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March 17, 2010 Renewable energy strong despite recession

Source:San Francisco Chronicle

A devastating recession slowed but did not stop the clean energy industry's growth in 2009, a report issued Tuesday found

March 17, 2010 Poll: Obama’s energy, environment efforts fall short of expectations

Source:The Hill

President Obama’s job performance on energy and the environment is falling short of the public’s high expectations when he took office, a new poll finds.

March 16, 2010 Energy bill would convert coal plants to natural gas, create state jobs

Source:Daily Sentinel - CO

Sen. Josh Penry will be a main sponsor to a bill he hopes will boost Western Slope jobs. The measure, to be detailed in a press conference led by Gov. Bill Ritter later today, is designed to help clear the air around the Denver...

March 15, 2010 Deal for Oil Fields Extends China’s Quest for Energy

Source:NY Times Blog

Cnooc, China’s top offshore oil explorer, said on Sunday that it had secured a South American beachhead by agreeing to pay $3.1 billion in cash for a stake in one of the largest Argentine oil explorers, with fields in Argentina,...

March 12, 2010 OPEC to Keep Quota Unchanged With Oil Above $80, Survey Shows

Source:BusinessWeek

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will uphold its target of 24.845 million barrels a day when it meets in Vienna on March 17, according to 42 of 44 analysts surveyed this week. Shokri Ghanem, chairman of Libya’s...

March 11, 2010 Wind industry hits DC to demand Renewable Energy Standard

Source:BrighterEnergy.com

The wind industry has convened in Washington DC to urge US lawmakers to include a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) within legislation passing through Congress.

March 11, 2010 Environment America Has 10 Percent Solar Power By 2030 Solar Vision

Source:Earth Techling

Imagine a world where you drive your solar-charged electric vehicle from your new solar home to the solar-powered laundromat before heading off to the solar-powered baseball stadium, where you’ll snack on chips baked with solar...

March 10, 2010 Energy Dept. still sees $3-plus gasoline coming

Source:AP

NEW YORK — The Energy Department on Tuesday said it still expects pump prices to climb past $3 per gallon as more motorists hit the road in the spring and summer driving seasons

March 10, 2010 Greening of the Empire State Building

Source:ECOWorld.com

NEW YORK, March 5 (UPI) — The Empire State Building’s 6,500 windows will be retrofitted as part of an energy overhaul designed to reduce the iconic skyscraper’s energy use by 38 percent. Milwaukee’s Johnson Controls, which is...

March 10, 2010 Venezuela Power Crisis Deepens as Hydro Dam Water Levels Fall

Source:BusinessWeek

Venezuela’s Guri Lake, which feeds hydroelectric plants that generate more than two-thirds of the country’s power, is losing water at a faster pace as efforts to conserve energy fail to offset a drought.

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