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Senators back new bank to finance infrastructure The San Francisco Examiner Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:43 AM PDT Associated Press The Associated Press WASHINGTON A bipartisan group of senators, joined by both business and labor leaders, is calling for the creation of government-owned but independent infrastructure bank to channel private sector investment into transportation, energy and water projects. Democrat John Kerry of Massachusetts says the bank could generate as much as $640 billion in its first 10 ... Senators join business, labor to back new bank to finance infrastructure projects Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:43 AM PDT WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of senators, joined by both business and labor leaders, is calling for the creation of government-owned but independent infrastructure bank to channel private sector investment into transportation, energy and water projects. EU to run nuclear plant 'stress tests' after Japan incident - Summary EARTHtimes.org Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:43 AM PDT Brussels - The European Union will carry out "stress tests" on the safety of its nuclear plants in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami-induced reactor incidents in Japan, the bloc's top energy official said Tuesday. Editorial: Solargen moves to the back of the line Hollister Free Lance Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:43 AM PDT While one of two solar companies in San Benito County took a step forward, another seems to have hit the proverbial brakes. Clearspot Energy and Solargen Energy both have focused on the area for their new endeavors. Clearspot has agreements with the City of Hollister and Hollister School District to provide power at a discount using solar panels. Clearspot recently announced it is close to ... Japan jolted by new earthquakes as fears of radiation exposure take hold Los Angeles Times Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:43 AM PDT Earthquakes of magnitude 6.1 and 6.2 strike areas south of Tokyo. As Japan holds it breath over radiation leaks at the Fukushima nuclear complex, the latest quakes raise fears about another nuclear facility. But the International Atomic Energy Agency says the Hamaoka plant is operating normally. Strong earthquakes and aftershocks continued to unsettle Japan's displaced and desperate on Tuesday ... U.S. energy chief gives cautious backing to nuclear Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:42 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu offered a cautious defense of nuclear power on Tuesday in the face of a potential disaster in Japan and reassured Americans that U.S. domestic power plants were safe. Shelton electrical plant plans shelved Everett Herald Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:40 AM PDT SHELTON -- A joint venture between AREVA and Duke Energy is dropping plans to build a 55-megawatt power plant in Washington state that would have burned wood waste to generate electricity, the company said Monday. iTRACS: At the Crossroads of Innovation, Jobs, Energy, and Economic Growth PRWeb Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:39 AM PDT iTRACS joins CEO Roundtable on the U.S. technology industry hosted by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and TechAmerica (PRWeb March 15, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/03/prweb5167134.htm Japan quake: live report AFP via Yahoo! News Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:39 AM PDT 1740 GMT: Europe's energy commissioner Guenther Oettinger dubs Japan's nuclear disaster an "apocalypse," telling the European Parliament that Tokyo had almost lost control of events at the stricken Fukushima power plant. Mounting opposition against Barack Obama's nuclear plans Deutsche Welle Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:39 AM PDT The nuclear disaster in Japan has ignited a debate over nuclear energy in the US. While a rapid phase out of nuclear power is not on the public agenda yet, Barack Obama’s pro-nuclear stance is coming under fire.

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