Investors urge governments to take action on climate change
TVNZ Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:43 PM PST
Global investors representing $13 trillion ($NZ17.60 trillion) in assets called on the United States and other countries on Friday to adopt policies to fight climate change they said would unleash a potential flood of private money into renewable and efficient energy |
2009 tax law changes provide saving opportunities
The Champions Sun Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:42 PM PST
In 2009, numerous new and expanded deductions and credits came into being for a broad cross-section of taxpayers: College tax benefits for parents and students; energy credits for homeowners who are going green; and even tax breaks for home buyers and car buyers. |
Luna back in line with Nasdaq - roanoke.com
Roanoke Times Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:41 PM PST
A decision by Carilion Clinic to exchange debt for more stock improves Luna's balance sheet. Luna Innovations Inc. is in full compliance with the Nasdaq Stock Market after Carilion Clinic opted to exchange $6.2 million in debt for preferred stock. A Roanoke-based company that develops high-tech products for the health care, telecommunications, energy and defense markets, Luna had fallen out of ... |
Johnson's dunk gets Wofford off to a good start vs. GSU
Spartanburg Herald-Journal Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:41 PM PST
Published: Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, January 15, 2010 at 1:26 a.m. Wofford’s first offensive play Thursday night came right from a script. It was designed for Tim Johnson to provide an opening boost of energy. |
Academy takes lead in challenge to go green
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:38 PM PST
Saving energy, recycling and environmental awareness are not just academic exercises for students and faculty at Fredericksburg Academy. Signs on paper-towel dispensers note that reducing waste saves trees. Plastic, glass, aluminum cans and paper products are collected and recycled. One parent donated funds for an innovative solar lighting system for a classroom.... |
Grant could bring jobs
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:38 PM PST
A proposed energy project that could create more than 100 full-time jobs in King George County has received a $1 million grant through federal economic stimulus money awarded to Virginia, the governor's office announced yesterday. The grant could mean new life for a 45-acre greenhouse complex near the Birchwood power plant and King George landfill off State Route 3. Colorado-based Sun Valley ... |
Desert monuments legislation faces a busy Congress and political obstacles in Washington
The Press-Enterprise Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:37 PM PST
Sen. Dianne Feinstein worked for years to reconcile the competing interests of environmentalists, renewable energy developers and others before crafting her recent legislation to create two national monuments in the Mojave Desert. But political obstacles and unresolved concerns about power-line routes remain. |
Hemet school stands alone
The Press-Enterprise Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:35 PM PST
Tina Yodites led her second-graders through an energy-laden lesson Thursday that centered on the students repeating out loud what they had learned and then quickly moving on to the next task. The benevolent drillmaster watched for blank stares on the faces of about 15 students, but the thrusts of their tiny arms to the ceiling in response to questions showed that they knew the answers. |
Black Hills wins injunction
Pikes Peak Courier View Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:29 PM PST
Black Hills Energy won its injunction against Woodland Park and will be able to run its natural gas compressor at Stone Ridge Village, at least until the Colorado Public Utilities Commission can meet about it. Woodland Park City Manager David Buttery said that could take nine months or longer. |
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