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- Oil speculation bill trickling through Senate 24 Jul 2008 00:37 GMT
... Sen. Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, accused the ... conservation and provide tax credits for renewable energy. "Why would you not move forward on ... would bring prices down. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-North Dakota, one of the main sponsors of the ...
- Wind energy, conservation, U.N. 24 Jul 2008 00:36 GMT
... won 't offset our growing appetite for power. As electricity consumers, we are only at ... months the municipally-owned, wind-driven utility in Waverly, Iowa, offers incentives by charging its customers more per ... per month. So those who use less energy pay less, based not only on energy used, ...
- Brainstorm Tech tackles Al Gore's energy challenge 24 Jul 2008 00:26 GMT
... I can take this challenge. 3 months to prove - ... hydrogen produces roughly the same amount of energy as a gallon of gas so that ... wind farm. Wind energy harvested in, say, North Dakota could be used anywhere in the world. ...
- Is Corn Ethanol A Big Mistake? 24 Jul 2008 00:24 GMT
... in the nation's desperate search for an energy alternative to oil. In recent weeks, Republican ... a movement has grown to block the Renewable Fuel Standard mandate. In April, Texas Gov. ... cellulosic ethanol what corn-based ethanol was to Iowa and the Midwest, Rendell said when he signed the ...
- D'Appolonia Named To Westmoreland Board 23 Jul 2008 23:37 GMT
... July 23, 2008 (FinancialWire) Westmoreland Coal Co. (AMEX: WLB) ... Montana and lignite mining operations in Montana, North Dakota and Texas. The company’s power operations include ownership of the two-unit Rova ...
- Federal judge denies dismissal of lawsuit 23 Jul 2008 23:19 GMT
... A U.S. district judge in Washington has denied a ... construction of Sunflower Electric's two proposed coal-fired power plants in Kansas. The court on Friday ruled against Rural Utilities ...
- EPRI, GM, 34 Utilities Collaborate to Advance Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles 23 Jul 2008 22:53 GMT
... Group Aims to Accelerate Grid Integration and Deployment PALO ... move to a more diverse choice of energy alternatives,” said Jon Lauckner, GM vice president ... Power, Great River Energy, Hydro-Québec, Manitoba Hydro, Nebraska Public Power District, New York Power Authority, Pacific ...
- Patriot Coal Completes Acquisition of Magnum Coal Company 23 Jul 2008 21:30 GMT
... Patriot Coal Completes Acquisition of Magnum Coal Company Patriot ... Patriot, Magnum, Colt Merger Corporation, and ArcLight Energy Partners Fund I, L.P. and ArcLight Energy ... Gas and Energy, Banking and Finance, , missouri Patriot Coal Completes Acquisition of Magnum Coal Company ...
- Windmills on the rise by Elm Creek 23 Jul 2008 20:51 GMT
... The first several towers for the new 99-megawatt Elm ... a good fit with agriculture in rural Minnesota, they also bring in business to our local ... the nation what is possible in renewable energy development,” said Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn. “With ...
- Damage reported after area storms 23 Jul 2008 20:36 GMT
... Wed Jul 23, 2008, 02:26 PM CDT The city of ... two inches of observed rainfall while the Missouri River stands at 13.9 feet, after rising 1.3 ... southern regions of the state that lost power. Locally, the counties of Cooper, Howard and ...
- Colyer, two other Kansas reps get 100 percent taxpayer rating 23 Jul 2008 20:34 GMT
... Colyer, two other Kansas reps get 100 percent taxpayer rating Rep. Jeff ... the network involved the two proposed coal-fired power plants near Holcomb, Kan. The organization supported ...
- Terex Announces Second Quarter 2008 Results 23 Jul 2008 20:33 GMT
... business during the remainder of 2008." "The power of our strategy of product and geographic ... India. We expect world demand for infrastructure, energy and mining products to continue, while at the ... rough terrain cranes in the Company's Waverly, Iowa facility has already doubled in the past year ...
- Politicians in Pennsylvania, nationwide begin to abandon corn ethanol bandwagon 23 Jul 2008 20:19 GMT
... in the nation's desperate search for an energy alternative to oil. In recent weeks, Republican ... a movement has grown to block the Renewable Fuel Standard mandate. In April, Texas Gov. ... cellulosic ethanol what corn-based ethanol was to Iowa and the Midwest," Rendell said when he signed the ...
- Gulf financiers form $5bn steel company 23 Jul 2008 19:34 GMT
... Last Updated: July 23. 2008 10:13PM UAE / July ... in countries with large iron ore and energy reserves, then transport steel billets to planned ... Carnegie, who bought iron ore mines in Minnesota to feed his famous steel mills in Pennsylvania. ...
- Squabble threatens oil bill 23 Jul 2008 19:00 GMT
... Democrats say the Republican senators could offer whatever ... possible. On Wednesday, Sen. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, one of the main sponsors of the ... conservation and provide tax credits for renewable energy. "Why would you not move forward on ...
- Nuke panel takes input on uranium expansion 23 Jul 2008 18:56 GMT
... Because of higher prices for uranium used in nuclear ... of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, lies southwest of South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. It uses the ... has asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality for permission to add ...
- Wind power may come to town 23 Jul 2008 18:55 GMT
... through wind power, followed closely by California, Minnesota, Iowa, and Washington. Massachusetts barely makes the list, but ... Reading Municipal Light Department electrical grid. All energy produced by the wind power generator would ...
- Oil speculator crackdown snagged by squabble 23 Jul 2008 17:58 GMT
... Democrats say the Republican senators could offer whatever ... possible. On Wednesday, Sen. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, one of the main sponsors of the ... conservation and provide tax credits for renewable energy. "Why would you not move forward on ...
- OTCPicks.com: OTCPicks.com Daily Market Movers Digest Midday Report for Wednesday, July 23rd LLSR, ABVG, IBCP, FORC, JYHW 23 Jul 2008 17:28 GMT
... Jul 23, 2008 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Our ... ABVG), Independent Bank Corp. (NASDAQ: IBCP), Force Energy Corp. (OTCBB: FORC), JayHawk Energy Inc. (OTCBB: ... natural gas reserves located in Bourbon County, Kansas. The company was founded in 2004 as Bella Trading ...
- U.S. Takes Global Lead in Wind Energy Production 23 Jul 2008 16:51 GMT
... U.S. Takes Global Lead in Wind Energy Production Thanks to blow-hard winds, the United States ... collect about 22,000 to 23,000 megawatts of power, while the United States has a capacity ...
- ESCO Announces $68.3 Million New York Water AMI Contract 23 Jul 2008 16:51 GMT
... ESCO Announces $68.3 Million New York Water AMI Contract ... (TWACS(R)), Hexagram, Inc. (STAR(R) Network), and Nexus Energy Software (Energy Vision and ENERGYprism). These three ... Telecommunications, Utilities, Banking and Finance, High Tech, missouri, new york ESCO Announces $68.3 Million New York ...
- Hydrogen Engine Center Appoints Jan Rowinski and David F. McManamy to Board of Directors 23 Jul 2008 16:50 GMT
... he was Director of Finance at Ballard Power Systems, a Vancouver-based supplier of fuel cell ... with Hydrogen Engine Center. HEC s clean energy technologies, including the innovative Oxx Boxx engine controller ... located at 2502 E Poplar St., Algona, Iowa 50511. Visit www.hydrogenenginecenter.com or in the US dial 515-295-3178 ...
- Jamison Report Calls for Fast-Tracking Development of Electric Vehicles in Australia 23 Jul 2008 16:33 GMT
... ConocoPhillips, NREL and Iowa State University to Establish Research Alliance to Advance Biofuels ... US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are a strategic research alliance with ... and Oak Ridge National Laboratories to convert coal-derived syngas to ethanol. The coal-derived syngas will ...
- Nebraska Public Power District to seek proposals for wind supply 23 Jul 2008 15:53 GMT
... The public utility’s strategic goal now is to have 10% ... met by renewables by 2020 and wind power would be the largest component of that power, renewable energy development manager Dave Rich said. Currently, wind is ...
- Hawkins & Doyle - Lots of green for clean' 23 Jul 2008 15:30 GMT
... > Hawkins & Doyle - Lots of green for ... clean-tech sector — which covers alternative fuels, energy storage, water purification and other industries — ... large,” added Ward, who said his company’s North Dakota refinery will cost more than $3 billion ...
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