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<title>Michigan Green</title>
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<description>The Michigan Group for a Renewable Energy Efficient Nation</description>
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<title>World Leaders Endorse Nuclear Power</title>
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<description><![CDATA[July 23, 2008 
Nuclear energy now has a big endorsement from world leaders who say it is an effective means to slow global warming. But the Group of Eight cautioned that any future development must abide by nuclear nonproliferation standards.
The solid support is more of a symbolic gesture -- one that officially takes nuclear power out of the backrooms and into the limelight. For three decades the fuel source had been a taboo topic. But today the global community is focused on energy security and environmental awareness. Indeed, the growing demand for fossil fuels has not just placed upward pressure on prices but it has also added to concerns over greenhouse gas emissions. Multiple nations have reacted with plans to construct new nuclear power facilities, which is why many international leaders are standing behind the idea.]]></description>
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<dc:date>2008-07-23T09:42:20-04:00</dc:date>
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<title>Fund ITER Now</title>
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<description><![CDATA[July 21, 2008 
It is a national scandal how America deals with energy research. Certainly not like a leader of the energy world. 
You do not have to spend much time with Dan Arvizu, the director of the Department of Energy&#39;s National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado before he starts simulating the ups and downs of a rollercoaster with his hands to convey levels of federal support for energy research since the 1970s. 
A recent example is DOE&#39;s retreat on the FutureGen research effort meant to come up with the technologies that would convert our massive coal inventory into a source of pristine energy. DOE said it was shocked -- shocked -- by cost-overruns and had no choice but to cut the program. ]]></description>
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<dc:date>2008-07-21T09:14:12-04:00</dc:date>
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<title>Shopping for Sustainability</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Wal-Mart rolls out the green carpet to build a sustainable future
Name the organization that recently announced these environmental goals: &#34;To be supplied 100 percent by renewable energy; to create zero waste; and to sell products that sustain our resources and the environment.&#34; If you think it must be a dreamy-eyed environmental group, think again. This ultra-green pledge actually came from the country&#39;s biggest retailer, Wal-Mart, which operates more than 4,100 stores in the United States and another 2,900 internationally.]]></description>
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<dc:date>2008-07-18T12:25:05-04:00</dc:date>
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<title>India's Plight</title>
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<description><![CDATA[July 18, 2008 
If India is to develop economically, it must have access to new energy resources. It&#39;s now dependent on coal. But leaders there are committed to change and to using cleaner technologies that include renewable and nuclear power. 
The country is fully in tune with the concerns over global warming. Toward that end, it has laid out a plan to increase its use of wind, solar and nuclear energy -- all in an effort to move away from its reliance on fossil fuels. But it has not set any hard targets with respect to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, noting that it requires international collaboration that involves the transfer of all modern technologies. ]]></description>
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<dc:date>2008-07-18T10:47:21-04:00</dc:date>
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<title>Letters from Readers - July 17, 2008</title>
<link>http://www.michigangreen.org/article331.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[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. 
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<dc:date>2008-07-18T10:37:43-04:00</dc:date>
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<title>Nevada Power Plans to Decrease Your Bill</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Starting in October, you&#39;ll save a couple of dollars on your energy bill. That&#39;s right. Nevada Power says it&#39;s going to lower the electric rates -- for a short time. 
The low rates won&#39;t last long, because the price of natural gas is skyrocketing and the cash to pay for that will come out of your wallet. 
Steve Rypka&#39;s energy bill is only $8 a month. That&#39;s because the energy in his house runs off of solar panels. He got the idea from the ones at the Desert Springs Preserve. 
&#34;If you look at a chart of all the non-renewable resources on the planet, it&#39;s minuscule to all the amount of solar energy we get every year,&#34; he said.]]></description>
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<dc:date>2008-07-18T09:38:46-04:00</dc:date>
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<title>New York City to Put Energy Plan into Action</title>
<link>http://www.michigangreen.org/article329.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[July 16, 2008
On July 7, New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced the long-term action plan to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from the city&#39;s municipal buildings and operations by 30 percent by 2017.
The long-term plan is a comprehensive guide to reducing the city&#39;s carbon footprint, through making city buildings more efficient, improving preventive maintenance, capturing energy potential at wastewater treatment plants, and more. The plan was developed by the Energy Conservation Steering Committee created by an executive order signed by the mayor in October, 2007.]]></description>
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<dc:date>2008-07-17T14:17:24-04:00</dc:date>
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<title>China's Real Challenge</title>
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<description><![CDATA[July 16, 2008 
The world&#39;s eyes will soon be on China. As millions watch the Olympic Games there this August, the nation will also be telling a refreshing story -- one that focuses on how it plans to increase its use of green energy. 
China&#39;s vibrant economy is blossoming at 10 percent annually. But the paradox is that it must expand its energy consumption to feed this growth and in a way that does not contribute to its already poor air quality. The preponderance of the fuel it now consumes is coal, although it wants to make the switch to cleaner burning alternatives. The good news is that the nation is rich in hydropower sources while it is exploring other options such as nuclear, wind, solar, biomass and energy conservation. ]]></description>
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<dc:date>2008-07-16T10:14:35-04:00</dc:date>
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<title>Wind Credit Blown Off Course</title>
<link>http://www.michigangreen.org/article327.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[July 14, 2008 
Congress is playing games. But in doing so it has dropped the ball. The U.S. Senate has failed to advance the production tax credit given to wind power -- all at a time when the nation is trying to wean itself from fossil fuels.
The renewable sector is still in its infancy. But its growth and reduction in costs over the last two decades have shown that it can gain a foothold in the marketplace. To become more firmly rooted, however, government has to stay involved. And in the mid-term, that means promoting policies to give green energy a leg up such as the 2-cent per kilowatt hour (kWh) tax credit provided to wind developers. ]]></description>
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<dc:date>2008-07-14T09:54:46-04:00</dc:date>
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<title>Drilling Takes Center Stage</title>
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<description><![CDATA[July 11, 2008 
America&#39;s energy policy is at the center of the presidential contest. The debate has escalated into a war of words now that President Bush is pushing Congress to pass recently introduced legislation that would lift the ban on offshore drilling. 
The comments have ignited a long-standing feud between conservatives and liberals who generally hold different views on how to end this country&#39;s dependence on foreign oil as well as how to approach environmental policies. Republicans want to work with those states that favor increased oil and gas production to enact policies that would allow drilling in areas that are at least 100 miles offshore - a cause repubiated by leading Democrats who say that such policies capitulate to big industry. ]]></description>
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<dc:date>2008-07-11T15:57:28-04:00</dc:date>
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<title>Uni-Solar to Power GM Rooftop Solar System, World's Largest</title>
<link>http://www.michigangreen.org/article325.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Posted: Tuesday, 08 July 2008 3:21PM
Rochester Hills-based Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: ENER) said Tuesday that its Uni-Solar thin-film flexible solar laminates will power the world&#39;s largest rooftop solar power system.
The 12-megawatt system is being installed on GM&#39;s assembly plant in Zaragoza, Spain and will become operational in the fall of 2008. ECD will supply the solar laminates through its subsidiary United Solar Ovonic LLC.]]></description>
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<dc:date>2008-07-09T10:17:10-04:00</dc:date>
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<title>Battling Mercury</title>
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<description><![CDATA[July 9, 2008 
Summer is here and the mercury is rising. It&#39;s not just the heat. It&#39;s also the level of harmful pollutants and specifically mercury.
Mercury is an insidious villain, creating dangers for local ecosystems and any small children and pregnant women who might eat contaminated fish. Technologies will improve and utilities will respond. But the attention given to mercury emissions now has prompted many such companies to implement best available technologies at their power plants - tools that have the potential to cut such pollutants by 50-90 percent. ]]></description>
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<dc:date>2008-07-09T09:43:45-04:00</dc:date>
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<title>LNG Concerns</title>
<link>http://www.michigangreen.org/article323.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[July 7, 2008 
Energy prices may be going through the roof. But some plans to add capacity by building liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities are being driven under. 
Will those efforts thwart America&#39;s attempt to expand its energy arsenal? Global markets for LNG are escalating, necessitating more investment in production, transportation and re-gasification. The industry is attracting billions from top tier players that weigh their investment decisions. Risks abound. But the overwhelming demand for new natural gas supplies appears to trump other considerations. ]]></description>
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<dc:date>2008-07-07T09:55:08-04:00</dc:date>
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<title>Letters from Readers - July 7, 2008</title>
<link>http://www.michigangreen.org/article322.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[July 3, 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. ]]></description>
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<dc:date>2008-07-03T11:08:29-04:00</dc:date>
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<title>Heat of Battle</title>
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<description><![CDATA[July 2, 2008 
Utilities are now in the heat of battle. While they would like to maximize their sales, they must now persuade their customers to save energy. It&#39;s a quest that will help defer investments in expensive and contentious infrastructure and in doing so, prevent the release of some harmful emissions. 
Instead of investing millions in power plants to meet the 100 or so hours a year when energy demand is highest, utilities are turning to their customers to reduce energy usage during these peak hours. Demand response is giving commercial and industrial concerns more insight into the energy that their facilities consume. By knowing this, they can consume power during those times that are most favorable to the utilities&#39; rate structure.]]></description>
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<dc:date>2008-07-02T09:14:42-04:00</dc:date>
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<title>Energy Efficiency Boom Makes Big Impact</title>
<link>http://www.michigangreen.org/article320.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Energy Efficiency Boom Makes Big Impact on U.S. Efficiency and Creates Jobs, But Remains a Relatively Untapped Resource 
It&#39;s the U.S. energy boom that no one knows about: Energy efficiency may be the farthest-reaching, least-polluting, and fastest-growing energy success story of the last 50 years. But it also is the most invisible, the least understood, and in serious danger of missing out on needed future investments. 
In the first attempt to quantify the overall impact of the hidden U.S. energy efficiency boom, a major new report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) shows that U.S. energy consumption (as measured per dollar of economic output) will have been slashed by the end of 2008 to half of what it was in 1970.]]></description>
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<dc:date>2008-07-01T12:48:18-04:00</dc:date>
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<title>Cleaning the Transmission Process</title>
<link>http://www.michigangreen.org/article319.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
June 30, 2008
Things are adrift in places around the country. In the Northeast, for example, the states all have renewable portfolio standards while they also participate in a regional greenhouse gas initiative, all of which is meant to cleanse the air and cut global warming pollutants. The dilemma there and elsewhere is that the transmission line permitting process is tumultuous and impedes those goals.
Transmission limitations, in fact, are a major barrier to the growth of renewable energy. The process is meant to be inclusive and to elicit the views of all stakeholders. Regulators should strive for reasonable compromises. But if such deals cannot be reached, then they must seek to achieve the greatest good for the greatest number. Transmission planning requires it. And so does the federal law.
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<dc:date>2008-06-30T09:56:58-04:00</dc:date>
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<title>Futuristic Energy Jobs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[June 27, 2008 
Talk of the graying utility workforce is starting to get old. Now the language is focused more on pending opportunities -- the need to fill futuristic energy jobs. 
It&#39;s a critical period in the utility sector. Investment in infrastructure and new technologies has been lagging but is expected to catapult in the coming years. That type of capital influx is now increasingly driven by environmental regulations, necessitating the development of clean generation and smart grid technologies that create energy efficiencies. But labor shortages are looming that could lead to project delays. ]]></description>
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<dc:date>2008-06-27T09:37:03-04:00</dc:date>
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<title>All-Electric Cars Within Sight</title>
<link>http://www.michigangreen.org/article317.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[June 25, 2008 
Record high gas prices are firing up new research. The goal is to commercialize electric vehicles capable of going long distances before they would need fuel.
Hybrid vehicles that run on both electricity and gasoline are now a reality. If the price of gas remains historically high and with the appropriate government incentives, such transportation could become a lot more pervasive and lead to a possible reduction in carbon emissions. Clearly, soaring energy demand and technological advancements have given the all-electric vehicle added potential. ]]></description>
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<dc:date>2008-06-25T09:19:09-04:00</dc:date>
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<title>Dueling Energy Plans Pitched</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Tom Raum, Associated Press
June 24th, 2008 WASHINGTON &#8212; Like two rival filling-station owners across the highway in long-bygone price wars, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and Republican Sen. John McCain keep putting up flashy signs and offering new incentives in hopes of attracting customers battered by $4 gas prices.
McCain is offering a summer break from the 18.4-cent federal gasoline tax, and holding out the promise of more offshore drilling to help you drive more cheaply to the beach. He wants to build 45 new nuclear reactors to generate electricity. On Monday, he proposed a $300 million government prize to anyone who can develop a superior battery to power cars of the future.
He may even wash your windows.
If you pull into the Obama station, he&#39;ll promise you cash back from the windfall-profits tax he plans to slap on Big Oil. Check the tires? How about promises to go after oil-market speculators who help drive up prices as well as big subsidies for solar, wind, eth]]></description>
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<dc:date>2008-06-24T12:48:38-04:00</dc:date>
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