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Dow, Nasdaq edge up in choppy trading
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks hit session highs in a volatile session on Thursday with the Dow industrials posting a second straight swing of more than 160 points as investors digest the Federal Reserve's evolving policy stance. The Dow Jones industrial...Tags: Conservation, Carnival Corporation, Campbell Soup Company, HIV, MBIA Incorporated
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Tesla Motors pays off Department of Energy advanced technology loan
Upstart electric car maker Tesla Motors on Wednesday paid off a Department Energy loan that had become a political hot potato. Tesla owed the federal government $451.8 million on a loan that was part of a special program to develop alternative fuel...
Tags: Solyndra LLC, Google Inc., Finance, Elon Musk, Elections
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Passive, yet powerful houses
The idea of passive house design isn't new. It was first promoted in the early 1990s. But the concept — virtually airtight buildings, heavily insulated and using triple-glazed windows, requiring little energy for heating or cooling — has yet...
Tags: Personal Service, Environmental Issues, Germany, Energy Saving, New York City
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READER SUBMITTED: Greenskies Seeks Partners In Advance Of Energy Credit Auction
MiddletownGreenskies Renewable Energy LLC, a Middletown solar energy company, is seeking to form partnerships with corporate and municipal clients in Connecticut interested in reducing their energy costs and enhancing their green footprint by installing highly...Tags: Connecticut Light & Power Company, Environmental Issues, Auction Service, Renewable Energy, Energy Saving
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Los Angeles mayor-elect vows to put recession in rear-view mirror
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Councilman Eric Garcetti declared victory Wednesday in his bid to become the next mayor and vowed to put the city's economic slump "in the rear-view mirror," capping a race shaped by dire fiscal forecasts and...Tags: Judaism, Justice System, Labor Legislation, Labor Markets, 2012 Democratic National Convention
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Merkel protege struggles with Germany's green revolution
Reuters* Renewable energy drive could influence September vote * Merkel chose doughty chief whip for vital ministry a year ago * Altmaier has not reconciled industry and green lobby By Madeline Chambers BERLIN, May 23 (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Environmental Issues, Lobbying, Energy Saving, Elections
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Time for greens to embrace nukes
For too long, many environmentalists have been ambivalent about nuclear energy. It conjures fears: meltdowns, cancers, Chernobyl, Fukushima, overtones of nuclear bombs. Yet, we also know that nuclear power provides 70 percent of all the greenhouse gas-...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Wind Power, Energy Saving
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West Hartford Wins Two Power Of Change Awards For Energy Efficiency Efforts
The Hartford CourantThe town and school district received top honors at Tuesday's Power of Change municipal awards ceremony for their energy-saving efforts. The town earned "Top Town Hall" and the schools took first in the Innovation category in the first year of the...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Energy Saving, Arts and Culture, West Hartford
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Golden Super Bowl to be played in Santa Clara
ReutersSuper Bowl L will be held in Santa Clara, Calif., in February 2016 at Levi's Stadium, the future home of the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers are entering their final season at Candlestick Park. The 50th Super Bowl will be played in the same state in...Tags: Candlestick Park, San Francisco 49ers, Elections, Football, Miami Dolphins
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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: Illinois Governor, Environmental Issues, Springfield, John J Cullerton, Energy Saving
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Majority thinks global warming, clean energy should be priorities
WASHINGTON – Global warming and clean energy should be priorities for Congress and the president, a majority of Americans said in a recent survey. In the survey, released Tuesday by Yale and George Mason universities, 70% of American adults say...Tags: U.S. Congress, Weather, Environmental Issues, Keystone XL Pipeline, Renewable Energy
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ANALYSIS-Oil saving win-win drives Saudi solar power boom
Reuters* Solar could cost much less than half oil fired power * Solar offers over 20 percent return on investment By Daniel Fineren DUBAI, May 22 (Reuters) - A slide in solar power costs and a surge in oil prices over the last few years has made solar power a...Tags: Environmental Issues, China, Commodity Markets, Science and Technology, Finance
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