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Registry will reduce massive certifications and legal contracts in correlation with voluntary emissions trading in hopes of increasing trade
WIND farms are out and nuclear is back, according to voters in a Mercury poll about plans for a third power station at Hinkley Point.
Midwest Lawmakers Urge Breakthrough On Wind Farm Moratorium
June 15, 2006 in Wisconsin Ag Connection
June 15, 2006 in Wisconsin Ag Connection
A bi-partisan group of twenty-two members of Congress from five Midwestern states joined in sending letters this week to Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Marion Blakey and Department of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld expressing concern with a federal policy that has slowed or halted several wind projects while the DOD studies the effects of wind turbines on military radar systems.
Carbon pricing to encourage new nuclear power stations
June 14, 2006 by Patrick Wintour, political editor in Guardian
June 14, 2006 by Patrick Wintour, political editor in Guardian
The British nuclear industry will build new nuclear power stations without direct state subsidies so long as the government sets a high price on carbon-polluting electricity, Malcolm Wicks, the energy minister, said yesterday. He said a proposed carbon pricing framework will encourage use of all non-carbon electricity sources including renewable energy, nuclear and even micro wind turbines for home supply.
Blair accused of brushing aside nuclear energy advice
June 14, 2006 by James Kirkup, Political Editor in The Scotsman
June 14, 2006 by James Kirkup, Political Editor in The Scotsman
TONY Blair has been accused by his own environmental watchdog of ignoring its recommendations in his rush to authorise a new wave of nuclear power plants.
Colorado has emerged as one of the leading states in developing renewable energy resources, according to a Pew Center on Global Climate Change study.
More states adopting aggressive renewable energy policy
June 14, 2006 in University of Michigan News Service
June 14, 2006 in University of Michigan News Service
ANN ARBOR, Mich., —A growing portion of U.S. states' electricity is being provided by renewable energy, according to a new report written by a University of Michigan professor.
The Government says atomic power is not an option for New Zealand.
Manchin proposes moratorium on new wind projects
June 14, 2006 by Tim Huber, Associated Press in Herald-Dispatch
June 14, 2006 by Tim Huber, Associated Press in Herald-Dispatch
CHARLESTON -- Gov. Joe Manchin proposed legislation for the special session that began Tuesday that would temporarily bar siting new wind farms near airports.
Wind farm given nod as electricity options widen -New Zealand slowly diversifies renewable energy portfolio
June 14, 2006 by Charlotte Cuthbertson in The Epoch Times
June 14, 2006 by Charlotte Cuthbertson in The Epoch Times
New Zealand's turn to wind farms in recent times will see us garnering more power from sustainable sources, but communities remain very much unconvinced that the impact to our environment is low.
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U.S. wind energy industry statement on Western Governors' Association
June 14, 2006 by Press Release in The Auto Channel
June 14, 2006 by Press Release in The Auto Channel
Ron Lehr, Western Representative of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), today issued the following comment on the report by the Western Governors' Association (WGA)'s Clean and Diversified Energy Advisory Committee (CDEAC) www.westgov.org/wga/meetings.pdf
Hamatombetsu, Japan (ANTARA News) - Increases in the generation of wind power, introduced nationwide as an environment-friendly energy, are hitting a snag as enterprises are reluctant to do the business because electric power companies are negative to buy such power....."Output is unstable because it depends on wind, obstructing stable power supplies," said an executive at a power company.
WRC: Energy issues are top concern
June 14, 2006 by Cate Lecuyer, Reformer Staff in The Brattleboro Reformer
June 14, 2006 by Cate Lecuyer, Reformer Staff in The Brattleboro Reformer
BRATTLEBORO -- The Windham Regional Commission is plugged into energy issues.
As the commission updates its plan for the next five years, selectboards in the 27 towns the WRC represents put energy at the top of the list.
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius Tuesday reorganized the state's energy council, adding three agencies to begin tackling consumption and alternative fuels issues.
DOE study says wind power sources and market needs do not always coincide
June 13, 2006 by Susan Nelson in SNL
June 13, 2006 by Susan Nelson in SNL
Just like housing and the real estate market, location can make the difference for how a wind project impacts the electricity market, a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory study shows.
Looking at data on wind power in California and the Pacific Northwest, researchers found that in areas with the strongest winds, the winds may not be blowing when the market need is greatest. The effect of wind power on market prices may be slight or strong according to where the turbines are located, the lab found.
It will cost Ontarians $46 billion to whip the province's troubled electricity system into shape to keep lights, air conditioners and factories running for the next 20 years.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Governors of states in the U.S. West approved proposals over the weekend to add cleaner energy resources to meet the region's growing demand for electricity and they called for reductions in greenhouse gases linked to global warming.
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‘Clean coal’ may be fuel of future
June 11, 2006 by Jonathan Leake, Environment Editor in The Sunday Times
June 11, 2006 by Jonathan Leake, Environment Editor in The Sunday Times
BRITAIN’S coalmines could be revived and become a primary source of fuel for generating electricity.
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UK]
Federal government releases map of proposed Western energy corridors
June 11, 2006 by John Miller, Associated Press in Daily Herald
June 11, 2006 by John Miller, Associated Press in Daily Herald
BOISE, Idaho -- The federal government on Friday released a map of proposed Western energy corridors where new electricity transmission lines and pipelines for natural gas, oil and hydrogen could one day ferry energy from wells or power plants to the region's cities.
Longer wait to close coal power plants
June 11, 2006 by Steve Erwin, Canadian Press in The Hamilton Spectator
June 11, 2006 by Steve Erwin, Canadian Press in The Hamilton Spectator
A Liberal election pledge to stop burning coal to generate electricity has been delayed again because advisers underestimated the impact of shutting down the pollution-heavy plants, Energy Minister Dwight Duncan said yesterday.