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Alternative Energy News Friday February 29th 2008



Renewable Energy Industry Hot in Latest Global Status ReportRenewable Energy Industry Hot in Latest Global Status Report
(Great News Network: Thu, 28 Feb) Paris, France - The renewable energy industry is rising from obscurity into the mainstream of the energy sector, the latest global assessment reveals, although public perception of the industry has not kept pace with the reality.


Ky. Senate considers easing requirements for nuclear power plantsKy. Senate considers easing requirements for nuclear power plants
(WPSD Paducah: Thu, 28 Feb) As nuclear power looks for a comeback, the state Senate is considering a plan easing requirements for building new plants.


Daschle, West River tribes plot alternative energy futureDaschle, West River tribes plot alternative energy future
(Rapid City Journal: Thu, 28 Feb) Former South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle is working with West River tribes to develop wind and other alternative energy projects that could one day far surpass gambling income on the economically depressed reservations.



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Reactors down at Florida nuclear power plant: reportReactors down at Florida nuclear power plant: report
(AFP via Yahoo! News: Tue, 26 Feb) Five reactors at a nuclear power plant in Florida had gone down on Tuesday and two were now back online amid a massive power outage in the southern state, CNN reported.


Nuclear Power Opportunities DiscussedNuclear Power Opportunities Discussed
(KSNT Topeka: Fri, 29 Feb) “So far we have accepted and started to review 6 licensing projects for new nuclear projects,” said Dave Matthews, who heads up the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and says he plans on having 15 more applications by the end of 2008.


Nuclear energy expensive: KennedyNuclear energy expensive: Kennedy
(ABC via Yahoo!7 News: Wed, 20 Feb) The American environmental campaigner Robert F. Kennedy Junior has cautioned against adopting nuclear power as a source of renewable energy in Australia.


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