart, Tulsi Gabbard, Rush Holt
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Lehigh Valley company news
Lehigh Gas facilities to offer compressed natural gas fueling Lehigh Gas Partners LP, a leading wholesale distributor of motor fuels, and Clean Energy Fuels Corp., North America's largest provider of natural gas for transportation, announced an agreement...Tags: Agriculture, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Head Start, Allentown, Energy Resources
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Developing nations see jump in clean energy investment, report says
Renewable energy investments are heading toward developing countries that want to transition from pricey fossil fuels, a report said. China led the way with $67 billion spent on solar, wind and other clean energy projects, more than half of the total...
Tags: Energy Saving, United Nations, Africa, Renewable Energy, Environmental Issues
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West Hartford Sixth Grader Places First In State Energy Contest
The Hartford CourantA King Philip Middle School sixth grader was honored at a ceremony at the Capitol on Tuesday with an "eesmarts" award from Energize Connecticut. Sarah Lewis won first place for her grade level in the ninth annual contest, which requires students to...Tags: Students, West Hartford, Energy Saving, Education, Apple iPad
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Wind farm planned in eastern Indiana
WINCHESTER, Ind. -- A wind farm with up to 100 electricity-generating turbines is being planned for a rural area of an eastern Indiana county. The project is being developed by Houston-based EDP Renewables North America across a stretch of farmland...Tags: Environmental Politics, Solar Energy, Wind Power, Indiana Michigan Power Company, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Former opponent takes another look at nukes in 'Pandora's Promise' ★★ 1/2
Not quite an H-bomb dropped on the environmentalist zeitgeist, "Pandora's Promise" does provoke those who have long opposed nuclear power to at least reconsider it, presenting its arguments in a green light and asking the question: Can one be committed to...
Tags: Nuclear Power, Japan, Entertainment, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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California leads U.S. in record first quarter for solar installation
The U.S. had a record quarter in solar installation during the first three months of the year, installing 723 megawatts of photovoltaic capacity for a 33% increase over the same period last year. That represents nearly half of all new generation...
Tags: Science and Technology, Agricultural Research and Technology, Agriculture, Solar Energy, Southern California Edison Company
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Website helps track state's progress on renewable energy goals [Updated]
Ratepayers can monitor the progress of California’s utilities as they move toward meeting the state’s renewable energy goals. The first compliance period is at the end of the year, when utilities are required to purchase an average of 20% of...
Tags: Energy Saving, Renewable Energy, Environmental Issues
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Energy officials land summer jobs for their kids
WASHINGTON (AP) — At least a dozen children or other relatives of Energy Department officials have received summer jobs at the department in apparent violation of federal nepotism rules, an agency watchdog said Monday. Inspector General Gregory...
Tags: Ernest J. Moniz, Employment Opportunities, Employment, Energy Saving, Career and Workplace
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Bolingbrook business owner named Champion of Change
The head of the University of Illinois at Chicago's microphysics laboratory and founder of a Bolingbrook tech company was recently named one of the White House's 11 national "Champions of Change," a distinction that honors immigrant innovators in America....
Tags: Applied Physics, Animals, Students, University of Illinois at Chicago, Bolingbrook
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Climate change warnings
The latest word on climate change is not good — world emissions of carbon dioxide from energy use rose 1.4 percent last year to set a new record, according to the International Energy Agency. At this pace, the agency reports, global temperatures...Tags: China, U.S. Senate, Global Change, Weather, Metal and Mineral
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