Alternative Energy in the News

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Alternative Energy News Friday March 23rd 2007

Norwin students take a closer look at nuclear power
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Fri, 23 Mar) For several hours on March 16, Norwin Senior High School went nuclear as 100 ninth-grade students learned what it would be like to be radioactive atoms in a nuclear power plant.

Alternative energy
(The Pilot-Independent: Wed, 21 Mar) Will it matter to voters that Hillary Cinton plays both sides of each issue? In a newspaper editorial two years ago, contributor David Broder noted that Clinton, in front of a National Press Club audience, supported utilizing more nuclear energy as a strategy to use less foreign oil.

Consultant looks at renewable energy
(Traverse City Record-Eagle: Thu, 22 Mar) TRAVERSE CITY - Local renewable energy consultant Steve Smiley will discuss "Renewable Energy Policy and Prospects for Northwest Michigan" on March 27 at 7 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church on Washington Street.

$State regulators OK fractional repayment of $63 million in energy loans$ State regulators OK fractional repayment of $63 million in energy loans
(Chicago Tribune: Thu, 22 Mar) Illinois utility regulators tentatively agreed Thursday not to seek recovery of $63 million in interest-free loans the state made earlier to alternative-energy producer U.S. Energy Biogas to help subsidize "garbage-to-energy" projects.

IUPUI Names Renewable Energy Center after Sen. Lugar
(WISH-TV Indianapolis: Mon, 19 Mar) INDIANAPOLIS - Senator Richard Lugar has pushed renewable energy development for years both in Indiana and in Congress.

Lawsuit Filed Against Sparta Ethanol Plant
(WKBT La Crosse: Fri, 23 Mar) The city of Sparta is facing a legal challenge to its plan to build an ethanol plant. Century Foods International, which is based in Sparta, has filed a lawsuit against Sparta, the city of Sparta Plan Commission, and Coulee Area Renewable Energy, LLC.

Research reveals interesting information about nuclear power
(The Daily News of Newburyport: Thu, 15 Mar) Thanks to all of you who directed me to where I could find the text of the "State of the Union Address 2007." It is there on the Internet for all to see that Mr. Bush made no mention of nuclear energy being renewable.

A Step Toward Inexpensive Geothermal Energy
(Science Daily: Fri, 16 Mar) In the debate over alternative energy resources, geothermal technology has received scant media attention. Advocates call it one of the cleanest, sustainable energy resources available. However, steep construction, equipment and drilling costs have prevented more widespread development of geothermal technology. An Ohio University hydrothermal systems expert is working to change that.

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