TORONTO, May 20 (Reuters) - Canadian gold miner Semafo Inc said on Wednesday it is undertaking a pre-feasibility study to construct a 20 MW solar power station in partnership with the government of Burkina Faso. The power station will be built in the vicinity of Semafo’s flagship Mana mine in the West African nation. While Semafo will work in partnership with the government to develop the solar …

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GM has declared that the Chevrolet Volt is the linchpin in the company’s future and we can see why after spending a good amount of time behind the wheel of an early test mule. The experience met every expectation we had about the extended-range electric vehicle. It was electric-quick, had instant torque, and was strikingly quiet. The test mule shows great promise that the Volt will be everything …

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GM has declared that the Chevrolet Volt is the linchpin in the company’s future and we can see why after spending a good amount of time behind the wheel of an early test mule. The experience met every expectation we had about the extended-range electric vehicle. It was electric-quick, had instant torque, and was strikingly quiet. The test mule shows great promise that the Volt will be everything …

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Issaquah, Wash.-based Costco Wholesale Corp. has awarded a contract to Solar Power Inc. to design and install a solar power system at the company’s Hazlet, N.J., retail store.

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Iran launched a missile with a range of close to 2,000 km (1,200 miles) on Wednesday and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the Islamic state could send any attacker “to hell,” official media reported.

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FRANKFURT (May 20, 2009) — German automaker Daimler AG said yesterday it has acquired a nearly 10 per cent stake in California-based electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc. as part of plans to ramp up its own electric car production. The two companies are already working together on using Tesla’s lithium-ion battery packs and charging electronics in Daimler’s electric version of its two-seat Smart …

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The electric dream will take a step closer for VW at this September’s Frankfurt Motor Show where the German firm is planning to take the wraps off an all-new electrically powered concept car.

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A golden eagle was killed by a wind-turbine blade at a Southwest Washington wind farm, a state biologist says, and a review group has been convened to discuss how to avoid future wildlife fatalities.

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Louisville KY May 19, 2009; President Obama, our fearless(we hoped) new leader, the guy who said Yes We Can apparently just can’t when it comes to our antiquated and destructive energy policy! His “new” energy policy could have been authored by our former administration.

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