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Tribune talks energy The Daily Cougar Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:43 PM PDT The Texas Tribune, in conjunction with the University of Houston, presented a one-day symposium discussing energy and the environment Friday in UH’s Wortham Theatre. Many viewpoints on the issue were considered in hourly discussion panels and even included a complimentary lunch where UH faculty and members led roundtable discussions on energy topics. Evan Smith, the [...] Wales should ditch nuclear power, says environment minister icWales Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:43 PM PDT Wales should match Scotland’s ambition in aiming to generate all its energy from renewable energy and eventually ditch nuclear power, Wales’ environment minister has said. Nesting hawks delay work on desert solar project Erie Times-News Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:42 PM PDT Work on a massive solar energy project could be delayed because several pairs of red-tailed hawks are nesting in the path of a power line. The Riverside Press-Enterprise reports Sunday ( http://bit.ly/HLVFbS ) that Southern California Edison crews have been trying to upgrade a transmission line in the Mojave Desert to connect the solar project to the power grid. State Senate OKs renewable energy bill North Adams Transcript Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:34 PM PDT Monday April 16, 2012 New England Newspapers The state Senate has unanimously passed a bill that its architect, state Sen. Benjamin B. Downing, says will bring more energy from renewable sources into Massachusetts homes at the same time as it pins down the cost of electricity. The bill caps the amount utilities can raise rates in a given year while requiring electric companies to Wind knocks out power in Fort Dodge Sunday The Fort Dodge Messenger Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:33 PM PDT More than 700 MidAmerican Energy customers were without power around Fort Dodge Sunday afternoon. Tina Pothoff, a spokeswoman for MidAmerican Energy said the outage was reported at 3:07 . U.S. economy in better shape to handle high gas prices-Geithner Reuters Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:32 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy is in a better position to deal with high gasoline prices, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Sunday, adding that unseasonably warm winter had lowered overall energy costs for consumers. Bill would set solar farm tax payments The MetroWest Daily News Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:31 PM PDT A sweeping green energy bill passed by the Senate this month tackles a problem puzzling MetroWest assessors for months: how to tax solar farms. The bill would exempt large commercial solar and wind projects from local property tax and instead require a payment in lieu of taxes, or PILOT, of 5 percent of the project’s income from electricity sales. California schools harness sunshine to cut energy costs Los Angeles Times Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:28 PM PDT More schools install solar panels to tap California's sunshine and reduce energy costs. But among the snags are predictable complaints about aesthetics and an unexpected directional mixup. To plug in to solar energy, you need photovoltaic cells, controllers, inverters, combiner boxes and plenty of copper wiring. NRG Energy in prime car-charging station position San Francisco Chronicle Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:21 PM PDT A company accused of artificially inflating the cost of electricity during California's deregulation debacle a decade ago is poised to become a big winner in the state's electric car-charging business - thanks to a lawsuit settlement just announced by Gov.... Event: The Pogues, The Barons of Tang @ Hordern Pavilion, Sydney (11/4/12) Faster Louder Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:17 PM PDT The Pogues gave a performance that emphasized their roots, a love of their fans, and the underlying punk-energy that still drives the band, even in their older age. Playing two encores, and giving the crowd a set of over two hours.

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