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"Europe's Saharan Power Plan: Miracle Or Mirage?"

"A $774 billion plan to power Europe with Sahara sunlight is gaining momentum, even as critics see high risks in a large corporate project using young technology in north African countries with weak rule of law."
Source: Reuters, 08/28/2009

"Recession Speeds Coal's Long-Term Decline"

"Declining industrial electricity demand and an abundance of cheap natural gas will threaten coal's status as the dominant U.S. fuel to generate electric power, even after the economic recession ends" say electric industry executives and analysts.
Source: Reuters, 08/28/2009

"U.S. Budget Update Stands Pat On CO2 Permit Auction"

"The White House budget update released on Tuesday still reflects a controversial Obama administration plan to combat global warming by auctioning all permits to emit greenhouse gases even though Congress has said it will give away a substantial portion to industry."
Source: Reuters, 08/26/2009

"Scalding A Quarter-Mile In An Electric Ford Pinto"

Think electric cars are small and wussy? Go out on the drag strip and smell the burning rubber. "Mike Willmon's 1978 Ford Pinto can go from zero to 60 in about 3.5 seconds — just like the $1 million Ferrari Enzo." He built it himself.
Source: NPR, 08/26/2009

"SC Utility Votes To Drop Coal-Fired Power Plant"

"COLUMBIA, S.C. -- State-owned utility Santee Cooper decided Monday to drop plans for a controversial coal-fired power plant in South Carolina, a move lauded by environmental groups that had criticized the facility."
Source: AP, 08/25/2009

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