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32 min ago | Canada.com

Stephen Harper's government withholds details of $16-million PR campaign for oil industry

The Harper government is declining to explain how and where it is spending millions of taxpayer dollars on advertising to promote oil, gas and pipeline companies as well as other Canadian natural resources.

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Related Topix: Public Relations, Stephen Harper, North America, Canada, World News, Global Warming, Alternative Energy, Energy

32 min ago | The Guardian

Don't delay on renewable energy, government told

Committee on Climate Change says the sooner the UK invests in low-carbon power generation the cheaper it will be Many on the right of the Tory party have been clamouring for an end to onshore windfarms.

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Related Topix: Conservatives (UK), Alternative Energy, Energy

Wed May 22, 2013

BBC News

Solar plane sets off again across US

It took off at 04:47 local time from Phoenix, Arizona on Wednesday, bound for Dallas, Texas.

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Related Topix: Phoenix, AZ, Commercial Aircraft, Aircraft, Airbus A340, Airbus Aircraft, Alternative Energy, Energy

Seattle Times

Tesla uses stock, note sale to repay government

Tesla Motors, which makes a highly acclaimed $70,000 electric car, has paid off a startup loan from the U.S. government nine years early.

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Related Topix: Tesla Motors, Startups, Alternative Energy, Energy

Bellingham Herald

College fossil-fuel divestment movement builds

The Fossil Free campaign argues that if it's wrong to pour pollution into the air and contribute to climate change, it's also wrong to profit from it.

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Related Topix: Activism, Environment, Science, Financial Markets, Alternative Energy, Energy, Stanford University

BBC News

Renewable energy's weakest link?

Scottish ministers have cleared plans for a major wave farm off the Western Isles.

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Related Topix: Energy, Alternative Energy, Eilean Siar County, Scotland, United Kingdom

Mountain Xpress

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Jon Snover thought he'd found his dream job at a fuel-cell company in 2001 - and that, as lead chemist for the company, he was going to change the world by developing advanced technology to solve society's energy crisis.

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Related Topix: Western Carolina University, Inventions, Science / Technology, Alternative Energy, Energy, Education

Rotten Tomatoes

Cape Spin: An American Power Stuggle

Cape Spin! An American Power Struggle tells the surreal, fascinating, tragicomic story of the battle over America's most controversial clean energy project.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Energy, Movie Reviews

ABS-CBN News

PH eyes to produce 10,000 MW from renewable energy

The government aims to generate 10,000 megawatts of power sourced from renewable energy by 2030, despite this being relatively more expensive than fossil fuels.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Energy, Department of Energy

Tue May 21, 2013

The Providence Journal

Renewable energy funds awarded

The board of directors of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation has approved more than $78,000 in funding from the state Renewable Energy Fund for two solar energy projects.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Energy, Solar Energy, Newport, RI, East Providence, RI, Providence, RI

BBC News

Tax and energy to dominate EU summit

After sharp divisions over the EU budget there may be more consensus on these issues, seen as vital in restoring Europe's competitiveness.

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Related Topix: Wind Power, Alternative Energy, Energy

KUOW-FM Seattle

Wash. Rated First In Renewable Energy, But Will State Meet Its 2020 Renewable Energy Goals?

Washington state ranks number one in the nation for our use of renewable energy sources according to an analysis by Slate Magazine .

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Energy

R & D

Engineers explore compressed air for renewable energy storage

Enough Northwest wind energy to power about 85,000 homes each month could be stored in porous rocks deep underground for later use, according to a new, comprehensive study.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Energy, Wind Power, Department of Energy

Domestic Fuel

ReneSola & Positive Energy Offering Solar Grants

ReneSola and Positive Energy Solar are offering three 2.5 kilowatt solar grants for non-profit organizations in Las Cruces, Santa Fe and Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Related Topix: Albuquerque, NM, Alternative Energy, Energy, Solar Energy, Social Software

Lancashire Evening Post

Closure of solar panel firm after staff protest over pay

More than 100 workers at Creative Lead Finder in King Street, Leyland, walked out on Friday, claiming they had not been paid properly for six weeks.

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Related Topix: Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Energy

Balkans.com

Construction of the first green energy efficient school in Eastern...

Construction of the first green energy efficient school in Eastern Europe to begin this summer in Nis, SerbiaThe demand for resources worldwide exceeds today the biological capacity of the Earth by an estimated 20 percent.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Energy, Serbia, World News

Mon May 20, 2013

Burlington Times News

Perfect placement: ACC program touts its sustainability

The Horticulture Department at Alamance Community College is taking an extra step to advertise itself and selected a prime location to do it - I-85. A glance at Exit 150 on the interstate offers drivers something new to see, a sign touting "Grow Green" on the side of a hydroponic greenhouse.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Alternative Energy, Energy

The Billings Outpost

Continue reading: Conservationists welcome vetoes

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has vetoed almost as many bills this spring as former Gov.

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Related Topix: Montana, Steve Bullock, US Governors, Brian Schweitzer, US News, Alternative Energy, Energy

Prescott Valley Tribune

Prescott Valley commission discusses county ordinances

However, a proposed county zoning amendment that applies to ground-mounted solar or wind-power installations is the only likely amendment that would be relevant to Prescott Valley, according to town planner Ruth Mayday.

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Related Topix: Prescott Valley, AZ, Alternative Energy, Wind Power, Energy, Home Gardening, Home

American Forests

Greener Green Energy

Now, here's a scientific study Popeye would really go for: Researchers at the University of Georgia have captured energy from spinach, according to a new study published in Energy & Environmental Science .

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Energy, University of Georgia

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