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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Renewable Energy</title>
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		<title>Fla. PSC sets stronger energy conservation goals but short of environmentalists&#8217; proposal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Kaczor</dc:creator>
		
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Fla. PSC sets stronger energy conservation goals

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Public Service Commission set 10-year energy conservation goals Tuesday that are significantly stronger than Florida&#8217;s major electric utilities had proposed but well short of what environmentalists wanted.
The goals differ for each utility but overall are expected to produce energy savings of about 3.5 percent over ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fla-psc-sets-stronger-energy-conservation-goals-but-short-of-environmentalists-proposal-238395/" title="Fla. PSC sets stronger energy conservation goals but short of environmentalists&#8217; proposal">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>FACT CHECK: On bailouts, reformer credentials and more, Palin&#8217;s bio goes rogue on some facts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin Woodward</dc:creator>
		
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FACT CHECK: Palin&#8217;s book goes rogue on some facts
WASHINGTON — Sarah Palin&#8217;s new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven&#8217;t become any truer over time.
Ignoring substantial parts of her record if not the facts, she depicts herself as a frugal traveler on the taxpayer&#8217;s dime, a reformer .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fact-check-on-bailouts-reformer-credentials-and-more-palins-bio-goes-rogue-on-some-facts-228918/">FACT CHECK: On bailouts, reformer credentials and more, Palin&#8217;s bio goes rogue on some facts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Carmike piles on plush for moviegoers, seeks environmental certification at new theater</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Poovey</dc:creator>
		
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New movie theater mixes plush with enviro-friendly

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — With plush lounge chairs, gourmet appetizers, a VIP auditorium and the latest digital and 3-D equipment, Chattanooga&#8217;s newest movie theater complex doesn&#8217;t need toilets that flush rain water to sell tickets.
Carmike Cinemas Inc. and the RiverCity Co. went beyond creature comforts and high-tech gadgetry to build .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/carmike-piles-on-plush-for-moviegoers-seeks-environmental-certification-at-new-theater-228444/">Original article &nbsp;: Carmike piles on plush for moviegoers, seeks environmental certification at new theater</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Environmental group&#8217;s report says greenhouse gas emissions fall slightly in Texas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mcfarland</dc:creator>
		
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Report: Texas greenhouse gas emissions down

DALLAS — While Texas maintains a firm grip on the dubious title of the nation&#8217;s most prolific industrial polluter, an environmental group&#8217;s report Thursday found that wind power and other cleaner energy sources have helped cut emissions linked to global warming in the state.
Environment Texas analyzed the most recent U.S. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/environmental-groups-report-says-greenhouse-gas-emissions-fall-slightly-in-texas-228272/" title="Environmental group&#8217;s report says greenhouse gas emissions fall slightly in Texas">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>SD Sen. Thune: Plant that converts wood chips into renewable fuels is part of USDA program</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Thune: Plant that converts wood chips in program

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., says Western Biomass Energy, which converts wood chips from the Black Hills into renewable fuels, has been selected to take part in the Biomass Crop Assistance Program.
In a release, Thune said he wrote the program, which is part of the ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sd-sen-thune-plant-that-converts-wood-chips-into-renewable-fuels-is-part-of-usda-program-226133/">SD Sen. Thune: Plant that converts wood chips into renewable fuels is part of USDA program</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Md., Del., Va. enter offshore wind power partnership, states to promote renewable energy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Md., Del., Va., in offshore wind power partnership

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland, Delaware and Virginia are joining forces to promote the offshore wind power.
The governors of the three states announced Tuesday that they have signed an agreement to work together on promoting federal policies, transmission strategies and other issues to advance offshore power in the Mid-Atlantic .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/md-del-va-enter-offshore-wind-power-partnership-states-to-promote-renewable-energy-224936/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Md., Del., Va. enter offshore wind power partnership, states to promote renewable energy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>International Energy Agency warns falling investment risk to economic recovery</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Keller</dc:creator>
		
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Energy agency warns of falling investment
PARIS — The global financial crisis has led to a dangerous drop in energy investment around the world which could choke off the nascent economic recovery, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday.

The warning from the Paris-based agency comes just a month ahead of the major UN climate conference in Copenhagen, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/international-energy-agency-warns-falling-investment-risk-to-economic-recovery-224359/" title="International Energy Agency warns falling investment risk to economic recovery">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Gov. Perry tells renewable energy industry cap-and-trade bill would hurt state</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Texas Gov. Perry: Cap-and-trade would harm state

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Rick Perry told renewable energy industry officials that a cap-and-trade climate bill in Congress would increase taxes and devastate the state&#8217;s energy sector.
Perry, contending that the climate bill would mean &#8220;economic disaster&#8221; in Texas, said the state is encouraging alternative energy sources while improving .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-gov-perry-tells-renewable-energy-industry-cap-and-trade-bill-would-hurt-state-223669/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Texas Gov. Perry tells renewable energy industry cap-and-trade bill would hurt state</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NJ factory where M&amp;Ms are made flips switch on new solar array to provide clean energy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
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NJ candy factory flips switch on new solar array

HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. — Those green M&#038;Ms are getting greener.
A New Jersey candy factory that produces M&#038;Ms flipped the switch Monday on a dedicated solar array that&#8217;s the largest in the nation to serve a single manufacturing complex, according to Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.
The 18-acre field of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nj-factory-where-mms-are-made-flips-switch-on-new-solar-array-to-provide-clean-energy-223469/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: NJ factory where M&#038;Ms are made flips switch on new solar array to provide clean energy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Senator warns against US-China wind farm project in Texas getting economic recovery grants</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>H. Josef Hebert</dc:creator>
		
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Senator: No fed money for US-China wind project

WASHINGTON — A Democratic senator on Thursday called on the Obama administration to reject an expected request for federal economic stimulus money as part of a $1.5 billion West Texas wind energy project, saying it will generate Chinese, not American, jobs — a claim strongly disputed by the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senator-warns-against-us-china-wind-farm-project-in-texas-getting-economic-recovery-grants-218766/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Senator warns against US-China wind farm project in Texas getting economic recovery grants</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Developers of planned SD coal-fired electric plant give up, couldn&#8217;t find enough investors</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:24:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Wetzel</dc:creator>
		
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Developers abandon plan for SD power plant

Developers of a $1.6 billion electric power plant in northeastern South Dakota abandoned the project Monday, saying they were unable to recruit other investors after one of the principal utility backers pulled out.
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		<title>PSC approves plan to replace coal with dead trees, logging residue at Wis. power plant</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Imrie</dc:creator>
		
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Wis. PSC approves utility&#8217;s biomass plan
WAUSAU, Wis. — A northern Wisconsin utility&#8217;s latest plan to replace coal with logging waste and dead trees as its primary fuel to generate electricity has been approved by the state Public Service Commission.

Northern States Power Company-Wisconsin, a subsidiary of Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy, said Monday that installing the biomass gasification .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/psc-approves-plan-to-replace-coal-with-dead-trees-logging-residue-at-wis-power-plant-215561/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: PSC approves plan to replace coal with dead trees, logging residue at Wis. power plant</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed Cape Cod wind farm could snag on tribes&#8217; claim turbines would ruin ancient ritual</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Lindsay</dc:creator>
		
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Tribes claim wind farm would destroy sacred ritual
MASHPEE, Mass. — From a blustery perch over a Cape Cod beach, Chuckie Green gestures toward a stretch of horizon where he says construction of the nation&#8217;s first offshore wind farm would destroy his Indian tribe&#8217;s religion.
The Wampanoag — the tribe that welcomed the Pilgrims in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/proposed-cape-cod-wind-farm-could-snag-on-tribes-claim-turbines-would-ruin-ancient-ritual-215402/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Proposed Cape Cod wind farm could snag on tribes&#8217; claim turbines would ruin ancient ritual</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Harvard University announced 15-year agreement to buy power from planned Maine wind farm</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Harvard Univ. to buy power from Maine wind farm

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University has entered into a 15-year agreement to buy power and renewable energy certificates from a wind energy farm to be built in Maine.
Harvard officials announced Monday that Stetson Wind II facility near Danforth, Maine, expected to go online in the middle of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/harvard-university-announced-15-year-agreement-to-buy-power-from-planned-maine-wind-farm-215162/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Harvard University announced 15-year agreement to buy power from planned Maine wind farm</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed Cape Cod wind farm could hit snag on tribes&#8217; claim turbines would ruin ancient ritual</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Lindsay</dc:creator>
		
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Tribes seek halt to proposed Cape Cod wind farm
MASHPEE, Mass. — From a blustery perch over a Cape Cod beach, Chuckie Green gestures toward a stretch of horizon where he says construction of the nation&#8217;s first offshore wind farm would destroy his Indian tribe&#8217;s religion.
The Wampanoag — the tribe that welcomed the Pilgrims .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/proposed-cape-cod-wind-farm-could-hit-snag-on-tribes-claim-turbines-would-ruin-ancient-ritual-214736/">Proposed Cape Cod wind farm could hit snag on tribes&#8217; claim turbines would ruin ancient ritual</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Farmers growing electricity still rare, but grants and tax credits building numbers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Barnard</dc:creator>
		
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Farmers growing electricity along with their crops

WIMER, Ore. — Vern and Gianaclis Caldwell do a lot of the typical things that make a small farm self-sufficient.
Besides the 40-some dwarf Nigerian goats they milk to make artisanal cheeses, they also raise chickens for meat and eggs, a steer for beef, horses to ride and vegetables for ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/farmers-growing-electricity-still-rare-but-grants-and-tax-credits-building-numbers-214615/">Farmers growing electricity still rare, but grants and tax credits building numbers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kansas Supreme Court: Potential danger to aesthetics of Flint Hills warrants wind farm ban</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Kansas Supreme Court rules against wind farms

TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Friday that Wabaunsee County commissioners have the right to prohibit the construction of commercial wind farms in their county.
But the court also questioned whether an ordinance banning commercial farms but allowing smaller wind generators for personal use violated some provisions of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kansas-supreme-court-potential-danger-to-aesthetics-of-flint-hills-warrants-wind-farm-ban-213214/">Original article on  : Kansas Supreme Court: Potential danger to aesthetics of Flint Hills warrants wind farm ban</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Hawaii moves ahead with undersea power cable plans

HONOLULU — Hawaii is moving forward with plans to build an undersea cable to carry wind-generated electricity from Maui County to power-hungry Honolulu.
Government renewable energy officials announced Thursday they are accepting bids from contractors to do an environmental study of the cable&#8217;s possible impacts on whales, the ocean .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hawaii-announces-plans-to-study-environmental-effects-of-undersea-power-cable-212753/">Hawaii announces plans to study environmental effects of undersea power cable</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Utah biomass energy project wins congressional funding to turn wood waste, coal to liquid fuel</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Utah biomass energy project gets $2.5M grant

SALT LAKE CITY — A biomass energy project was awarded $2.5 million in a congressional earmark that Utah Sen. Bob Bennett included in a pending federal budget bill.
Viresco Energy LLC is a company headed by a southern California real-estate developer who owns a ranch in Alton in southern Utah, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/utah-biomass-energy-project-wins-congressional-funding-to-turn-wood-waste-coal-to-liquid-fuel-211507/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Utah biomass energy project wins congressional funding to turn wood waste, coal to liquid fuel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal government awards $20M clean energy bond for W.Va. hydroelectric project</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Company gets $20M bond for W.Va. hydro project

ST. MARYS, W.Va. — American Municipal Power has been awarded a $20 million bond from the federal government for a hydroelectric project at the Willow Island Locks and Dam.
The U.S. Treasury Department says the project is one of 805 across the nation to receive a zero-interest Clean Renewable .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-government-awards-20m-clean-energy-bond-for-wva-hydroelectric-project-211469/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Federal government awards $20M clean energy bond for W.Va. hydroelectric project</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese commercial banks to fund $1.5B for 600 megawatt wind farm in Texas</title>
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Chinese banks to fund $1.5B Texas wind farm

China took a big leap into the U.S. renewable energy market Thursday, putting up $1.5 billion for a 36,000-acre wind farm in Texas with the power to light up 180,000 homes.
The project is a joint venture with U.S. Renewable Energy Group, a private equity firm, Austin, Texas-based Cielo ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinese-commercial-banks-to-fund-15b-for-600-megawatt-wind-farm-in-texas-211347/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Chinese commercial banks to fund $1.5B for 600 megawatt wind farm in Texas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Coast Guard plans to use wood biomass instead of oil-fired burners at Southeast Alaska sites</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
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JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard&#8217;s plan to move away from oil-fired burners and toward heating with biomass could provide a lift to the timber industry in Southeast Alaska.
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Xcel Energy to add more solar power in Colorado

DENVER — Xcel Energy Inc. has added more than 257 megawatts of solar power to its plan for meeting Colorado&#8217;s renewable energy standard by 2020.
The utility filed its plan Tuesday for meeting the standard, which requires 20 percent of its energy to come from renewable resources by ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/xcel-energy-plans-to-add-more-solar-power-in-colo-as-it-boosts-its-renewable-energy-portfolio-209846/" title="Xcel Energy plans to add more solar power in Colo. as it boosts its renewable energy portfolio">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tenn. gov says renewable energy most promising business opportunity from China trade mission</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik Schelzig</dc:creator>
		
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Tenn. gov says China trip has green energy focus

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The renewable energy sector has been among the most promising areas of discussion while on a trade mission to China, Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen said Tuesday.
Bredesen said in a conference call from Hong Kong that the trip has been highlighted by visits to Shaanxi .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tenn-gov-says-renewable-energy-most-promising-business-opportunity-from-china-trade-mission-208782/">Source article &nbsp;: Tenn. gov says renewable energy most promising business opportunity from China trade mission</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Senators tussle over cost of climate bill; Obama calls it a path to a &#8216;new energy future&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>H. Josef Hebert</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — Senators tussled over the cost of climate legislation Tuesday with the leading author of the bill maintaining that while energy prices will increase, inaction on global warming would cause even worse economic and security problems.
&#8220;Are there some costs? Yes sir, there are some costs,&#8221; said ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senators-tussle-over-cost-of-climate-bill-obama-calls-it-a-path-to-a-new-energy-future-208700/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Senators tussle over cost of climate bill; Obama calls it a path to a &#8216;new energy future&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wis. nonprofit gets $3.3 million federal grant to improve solar power instruction</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Wis. nonprofit gets $3.3M grant for solar training

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin nonprofit will train solar power instructors throughout the Midwest with a $3.3 million federal grant.
The Midwest Renewable Energy Association will work with universities, colleges and other groups in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana and Ohio to train 200 solar instructors in the next ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wis-nonprofit-gets-33-million-federal-grant-to-improve-solar-power-instruction-208290/" title="Wis. nonprofit gets $3.3 million federal grant to improve solar power instruction">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative energy companies say climate bill would create jobs, boost Arkansas economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Ark. energy companies make case for climate bill

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An industry group said Monday that alternative energy companies need Congress to pass the climate bill so they will be assured of a long-term market, one that will ultimately lower energy costs and employ 25,000 in Arkansas by 2020.
The bill, which is before the .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/alternative-energy-companies-say-climate-bill-would-create-jobs-boost-arkansas-economy-208289/">Alternative energy companies say climate bill would create jobs, boost Arkansas economy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama administration makes available $3.4B for developing a &#8217;smart&#8217; electric grid</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is giving a jolt to the futuristic &#8220;smart&#8221; electric grid, hoping to more quickly bring America&#8217;s power transmission system into the digital age.
The $3.4 billion in grants from the government&#8217;s January economic stimulus program will be matched by ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-administration-makes-available-34b-for-developing-a-smart-electric-grid-208148/">Obama administration makes available $3.4B for developing a &#8217;smart&#8217; electric grid</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Western states stress energy cooperation, eye climate change bills at forum in Wyoming</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Western states stress cooperation at energy forum

JACKSON, Wyo. — State lawmakers from around the West are gathering in the northern Wyoming resort town of Jackson over the next few days to figure out how to get better coordinated on energy issues. Many are also interested in showing a united front as Congress considers bills that ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/western-states-stress-energy-cooperation-eye-climate-change-bills-at-forum-in-wyoming-207322/" title="Western states stress energy cooperation, eye climate change bills at forum in Wyoming">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Here comes the sun: Largest solar panel plant in US soaks up rays in sleepy Fla. town</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Armario</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ARCADIA, Fla. — Greg Bove steps into his pickup truck and drives down a sandy path to where the future of Florida&#8217;s renewable energy plans begin: Acres of open land filled with solar panels that will soon power thousands of homes and business.

For nearly a year, construction workers and engineers in this sleepy Florida town ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/here-comes-the-sun-largest-solar-panel-plant-in-us-soaks-up-rays-in-sleepy-fla-town-205322/">Here comes the sun: Largest solar panel plant in US soaks up rays in sleepy Fla. town</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama says opponents trying to sink energy bill with &#8216;cynical claims&#8217; disputing global warming</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Elliott</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — President Barack Obama said Friday that opponents of his energy bill are disputing the evidence of global warming in a cynical ploy to undermine efforts to curb pollution and steer the nation to greener energy sources.

Obama said some opponents &#8220;make cynical claims that contradict the overwhelming scientific evidence when it comes to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-says-opponents-trying-to-sink-energy-bill-with-cynical-claims-disputing-global-warming-205185/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Obama says opponents trying to sink energy bill with &#8216;cynical claims&#8217; disputing global warming</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Veterans bringing their message on climate change to New Hampshire</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Holly Ramer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCORD, N.H. — When Americans fill up their cars with gas, Mike Breen wants them to picture terrorists filling their guns with bullets paid for with their money.

Breen, a former Army captain from Portsmouth, has been traveling the country with Operation Free, a coalition of veterans and national security groups working to raise public awareness ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/veterans-bringing-their-message-on-climate-change-to-new-hampshire-205152/">Original article on  : Veterans bringing their message on climate change to New Hampshire</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 Montana state Democratic lawmakers join push for federal cap-and-trade legislation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOZEMAN, Mont. — A pair of the Montana Legislature&#8217;s Democrats say they will join leaders from other states to help President Barack Obama&#8217;s administration push hotly contested federal clean-energy legislation in Congress.

Rep. Mike Phillips of Bozeman and Sen. Dave Wanzenried of Missoula are part of a working group of 40 other state legislators from elsewhere ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-montana-state-democratic-lawmakers-join-push-for-federal-cap-and-trade-legislation-205109/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : 2 Montana state Democratic lawmakers join push for federal cap-and-trade legislation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>TVA to expand renewable portfolio with 450 megawatts in power from planned Dakota wind farms</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Mansfield</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority, looking outside the region to boost its renewable energy portfolio, said Thursday it will buy 450 megawatts of wind power capacity from the Great Plains.

The nation&#8217;s largest public utility has signed 20-year power purchase agreements with Maryland-based CVP Renewable Energy Co. and Chicago-based Invenergy Wind LLC for electricity ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tva-to-expand-renewable-portfolio-with-450-megawatts-in-power-from-planned-dakota-wind-farms-203888/">TVA to expand renewable portfolio with 450 megawatts in power from planned Dakota wind farms</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oklahoma State University experts discuss potential of sweet sorghum use in ethanol production</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Murray Evans</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICKASHA, Okla. — With demand growing for ethanol produced from sources other than corn, researchers at Oklahoma State University said Wednesday that state agriculture producers could someday grow sweet sorghum or switchgrass as cash crops.

Division scientists and engineers from OSU&#8217;s Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources spoke during a &#8220;biofuels field day&#8221; at the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oklahoma-state-university-experts-discuss-potential-of-sweet-sorghum-use-in-ethanol-production-203374/" title="Oklahoma State University experts discuss potential of sweet sorghum use in ethanol production">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Partners in Colorado solar research and test site break ground in Colorado</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AURORA, Colo. — The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is joining the development of a research center in Aurora to promote commercial solar energy technologies.

The announcement was made Wednesday at the site for the groundbreaking of facilities at the Solar Technology Acceleration Center, or SolarTAC.
Also joining the venture is the nonprofit Electric Power Research Institute. Other .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/partners-in-colorado-solar-research-and-test-site-break-ground-in-colorado-202703/">Source &nbsp;: Partners in Colorado solar research and test site break ground in Colorado</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Subsidies and a glut of panels; in some places, solar&#8217;s never been cheaper</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Jillian Lung says she&#8217;s no environmentalist. Still, she couldn&#8217;t pass up a chance to install a carpet of solar panels atop her co-op in Queens.

&#8220;At these prices, why not?&#8221; Lung said.
The government has plowed so much cash into the solar industry that it&#8217;s effectively pulled the luxury tag off of home solar  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/subsidies-and-a-glut-of-panels-in-some-places-solars-never-been-cheaper-202564/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Environmentalists: W.Va. wind farm project bad for bats, needs Endangered Species Act permits</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Dominguez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GREENBELT, Md. — A proposed West Virginia wind power project will harm a tiny, endangered bat and its developers should be should be required to obtain permits under the Endangered Species Act, attorneys for two environmental groups argued Wednesday in federal court.

The developers admit bats will be killed by the turbines, but refuse to acknowledge  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/environmentalists-wva-wind-farm-project-bad-for-bats-needs-endangered-species-act-permits-202479/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gore says China-US cooperation crucial in tackling climate change crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Bodeen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore said Wednesday that cooperation between China and the U.S., the world&#8217;s two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, is crucial to tackling the climate change crisis.

&#8220;The strategic partnership between the United States and China, as it is beginning to emerge, is a fateful one, an important one, a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gore-says-china-us-cooperation-crucial-in-tackling-climate-change-crisis-202217/" title="Gore says China-US cooperation crucial in tackling climate change crisis">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vt. renewable energy program draws overwhelming response as developers seek to lock in prices</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Gram</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MONTPELIER, Vt. — A new Vermont renewable energy program has more applications than it can handle.

The state recently established a program that sets guaranteed prices for energy produced at plants powered by the sun, wind, water and methane gas as a way to encourage developers to build them. When bids were opened Monday, officials had ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vt-renewable-energy-program-draws-overwhelming-response-as-developers-seek-to-lock-in-prices-202199/" title="Vt. renewable energy program draws overwhelming response as developers seek to lock in prices">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chipotle working with Standard Renewable Energy to add solar panels to around 75 restaurants</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DENVER — Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. plans to add solar panels on about 75 of its restaurants over the next year.

The Denver-based fast-casual chain said Tuesday that it is partnering with Houston-based Standard Renewable Energy to install enough panels to produce 500 kilowatt hours of electricity.
Installations are already under way in Denver and in Texas, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chipotle-working-with-standard-renewable-energy-to-add-solar-panels-to-around-75-restaurants-201465/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Chipotle working with Standard Renewable Energy to add solar panels to around 75 restaurants</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Growing list of companies quitting US Chamber of Commerce over climate change stance</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALBANY, N.Y. — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce calls itself the &#8220;voice of business,&#8221; yet a growing number of companies from Apple to Exelon are saying it doesn&#8217;t speak for them when it denies global warming and lobbies against climate change legislation.

On Tuesday, Mohawk Fine Paper, a privately-held paper manufacturer based in Cohoes, N.Y., joined .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/growing-list-of-companies-quitting-us-chamber-of-commerce-over-climate-change-stance-201410/">Source article &nbsp;: Growing list of companies quitting US Chamber of Commerce over climate change stance</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Group says developers use federal grants to add wind power; manufacturing remains sluggish</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/group-says-developers-use-federal-grants-to-add-wind-power-manufacturing-remains-sluggish-201317/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandy Shore</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DENVER — Armed with nearly $1 billion in federal grants, wind farm developers installed more capacity and got projects off the drawing board in the third quarter. Yet turbine manufacturers struggled amid excess supply, a trade group reported Tuesday.

The 1,649 megawatts of capacity installed from July through September — enough to serve the equivalent of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/group-says-developers-use-federal-grants-to-add-wind-power-manufacturing-remains-sluggish-201317/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Group says developers use federal grants to add wind power; manufacturing remains sluggish</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fast-growing willows promise cheap biomass fuel; may allay concerns over VT forest depletion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — Middlebury College used to heat its buildings with oil, then switched to wood chips. Now it has planted a sustainable and relatively cheap fuel source — willow shrubs —that could help cut demand on the state&#8217;s forests.

With a nine-acre patch of the fast-growing willows, the college is conducting a biomass energy experiment .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fast-growing-willows-promise-cheap-biomass-fuel-may-allay-concerns-over-vt-forest-depletion-199303/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>With climate bill looming, a Colorado city&#8217;s stench starts smelling like a fresh opportunity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dina Cappiello</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GREELEY, Colo. — The smell of manure hangs over Greeley as it has for half a century.

These days it&#8217;s more than just a potent reminder of the region&#8217;s agricultural roots and the hundreds of thousands of cattle raised on the city&#8217;s outskirts.
The stench smells like an opportunity.
Investors are lining up to support a planned clean ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/with-climate-bill-looming-a-colorado-citys-stench-starts-smelling-like-a-fresh-opportunity-198829/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : With climate bill looming, a Colorado city&#8217;s stench starts smelling like a fresh opportunity</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama says clean energy programs can help environment while promoting economic growth</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS — President Barack Obama says it&#8217;s time to do the right thing for the environment and at the same boost the economy by doing more to promote renewable energy and reduce the nation&#8217;s dependence on foreign oil.

At a town hall meeting Thursday in New Orleans, a participant asked Obama what can be done ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-says-clean-energy-programs-can-help-environment-while-promoting-economic-growth-197304/">Obama says clean energy programs can help environment while promoting economic growth</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Homeowners tell regulators safety of Western Maryland wind power proposal not fully considered</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Dominguez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BALTIMORE — Homeowners who live near the site of proposed Western Maryland wind farm brought their case before utility regulators Wednesday, saying the impact on their safety has not been adequately considered.

&#8220;This commission is our last and only hope our government will protect us,&#8221; said homeowner Victor Fickes.
Synergics Wind Energy wants to build a 50-megawatt ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/homeowners-tell-regulators-safety-of-western-maryland-wind-power-proposal-not-fully-considered-196375/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Homeowners tell regulators safety of Western Maryland wind power proposal not fully considered</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Future German government to cut subsidies for solar, other renewable industries</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:43:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN — Germany&#8217;s next government is considering slashing subsidies to renewable energy industries, particularly solar, an energy expert with Chancellor Angela Merkel&#8217;s Christian Democrats said Tuesday.

Michael Fuchs, an energy expert with the conservatives, told reporters after the committees for the environment and commerce met to hammer out the details of a new government contract said ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/future-german-government-to-cut-subsidies-for-solar-other-renewable-industries-195119/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Future German government to cut subsidies for solar, other renewable industries</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hawaii tests ways to get more sun, wind power to more efficiently run electric grid</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Niesse</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HONOLULU — A 4-square-mile patch of Maui in the nation&#8217;s most fossil-fuel dependent state soon will be home to a new kind of power grid, one that saves energy by turning off household appliances when electricity is expensive and makes better use of wind and solar power.

General Electric Co. recently announced it would test its ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hawaii-tests-ways-to-get-more-sun-wind-power-to-more-efficiently-run-electric-grid-193256/">Hawaii tests ways to get more sun, wind power to more efficiently run electric grid</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Plan to shift businesses away from coal, fossil fuel stirs Rust Belt debate on energy, jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>H. Josef Hebert</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SUGARCREEK, Ohio — Nestled in Ohio&#8217;s Amish country, Bill Belden&#8217;s 124-year-old family owned brick company has thrived on the region&#8217;s rich red clay and shale, and cheap energy from abundant coal.

Which he&#8217;s convinced that a climate bill being considered in Congress will end.
A cap-and-trade system forcing businesses away from fossil fuels, especially coal, will mean ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/plan-to-shift-businesses-away-from-coal-fossil-fuel-stirs-rust-belt-debate-on-energy-jobs-193194/">Plan to shift businesses away from coal, fossil fuel stirs Rust Belt debate on energy, jobs</a>.]]></description>
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