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"What’s Next for the Chevy Volt?"
Reuters, 06/02/2009GM is saying that despite its bankruptcy the plug-in hybrid Volt still has the greenlight for a 2010 launch. But does it?
"Tight Credit Markets Becalm Minnesota Wind Industry"
MinnPost.com, 06/02/2009Development of wind power in Minnesota is being frustrated by a clogged up capital market.
"Green Promise Seen in Switch to LED Lighting"
NYTimes, 06/01/2009A new technology called LED lighting promises more savings in greenhouse emissions and longer appliance life than compact fluorescent bulbs -- at a price.
"California Fires up Laser Fusion Machine"
Guardian, 05/29/2009Energy Secretary Chu and CA Gov. Schwarzenegger today will dedicate the National Ignition Facility, a mammoth laser device designed to explore fusion energy.
Most Undiscovered Oil in Arctic: Geologists
LA Times, 05/29/2009"The most likely place for oil in the Arctic is off northern Alaska in the Chukchi Sea, the researchers report. But conservationists warn of drilling in the fragile environment."
"Global Energy Demand Seen Up 44 Percent By 2030"
Reuters, 05/28/2009"Global energy demand is expected to soar 44 percent over the next two decades with most of the demand coming from developing countries such as China and Russia, the U.S. government's top energy forecasting agency said on Wednesday."
"Baltimore Biofuel Plant Heats Up"
Baltimore Sun, 05/26/2009"The thick, milky white liquid looks like Elmer's glue, though it's greasy to the touch. It has a sweet, alcohol smell. It's not your father's heating oil, to be sure. But it will do the same job, says Cary J. Claiborne, and a lot more cleanly.
Claiborne is president and chief executive officer of New Generation Biofuels, a Florida-based startup that's producing fuel from vegetable and soybean oil at a small production plant it set up this year in southern Baltimore.
Chase for Wind Power Turns to Public Lands
Portland Oregonian, 05/25/2009"Rows of tall turbines have already remade the landscape on wheat farms and ridgelines on private land around the region. But so far there have been no wind farms built on public land in the Northwest. That's about to change."
"Wind Power Gets Urban Friendly"
Globe & Mail, 05/25/2009From a design award-winner to a model that uses the updraft on a roof,
small residential wind turbines are getting smarter and sexier.Interest Surges in Neglected Geothermal
Greenwire, 05/22/2009"Nearly 200 million acres of public lands, mostly in the West, could become prime generators of emissions-free electricity by extracting steam heat from the earth's core to drive electric turbines."
MI, IL, NY Mull Alt-Energy Incentives for Schools
Great Lakes Echo, 05/22/2009"The Michigan Legislature may soon create a fund to loan schools money to build windmills, solar panels or other sources of alternative energy."
"Renewable Power Overcomes Hurdle in Senate"
Reuters, 05/22/2009"A measure requiring utilities to generate a certain amount of electricity from renewable sources, such as wind and solar, overcame a legislative hurdle in the U.S. Senate on Thursday."
Cape Cod Wind Farm Wins Key State Permit
Reuters, 05/22/2009The Cape Wind project to build a wind farm in Nantucket Sound won approval of a key permit from Massachusetts.
"FERC Approves Quebec-New England Power Line Plan"
Reuters, 05/22/2009"The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Thursday approved a funding plan for a major transmission project expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and deliver about 1,200 megawatts of Quebec power to New England."
"Gas Is Up; Drivers May Not Cut Back"
NYTimes, 05/21/2009Gasoline prices are creeping back upward, but more American drivers are expected to hit the roads this Memorial Day than last year.

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