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State announces new land conservation incentive Melrose Free Press Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:18 PM PDT The Massachusetts Conservation Land Tax Credit Program, a new initiative designed to boost land conservation by offering state income tax credits in exchange for conservation land donations, is taking applications from eligible land donors, Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Richard K. Sullivan Jr. announced Monday, Sept. 19.    EVMS opening new cancer research center 13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:18 PM PDT NORFOLK â€" Eastern Virginia Medical School is showing off a new facility where medical students are studying cancer treatments while also being energy efficient. Harry Lester, president of EVMS, will cut the ribbon Thursday night.  One of the pieces of cutting edge equipment in the new building is patient simulation hardware. “It’s completely computer driven so we're able to alter the physiology ... Venezuela has proposed $1 billion compensation for Exxon Reuters via Yahoo! News Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:16 PM PDT CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's energy minister said on Wednesday that the country had proposed paying U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. $1 billion in compensation for the nationalization of its assets in 2007. China undercuts Obamas $8-bn solar energy bet Express India Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:15 PM PDT The US government's $8-billion bet on solar energy that would pave the deserts with mirrors risks following the Betamax into the technological wilderness because of Chinese backing for a cheaper system. "The Quest" for Energy Security: The Search for More Oil and Its Alternatives Scientific American Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:12 PM PDT Mottanai: it’s a Japanese term that translates as “too precious to waste.” It’s the philosophy that guides the island nation’s approach to natural resources like energy, and it has become particularly important as the meltdowns at Fukushima have resulted in roughly 25 percent of Japanese electricity supply disappearing as other nuclear reactors remain shutdown. [More] Acquisition of Additional Securities of North American Energy Partners Inc. PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:12 PM PDT Harbinger Group Inc. announced that it acquired in open market purchases on the New York Stock Exchange on September 21, 2011, an aggregate of 297,600 common shares of North American Energy Partners Inc. 75,900 of which were purchased at a price of US$5.98 per Share, and 221,700 of which were purchased at a price of US$5.99 per Share.  These 297,600 Shares represented approximately 0.82% of the ... Key to Local Recovery Has Been Government Jobs CoStar Group Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:10 PM PDT Nearly all the metropolitan areas whose economies suffered the least since the start of the Great Recession rely substantially on government, education, or energy production and saw increases in government employment since the start of the recession, according to the MetroMonitor, an economic tracking report from Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings released last week. Washington, DC, and ... KPUB inks deal with CPS Energy San Antonio Express-News Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:07 PM PDT share: digg facebook twitter The Kerrville Public Utility board announced Wednesday its approval of a contract that will make CPS Energy its primary power supplier starting in 2016, when a Lower Colorado River Authority contract expires. “Not only will this new agreement save our customers a significant amount on their electric bills, it will more than triple the amount of renewable energy KPUB ... Final Glance: Utilities companies AP via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:05 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top utilities companies were down at the close of trading: AEP fell $.86 or 2.2 percent, to $37.45. ConEd fell $.84 or 1.4 percent, to $57.26. Duke Energy fell $.09 or .5 percent, to $19.66. Pepco Holdings fell $.46 or 2.4 percent, to $18.73. Southern Co. fell $.29 or .7 percent, to $42.52. Final Glance: Coal companies AP via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:04 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top coal companies were down at the close of trading: Arch Coal fell $1.90 or 10.5 percent, to $16.12. Consol Energy fell $2.45 or 6.1 percent, to $37.92. Peabody Energy fell $2.94 or 6.9 percent, to $39.96.

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