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First lady praises employees at Energy Department

On a visit to the Energy Department on Thursday, first lady Michelle Obama quizzed middle-school students about red blood cells and nanotechnology during a practice science quiz competition. Complete Story...

Stone Energy boost 3Q earnings 49 percent

Independent energy producer Stone Energy Corp. stepped up production to post a 49 percent gain in third-quarter profit that handily beat analysts' forecasts.

Allis-Chalmers Energy lost $10.3M in 3Q

Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc. said on Tuesday that it lost $10.3 million in the third quarter as the oilfield services provider dealt with a drop in rig count, falling equipment usage, and pricing.

Consumers Energy ordered to partially refund money

Consumers Energy has been ordered to give electric customers a partial refund six months after Michigan's second-biggest utility was allowed to increase power bills.

Kan., feds to meet on power lines construction

Kansas and federal energy policymakers will gather this week to discuss ways to remove barriers to the construction of electric transmission lines.

Honolulu gets $3.8 million to become more green

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Honolulu a $3.8 million energy efficiency and conservation block grant.

Alliant Energy posts 3Q loss, cuts 2009 outlook

Alliant Energy Corp. on Friday posted a third-quarter loss mainly due to a hefty special charge, and the company cut its full-year outlook.

Sen. Udall sees nukes as part of energy solution

U.S. Sen. Mark Udall is sponsoring a bill that would authorize research into modular, small-scale nuclear power plants to help meet energy needs while cutting carbon emissions.

NM seeks to help poor families with energy bills

The New Mexico Human Services Department is asking poor homeowners who need help with their energy bills this winter to apply to a state assistance program.

Hawaii moves ahead with undersea power cable plans

Hawaii is moving forward with plans to build an undersea cable to carry wind-generated electricity from Maui County to power-hungry Honolulu.

2 Ark. school systems get $3.3M for energy work

The federal Energy Department says the Newport and Cedarville school districts in Arkansas will get a total of $3.3 million in stimulus funding to carry out work intended to increase energy efficiency.

Hydro-Quebec buying energy transmission assets

North America's largest utility company Hydro-Quebec has announced it will pay 4.7 billion Canadian dollars ($4.4 billion) for transmission lines of New Brunswick Power, a deal that would help the company secure greater access to electricity markets in the U.S.

Duke Energy profits fall; conditions stabilize

Duke Energy reported Friday that sales to industrial customers have begun to stabilize, another signal that better economic conditions have led to growing power consumption.

Westar Energy quarterly profit falls 8 percent

Westar Energy Inc. on Thursday said the coolest summer in more than 40 years led to a larger-than-expected 8 percent decline in third-quarter profits.

NV to receive $90 million in energy grants

Nevada will receive $90 million in stimulus grants from the Department of Energy for geothermal technology projects ranging from exploration to using wastewater to boost the power of low-temperature geothermal sources.

Ohio universities focusing on advanced energy

The state is asking eight Ohio universities to share their knowledge about advanced energy in an effort to help the state emerge as a world leader in the field and create a "green-collar" work force, officials announced Wednesday.

Nev. city hosts energy, tech conference next week

More than 500 researchers, federal contractors and venture capitalists are expected in the Reno-Sparks area next week to attend a business, energy and technology conference.

Xcel Energy to add more solar power in Colorado

Xcel Energy Inc. has added more than 257 megawatts of solar power to its plan for meeting Colorado's renewable energy standard by 2020.

Married woman: I’m attracted to my gay friend

I have been married for seven years and I have a daughter. I am close friends with a gay man who is incredibly charming and charismatic. Although I've shared every single communication I've had with this man with my husband (no secrets there), this man consumes my thoughts. I sometimes desire him physically more than I desire my husband. In some ways, it seems innocent because he is gay. Yet, I am wondering: Do I need to end the friendship?

NV Energy receives smart grid grant for Nevada

NV Energy Inc. has been awarded a $138 million federal grant to build a "smart grid" infrastructure in Nevada.

Wyo. governor talks energy with Western lawmakers

Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal warned western state lawmakers that despite easy platitudes about working together, competition among the states often blocks interstate cooperation.

Western lawmakers wrap up Wyoming energy symposium

Lawmakers from around the West couldn't reach consensus on how to address coal-fired power plant emissions as they closed a three-day symposium on energy issues Tuesday.

Western states stress cooperation at energy forum

JACKSON, Wyo. — State lawmakers from around the West are gathering in the northern Wyoming resort town of Jackson over the next few days to figure out how to get better coordinated on energy issues. Many are also interested in showing a united front as Congress considers bills that could put a damper on the nation's longterm appetite for coal.

SC's Graham: Energy, warming policies go together

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., drawing fire from energy industry group after saying he would seek bipartisan consensus on energy and global warming, said Friday reducing pollution and energy independence go together.

Obama: 'Cynical claims' attacking energy bill

President Barack Obama said Friday that opponents of his energy bill are disputing the evidence of global warming in a cynical ploy to undermine efforts to curb pollution and steer the nation to greener energy sources.

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An All-Out Attack on 'Conservative Misinformation'
Source: The New York Times

Media Matters says it does not coordinate its efforts with the Obama campaign — the campaign has its own media-criticism Web site, FightTheSmears.com — though some Democratic operatives have, at the least, suggested potential items to Media Matters over the years.

15 Ways to Save on Your Water Heating Bill
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Considering that water heating can account for around 12% of a family's utility bill—the biggest chunk after space heating and cooling—it really shouldn't be that surprising that you want to know how to heat your water more efficiently.

MIT offers cash for top clean energy idea
Source: The Boston Herald

Two weeks after President Barack Obama encouraged energy innovation in a speech at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the school is offering cash for the most groundbreaking idea.

Are You Aged 49-59? It Can Be A Crisis for Women

This age is a curious one: liberating yet often frightening. At a time when everything seems to be happening, life can become another mid-life crisis because many women now fear the ageing process, especially if they start to feel unattractive.

Verenex, Libya aiming to meet deal deadline

Verenex Energy Inc. and Libya are hoping to finalise a deal by Friday to sell the company to a Libyan sovereign wealth fund, but a further delay is not ruled out, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Evergreen Solar to shift some operations to China - The Boston Globe
Source: The Boston Globe

I don't understand. After we spend all the money here in America to build this technology, tax payers money, we ship it to China? Can someone explaine?

Big Ass Fans are awarded for going green
Source: WKYT - Home - Headlines

Big Ass Fans of Lexington, the world's leading manufacturer of high volume, low speed fans have gone green! The testing facility uses 35% less energy and 60% less water than a standard commercial building. In case you think some of this is made up.... here is their website H2

Buffett Bets Big on Railroads' Future
Source: The New York Times

Did Warren Buffett just cornr the railroad market? Nah, he says he bought Burlington Northern Santa Fe because he likes to play with trains.

State presses wind projects Bill aims to ease gridlock around appeals process
Source: The Boston Globe

With more than a third of the major wind-energy projects in Massachusetts stalled by lawsuits or permit appeals, the Patrick administration has proposed a landmark bill that would streamline the state's appeals process and make it possible to win approval of such projects much  …

Taking T.O. off the grid
Source: Everything Toronto

New Energy Plans put Toronto on the forefront of the green energy revolution. "...renewable energy projects will now get fast-tracked, and thanks to a new feed-in tariff plan, anyone and everyone who wants to get in on the sustainable..."

America's Natural Gas Revolution
Source: Wall Street Journal

The biggest energy innovation of the decade is natural gas—more specifically what is called "unconventional" natural gas. Some call it a revolution.

www.windaction.org | Tempers flare in U.S. over Chinese involvement in wind farm planned for Texas
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The total cost of the project, which was brokered in part by the U.S. Renewable Energy Group, an American private equity company, was estimated at $1.5 billion.

Md. tentatively backs Constellation deal with French firm - washingtonpost.com
Source: The Washington Post

...The governor's pledges to provide long-term rate relief to BGE customers have followed him since he took office. BGE serves 1.1 million people in central Maryland, including small parts of Prince George's and Montgomery counties.

Energy Dept. Aid for Scientists on the Edge
Source: The New York Times

WASHINGTON — The federal Energy Department will make good on a pledge for a bolder technology strategy on Monday, awarding research grants for ideas like bacteria that will make gasoline, enzymes that will capture carbon dioxide to counter global warming and batteries so chea …

11 instant energy boosters
Source: CNN

(Parenting.com) -- By the time you hear your child's early-morning stirrings, you've probably already worked out for 90 minutes, meditated for 30, and enjoyed a healthy, balanced breakfast, which of course included a low-fat pomegranate smoothie.

Chewing Gum Can Reduce Calorie Intake, Increase Energy Expenditure, Nutritionist Finds
Source: Science Daily

" 'Based on these results, gum chewing integrates energy expenditure and energy intake, and that's what energy balance is about,' Melanson said."

GREEN JOBS-for China!
Source: Popular Science -

Obama promised Green Jobs, he just didn't say for whom! Huge Texas Wind Farm's Turbines Will Be Made in China A Chinese wind-turbine company strikes a deal to become the exclusive supplier for one of the largest U.S. wind farms

Pickens Makes Push For Energy Plan
Source: KOCO.com - Local News

STILLWATER, Okla. -- Boone Pickens returned to Stillwater on Thursday, making another push for his alternative energy plan.

Government clears way for greener power expansion
Source: Canada.com

The British Columbia government has ordered BC Hydro to yank the aging Burrard Thermal generating plant off its roster of baseline electricity sources. The decision throws open the doors to a significant expansion of private-sector power development, and sparked a fresh round of …

Senate panel kicks off climate bill drive - Yahoo! News on Yahoo! News
Source: Yahoo! News

Chu talks of energy opportunity in the United States Congressional hearings with DOE, but why is he giving all of the research and development obtained in proposals to China, then? He funded only 20 million for US biofuels companies and set up a technology transfer mechanism to C …

National Grid sites OK'd for solar power
Source: The Boston Globe

National Grid properties in Everett, Haverhill, and Revere are among five locations where the state Department of Public Utilities has approved solar photovoltaic power facilities.

Calif. utility wants to buy more solar power
Source: The Boston Globe

LOS ANGELES—California's largest utility said it plans to boost the amount of solar power it buys from residents and businesses as the state pushes for wider use of alternative energy.

What Really Prompted Iran to Build the Qom Enrichment Facility?
Source: CounterPunch.org

The Obama administration claims that construction of a second Iranian uranium enrichment facility at Qom began before Tehran's decision to withdraw from a previous agreement to inform the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in advance of such construction.

An Intergalactic Race in Space and Time : Einstein Wins a Round Against Quantum Theory
Source: News at Nature

Astronomers have used a high-energy burst of light from a distant galaxy to test the fabric of space and time. The work is the best test yet of attempts to create a 'theory of everything'. More Articles

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