Boulder residents plan Monday rally against coal
Colorado Daily Fri, 29 May 2009 18:24 PM PDT
BOULDER, Colo. â€" If Boulder is serious about meeting the goal it set in 2002 when city leaders agreed to meet the Kyoto Protocol -- reducing greenhouse gas emissions 7 percent below 1990 levels -- it's time for city officials to play hardball in their negotiations with Xcel Energy. |
Mission Accomplished: Hubble Telescope 'Like New'
redOrbit Fri, 29 May 2009 18:06 PM PDT
The mission's major upgrades to Hubble and what they provide: Wide Field Camera 3 - Hubble's new panchromatic camera will allow astronomers to better observe galaxy evolution, dark matter and dark energy.Cosmic Origins Spectrograph - The most sensitive spectrograph ever flown on Hubble, the new instrument will peer further into the universe than ever before in the near and far ultraviolet ... |
Energy Insider: Wind Farms in ND | Video
KFYR-TV Bismarck Fri, 29 May 2009 17:46 PM PDT
Wind energy is one of North Dakota`s leading renewable resources. "Five years ago there was fewer than 100 megawatts of wind generating electricity in North Dakota. Today there’s over 500 and by the end of this year they`ll be nearly 1,000 megawatts," says Kevin Cramer, Public Service Commissioner. |
Treasuries rebound sparks a stock rally
Worcester Telegram & Gazette Fri, 29 May 2009 17:40 PM PDT
U.S. stocks rallied yesterday, led by banking and energy shares, as a rebound in 10-year Treasuries eased concern record government debt sales will trigger higher borrowing costs and oil climbed to a six-month high. |
Constellation shareholders pan Shattuck
The Daily Record Fri, 29 May 2009 17:39 PM PDT
As Constellation Energy Group Inc.’s Chairman and CEO Mayo A. Shattuck III faced a critical crowd of shareholders, the company found it would have to wait for a key state approval for one of its major initiatives in Maryland â€" a proposal to build a new nuclear reactor alongside the existing Calvert Cliffs plant in Lusby. |
When one's passion feels 'shallow and tiring'
seattlepi.com Fri, 29 May 2009 17:35 PM PDT
A man says that he loves how his girlfriend looks, but questions if all of the energy that goes into her makeup and outfits is necessary. |
Landfill Energy Producer Donates $5,000 to San Juan Hills High
The Capistrano Dispatch Fri, 29 May 2009 17:31 PM PDT
By Tiffany Young, The Capistrano Dispatch Fortistar Methane Group, which generates electricity from the methane at Prima Deschecha landfill, made a $5,000 contribution to San Juan Hills High School’s Science Department, with a check dated April 22, or Earth Day.  Orange County Supervisor Pat Bates attended the ceremony at the high school Friday.  When Fortistar was looking for a worthy outlet ... |
Kan. regulators Westar electric rate increase
INO News Fri, 29 May 2009 17:31 PM PDT
(AP:TOPEKA, Kan.) Kansas regulators on Friday approved a $32 million increase in electric rates for Westar Energy Inc., raising customers' monthly bills for the third time this year. |
Colorado groups rally for climate change proposal
Summit Daily News Fri, 29 May 2009 17:15 PM PDT
DENVER - People from environmental, agriculture, church and hunting and fishing groups in Colorado say a federal bill dealing with climate change would help create clean-energy jobs and reduce the effects of global warming. |
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