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Shad run is down to a crawl
You would probably have to over the age of 50 to remember when late May and early June meant shad in Maryland. In those days, the spawning season for American shad and river herring brought young and old to the banks of Maryland tributaries to catch their...
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Hydropower from ag ditches being pushed
BILLINGS, Mont. - Federal lawmakers are seeking to lift restrictions on hydropower development so more local irrigation districts could use water flowing through government-sponsored agricultural canals and pipelines to generate electricity....Tags: Renewable Energy, Scott Tipton, Politics, U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, Environmental Issues
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China revives Uganda's biggest power dam with $500 million credit
ReutersKAMPALA (Reuters) - China has provided credit worth $500 million to Uganda to help pay for the construction of a large Nile River hydropower dam at Karuma, a government document said on Friday, reviving the $2 billion project stalled for years by a lack...Tags: Renewable Energy, Uganda, Economy, Business and Finance, China, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Ethiopia ratifies Nile treaty in snub to Egypt
ReutersADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's parliament unanimously ratified a treaty on Thursday that strips Egypt of its right to the lion's share of the Nile river waters, raising the political temperature in a dispute between Cairo and Addis Ababa over the...Tags: National Government, Renewable Energy, Politics, Egypt, Uganda
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House Passes Energy Bill With Added Restriction On Hydropower
The Hartford CourantA bill redefining how Connecticut counts and categorizes clean energy passed the House on Tuesday after months of debate and negotiations over its treatment of large-scale hydropower. The vote, 112-33, sent the measure back to the Senate to approve a...Tags: Renewable Energy, Biofuels, Robin Williams, Plant Openings, Lobbying
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FERC staff recommends relicensing hydropower dam in Alabama
ReutersJune 6 (Reuters) - U.S. federal energy regulatory staff on Thursday recommended the relicensing of Alabama Power's existing 182.5-megawatt Martin hydropower dam in Alabama. In a draft environmental impact statement, the staff at the Federal Energy...Tags: Renewable Energy, Environmental Issues
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Legal uncertainty cuts progress against Amazon deforestation
Reuters* Brazil's government slow to enact new forestry law * Farmers waiting to know "what changes" to make * Uncertainty appears to fuel increase in cleared jungle By Paulo Prada and Caroline Stauffer RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO, June 5 (Reuters) - A year...Tags: Renewable Energy, Judges, Research, Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Issues
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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: Droughts, Wildlife, Renewable Energy, World War I (1914-1918), Ken Salazar
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LETTER: Forget Hydropower, Try Community Choice Aggregation
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's plan to raise $80 million by auctioning off the right to be the standard-issue retail electricity supplier is a clear admission that electricity market deregulation has failed. Why else would a company pay to provide the standard-...Tags: Renewable Energy, Auction Service, Dannel P. Malloy , Environmental Issues, Electricity Production and Distribution
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Economic Development Agency Member In Canton Resigns
The Hartford CourantTensions between members of the economic development agency and the board of selectmen came to a head recently with the resignation of agency member Chris Budnick. Budnick resigned eight months after he was appointed by the board of selectmen. In a short...Tags: Renewable Energy, Economic Policy, Environmental Issues, U.S. Senate
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INTERVIEW-IMF sees Ethiopia's economic growth slowing as private sector struggles
Reuters* GDP growth seen slowing to 6.5 pct in 2012/13 from 8.5 pct * Inflation seen steady in single digits * Huge public spending crowding out the private sector * Reforms needed to lure more foreign investment By Richard Lough ADDIS ABABA, May 23...Tags: National Government, Renewable Energy, Politics, International Organizations, Ethiopia
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