KITTITAS COUNTY — A state Supreme Court decision has paved the way for the construction of the estimated $200 million, 65-turbine Kittitas Valley Wind Power Project northwest of Ellensburg.

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Want to understand why switching to renewable fuels is going to be so hard? This overview of alternative energy, fossil fuels and the climate challenge puts it all in perspective. Pay special attention to the chart.

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Highways throughout the San Francisco Bay Area will be dotted with a $1 billion network of electric car recharging stations by 2012.

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Plans to build an electric car manufacturing plant in Franklin have been short-circuited by the pullout of a major investor.

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Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil rose for the first time in six days as OPEC members cut production and governments step up efforts to revive economic growth.

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Australian mining firms, hit by high fuel costs and falling commodity prices, could soon swap their diesel generators for 24-hour, solar-power systems, the head of a private renewable power firm said.

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SAN FRANCISCO — A $1-billion network of electric car recharging stations will dot San Francisco Bay area highways under a plan unveiled today that aims to greatly expand the number of electric vehicles on the road.

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General Motors, shaken to the core by a consumer credit crisis and plunging sales of conventional vehicles, is forging ahead with development of the Chevrolet Volt and plans to place the contract for the electric car’s battery by year-end.

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Associated Press - November 20, 2008 6:25 PM ET FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Dallas oilman T. Boone Pickens says lawmakers must be held accountable if they don’t keep their promises of easing U.S.

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