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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: Environmental Issues, U.S. Department of Defense, Engineering, Heavy Engineering, Rebellions
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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: Water Supply, Environmental Issues, Natural Disasters, U.S. Department of the Interior, John Kitzhaber
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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: Petroleum Industry, Trade Agreements, Environmental Issues, Business, Electricity Production and Distribution
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Canadian Power Would Undermine State Renewable Market
The Hartford CourantWith the passage of an energy bill in the state Senate this week, Connecticut consumers are now one step closer to being on the hook to pay billions of dollars for Canadian electricity. Thankfully, however, a broad and unique group of stakeholders —...Tags: Alternative Energy, Energy Saving, Environmental Issues, Consumers, Government
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Senate Passes Controversial Energy Bill
The Hartford CourantThe state Senate on Wednesday approved a renewable energy bill that would increase the percentage of electricity that must come from clean sources, such as solar and wind. But environmentalists said provisions of the bill could benefit giant power...Tags: Energy Saving, Environmental Issues, Business, Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut), Electricity Production and Distribution
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COLUMN-Need for energy storage offers hydropower revival: Wynn
Reuters(The author is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.) By Gerard Wynn LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - Hydropower offers an effective way to balance grids that increasingly have to cope with variable renewable energy supply, and this may...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Water Supply, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Issues, Finance
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California nuclear shutdown offset lower natgas prices in 2012
ReutersHOUSTON, April 29 (Reuters) - Wholesale power prices per megawatt-hour in California dipped just 2 percent last year, barely reflecting a 30 percent drop in average natural gas prices, as the absence of two Southern California nuclear units, less...Tags: Southern California Edison Company, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Issues, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Standards
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State Clean Energy Study Changes Look At Hydropower And Biomass
The Hartford CourantThe state's energy department released a final version of its study recommending changes to how Connecticut supports clean energy Friday after weeks of public debate on the plan that initially blazed a wide path for large-scale hydropower to be included...Tags: Environmental Issues, Biofuels, Renewable Energy, New England Power Company
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Malloy's Energy Chief Criticized For Conference Call With Investment Firm, Then Apologizes
The Hartford CourantEnvironmentalists are blasting state energy and environment Commissioner Dan Esty for briefing clients of an investment firm in a conference call Tuesday about state plans and pending legislation on energy that could benefit Northeast Utilities –...Tags: Alternative Energy, Energy Saving, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources, Dannel P. Malloy
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Dan Esty Criticized, Then Apologizes, For Conference Call With Investment Firm's Clients
The Hartford CourantEnvironmentalists are blasting state energy and environment Commissioner Dan Esty for briefing clients of an investment firm in a conference call Tuesday about state plans and pending legislation on energy that could benefit Northeast Utilities –...Tags: Alternative Energy, Energy Saving, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources, Dannel P. Malloy
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COLUMN-Grid battery storage remains elusive: Wynn
Reuters(The author is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.) By Gerard Wynn LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - Hydropower remains one of the most efficient, grid-scale energy storage options, according to a recent Stanford University article,...Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Alternative Energy, Environmental Issues, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Germany
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DEEP Addresses Concerns About 'Cart Before Horse' On Renewable Energy Study
The Hartford CourantEnergy industry watchers made comments Thursday on the state's plan to change how it categorizes renewable energy sources like solar, wind and hydropower at a public hearing in Hartford. The plan — out as an energy department study and pending...Tags: Alternative Energy, Energy Saving, Environmental Issues, Washington, DC, Natural Resources
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