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U.S. turns over troubled dam project to Afghanistan
KAJAKI, Afghanistan — After struggling for more than a decade to upgrade a huge hydroelectric plant in a volatile region that saw heavy American losses in fighting with the Taliban, the United States is trying a new approach: Let the Afghans take...
Tags: Heavy Engineering, U.S. Congress, Taliban, Wars and Interventions, Reconstruction
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PUC forces NorthWestern to buy electricity from Clark wind farm
For the first time in South Dakota a small wind farm has succeeded in using a federal law to force a utility company to agree to buy electricity from the wind farm’s turbines. The state Public Utilities Commission made its final rounds of...Tags: Environmental Issues, Solar Energy, Wind Power
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First RIN futures trade completed on ICE
ReutersNEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters) - The IntercontinentalExchange on Tuesday saw the first trade for renewable identification number (RIN) futures since the contracts' listing last Monday, according to a spokeswoman. Element Markets, a Houston-based producer...Tags: Environmental Issues, Derivative Securities, IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., CME Group Inc.
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Officials in central Indiana county not acting yet on request to block planned wind farm
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Officials in a central Indiana county say they aren't going to do anything yet to block a proposed wind farm. Delaware County commissioners said Monday that it would be premature to impose a moratorium on wind turbines since the...Tags: Environmental Issues, E.ON AG, Credit and Debt, Solar Energy, Wind Power
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Water war between Klamath River farmers, tribes poised to erupt
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — For decades this rural basin has battled over the Klamath River's most precious resource: water that sustains fish, irrigates farms and powers the hydroelectric dams that block one of the largest salmon runs on the West Coast....Tags: Conservation, Politics, PacifiCorp, Environmental Issues, Natural Disasters
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INTERVIEW-Brazil aims to sway China on GM soy, corn approvals
ReutersBy Fayen Wong SHANGHAI, May 7 (Reuters) - Brazil, the world's No. 2 soy exporter, will lobby top buyer China to speed approval for imports of three new gene-modified varieties of soybean, and one of corn, in a bid to prevent another lost season of...Tags: China, Politics, Environmental Issues, Ethanol, Brazil
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GE says tax changes fuel 1 gigawatt of new wind orders
ReutersMay 6 (Reuters) - General Electric Co said on Monday the renewal of the U.S. production tax credit has helped it sell wind turbines with 1 gigawatt of generating power since January. The credit, a key lifeline for the nascent wind power industry, was...Tags: General Electric Company, Politics, Environmental Issues, Taxation, U.S. Congress
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U.S. Cash Grains-Corn bids steady to firm on tight supply
ReutersMay 6 (Reuters) - Corn spot basis bids firmed at elevators and ethanol plants in the eastern U.S. Midwest early on Monday while bids held steady elsewhere in the region as stocks tightened and rains delayed spring plantings for many farmers, dealers said....Tags: Environmental Issues, Ethanol, Biofuels
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Graham County takes another step toward wind farm
A northwest Kansas county is closer to having its own 70-megawatt wind farm. The Graham County Commission has approved a conditional use permit for the Ringneck Prairie Wind Farm 6 miles south of Hill City. The Hays Daily News reports that...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Solar Energy, Wind Power
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Solar-powered plane completes first leg of cross-country journey
The solar-powered aircraft making a landmark cross-country flight successfully completed its first leg early Saturday, and will rest about a week in Arizona before taking to the skies again. Solar Impulse HB-SIA touched down about 12:30 a.m. at Sky...
Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Environmental Issues, Solar Energy, Hybrid Vehicles
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Obama says U.S. natural gas exports could help Central America
Reuters* Closes out three-day Latin America tour * Obama administration mulling natural gas exports * Opposed by some U.S. interests By Steve Holland and Isabella Cota SAN JOSE, May 4 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said in Central America on Saturday...Tags: Electricity Production and Distribution, Environmental Issues, Business, Natural Gas, Trade Agreements
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Rep. Esty Gets Campaign Funds From Energy Industry Her Husband Regulates
The Hartford CourantU.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-5th District, has accepted tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from people in the energy and environmental industries, which are regulated by her husband, Dan Esty, commissioner of the state Department of...Tags: Politics, Environmental Issues, Republican Party, U.S. Congress, Norwich
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