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Con Edison Calls for More Solar Power
NEW YORK , NY--(Marketwire - February 9, 2010) - Con Edison has filed a proposal with the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) to support the development of 25 megawatts (MW) of solar ener...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Arosa Solar Energy Installs Photovoltaic Systems on the Rooftop of Dina's Dinettes Achieve Near Independence from the Electric Company
Arosa Solar Energy helps Dina's Dinettes achieve near independence from the electric company by adding a state-of-the-art photovoltaic system on the rooftop of the showroom, drastically cutting t...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Urban Green Energy Receives IEC 61400-12 Power Curve Certifications for Three Best Selling Models
UGE's products are the first vertical axis wind turbines in the USA with power curves certified by a third party. New York, NY (
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Verizon Wireless Selects Ecrio's Client Software Framework to Power Communications-Rich Mobile IP Services
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and CUPERTINO, Calif., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless announced today that it has selected Ecrio's mobile framework to power the roll-out of new communication and messagi...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Legacy's Schroeder Institute selects Techneos' SODA mobile software to power innovative solution for Washington D.C. Tobacco Quitline
/PRNewswire/ - Techneos announces today that the American Legacy Foundation(R)'s Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy has selected its SODA(TM) platform to power an innovative study exa...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Research Finds Water Movements Can Shape Fish Evolution
Researchers from the University of Minnesota have found that the hydrodynamic environment of fish can shape their physical form and swimming style. The research, available on the Journal of Experiment...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Nigerian Parliament Votes for Transfer of Power
Nigerian Minister Calls on Yar'Adua to Transfer Power The Nigerian parliament has empowered Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to serve as the country's leader while President Umaru Yar'Adua undergoes m...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
The world's biggest green energy projects
In Pictures: The World's Biggest Green Energy Projects "We should put more Americans to work building clean energy facilities," Obama said to applause during his State of the Union address Wednesday. ...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Great Plains Energy Incorporated Declares Dividends
GXP today announced that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.2075 per share on its common stock. This action continues Great Plains Energy’s indicated annual dividend level...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Monday's Biggest Stock Stars
All Motley Fool news Hey there, Fools. I've summoned our Motley Fool CAPS community once again to highlight a few of Monday's biggest winners among the stocks with top ratings of four or five stars:
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Czech Net Power Demand Down 0.1% On Year At 5.38 TWh
-(Dow Jones)- The Czech Republic's net electricity demand in December was down 0.1% on the year at 5.38 terawatt hours, while the country's gross power production in the month was up 6.6% on the yea...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Soap Star Phone Calls Put Labour In Hot Water
A Labour phone campaign which sent a recorded message from soap star Liz Dawn to almost half a million people breached privacy rules. The Information Commissioner's Office ruled the automated calls,...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Race to restore power intensifies in southern NJ
(AP) CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J. - About 33,000 homes and businesses in Cape May County remain without power early Tuesday as the area prepares for another winter storm. More than 90,000 home...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Minnesota Democrats seek to limit governor's unallotment power
Democratic lawmakers are going after the governor's power to reduce state spending, even as Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty is due to tell a court why the cuts he made last year were legal. The Democrat...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Strong wind keeps America's Cup boats off water
V ALENCIA, Spain — Strong wind on Tuesday kept Alinghi and BMW Oracle from training ahead for the first race of their America’s Cup showdown. Cup holder Alinghi decided against launching ...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Chavez Declares ‘State of Emergency’ on Energy Crisis
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez declared a national emergency in the electricity sector as the country’s worst drought in 50 years dries up water supplies in hydroelectric...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Pike Electric reports loss
Pike Electric reported a net loss of $4.7 million as revenues fell in its fiscal second quarter, the company has announced. The Mount Airy-based energy and utility services firm said revenues fell to...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Active Power reports 64% growth Q4, still net loss for the year
reported 64 percent revenue growth between the third and fourth quarters last year, but still reported a loss for the year, according earnings released today. The Austin company (Nasdaq: ACPW) increa...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
White power gang leader gets 7-year term
David Patrick Kennedy, a founding member of the European Kindred white supremacist prison gang, was indicted by a federal grand jury in August 2008 after the .357-caliber revolver was stolen and then ...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Energy Conversion Devices posts fiscal 2Q loss
Shares of chip maker RF Micro Devices Inc. fell Wednesday after the company posted a profit for its fiscal third quarter but revenue didn't meet Wall Street's expectations. The maker of chips for wir...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Zimbabwe parties resume power-sharing talks
Zimbabwe’s feuding political parties have resumed talks to iron out differences impeding the work of the coalition government amid pressure from South Africa to conclude the negotiations.
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Millimeter-Scale Sensor System Harvests Energy
Posted on: Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 09:52 CST A 9 cubic millimeter solar-powered sensor system developed at the University of Michigan is the smallest that can harvest energy from its surroundings...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
BPZ Energy Closes $140MM Convertible Senior Notes
BPZ Energy closed its previously reported offering of $140 million principal amount of 6.5% convertible senior notes due March 1, 2015 (the "Notes"). The Company also granted to the initial ...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Community leaders pool together to deliver water to IDPs
Community leaders in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, are filling the gaps in aid distribution by raising funds to assist thousands displaced by fighting, leaders said. "We started last week and we d...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Even If You're Careful, Drugs Can End Up In Water
By CLARKE CANFIELD, Associated Press Writer PORTLAND, Maine—The federal government advises throwing most unused or expired medications into the trash instead of down the drain, but they can en...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Obama fights obesity with executive power
Joseph Weber President Obama on Tuesday put his strength behind the fight against childhood obesity, ordering federal agencies to join in a 90-day plan to curb a problem that has reached epidemic pro...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Snowed-in Washington braces for a second wallop
Washington, Feb 9 (IANS) Still recovering from the 'historic mess' left from the weekend's record blizzard, Washingtonians Tuesday braced for a second wallop that could pile up 10 to 20 more inches of snow in the national capital region. About 80,000 people across the US were without power Saturday.
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
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IAEA concerned over Iranian enrichment boost
Vienna, Feb 9 (DPA) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Yukiya Amano has said he was concerned about Iran's announcement that it would ramp up its uranium enrichment programme.
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Cassini finds new evidence for Enceladus hiding water beneath icy skin
London, Feb 9 : The Cassini probe has detected negatively charged water molecules in the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Enceladus, which gives credibility to the theory that the natural satellite hides a large body of liquid water beneath its icy skin.
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Scotland Yard's 'most hated' Brit Asian officer found guilty of abusing position, power
London, Feb.9 : A senior British Asian police officer of Scotland Yard, Commander Ali Dizaei, has been found guilty of abusing his position and power.
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Aussie continued having sex at gas bowser even after cops asked to stop!
Melbourne, Feb 9 : A man arrested for having sex at a Northern Territory petrol bowser told a court that he was sleeping until he found his "friend" already sitting on top of him.
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Iran starts 20-percent uranium enrichment process
Tehran/Vienna, Feb 9 (DPA) Iran Tuesday started the 20-percent uranium enrichment process, the head of the country's Atomic Energy Organization said.
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Argentina to increase nuclear facilities
Argentina has decided to build a third nuclear plant by end of the year.
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-09
Renewable Energy Developers Ask If Not Here, Where?
While millions of families became lost in the visual effects of the blockbuster movie Avatar, to me it also offers an ironic similarity to the quest for renewable energy here in the United States. In the movie, humanity is seeking to harvest a highly precious mineral on a far-off moon to solve their energy crisis back on earth. They do so despite increasing resistance from the native species of humanoids. The conflict is made worse when the humans grossly underestimate the native's ability to mobilize and fight, with inferior weapons and resources.
renewableenergyworld.com 2010-02-08
US Government Budget Proposals Increase Clean Energy Funding
President Barack Obama unveiled on February 1 a $28.4 billion budget request for DOE for fiscal year (FY) 2011, including $2.36 billion for the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). The proposed budget aims to reduce unnecessary energy use, boost renewable energy sources, and strengthen clean energy research as the United States moves toward a clean energy economy.
renewableenergyworld.com 2010-02-08
Abengoa & JCI Installing Solar Thermal System at Colorado Prison
Abengoa Solar Inc., under contract to Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI), is installing a turnkey solar hot water heating system at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) located in Englewood, Colorado. The solar system consists of 160 parabolic PT-1 collector modules comprising 22,720 square-feet of collector area situated on 1.7 acres of land area.
renewableenergyworld.com 2010-02-08
25% US Renewable Electricity Standard Will Create 274,000 Jobs
A new study released by Navigant Consulting finads that a 25% by 2025 national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) would support hundreds of thousands of new American jobs and prevent a near-term collapse in some industries. Job growth in the wind, solar, biomass, waste-to-energy and hydropower industries would particularly benefit the Southeastern U.S. and manufacturing states whose Congressional delegations have had a history of voting against incentives and other measures designed to support the renewable energy sector.
renewableenergyworld.com 2010-02-08
SolarCraft is Awarded Green Business of the Year
SolarCraft has been selected by the Novato Chamber of Commerce (NCOC) as the inaugural recipient of its Green Business of the Year Award. In business since 1984, SolarCraft celebrates its 26th year providing renewable energy services to the North Bay. They offer full-service solar electric, solar pool heating and solar hot water, including consulting, design, sales, installation, monitoring and maintenance.
renewableenergyworld.com 2010-02-08
AltaTerra Research Web Conference Presents Status Update and Outlook for Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariffs in North American and Worldwide
Once "unthinkable" in North America, renewable energy feed-in tariffs are gaining momentum in the U.S. and elsewhere. On March 4th, author, advocate, and renewable energy industry analyst, Paul Gipe will present the latest developments in the feed-in tariff debate.
renewableenergyworld.com 2010-02-08
Co-Generation Could Delay Need for New Power Plant, Says WWF
Johannesburg — SA COULD delay one of two planned new coal power stations if energy produced by heavy industry was sold to the national grid, lobby group Worldwide Fund for Nature, or WWF, says.
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-08
Wheego Electric Cars Appoints Foreign Affairs EV as Palm Beach Dealer
Wheego Electric Cars, manufacturer of all-electric vehicles, today announced it has signed Foreign Affairs EV at Foreign Affairs Auto as its dealer with exclusive rights to sell the Wheego Electric Ca...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-08
Thai Authorities Approve Master Plan For Electric Rail System
Commercial operations for seven new rail routes will begin in 2020, said Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, who chaired a meeting of the Office of the Commission for the Management of Land Traffic. T...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-08
STOCKS NEWS UK-Intl Power up on fresh GDF Suez speculation
STOCKS NEWS Reuters Results diary Europe Real-time Equity News UK Stocks on the move UK smallcaps UK smallcaps news 08:46GMT 08Dec2010-Intl Power up on fresh GDF Suez speculation ---------------------...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-08
Private Sector Participation in Water Infrastructure: OECD Checklist for Public Action
Private Sector Participation in Water Infrastructure: OECD Checklist for Public Action " report to their offering. Worldwide, over a billion people lack access to drinking water and 2.6 billion to bas...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-08
Electric cars are not so eco-friendly, green groups tell EU
Brussels - Putting more electric cars on the road may increase CO2 emissions, three leading environmental lobby groups said on Monday - issuing a warning to the European Union as it prepares to suppor...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-08
Next Generation Bio-Fuels Produce Excellent Power in Axial Vector Family of Engines
BAE1 ) confirmed today its family of marine/aviation/heavy industry engines are capable of producing excellent power cycles using next generation bio-fuels, in addition to today's bio-fuels, such a...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-08
EV Energy Partners to Acquire Appalachian Basin Oil and Gas Properties
EVEP ) today announced it, along with certain institutional partnerships managed by EnerVest, Ltd., has signed an agreement to acquire oil and natural gas properties in the Appalachian Basin from R...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-08
Suroco Energy Inc. Announces Operational Update and Results of Testing in First Development Well
Corporation ") is pleased to announce the results of the first well in the Suroriente Block development drilling program and the results of the recently completed well workover program. Mr. Alastair ...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-08
Map to balanced energy-climate bill
“Yes, it means passing a comprehensive energy and climate bill with incentives that will finally make clean energy the profitable kind of energy in America.” — President Barack Ob...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-02-08
Hampshire may shut water to maybe-vacant houses
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