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Energy derived from nontraditional sources (e.g., compressed natural gas, solar, hydroelectric, wind). (source: EPA)

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Tancredo pushes for more nuclear energy R&D  -  22 Oct 2007
SalonIf the market were a level playing field and all subsidies were removed from the energy sector, what would happen to the renewable and alternative energy

EDITORIAL: Energy Sources: Pa.'s clean machine  -  22 Oct 2007
Trading Markets (press release),...alternative and renewable energy investments and created 3000 jobs since the legislature adopted the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act in 2004.

Harnessing the wind  -  22 Oct 2007
Baltimore Sun,Mount Airy could form its own community-based power company or sell the alternative energy to area providers, such as Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. and

Wind power gaining momentum on Labrador's coast  -  22 Oct 2007
Labradorian,The problem is selling the idea of alternative energy to the coast. After the energy plan was released and no transmission lines were promised to the north

SatCon takes on new funds, looks for new CEO Mass High Tech: The ...  -  22 Oct 2007
Bizjournals.com,A Boston-based alternative energy firm has launched a search for a new CEO, after it pulled the trigger on a venture debt financing.

Chile’s Energy Crisis: No Magical Solution  -  22 Oct 2007
Latin Business Chronicle,...as well as academics, have expressed their skepticism over the idea of increasing what they term market-distorting subsidies for alternative energy.

Sensient Posts Higher 3Q and Cytec 3Q Profit More Than Doubles  -  22 Oct 2007
Financial News USA (press release),FinancialNewsUSA.com)-- 10/22/2007 - Alternative Energy industry news provided by Financial News USA (OTC: FNWU). Flavor, color and fragrance maker Sensient

Quantum Receives Order for Hydrogen Hybrid Vehicles for US Army  -  22 Oct 2007
CNNMoney.comQuantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., a fully integrated alternative energy company, is a leader in the development and production of advanced

Allianz plans onshore twin of EcoTrends fund  -  22 Oct 2007
Fund Strategy,..."Eco energy" includes alternative energy sources and energy efficiency, while "pollution control" considers environmental quality, waste management and

Power costs jolt firms  -  22 Oct 2007
Attleboro Sun Chronicle,The survey also found that conservation and alternative energy programs funded by customers and administered by utilities are having little impact.

Chevron, Rolls-Royce the latest to invest in Mississippi's future  -  22 Oct 2007
Jackson Clarion Ledger,I've related in past columns how our state is out front in alternative energy and fuel-efficiency research. The first ethanol plant in the southeast is

Waynesburg company has a better idea  -  22 Oct 2007
Washington Observer Reporter,It was reported that Doug Galbraith, general manager of Separation Design Group, believes an alternative energy device he invented will be able to reduce

Climate change is a war that we must fight  -  22 Oct 2007
The Age,We must rapidly reduce carbon emissions and encourage alternative energy sources, far faster than either government or opposition are prepared to

Chinese Geothermal Energy Deal Signed With Sinopec  -  22 Oct 2007
China CSR,...recently merged with Geysir Green Energy, will support the agreement to increase the use of geothermal energy as an alternative energy source in China.

Q&A with Elizabeth Kulik, partner in the Schonbraun McCann Group’s ...  -  22 Oct 2007
Upstate House,...opportunity to explore crucial applications of building green and worldwide concerns about alternative energy and global warming with Professor Cahen.

Turnbull hints at nuclear power backdown  -  22 Oct 2007
ABC Online,Mr Turnbull says the Government is focused on alternative energy sources being developed such as geo-thermal and solar power as well as clean coal.

Australia: Nuclear Plans and Anti-nuclear protests  -  22 Oct 2007
Bay Area Indymedia,...ignored and continue to ignore the necessity for an ongoing national Australian energy policy and a framework for developing alternative energy systems.

GM Gets Behind World Solar Challenge Entrants  -  22 Oct 2007
Auto Spectator...“The World Solar Challenge provides a great opportunity to draw attention to the potential offered by some of these alternative energy sources as the

Steep decline in oil production brings risk of war and unrest ...  -  22 Oct 2007
Guardian Unlimited,..."When I was an adviser to government, I proposed that we set up a taskforce to look at how fast the UK could mobilise alternative energy technologies in

Sen. Clinton would champion state's needs  -  Oct 21, 2007
Detroit Free Press,Clinton's proposed Strategic Energy Fund would use a small portion of windfall profits of major oil companies to kick the United States' alternative energy

Best energy ideas: Investing in alternative energy  -  Oct 20, 2007
BloggingStocksHere, the advisors profile what they consider to the most attractive companies in the alternative energy space. Suntech Power Holdings Co.

Toward greener jet fuels  -  Oct 21, 2007
ZDNetThis leads us to look at the NetJets-sponsored project about alternative energy sources. “Two alternative fuel sources that are the subject of much

PLANTING THE SEEDS - A Norwell-based alternative energy company ...  -  Oct 20, 2007
The Patriot Ledger,Active in the alternative energy business since 1992, Gatto is no recent convert to the cause. As his Norwell-based company, BioEnergy International,

Sector Snap: Alternative Energy Stocks  -  Oct 17, 2007
CNNMoney.comNEW YORK (Associated Press) - Some alternative energy stocks got a boost Wednesday as Morgan Stanley initiated coverage of the broad sector with an

Is nuclear power's comeback for real?  -  Oct 20, 2007
SlateHe says that nukes are cheap and reliable, unlike alternative-energy sources such as wind and solar. Neither do nuclear plants spew sulfur dioxide into the

Build a green portfolio and save the planet by eco-investing  -  Oct 21, 2007
Deseret News,She expects businesses as diverse and unlikely as BP, the British oil giant, and Wal-Mart to become forces in alternative energy, in their roles as either

Not Just Thingamabobs: Present, Future of "Movement" Actualized at ...  -  Oct 19, 2007
Autochannel (press release)SANTA MONICA, CA – October 19, 2007: The Alternative Energy and Transportation Expo featuring AltCar (AltCar Expo), is a rare opportunity for anyone with a

Alternative Energy  -  Oct 19, 2007
Chemical & Engineering NewsTwenty student teams from universities in the US, Puerto Rico, Germany, and Spain arrived in Washington, DC, for the third Solar Decathlon, sponsored by the

Energy-TV to award 'top picks' in the energy sector  -  Oct 19, 2007
Canada NewsWire (press release),Energy-TV highlights the people, the trends, the politics and the innovations in both the petroleum industry and the alternative energy industry on Global

Sprint Outlines Use Of Alternative Energy Sources  -  Oct 19, 2007
Environmental Leader,Sprint has released a little information on its moves into alternative energy sources, many of which are used for backup power in cases of outages.

Turbine Free Wind Power: Alternative Alternative Energy  -  Oct 15, 2007
Wired NewsShawn Frayne has come up with an alternative to this alternative energy, which he says is ten times more efficient than a turbine and, because it has no

New report offers an alternative energy strategy for the county  -  Oct 18, 2007
San Diego Daily Transcript (subscription),By ANN CHIN, The Daily Transcript A report released Thursday offers an alternative energy plan to the Sunrise Powerlink project as the state approaches its

Peter Semneby: Azerbaijan is alternative energy supplier for ...  -  Oct 18, 2007
Azeri Press Agency,...“These pipelines system has alternative energy sources and will be of great significance. Azerbaijan is not only alternative energy supplier for European

Dealing With Wind Variability On The Wind Farm  -  Oct 20, 2007
Science Daily (press release)23, 2007) — Wind power could become one of the greenest alternative energy resources we have, but only if replacement and recycling of windturbines is taken

Speakers say alternative energy key to development  -  Oct 17, 2007
La Crosse Tribune,By STEVE CAHALAN | La Crosse Tribune Alternative energy sources such as solar, wind, ethanol and biodiesel will play a key role in economic development,

Gore's Nobel win should boost alternative energy  -  Oct 12, 2007
Reuters UK,...and the UN climate panel on Friday should give a push to alternative energy technologies that are already enjoying their best year ever, experts said.

$35 million energy research center being built on Long Island  -  Oct 16, 2007
Newsday,STONY BROOK, NY - Ground breaking Tuesday for a $35 million research center on Long Island that will study how to make alternative energy affordable to

'Bay Area still king' in venture capital fundings  -  Oct 20, 2007
San Jose Mercury News,Among the hottest new venture capital targets for the third quarter of this year were alternative energy companies, said Robb Browne, Ernst & Young's

Robert C. Stempel to Retire as Chairman of Energy Conversion ...  -  Oct 15, 2007
CNNMoney.comECD is the leader in the synthesis of new materials and the development of advanced production technology and innovative alternative energy products and

ACHIEVING INDEPENDENCE - Delahunt pushes for creating alternative ...  -  Oct 17, 2007
The Patriot Ledger,Delahunt said alternative energy is an issue that affects national security, protects the environment, creates jobs and increases economic opportunity on

Dep Secretary McGinty Says PA Needs Energy Independence Strategy ...  -  Oct 18, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Smaller and less populated states like Rhode Island and Wyoming have made $300 million and $400 million available for alternative energy development.

Pennsylvania hands out cash for alternative energy  -  Oct 16, 2007
Cleantech,Pennsylvania handed out $21.2 million in grants this week to support alternative energy, with the funding going to 54 companies and groups in the state for

Alternative Energy News - Uranium Exploration and Mining Growth ...  -  Oct 17, 2007
Search By Headlines (press release),In more alternative energy growth stock financial news, BUYINS.NET Research Report has signaled a Squeeze Trigger Price of $0.98 for CAUI stock value.

State grants to fuel alternative energy projects  -  Oct 17, 2007
The Patriot-News - PennLive.com,BY DAN MILLER A $410250 state grant will help Energy Works North America LLC convert chicken manure to electricity on an Adams County poultry farm.

Chromagen promotes 'energy autonomous' building  -  Oct 17, 2007
Jerusalem Post,By SHARON WROBEL Chromagen Solar Energy Systems, a leading Israeli player in the field of alternative energy has won exclusive rights to represent,

Wyoming in for new crop of wind turbines  -  Oct 21, 2007
The Casper Star Tribune,Recently, Gene Borrows, general manager of AES Alternative Energy, stood braced against the wind on Foote Creek Rim with a hard hat tightly cranked to his

Medical Discoveries/Global Clean Energy Holdings, and Corporativo ...  -  Oct 19, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),The company intends to change its name and ticker symbol to reflect its new focus on the bio-diesel alternative energy market. The company also intends to

$35M think tank to make LI alternative energy center of country  -  Oct 16, 2007
WSTM-TV,Robert Catell of National Grid-KeySpan Energy, a co-chairman of the center, says its goal is to make alternative energy a major part of our nation's energy

Governor Rendell Announces Support for Innovative Alternative ...  -  Oct 15, 2007
Earthtimes,Even smaller and less populated states like Rhode Island and Wyoming have made $300 million and $400 million available for alternative energy development.

Leadership class Circle of Leadership  -  Oct 20, 2007
Los Alamos Monitor,The opportunity to hear from the Valles Caldera Trust director, and from world-renowned experts on alternative energy and global climate change made it a

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