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Burb's Eye View: Keeping the city ahead of the energy curve
The U.S. Department of Energy could learn a thing or two from the researchers and power-company employees of Burbank. While the nation’s energy policy slowly, laboriously trudges toward sustainability and cleaner energy practices, Burbank Water and...Tags: U.S. Department of Energy, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Electricity Production and Distribution, Plant Openings, Shareholders
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Ill. Senate overrides Quinn veto of smart grid rate hike
Tribune reportersRejecting Gov. Pat Quinn's plea to not increase power rates to help improve some of the state's electrical grid, the Illinois senate voted to override his veto of a bill that bulks up the revenue Commonwealth Edison will receive as it modernizes the...Tags: Politics, Business, Executive Branch, Renewable Energy, Regional Authority
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Cuccinelli acceptance speech for GOP nomination for governor
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli gave the following remarks in accepting the Republican nomination for governor at the Republican Party of Virginia nominating convention in Richmond Saturday: "I think you now have a better sense of why I’m one of...Tags: Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Business, Justice System
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'Green' gas plans offer climate-friendly home heating
Guest blogger“Would you like to buy a carbon offset with your purchase today?” That’s a question you hear more often when you rent a car or buy groceries at MOM’S Organic Markets. Now, you also have that option when you buy natural gas to...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Gold Standard Incorporated, Natural Gas, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Home Heating
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Turbine blade plummets in Ocotillo
Staff WriterOCOTILLO — A massive blade from one of the 112 wind turbines recently installed was found near a tower base Thursday, after plummeting onto the ground overnight, triggering safety concerns among officials and some residents. No injuries were...Tags: Labor Legislation, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Career and Workplace, Siemens, Conservation
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State's renewable energy fund lacks power to fulfill purpose
Five years ago, Illinois passed legislation requiring electric suppliers to buy more renewable energy such as wind and solar power and then pass those costs on to customers. The intent of the mandate was to have so-called green electricity accounting...
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A powerful use for spoiled food
What happens to the 40% of food produced but never eaten in the U.S. each year, the mounds of perfect fruit passed over by grocery store shoppers, the tons of meat and milk left to expire? At Ralphs, one of the oldest and largest supermarket chains on...
Tags: Conservation, Whole Foods Market, Renewable Energy, Walmart, Science and Technology
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Lower energy and food costs fuel big drop in wholesale prices
WASHINGTON -- Big drops in the cost of food and energy pushed wholesale prices down 0.7% in April, the largest monthly decline in more than three years, the Labor Department said Wednesday. The slide in the producer price index, the largest since...
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New Washington County Public Schools administrative offices still in planning phases
julieg@herald-mail.comA sheet of paper with the words “Do not move” was taped to the U-shaped receptionist desk. A similar note was taped to a large white planter nearby that contained a pot of crusty old soil and dead plant material. A few yards away was a set...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Electricity Production and Distribution, T. Rowe Price, Arts and Culture, Basketball
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Report: American automakers fall in latest Fortune 500 rankings
Autoblog.comFiled under: Ford, GM, Earnings/Financials Not that it means anything beyond bragging rights, but if you're fixated on the positions of domestic automakers on the annual Fortune 500 list, both General Motors and Ford are still on it but they've slipped... -
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A story in the April 19 Herald Palladium,St. Joseph, "Upton panel sends XL along pipeline" gives a good account of the environmental risks posed by the XL oil pipeline that would run from Canada across the Great Plains to Gulf Coast refineries. But here...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Business Enterprises, Heavy Engineering, U.S. Department of State, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Brown, senator at odds over clean energy money
SACRAMENTO -- Six months after voters approved new taxes to fund clean energy projects, Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers remain at odds over how to spend the money on improving energy efficiency at public schools and community colleges. Brown, who is...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Justice System, Jerry Brown, Executive Branch
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