San Diego utility wants to turn off electricity to prevent wildfiresRAMONA, Calif. — A San Diego utility has come up with an unusual tactic to prevent wildfires this fall: Turn off the electricity to a vast swath of homes before the flames arrive. It says such a measure could have prevented three major fires that devastated the region two years ago. First Solar CEO says planned 2-gigawatt plant would be ‘impossible’ to build in USNEW YORK — First Solar Inc. said Tuesday it has received initial approval from the Chinese government to build what may become the largest solar field in the world. Los Angeles fire truck stuck in sinhole caused by a burst water mainLOS ANGELES — Four firefighters escaped injury Tuesday after their fire engine sunk into a large hole caused by a burst water main in the San Fernando Valley. Neuroscientist, chemist and humanities scholars awarded 2009 Balzan prizesMILAN — Discoveries on human memory and the development of a solar panel that imitates the workings of plants were among the achievements that earned four researchers Balzan prizes on Monday. Iraq: Power problems make air conditioning elusive dream for many Iraqis enduring hot summerBAGHDAD — There’s a running joke in Baghdad this summer — whenever the electricity minister promises to generate more power, it’s time to buy more diesel for your private generator. CEO of coal miner Massey Energy blasts climate bill, government at industry rally in W.Va.HOLDEN, W.Va. — The chief executive of coal mining giant Massey Energy blasted supporters of climate-change legislation and other environmental issues affecting the coal industry at a free Labor Day concert and rally in southern West Virginia. Water main bursts on busy Los Angeles street, causing flooding that forces people from homesLOS ANGELES - A burst water main swept cars down streets, forced people out of their homes and flooded a section of a major Los Angeles boulevard. Energy Dept. to give loan guarantee to Calif. solar company in city hit by auto plant closingWASHINGTON — A California company that makes solar panels will receive a $535 million federal loan guarantee, allowing it to complete the first phase of a new manufacturing plant in Fremont. Cascal appoints Mark Thurston as new CFOLONDON — International water and waste company Cascal N.V. said Thursday it has tapped Mark Thurston as its new chief financial officer. UN urges Israel to ease Gaza blockade, enable repairs of sewage, water systemsGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — U.N. agencies and international aid groups urged Israel on Thursday to immediately ease its Gaza Strip blockade to allow in spare parts and building materials to repair the territory’s dilapidated sewage and water networks. US farm groups, farmers split over whether climate bill would help or hurt agricultureOMAHA, Neb. — Climate change legislation before Congress could be an economic godsend to farmers and ranchers. Or it could be an enormous financial burden. US farm groups, farmers split over whether energy bill would help or hurt agricultureOMAHA, Neb. — Legislation to confront climate change could be an economic godsend to farmers and ranchers. Or it could be an enormous financial burden. Violent protests break out in coastal China over rank stench from sewage treatment plantBEIJING — Protests drawing up to 10,000 people flared in eastern China over a powerful stench from a sewage treatment plant with 10 people hurt in clashes, residents and a human rights monitor said Tuesday. Workers remove leaking pipe at oldest US nuclear plant, say no danger to publicLACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Workers have safely removed a leaking pipe at the nation’s oldest nuclear power plant, the Oyster Creek Generating Station in New Jersey. US Agriculture Secretary Vilsack tells California farmers he’ll press for water solutionsCOALINGA, Calif. — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and California’s senior senator, Dianne Feinstein, promised farmers Wednesday they would press for solutions to the water crisis hitting the state’s San Joaquin Valley, one of the most prolific farm regions in the world. China-based Duoyuan Global Water appoints Ping Wei to board of directorsNEW YORK — Duoyuan Global Water Inc., a Chinese supplier of water treatment equipment, said Wednesday it appointed Ping Wei to its board of directors. Meltdown 101: Price breaks all around as weak demand, record supply make natural gas cheapNatural gas prices are at seven-year lows and it looks like heating bills may be cheap for a while. SPX, Thermax strike joint venture deal to market SPX products for coal-fired plants in IndiaCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Industrial equipment maker SPX Corp. and energy and environment management company Thermax Ltd. said Wednesday that they entered a joint venture to market SPX’s products to India’s power sector and selectively to Southeast Asia. Judge approves financing of Florida plan to buy US Sugar land for Everglades restorationWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida judge has ruled that the state can move ahead with a $536 million plan to buy land from U.S. Sugar Corp. for Everglades restoration. Los Angeles sees dramatic drop in water consumption in response to conservation measuresLOS ANGELES — The nation’s second-largest city cut water use by an overall 17 percent in July compared to a year earlier, officials said Wednesday. 2 energy companies are seeking tax incentives to convert shuttered southeast Mich. Ford plantLANSING, Mich. — Two alternative energy companies planning to buy a closed Ford Motor Co. factory near Detroit want to convert it into the country’s largest renewable energy park, with at least 2,800 workers building storage batteries, solar panels and possibly wind turbines. Fluor wins engineering contract to design solar power plant for eSolar, value not disclosedIRVING, Texas — Fluor Corp. said Tuesday it won an engineering contract to design a solar power plant for eSolar Inc. FreightCar America shares fall after analyst says stock is too expensive to keep ‘Buy’NEW YORK — FreightCar America Inc. fell Tuesday after an analyst downgraded the stock, saying shares of the railcar manufacturer were too expensive to warrant a “Buy” rating. Nissan plant in Tenn. switches to methanol to power parts-hauling vehicles, cut costsSMYRNA, Tenn. — In another cost-cutting move that also makes its car and truck production a little greener, Nissan North America said Tuesday it will use methanol fuel cells on some vehicles used to haul parts to assembly lines, starting at its plant in central Tennessee. On the verge of becoming an oil giant, some fear Brazil’s alt. energy advances will falterRIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil, long proud of its push to develop renewable energy and wean itself off oil, has a bad case of fossil-fuel fever. Death toll in Russian power plant explosion climbs to 69MOSCOW — Searchers on Sunday combed wreckage at Russia’s largest hydroelectric plant for six workers missing since an explosion a week ago. Three more bodies were found, raising the death toll to at least 69 people. Official: 17 more bodies recovered at Siberian power plant; death toll reaches 64MOSCOW — An official says 17 more bodies have been found at a Siberian power plant, raising the death toll from an accident there to 64. Alternative energy industries flex lobbying muscle with billions at stakeTHE PRIZE: States have access to $11 billion in federal subsidies for renewable energy projects. Siberian power plant called unsafe in 1998; accident reveals neglect in Russian infrastructureMOSCOW — Russian authorities were reportedly warned in 1998 that Siberia’s massive Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power plant had fallen into serious neglect and was unsafe, more than a decade before this week’s deadly accident. Burst water pipe disables elevators in Boston’s 52-story Prudential Center, forces evacuationBOSTON — A water pipe burst in the 52-story Prudential Center on Friday, forcing hundreds of people to flee, many of them down hot stairwells after power to the office building went out. |
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