Related Stories The Norwalk Citizen Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:43 PM PDT Dear EarthTalk: Is there any way to harness volcanic energy to meet our electricity and other power needs? -- Antonio Lopez , Chino, Calif. The short answer is yes: Heat generated by underground volcanic activity can and has been harnessed for electricity for more than 100 years around the world. | Ethanol plant gets $2M for conversion The Ames Tribune Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:34 PM PDT Lincolnway Energy LLC, of Nevada, has been awarded $1.9 million by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to convert its ethanol production plant from coal to wood and other âbiomassâ fuels, U.S. Agriculture Sec. Tom Vilsack announced Thursday. | Lincolnway gets $2 million from USDA The Ames Tribune Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:33 PM PDT Lincolnway Energy LLC, Nevada, has been awarded $1.9 million by the USDA to convert its ethanol production facility from coal to wood and other âbiomass,â U.S. Agriculture Sec. Tom Vilsack announced Thursday. | ROBBINSVILLE: District moving on solar lease project The Messenger-Press Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:32 PM PDT ROBBINSVILLE The Board of Education has given a Trenton architecture firm the go-ahead to write the bid specifications for a 1.4-megawatt solar energy power purchase agreement that would essentially lease out the districtâs rooftops at the elementary, middle and high schools to a green energy investor. | Turning Russian Nukes into U.S. Energy Time Magazine Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:28 PM PDT A little-known agreement to convert uranium from Russian warheads into fuel for U.S. power plants will soon come to an end. But its success could provide the blueprint for ridding the world of nuclear weapons | Some area farmers face having to pay back VeraSun Grand Island Independent Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:28 PM PDT Some area farmers may face financial liabilities of more than $100,000 after receiving notices demanding they pay back money they received from VeraSun Energy before it filed for bankruptcy, said Jay Rempke of the Nebraska Farm Bureau. | Duke selects 2 sites for development program The Pulse-Journal Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:26 PM PDT MIDDLETOWN - Duke Energy Corp. has selected sites in Butler and Warren counties for an economic development program that will invest up to $25,000 in each parcel to make it more ready for development. | Reorganized VeraSun asks farmers to return payments Grand Island Independent Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:25 PM PDT Area farmers who sold corn to the former VeraSun Energy Corporation have recently been receiving notices from law firms in New York demanding that they pay back any money received from VeraSun 90 days prior to the company filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Oct. 31, 2008. The money is to be returned to the bankruptcy-reorganized VeraSun. | | |
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