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We can't forswear use of fossil fuels
I think Mike Tidwell, the writer of the column "Let's make history again" (Commentary, July 23), is in dire need of a new prescription to cure his energy myopia. While it is surely a good idea to take as much advantage of offshore wind energy as...Tags: Renewable Energy
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Solar power from space
Picture this: a 6-mile-wide solar-power satellite orbiting 22,000 miles in space. Photo-sensitive panels on the satellite collect light from the sun and turn it into microwave radiation that an antenna beams down to a ground station, where it's...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Defense, Renewable Energy, Space Programs, National Security
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Columns on fuel crisis ignored T. Boone Pickens' suggestions for natural gas, wind power
On July 13, you ran two columns supporting expanded drilling for oil. The author of "Electric cars no answer to conserving energy," felt we were dangerously dependent on foreign countries. The author of "The slippery situation deserves action," was...Tags: Fuel-efficient Cars, Renewable Energy, Energy Resources, Vehicles, Green and Hybrid Vehicles
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Conn. AG proposes new environment-energy panel
Connecticut's attorney general proposed Thursday that a commission be formed to protect parts of Long Island Sound from development and find the best ways to meet the region's energy needs. Richard Blumenthal announced the plan at a regional energy...Tags: Richard Blumenthal, Renewable Energy, Energy Resources, Natural Gas, Long Island Sound
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Hip, Hip, Hyundai!
MotherproofHere at MotherProof.com, we???re fond of Hyundai and its affordable and reliable vehicles that are more often than not stylish. Now we have reason to like it even more: The automaker has plans to sell its first hybrid car in July 2009....Tags: Automotive Equipment, Hyundai, Fuel-efficient Cars, Energy Resources, Vehicles
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Weather towers off coast would test for wind power
Some energy companies may soon be able to find out which areas off New Jersey's shore are best for generating wind power. The U.S. Minerals Management Service hopes to lease the bottom of the sea in six areas off the coast by the end of the year....Tags: Renewable Energy
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For the record
Cargo traffic: An article in Wednesday's Business section on the success of a program to shift some of the cargo container traffic at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to nights and Saturdays quoted Craig Noble, described as a senior attorney at the...Tags: Mark Kelly, Mad Men, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Renewable Energy, Green and Hybrid Vehicles
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Rebates Make Sense
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative will essentially impose a "green" tax on power plant operators based on greenhouse gas emissions from their fossil fuel-burning plants. This tax will be passed on to consumers in the form of higher electric bills....Tags: Global Warming, Personal Income, State Budgets, Richard Blumenthal, Electricity Production and Distribution
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Renewable energy program could be a blank check for Florida Power & Light Co.
Every time Florida Power & Light announces a public interest program, it is sure to cost its customers, sparing FPL's shareholders. This time it is the renewable energy program in the name of energy independence. The only defense our jelly-spined...Tags: Boca Raton, Florida Power & Light, Energy Saving, Renewable Energy, FPL Group
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Pickens pushes wind power
Of The Associated PressTexas oilman T. Boone Pickens asked Congress on Tuesday to ''clear the path'' for his plan to boost use of wind and natural gas for U.S. energy needs. Pickens has been on a $58 million publicity tour to promote his plan to erect wind turbines in the...Tags: State Budgets, Renewable Energy, Energy Resources, Natural Gas, Government
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