Avant Energy Services, the company that manages the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency, is looking at building a wind farm in Pickerel Lake Township southwest of Albert Lea. It would be the second wind farm slated for Freeborn County.
Following a spy video that surfaced on the Internet in August and official pictures of the vehicle that were released in September, General Motors (GM) is set to officially exhibit and discuss the 2011 Chevy Volt at the LA Auto Show tomorrow.
Political news coverage | Political video coverage When Barack Obama was elected president it marked the emergence of a new, 21st century electorate. It’s young, increasingly non-white and embraces a different kind of politics. We’ll be running an analysis piece in Wednesday’s Times-Union about the 60s-style politics that …
Fears of a prolonged recession in developing countries and weak crude demand sent oil prices drifting below US$55 a barrel Tuesday.
At least one prominent fan of the Chevrolet Volt worries the plug could be pulled on the electric car without an auto bailout.
Dow Chemical Co has called on the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and Congress to implement a comprehensive national energy policy. “I will guarantee you that I am not going to drop my voice one iota until we get an energy policy in this country that makes sense,” Chief Executive Andrew Liveris told Reuters in an interview on Friday.
FARMERSVILLE — The Farmersville Town Board voted Monday to replace its 2007 town law regulating wind farm projects with a shorter and more general version, while also lifting last month’s temporary moratorium against wind energy facilities.
Call it an economic and environmental murder mystery in the making: Will a cash-strapped Detroit kill the electric car — again?
The French government Monday presented details of a plan by 2011 to build at least one solar power plant in each region with a combined strength of 300 megawatts. “Solar is the big one,” French Environment and Energy Minister Jean-Louis Borloo said. “In terms of industrial collapse and lower industrial costs, it’s the one that we have the most extensive capacity.” The minister said solar energy …
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