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Alternative Energy News Thursday July 19th 2007



Australian company wants to build wave energy park off Oregon coastAustralian company wants to build wave energy park off Oregon coast
(KMTR Eugene: Wed, 18 Jul) An Australian company has filed a preliminary permit application with a federal agency to study a site for a wave energy park off the Oregon coast at Florence.


Nuclear power must be phased outNuclear power must be phased out
(The Huntsville Forester: Wed, 18 Jul) Congratulations to the district of Muskoka for opposing the dumping of nuclear waste within its borders. There is no safe way to dispose of nuclear waste, which is the number one reason why nuclear power plants should be phased out and no new nuclear power plants built.


Vattenfall Sacks German Nuclear Energy Head After ProblemsVattenfall Sacks German Nuclear Energy Head After Problems
(Deutsche Welle: Mon, 16 Jul) The head of Vattenfall Europe's nuclear energy division was fired Monday following a string of problems in two of the company's German nuclear energy plants.


CORRECT: Soy bean firms back Renewable Energy Group IPOCORRECT: Soy bean firms back Renewable Energy Group IPO
(Market Watch: Mon, 16 Jul) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Renewable Energy Group Inc. on Monday filed to raise up to $150 million in an initial public offering as the Ralston, Iowa company positions itself as the largest operator, marketer and distributor of biodiesel in the U.S.



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9 killed, 1,000 hurt in big Japan quake / Nuclear power plant delayed reporting that radioactive water had leaked into ...9 killed, 1,000 hurt in big Japan quake / Nuclear power plant delayed reporting that radioactive water had leaked into ...
(San Francisco Chronicle: Tue, 17 Jul) In addition to killing at least nine people and injuring more than 1,000, the powerful earthquake that shook Japan's northwestern coast Monday morning also caused a small fire at a nuclear power plant, which later leaked a small amount of radioactive water...


Earthquake-hit nuclear power plant in Japan malfunctionsEarthquake-hit nuclear power plant in Japan malfunctions
(Pravda: Tue, 17 Jul) A total of 50 cases of malfunctioning have been discovered at a nuclear power plant hit by an earthquake in northern Japan, a news report said Tuesday.


A look at problems found at quake-hit nuclear power plant in JapanA look at problems found at quake-hit nuclear power plant in Japan
(AP via Yahoo! Singapore News: Tue, 17 Jul) A list of malfunctions at the seven-reactor Kashiwazaki-Kariya nuclear power plant in northwestern Japan following a powerful earthquake this week:


Japan nuclear power plant closed in wake of quakeJapan nuclear power plant closed in wake of quake
(SABC News: Tue, 17 Jul) A day after a massive earthquake killed nine people and destroyed hundreds of homes in northwestern Japan, a nuclear power plant was ordered to close down today until its safety is confirmed.


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