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Iowa State professor named to Department of Energy committee Nevada Journal Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:37 PM PST In 2009, the state of Iowa outconsumed and outspent most of the United States by consuming 472 million British thermal units of energy per person and spending $4,355.09 on energy per person, according to the U.S. Department of Energy website. Christi Craddick, railroad commissioner candidate, hopes to balance needs of industry, environmental issues Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:31 PM PST Christi Craddick, candidate for Texas railroad commissioner, said she wants to strike a balance between environmental conservation and energy growth during a meet-and-greet Tuesday at the Texas Tech Club in Jones AT&T Stadium. Osnaburg Local OKs lease with Chesapeake The Canton Repository Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:29 PM PST In similar fashion of other local government agencies, Osnaburg Local Board of Education has agreed to lease mineral rights to Chesapeake Energy. Bonneville Power Administration proposes to cover half the cost of wind farms power cuts The Oregonian Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:28 PM PST BPA's proposal is the latest bid to end a dispute that began last spring. At the time, the federal power marketing agency dealt with a massive runoff and resulting surge in power production by cutting off wind farms' transmission and substituting free hydropower to satisfy their scheduled energy deliveries. Public is asked to fight Westar deal Hutchinson News Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:26 PM PST A proposed settlement in Westar Energy's latest customer rate case would grant the utility a $50 mil ... U.S. gaining energy independence Seattle Times Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:20 PM PST The United States is the closest it has been in almost 20 years to achieving energy self-sufficiency, a goal the nation has been pursuing since the 1973 Arab oil embargo triggered a recession and led to lines at gasoline stations. Audit finds errors on emissions Queensland Country Life Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:15 PM PST JUST months before the carbon tax is introduced, an auditor's report has found that more than one in six major polluters has made ''significant errors'' when reporting its greenhouse emissions and energy use to the government. Windflow Technology chairman dies suddenly in Australia New Zealand's National Business Review Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:14 PM PST Barrie Leay, a long-time advocate for renewable energy and director of several entrepreneurial New Zealand businesses, was presenting at an alternative fuels conference in Sydney last week when he became ill and died later in hospital. read more Prairie Island nuclear plant reports small spill Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:12 PM PST The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says a spill of radioactive tritium at Xcel Energy's Prairie Island nuclear plant was so small the utility wasn't required to report it. How do we regenerate middle suburban ‘greyfield’ areas? Australian Policy Online Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:11 PM PST Creator:  Ron Wakefield Creator:  Shane Murray Creator:  Peter Newton Creator (other):  And others This bulletin reveals areas of the country which require major regeneration of residential, energy, water and communications infastructure, better known as 'grey fields'. Social Policy read more

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