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"New Coal Ads Emphasize Energy Costs in Bid for 'Hearts and Minds'"

"Coal's well-funded lobbying group today launched a television ad campaign featuring ordinary people talking about the importance of low-cost electricity, a message analysts described as coal's effort to rebrand itself before the Senate tackles climate legislation."

Source: Greenwire, 08/17/2009

"An Electric Chopper? What Would Dennis Hopper Think?"

Orange County Choppers has built a custom motorcycle that can go 100 mph without waking up a baby. It's electric.

Source: Christian Science Monitor, 08/14/2009

"Montreal Exports Its Bike-Sharing Program"

Montreal's successful bike-sharing program will be copied in Boston and London.

Source: NYTimes, 08/14/2009

"Amaranth Settles Charges of Market Manipulation"

"Amaranth Advisors, a hedge fund that collapsed in 2006, agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle accusations from regulators that it tried to manipulate natural gas futures."

Thursday, August 13, 2009

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"Obama EPA Approves Another Mountaintop Removal Mine"

"The Obama administration late last week quietly approved one of six major mountaintop removal permits that were said to be undergoing close scrutiny by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."

Source: Charleston Gazette, 08/13/2009

"Lobby Groups to Use Town Hall Tactics to Oppose Climate Bill"

"Taking a cue from angry protests against the Obama Administration’s health care restructuring, the oil industry is helping organize anti-climate bill rallies around the nation."

Source: Wall St. Journal, 08/13/2009

"Duke Energy Inks Clean-Tech Deal With China's Largest Utility"

"Two of China and the United States' largest electric utilities signed a memorandum of understanding in Beijing today to share information and explore potential initiatives to produce cleaner power from coal and renewable resources such as wind."

Source: Greenwire, 08/11/2009

"North Carolina Moves to Limit Wind Projects"

"The North Carolina State Senate has voted overwhelmingly to ban large wind turbines from the state’s scenic western ridgelines."

Source: NYTimes, 08/11/2009

"First U.S. "Power Tower" Lights Up California"

The new Sierra Suntower in Southern California's Antelope Valley uses 24,000 mirrors to concentrate light onto a tower that generates steam -- and enough electricty to power 4,000 local homes.

Source: Scientific American, 08/10/2009

$2 Billion in Grants for Electric Car Batteries

"Seeking to put the nation back in the lead on an important technology, the Obama administration awarded more than $2 billion in grants on Wednesday for manufacturing advanced batteries and other components for electric cars."

Source: NYTimes, 08/07/2009

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