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  • Puget Gives Century Old Plant TLC July 30, 2010 

    Bonds issued last month by Puget Sound Energy are giving a hydro plant at Snoqualmie Falls a makeover--112 years after the facility started generating power.

  • Heaven Up Here? June 04, 2010 

    Project financiers have something of an MO: lend to developers they know, who use technology they trust and possess bulletproof PPAs with upstanding utilities.

  • Wind, Dallas, Dubya May 28, 2010 

    The American Wind Energy Association landed a big name for its WINDPOWER 2010 Conference last Tuesday:

  • A New Age Texas Rodeo: Renewables On Display May 21, 2010 

    The U.S. Army has taken a shine to renewables and is hosting a rodeo (their word, not ours) in Fort Bliss, Texas, for the renewables industry next month.

  • Note To Underwater Sea Life: Make Room For Tidal Power May 14, 2010 

    We doubt you, readers, are falling over yourselves to scuba dive in the chilly waters off the coast Northern Ireland.

  • Hot Solar Panels Anyone? May 07, 2010 

    Let this put to rest any lingering doubt about whether solar technology has achieved hot-commodity status among ordinary Americans: SolarInsure, a Costa Mesa, Calif., company, reports theft of solar panels rose 17% nationally from 2008 to 2009.

  • Life Or Death In Banking April 30, 2010 

    Financiers from American investment houses are increasingly targets for attacks of all sorts--especially while visiting emerging markets in Asia, Africa and South America, says Tim Larkin, a Las Vegas-based safety consultant who conducts seminars on self-defense against 'extreme' violence worldwide for bankers and entrepreneurs.

  • Treasury Forgoes Red, White & Blue For Green April 23, 2010 

    The U.S. Department of Treasury announced last week that it will begin purchasing renewable energy credits for wind power equivalent to meet 100% of the Treasury's electricity needs.

  • Sherriff Joe Gets The Inmates Powered Up April 09, 2010 

    Female inmates who want to watch their favorite TV show for an hour a day can do so, if they pedal on a bike to power up the telly.

  • Bangladesh Bank Powers Up With Solar April 01, 2010 

    In a country where power is rationed, the Bangladeshi central bank dropped some green to install a 20 KW solar system to keep the lights on.

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