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Alternative Energy News Friday February 9th 2007

Farm Bill 2007 Include More Than $1.6 Billion in New Renewable Energy Funding
(Grainnet.com: Thu, 08 Feb) The following is an outline of Renewable Energy Funding as presented in the 2007 Farm Bill Proposal. The Administration's Farm Bill Proposals Include More Than $1.6 Billion In New Renewable Energy Funding And Targets Programs To Cellulosic Ethanol Projects.

*Philippines Gold Mining Changes Its Name To Philippines Royal Oil & Alternative Energy
(Nasdaq: Thu, 08 Feb) (RTTNews) - Philippines Gold Mining (PGMC.PK) changes its name to Philippines Royal Oil & Alternative Energy.

Texas issues first lease for geothermal development
(News 8 Austin: Wed, 07 Feb) Texas has awarded the state's first lease for geothermal energy production. Ormat Technologies of Nevada plans to explore the renewable energy's potential along seven Gulf Coast counties.

Alternative energy bill gets bipartisan support in Congress
(CentralOhio.com: Thu, 08 Feb) Four years of funding for an alternative energy initiative in Appalachia has jumped its first hurdle in Congress.

NRC chair says politics won't slow nuclear
(EARTHtimes.org: Thu, 08 Feb) The top U.S. nuclear regulator said though Congress has changed hands it likely won't stunt the growth in nuclear power which he's been planning for.

Thai Energy Ministry Mulls Nuclear Power
(AP via Yahoo! Finance: Tue, 06 Feb) Thailand's Energy Ministry is considering building nuclear power plants to meet increasing electricity demand under draft development plans to be presented Wednesday at a public hearing.

Here Comes the Sun: Renewable Energy Bill Introduced in NC House
(Environmental Defense: Tue, 06 Feb) (Raleigh, NC - February 6, 2007) - A bill was introduced in the NC House of Representatives today that will require North Carolina utilities to meet 20% of the state's energy demand with renewable energy and efficiency measures by 2021. An energy bill also was introduced in the NC Senate last week.

RUSSIA'S SEXIEST NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WORKER
(Daily Record: Wed, 07 Feb) ACCORDING to a little snippet from last week, the hunt is now on to find Russia's sexiest nuclear power plant worker. If all the judges are blokes, the winner will probably turn out to be a former Chernobyl worker who has got three pairs of knockers.

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