Archive for November 17th, 2008
Monday, November 17th, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama and his defeated Republican rival John McCain pledged Monday a “new era of reform” to solve the US economic crisis, transform energy policy and safeguard national security.
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tags: obama, politics
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
Once it is completed, the RailSplitter Wind Farm in southern Tazewell County will need wind to operate. During construction, on the other hand, windy days are less than ideal.
Source: www.lincolncourier.com
Tags: Wind
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
The Senate is doing its over sight functions by investigating the officials involved in the Philippine National Police Moscow euro scandal and fertilizer-fund scam. But to ordinary people, Senator Juan Ponce-Enrile’s moves to look into fluctuations of oil prices must be more important.
Source: www.manilatimes.net
Tags: Oil, oilprice, peakoil
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
Amid talk of the economic crisis and transition, Obama says that government investments in clean energy are a high priority despite falling oil prices.
Source: news.cnet.com
Tags: cars, obama, politics
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
DETROIT — “Save the Volt!” is the attention-getting title of a mass e-mail message sent to subscribers of the Chevrolet Volt’s fan Web site . The message reads: “Dear Volt enthusiast: The auto industry is at the brink of collapse, and the Chevy Volt is in peril.”
Source: www.edmunds.com
Tags: electriccars, gm, Hybrids, volt
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
Climate change is upon us and the oil is running out. Is mankind’s darkest hour really approaching? If so, a growing army of local heroes is determined to turn it into our finest
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Tags: Oil, peakoil
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Britain needs more than one company to build nuclear power stations to meet the government’s long-term carbon emissions targets and provide affordable electricity, UK energy minister Mike O’Brien said on Monday. Speaking at a conference on nuclear energy in London, O’Brien welcomed the plan by France’s EDF to build four nuclear power stations in Britain by 2025 but …
Source: www.iii.co.uk
Tags: nuclear, politics
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
LINCOLN, Maine — The planning board begins its review tonight of a proposed $130 million wind farm that, if approved, would deposit about 40 mammoth windmills on Rollins Mountain in four towns.
Source: www.bangornews.com
Tags: Wind
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
An additional shipment of electric cars will arrive in January.
Source: www.globes.co.il
Tags: electriccars, projectbetterplace
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
Pampa works on infrastructure while they wait for the wind farm to be built.
Source: www.newschannel10.com
Tags: pickensplan, tboonepickens, Wind
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