LAWMAKERS ADD ALTERNATIVE FUELS TO IDAHO ENERGY PLAN (KPVI-TV: Tue, 02 Jan) TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) - Idaho lawmakers are incorporating alternative and renewable energies into the state's energy plan. A final draft of the plan, crafted by the Energy, Environment and Technology Interim Committee, is expected to come out within two to three weeks.
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Alternative Energy - 2006 in Review (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance: Tue, 02 Jan) Neal Dikeman submits: It's that time of year, when we look backwards over the past orbit of the sun, rise above the mundane of the day-to-day, and take stock of long-term trends. I'll take my turn: in the world of clean energy, here's what I'll remember about 2006, Letterman-style : 11.
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Investing radar finds energy ventures again (USA Today: Wed, 03 Jan) Investors in start-ups are expected to pump even more money into energy ventures in 2007 after doubling their bets last year amid shifting politics and global-warming worries.
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Bush tipped to talk tough on energy (Financial Times: Wed, 03 Jan) Energy will be a central theme of President George W. Bush's State of the Union speech this month, as it was in last year's address when he briefly caught national attention with the claim that the US was "addicted to oil".
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Alternative energy industry is heating up (BizJournals: Mon, 01 Jan) Energy will dominate the news again in 2007. With little being done at the federal level to combat climate change, state and local governments are acting to boost clean energy and reduce global warming emissions. California leads the country, having passed landmark legislation in 2006 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Alternative energy growing in Michigan, but coal still king (Detroit News: Sun, 31 Dec) Michigan is exploring ways to grow its alternative energy industry and provide a boost to economic development, but coal-fired power plants are expected to produce most of the state's electricity through at least 2030.
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