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Senators had a landmark vote on renewable energy in the Minnesota Senate on Thursday.
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The report draws attention to the growing use of wind energy in New Zealand, arguing that unpredictable weather makes electricity generation from wind rise and fall sharply.
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MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Gov. James Douglas says he is likely to sign a bill designed to promote energy independence and prepare Vermont for the possible loss of two-thirds of its power supplies in the next decade.
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Two proposed energy projects — a wind farm and a natural-gas terminal — would be built in New England. But lawmakers from across the country are bickering over their merits.
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Both sides of the pylon debate see renewable energy as a possible solution to Auckland's power needs.
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The governor also notified lawmakers Monday he was letting a bill aimed at boosting wind-energy production in Colorado become law without his signature.
House Bill 1275, sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Greg Brophy, R-Wray, changes the method of taxing wind farms from a business tax based on the value of equipment that depreciates over time to a production tax that levelizes the revenue stream to counties over a 20-year period.
But research by the Times Union found that while switching to an ESCO might be relatively easy -- the process begins with a simple phone call -- getting clear and definitive pricing information from the ESCOs is extremely difficult.
Ottawa pulls pollution funds for Ontario
May 5, 2006 by Martin Mitddtelstaedt and Rheal Seguin in Globe and Mail
May 5, 2006 by Martin Mitddtelstaedt and Rheal Seguin in Globe and Mail
Millions pledged by Liberals off the table
Minnesota, already one of the top producers of wind energy in the nation, is expected to add at least 128.2 megawatts of new wind power in 2006, according to an industry survey.
State governments will reject a federal proposal to give local councils the power to veto wind farm developments because of community opposition.....
The National Code for Wind Farms suggests local councils be given powers to block wind farms if communities oppose them because of environmental or social concerns.
QUEBEC (CP) - The Quebec government has unveiled a new energy strategy that involves the construction of dams and investment of up to $25 billion.
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The Federal Government is investigating a national code for wind farm developments, to try to stop conflict in rural communities.
A community group opposed to wind farms near Taralga, north of Goulburn in the NSW southern highlands, has welcomed the Federal Government's move to provide a national code for wind farms.
Governor Rendell Partners With Kentucky, Ohio to Attract $1 Billion Clean-Coal, Zero-Emission Power Plant
May 3, 2006 by Press Release Pennsylvania Office of the Governor in Yahoo News
May 3, 2006 by Press Release Pennsylvania Office of the Governor in Yahoo News
Partnership Latest in Series of Actions by Governor Rendell to Accelerate Alternative Fuel Development, Increase Domestic Fuel Supply
NVDA Completes Revised Energy Plan
May 3, 2006 by Jeanne Miles, Staff Writer in The Caledonian-Record (VT)
May 3, 2006 by Jeanne Miles, Staff Writer in The Caledonian-Record (VT)
The Northeastern Vermont Development Association has completed a revised draft of its regional plan pertaining to energy issues. During public hearings in December most people spoke against commercial wind turbines and urged NVDA to eliminate language in the proposed plan that endorsed commercial wind turbines....
The revised plan, which will be discussed by NVDA's executive board Thursday night, states that wind power could be considered as a resource, but that there are several other renewable sources that have potential to provide electricity to the area.
The two-part POWER Initiative is focused on helping Wisconsin businesses, local governments, and homeowners take advantage of renewable energy fuels and technology in Wisconsin.
New tunnel, to be completed in 2009, would raise diversions to Canada's limit to generate electricity for growing area
Winds of change? - Panel recommends building wind turbines off New Jersey coast
May 3, 2006 by Todd B. Bates and Kirk Moore in Asbury Park Press
May 3, 2006 by Todd B. Bates and Kirk Moore in Asbury Park Press
A "test project" with up to 80 wind turbines should be built off New Jersey's coast to learn more about the potential impact and benefits of offshore wind power, a state panel recommended. But the potential impact may be significant and New Jersey must stress conservation before pursuing energy facilities in the ocean, according to a minority report included in the package.
The federal government has kicked off moves for a national standard for wind farms after heated community debate over several of the electricity-generating projects.
Governor's Offshore Wind Energy Panel Releases Final Report - Recommends Intensive Study and Test Project of Offshore Wind
May 2, 2006 by Press Release of Blue Ribbon Energy Panel
May 2, 2006 by Press Release of Blue Ribbon Energy Panel
TRENTON - New Jersey should consider launching a limited and
carefully monitored offshore wind-turbine test project to gather more data
about the technology's costs and benefits, the state's Blue Ribbon Panel
on the Development of Wind Turbine Facilities in Coastal Waters
recommended in its final report released today.
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