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6 min ago | This is Guernsey

Low-carbon power could save A 100bn

Investing in clean energy such as wind power and nuclear reactors could save consumers up to 100 million pounds, it has been claimed Investing in low-carbon power in the 2020s instead of gas would save consumers tens of billions of pounds, the Government's climate advisers have said.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

6 min ago | Port Dover Maple Leaf

Norfolk declares itself unwilling to host new wind farms

Norfolk County has declared itself unwilling to host new industrial wind farms. County council voted 8-1 last Tuesday to notify the provincial government that it wants no more wind turbines approved for Norfolk.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Canada,

6 min ago | Patch.com

Kids Use LEGOs to Learn About Wind Energy [Photos]

Dozens of Livingston children used LEGOs to learn about wind energy Tuesday as Youth Appreciation Week rolls on.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Family, Kids, Livingston, NJ

3 hrs ago | GigaOM

Google X is acquiring high altitude wind startup Makani Power

Google's moonshot lab Google X is buying up Makani Power, a startup that makes a kite-like wind power device.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Makani Power, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

4 hrs ago | The Motley Fool

Projections Put Wind Power Up 34% in 3 years

The single, easiest way to keep track of all the stocks that matter... Your own personalized stock watchlist! It's a 100% FREE Motley Fool service... Extended tax credits could push up wind power production over the next three years and beyond, according to an Energy Information Administration report released today.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

5 hrs ago | Farmington Daily Times

It's scandalous

You probably know about Obama's troubles: the Benghazi story about the attack that killed four Americans and the aftermath that falsely blamed a YouTube video, the Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny while giving liberals a pass, and, the probe conducted by the Justice Department on journalists' phone calls.

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Related Topix: Tax, Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Criminal Defense Law, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Opinion

9 hrs ago | Electric Energy Online

Washington Gas Energy Services Selected to Provide Groundswell 100 Percent Wind Power for its Community Power Program Bid

Participation of 26 Mission-Based Organizations and Residents of Washington, D.C. and Maryland Will Reduce Environmental Footprint Equivalent to Taking More than 1,450 Cars Off the Road for One Year Washington & Herndon, VA, May 22, 2013 - Advancing its vision to create economic prosperity locally and drive environmental sustainability, Washington, ... (more)

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Non-Profit

12 hrs ago | Electric Energy Online

Solar Wind Energy Tower, Inc. Receives Notice of Allowance of Patent titled "Atmospheric Energy Extraction Devices and Methods"

Solar Wind Energy Tower, Inc. , the inventor of a large Solar Wind Downdraft Tower structure capable of producing abundant, inexpensive electricity, announced the allowance of Patent Application Number 13/098,476, titled "Atmospheric Energy Extraction Devices and Methods", by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Inventions, Science / Technology, Patent / Trademark Law, Law

16 hrs ago | KHGI

Omaha could lose power to increase sales tax

The city of Omaha could lose its power to ask voters for a local option sales tax increase, under a measure backed by Nebraska lawmakers.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy, US Governors, Dave Heineman

16 hrs ago | WAVY-TV Portsmouth

Wind energy permitting processa

Gov. Pat McCrory says a bill laying out how wind farms can operate in North Carolina will help create a diverse supply of energy for the state and boost the economy.

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Related Topix: Pat McCrory, US Governors, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

Tue May 21, 2013

KOTA-TV Rapid City

Wind energy tax measure headed to final Neb. vote

A bill designed to attract large wind-energy farms to Nebraska is headed to a final vote in the Legislature.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Dixon County, NE

BBC News

Tax and energy to dominate EU summit

After sharp divisions over the EU budget there may be more consensus on these issues, seen as vital in restoring Europe's competitiveness.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

EERE Network News

Wind Powering America Hosts 12th Annual All-States Summit: A Wind Powering America Success Story

In 2012, the wind energy industry saw great expansion in capacity as well as uncertainty about future growth due to the looming expiration and last-minute extension of the Production Tax Credit.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Illinois Institute of Technology, Department of Energy

Bureau County Republican

Opposing RICL

We adamantly oppose Rock Island Clean Line placing power transmission lines through our state of Illinois.

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Related Topix: Illinois, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Domestic Fuel

Wind Changes Course in Texas

Port Corpus Christi is a leader in import facilities for major manufacturers including wind energy component cargo from global markets.

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Related Topix: Texas, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

PR-inside.com

New nacelle-mounted Lidar power curve measurement procedure developed ...

The project has been conducted by a consortium made of DTU Wind Energy , DONG Energy, Siemens Wind Power and Avent Lidar Technology, and funded by the Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program .

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

Sun Journal

Wind power's grip on Augusta weakening as 'God's Country' presses its case

They came from the townships and plantations of Concord, Lexington, Highland, Carrying Place and Pleasant Ridge.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Maine, Maine Government

Mon May 20, 2013

The Oregonian

Urban Airship plans move into Vestas' Pearl District offices

The atrium on the third floor of Vestas' Portland offices. The company moved into the former Meier & Frank warehouse last year after a $66 million remodel.

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Related Topix: Urban Airship, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

Real Clear Politics

Fueling America's Future

Energy. The term itself has its roots in a word used by Aristotle, one a modern English speaker might recognize: "enA©rgeia." Roughly translated from ancient Greek it means "at work." And although our modern understanding of energy wasn't realized until a century ago, courtesy of Albert Einstein, "at work" is an appropriate way to think about ... (more)

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Related Topix: Medicine, Aristotle, Medical Equipment, Healthcare Industry, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Global Warming, Geology, Science

EurekAlert!

Not just blowing in the wind: Compressing air for renewable energy storage

The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the Bonneville Power Administration have identified two locations in eastern Washington state that could store enough Northwest wind energy to power... RICHLAND, Wash.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Department of Energy, Bonneville Power Administration, Richland, WA