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3 hrs ago | 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, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Newport, RI, East Providence, RI, Providence, RI

7 hrs ago | Gazette.net

Voices in education: Kiri Brenner, intern at Rockvillea s Lathrop E....

Name: Kiri Brenner Age: 23 Job title: Environmental Education Intern Hometown: Silver Spring Education Data: attended Northwood High School, Silver Spring.

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Related Topix: Silver Spring, MD, Oberlin College, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Home Gardening, Home, Family, Kids

11 hrs ago | KESQ-TV Palm Desert

County approves reduction of 'sun tax'

Riverside County supervisors signed off today on an agreement that will end further litigation stemming from a legal challenge to a county policy mandating that solar power developers pay fees of $450 per acre for projects on county land.

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Related Topix: Riverside County, CA, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Blythe, CA, Cabazon, CA

Tue May 21, 2013

SFGate

Using solar power to pump oil.

In a remote stretch of the Omani desert, row after row of long, curved mirrors collect the sun's energy.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Kern County, CA, Business News

Hometown Life

Powering down

Both closed cell and open cell foam was used in the home to make it as energy efficient as possible.

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Energy, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green 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, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Social Software

Inhabitat

TA ranor PlanetSolar: World's Largest Solar-Powered Boat Sets Transatlantic Speed Record

MS Turanor PlanetSolar , the world's largest solar boat, set a new record for the fastest transatlantic crossing by a vessel powered entirely by solar energy, smashing its own 2010 record by four days.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Spain,

The Atlantic

How to Give Ugly Landfills a Second Life

Miranda Green observes a new trend among communities hoping to conceal unsightly landfills and garbage dumps: covering the sites with solar panels.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

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: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

New concept for leasing solar power being tried in Rultand

NRG Residential Solar, different from the Vermont-based company of a similar name, is working with GMP on a new concept for solar energy.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Rutland, VT, Green Mountain Power

Mon May 20, 2013

WFXL-TV Fox 31

Twitter town hall teaches public

Public Service Commissioner, Tim Echols, hosted the first-ever Twitter town hall on the subject of solar power in Georgia.

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Related Topix: Twitter, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Roseville's Solar Power posts loss, warns it may go out of business

Roseville's Solar Power Inc. reported another quarterly loss today and warned shareholders again the company is in danger of going out of business.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Examiner.com

Minnesota legislator spreads false green energy information on House floor

Minnesota Republican Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen has been making a number of bizarre statements recently on the floor of the Minnesota House, and his recent comments on climate change are no exception.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, WebMD

Arka News Agency

Use of solar energy will help villagers save 60 percent of electricity costs

YEREVAN, May 20. / ARKA /. Conversion of solar energy into thermal energy through special solar panels will allow Armenian villagers to save up to 60% of their electricity costs, according to Vahan Hamazaspyan, a researcher who has designed a program how to boost solar energy in Armenia.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, World News, Armenia

NBR Newsroom

Meridian IPO needs to be 'clean' to fly

Net profit after tax: $74.6 million, -75.4% Underlying NPAT: $106.1 million, -52% Energy sales: $1.156 billion, +12% EBITDAF: $476.6 million, -28% Generation production: 9790 GWh, -19% Retail customers: 287,304, +5% Total assets: $8.7 billion, +2.75% Total borrowings: $1.826 billion, +16% Dividends paid: $140.7 million, -79.4% Financial measures ... (more)

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Related Topix: Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy, Mendota, CA

Bucksfreepress.co.uk

Bucks ambulance crews pioneering solar technology

THE power of the sun is being harnessed to charge life-saving equipment in quick response ambulance cars - for the first time in the UK.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

Sun May 19, 2013

Inhabitat

200-Year-Old Stone House in Switzerland Renovated to Achieve High Energy Conservation Standards

This beautiful 1814 stone house in the Swiss mountains has been carefully restored by Savioz Fabrizzi Architects , bringing it up to contemporary standards while retaining its historical charm.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy, Tweetshare

Space Ref

Cubesat Constellation May Gather Earth Energy Imbalance Measurements

A team of scientists has won a berth on a tiny satellite to explore one of NASA's most important frontiers in climate studies: the imbalance in Earth's energy budget and the extent to which fast-changing phenomena, like clouds, contribute to that imbalance.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Space, Laurel, MD, Physics, Science, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Greenbelt, MD, NASA

Sun-Star

Energy savings seen in DOE's Peep

DOE undersecretary Loreta Ayson said they will be wrapping up the project, which started in 2009, in key cities in the country to curb the country's growing energy demand.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Technabob.com

Sunflower Uses Solar Power to Shine Light into Your House

Do you find yourself sitting in the dark, even if it's bright and sunny outside? Well, speaking from experience, regular exposure to sunlight can really make you feel better both mentally and physically.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy