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Work to start on 2nd phase of Maine wind farm

AP News 2 days ago

Construction to start on 2nd phase of eastern Maine wind farm; 17 more windmills to be built Work begins on another Maine wind farm this week. A groundbreaking for the second phase of First Wind's Stetson project near Danforth in eastern Maine ...

China harnesses mountain wind power

AFP Global Edition 3 days ago

In the mountains above the southwestern Chinese town of Dali, dozens of new wind turbines dot the landscape -- a symbol of the country's sky-high ambitions for clean, green energy. At an altitude of 3,000 metres (9,800 feet), Dali Zhemoshan is the ...

Turkey sticks to nuclear power plan

AFP Global Edition 4 days ago

Turkey is determined to build a nuclear power plant and will launch a new project to replace a failed tender, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz was quoted as saying Saturday. "The fact that the tender was scrapped does not mean that the process ...

New technology turns coal into clean, high-powered gas

Stockhouse 4 days ago

Investment options include a micro cap stock A new fuel technology – unveiled just two weeks ago – is about to revolutionize the energy business. I saw it firsthand. General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE, Stock Forum) asked me to present “The Future ...

Vt Yankee Protest

AP News 5 days ago

A sign on a railroad overpass expresses someone's opinion about the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Berlin, Vt., Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Vermont Yankee, owned by Jackson, Miss.-based Entergy Nuclear, is one of 19 commercial reactors around the country currently seeking ...

Vt. nuke critics renew campaign against relicense

AP News 5 days ago

Vermont Yankee nuclear plant critics renew campaign to block 20-year license extension Hoping to sway lawmakers, two of the state's most famous residents and one of its former governors joined groups opposed to the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in announcing a ...

CHINA WATER & ENERGY: REAPING THE WIND

BusinessWeek 5 days ago

CHINA WATER & ENERGY: REAPING THE WIND As Chinese cities have become increasingly polluted, the government has laid out ambitious plans to lessen dependence on fossil fuels. By 2020, Beijing aims to have 15% of the nation's electricity come from wind, solar, ...

Feds OK breakup to cut power costs in Ark., Miss.

AP News 6 days ago

Federal regulators OK breakup that could change power costs in Arkansas, Mississippi Federal regulators Thursday authorized Entergy Corp.'s utilities in Mississippi and Arkansas to leave a multistate agreement, a move expected to eventually save money for electric customers in Arkansas. The Federal ...

NY AG: AES Corp. agrees to pollution disclosures

AP News 6 days ago

Energy company AES Corp. agrees to tell investors more about pollution AES Corp., which operates several coal-fired power plants in the U.S., has agreed to put more information about global warming in its public financial disclosures. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo ...

AEP subsidiary to buy La. cooperative

AP News 6 days ago

Southwestern Electric to buy Louisiana cooperative for $94M; deal will cut electric rates A subsidiary of power generator American Electric Power plans to buy a Louisiana electric cooperative for $94 million in a deal expected to save the cooperative's members 20 percent ...

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