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Old Articles
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
· China's Real Challenge
Monday, July 14, 2008
· Wind Credit Blown Off Course
Friday, July 11, 2008
· Drilling Takes Center Stage
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
· Uni-Solar to Power GM Rooftop Solar System, World's Largest
· Battling Mercury
Monday, July 07, 2008
· LNG Concerns
Thursday, July 03, 2008
· Letters from Readers - July 7, 2008
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
· Heat of Battle
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
· Energy Efficiency Boom Makes Big Impact
Monday, June 30, 2008
· Cleaning the Transmission Process

Older Articles
A Movement Is Born 
Energy News

May 19, 2008

One does not often feel present at the launch of something civilization changing. Electricity was in the air at the recent Washington International Renewable Energy Conference, which attracted a swarm of more than 8,600 energy entrepreneurs, government officials and academics from around the world. The first such gathering was a German government-sponsored meeting in Bonn four years ago that attracted 1,200. In late 2005, the Chinese government held an event that drew 800 people.

Washington's taxi drivers sensed something big was up. One asked me what I knew about wind turbines, since his brother in Kenya wants to sell them. Another cabby wanted to know if plug-in hybrid vehicles were on display at WIREC -- they were -- because he was tired of being mugged at the gas pump.

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Burning Coal 
Energy News

May 16, 2008

Alliant Energy's business strategy is shifting. With coal-fired generation becoming cumbersome, the utility is committing itself to use more natural gas.

Alliant's thinking is turning trendy again, at least for the time being. It is increasingly difficult in many states to get coal plants sited, resulting in a dramatic decline in the number of planned units. States such as Florida, Kansas and Oklahoma have recently rebuffed efforts by companies to build such facilities and have instead forced them to consider plants that use alternative fuels.

Posted by webmaster on Friday, May 16, 2008 @ 09:07:06 EDT (227 reads)
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Letters from Readers - May 15, 2008 
Food For Thought

May 15, 2008

Below are a few letters we received on topics that appeared in the past few weeks. They capture the essence of how many readers say they feel.

Posted by webmaster on Thursday, May 15, 2008 @ 11:33:23 EDT (235 reads)
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Burning Issues Over Ethanol 
Alternative Energy

May 14, 2008

Detractors of ethanol are trying to decelerate its take off. Ethanol production is ramping up to meet federal mandates, which critics say has created global food shortages and potentially more greenhouse gas emissions.

Federal policies have favored ethanol production as a way to lessen the dependence on foreign oil and as an innovative to way to clean the air. But critics say that this country's strategy is not working, pointing out that ethanol is made mostly from corn. That has diverted about a quarter of the nation's corn crop away from food production and into ethanol use -- an amount that will grow to 30-35 percent this year.

Posted by webmaster on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 @ 11:05:24 EDT (255 reads)
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Unconventional Gas May Explode 
Energy News

May 12, 2008

Impediments proliferate. But natural gas will keep flowing. Interestingly, it will come mostly from coal-bed methane and shale -- sources that are now the growth segment within the industry.

Accessing natural gas supplies are difficult because of environmental laws. And getting to unconventional sources is not any easier. But the difference is that the conventional fields are becoming depleted while output from coal-bed methane and shale are expanding. Today, such fuel sources that can be transformed into natural gas represent a trend in energy production.

Posted by webmaster on Monday, May 12, 2008 @ 10:08:02 EDT (275 reads)
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The Gift of Solar 
Alternative Energy

May 9, 2008

Solar energy's presence is now felt. If its influence is to expand, however, researchers must innovate and develop tools to store the power.

That's the view from researchers at the Massachusetts's Institute of Technology who have received a substantial grant to make it all happen. Their overall goal is to improve today's mechanics, or to bring in disruptive technologies, that would greatly increase efficiencies and add value. As advances are made, prices will drop and give solar energy a chance to compete with conventional fuel sources.

Posted by webmaster on Friday, May 09, 2008 @ 09:21:58 EDT (249 reads)
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Wind Power Group Blows Off State Alternative Energy Proposal 
Alternative Energy

By the MIRS News Service
Posted: Wednesday, 07 May 2008 3:08PM

A leading wind energy association blew off the House-passed energy package Tuesday, saying the legislation would actually put $2 billion in new investment in wind energy projects at risk.

In letters to Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Senate Energy Policy Committee Chair Bruce Patterson (R-Canton Township), the American Wind Energy Association urged the leaders to make a "fresh start" with annual renewable energy requirements much more aggressive than what passed the House two weeks ago.

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• Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association Michigan Energy Fair 2008

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• Webcast - The New Market for Alternative Energy
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