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FPL opens reinforced hurricane "command center" Reuters Fri, 11 May 2012 18:42 PM PDT RIVIERA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Twenty years after Hurricane Andrew raked the state, Florida Power & Light, the state's largest utility, dedicated a new $3.8 million storm "command center" on Friday and announced energy-grid reinforcements that officials said will boost emergency planning. St. Petersburg's first 'net zero energy' commercial space set to open St. Petersburg Times Fri, 11 May 2012 18:41 PM PDT By Ivan Penn, Times Staff Writer Friday, May 11, 2012 Imagine your business' monthly electric bill arrives and it reads, "total cost: $0." A 5,000-square-foot building under construction on St. Petersburg's Central Avenue is set to become the city's first commercial space to produce more of its own electricity than it will use from the power grid. "This building is designed to be a net zero ... University of Redlands offers symposium on solar energy Redlands Daily Facts Fri, 11 May 2012 18:33 PM PDT The University of Redlands' Green Buildings Club presents a symposium on solar energy and what GRID Alternatives is doing to make solar panels affordable for low-income people. Turning Trash Into Energy The Epoch Times Fri, 11 May 2012 18:16 PM PDT Gasification of trash, specifically, plastic, paper, and rubber, may be useful in dealing with the enormous amount of trash this country produces per year, yet, as with [...] Chesapeake wins breathing space with $3 billion loan International Business Times Fri, 11 May 2012 17:56 PM PDT Chesapeake Energy Corp said it had received a $3 billion loan from Goldman Sachs and Jeffries Group that will give it breathing room to sell assets and close a funding gap this year. NW Youth Corps Shows Off New Building KEZI 9 Eugene Fri, 11 May 2012 17:55 PM PDT By Kelsey Card EUGENE, Ore. -- The Northwest Youth Corps is getting ready to show off its new building. Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy will help dedicate the renovated building as the Center for Conservation Education. Youth corps staff say it's now up to code and ADA accessible. The building also has energy efficient add-ons and space to support a business like environment. Staff say the ... New service to help oil companies respond more quickly in emergencies Beaumont Enterprise Fri, 11 May 2012 17:53 PM PDT New service to help oil companies respond more quickly in emergencies Jim Black, Managing Director of J J Black Consultancy Limited, explains: As the service allows energy companies to see all assets in any geographical area - including those assets that they do not own or operate - it means that, in the event of an emergency, for example a vessel in distress, the oil company can identify the ... Third ‘Big Politics’ event discusses energy and environment of Los Angeles Daily Sundial Fri, 11 May 2012 17:52 PM PDT Energy and environment in Los Angeles will be the topics of discussion at the third and last Big Politics, an A.S-sponsored series, in the USU Grand Salon Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. Trash to fuel power plant The Arizona Republic Fri, 11 May 2012 17:49 PM PDT Company officials said a proposed waste-to-energy facility is clean energy, but the county is still gathering information before issuing a determination. Oregon Guard pours energy into jobs-and-school effort for returning troops The Oregonian Fri, 11 May 2012 17:46 PM PDT The early returns are eye-catching: 176 members of the 3rd of the 116th, many from Eastern Oregon and Idaho, didn't have jobs to come home to last fall. But now, all but 19 are working or attending school.

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