Archive for June 25th, 2009

Obama makes eleventh-hour push for energy bill

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

President Obama acknowledged Thursday that a climate change bill strongly backed by the White House will face an extremely close vote in the House of Representatives as early as the end of the week.

Source: www.cnn.com

Oregon House approves solar power generation bill

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

The Oregon House has approved a bill to promote the generation of solar power in Oregon. House Bill 3039 creates two programs, one of them is a pilot program to study a feed-in tariff for projects under 500 kilowatts.

Source: biz.yahoo.com

Beamed Space Solar Power Plant To Open In 2016?

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Eric_S writes “Anybody who managed to get a decent city going in Sim City 2000 remembers the microwave power plant, now it seems like a real world equivalent might be coming up on the horizon. The Pacific Gas And Electricity Company, per this “interview” with the CEO of Solaren on their affiliated site announced PG&E’s plans to buy 200MW of base-load power from a Solaren beamed space solar power …

Source: hardware.slashdot.org

China’s unquenchable thirst for oil

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Ottawa, Rome — A refinery in Singapore. Oil and gas fields in Central Asia. A pipeline in Russia. Ultradeep crude deposits off Brazil. Production wells in Libya.

Source: www.globeinvestor.com

Another wind farm in the works

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

A third new wind turbine development in northeast Jackson County is now in the works, seeking government permission to build the Elm Creek II Wind Farm.

Source: www.jacksoncountypilot.com

An unquenchable thirst for oil

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

OTTAWA and ROME — A refinery in Singapore. Oil and gas fields in Central Asia. A pipeline in Russia. Ultradeep crude deposits off Brazil. Production wells in Libya.

Source: www.globeinvestor.com

President Barak Obama turns attention to energy reform

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

WASHINGTON Two weeks after touting health care reform at a town hall meeting in Green Bay, President Barack Obama was making another case for reform this time on the energy front.

Source: www.postcrescent.com

Obama pushes benefits from clean-energy economy

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

WASHINGTON Two weeks after touting health-care reform at a town hall meeting in Green Bay, President Barack Obama made a case Wednesday for why Wisconsinites should rally behind energy legislation the House is expected to vote on soon.

Source: www.htrnews.com

Bear Creek awaits wind turbine details

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Bear Creek Township planning commissioners noted Wednesday that they’re still awaiting some needed details to use in considering a proposal for a commercial wind turbine generator.

Source: www.petoskeynews.com

Oil below US$69 in Asia as US dollar strengthens

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

SINGAPORE: Oil prices fell in Asian trade Thursday on a stronger US dollar after the US Federal Reserve reaffirmed its policy of keeping interest rates at near zero.

Source: www.channelnewsasia.com