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PSC Backdoors Higher Renewable Fees

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[Madison, Wisc ] The failure of a controversial Global Warming bill earlier this year did not stop state regulators from finding a way to force Wisconsinites to pay more for so-called renewable energy investments. State law currently requires investor owned power companies to pay 1.2 percent of their revenue to the PSC for renewable energy programs. The PSC just figured out a way to retrieve almost triple that, and a lame-duck legislative committee approved the request at the State Capitol this week. MacIver News' Bill Osmuslki reports from Madison.

KSU Receives NSF Grant to Renovate Alternative Energy Lab

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Kansas State University is getting one and a half million dollars to renovate facilities where alternative energy research will be conducted. The university says in a news release that stimulus money is funding the grant from the National Science Foundation.

Energy firms gearing up to go after Pa. customers

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PHILADELPHIA—Here come the power brokers. One of them may be your neighbor. Alternative-energy suppliers are ramping up efforts to nab Peco Energy Co.'s 1.6 million electric customers, who will be up for grabs when market rates take effect Jan. 1.

Venta Inc. Becomes the First Automotive Distributor in Texas to Receive Working for Clean Air(TM) Award

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FORT WORTH, TX--(Marketwire - November 4, 2010) - Venta Inc., leading alternative energy vehicle distributor in the State of Texas specializing in supply of alternative fuel vehicles and electric vehicles charging infrastructure, receives 2010 Working for Clean AirT award.

11-08-10 Robert Kenney on Missouri’s renewable energy rule

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Missouri Public Service Commissioner Robert Kenney explains the problems implementing the sate's new renewable energy rules and why the commission brought all the stakeholders together in Jefferson Citty on Monday. For the complete story, visit www.monewshorizonblog.org.

Global Call for Alternative Energy Gives Rise to Geothermal Exploration

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XDT now providing proven seismic analytical services to increase success rates of geothermal drilling projects.

Finding Alternative Energy

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Alternative energy and sustainable living took center stage in Berks County this weekend.

New PA Investments in Alternative, Clean Energy Saving Businesses, Consumers in 10 Counties $2.7 Million

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HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New investments in alternative and clean energy, as well as energy efficiency, are helping Pennsylvania's consumers, businesses and municipalities lower their energy bills by millions of dollars, Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary Austin Burke said today.

20% renewable energy by 2020

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Raising the share of renewable energy from 8.5% to 20% in the overall energy consumption is a necessary contribution to the global fight against climate change and towards better control over our energy dependence. The various uses of renewable energy are examined: electricity through wind and hydraulic energies; electricity or heat through geothermal and solar energies; electricity, heat, and biofuel coming from biomass. The EU is a world leader in the use and deployment of technologies that exploit renewable energy sources, providing over 350.000 jobs and an annual turn-over of € 30 billion. Download: ec.europa.eu. ec.europa.eu

Alternative Energy and Climate Change Mutual Funds, Part I

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It's been a bit over a year since I last looked at the mutual funds in the Clean Energy sector. Each year, I comb through their portfolios for new ideas on where to invest my own funds and those of my green-minded clients, with the added bonus of being able to help readers make better decisions about which fund, if any, is right for them.

Gillibrand hosts alternative energy roundtable

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MIDDLETOWN – US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is interested in bringing clean, renewable energy to the Hudson Valley.