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Pakistan, Iran launch controversial gas pipeline project
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Work formally began Monday on a controversial pipeline that would feed energy-starved Pakistan natural gas from Iran, a project that has drawn stern warnings from the U.S. of possible sanctions against Islamabad if the South Asian...
Tags: Energy Resources, Iran's Nuclear Program, U.S. Department of State, Renewable Energy, Pakistan
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Group: Syrian missiles kill at least 141 in Aleppo
BEIRUT (AP) — At least 141 people, half of them children, were killed when the Syrian military fired at least four missiles into the northern province of Aleppo last week, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. The international rights group said the...
Tags: Weaponry, Wars and Interventions, Renewable Energy, NATO, Petroleum Industry
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Nuclear blows away wind
The primary motivation among environmentalists for developing wind energy is legitimate concern about the effects of climate change. Wind is alleged to provide important relief from the emission of carbon dioxide from electricity production. But without...
Tags: Nuclear Power, Energy Resources, Chernobyl Disaster (1986), Renewable Energy, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Cambria Somerset Authority wait on federal permits for hydro project
Staff writer, @DA_AmberRThe Cambria Somerset Authority board members are waiting for federal permits on a proposed hydroelectric project. This project is still in the early stages of development. Authority officials visited potential sites with associates from Kleinschmidt,...Tags: Politics, Renewable Energy, Environmental Issues, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Science and Technology
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UPDATE: Threat of dam failure in Wythe County decreases
According to Appalachian Power and the National Weather Service, the threat of a dam failure at the Byllesby/Buck hydroelectric dam on the New River has been downgraded. Officials in Wythe County warned residents of a potential dam failure earlier...
Tags: Floods, Electricity Production and Distribution, Structural Failures, Renewable Energy, Weather Warnings
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UPDATE: Appalachian Power says dam situations improve across the region
Assignment ManagerAccording to Appalachian Power and the National Weather Service, the threat of a dam failure at the Byllesby/Buck hydroelectric dam on the New River has been downgraded. Officials in Wythe County warned residents of a potential dam failure earlier...Tags: Water, Bodies of Water, Floods, Renewable Energy, Weather Warnings
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Appalachian Power gets the OK to reduce outflows from Smith Mountain Hydroelectric Project
Because of the dry conditions, Appalachian Power has asked for and received approval to reduce its outflow from the Smith Mountain Hydroelectric Project. Appalachian Power asked for permission from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality on...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Environmental Issues, Appalachian Power Company
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Laos to begin building hotly debated Xayaburi dam this week
World NowLaos plans to start building a dam on the Mekong River this week over the objections of Cambodia and Vietnam downstream, a step that neighboring countries fear could imperil fish and cripple rice fields. The Xayaburi dam is expected to reap profits for... -
Cambria Somerset Authority expecting better water sales in 2013
Daily American Staff WriterSomerset County Commissioner John Vatavuk said Cambria Somerset Authority water sales have held steady this year. The authority expects to generate $944,400 in water sales in 2013, an increase of about $100,000 from two years ago. "We have a few big...Tags: Loans, Credit and Debt, Renewable Energy, Debt Market, Environmental Issues
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Superstorm Sandy mostly spares Maryland as it moves up coast
Central Maryland appears to have been spared the worst of Sandy's fury, which was delivered farther up the Atlantic Coast. One man was killed after a tree fell on his home in Pasadena. A second was killed in a head-on collision in Clarksburg that...
Tags: Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Public Transportation, Mary Pat Clarke, Cecil County, Renewable Energy
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Allan Powell: Stimulus vital to recovery
Ever since John M. Keynes proposed governmental influxes of money to stimulate ailing economies, there has been a steady flow of objections from free-market enthusiasts. They always use the same old arguments: continued unemployment and a pitifully slow...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Foreign Exchange Market, The Washington Post, Renewable Energy, Finance
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Juneau Utility Company Completes Second Avalanche Diverter
Channel 2 NewsJuneau's electric utility company has completed another barrier designed to protect power lines from avalanches. Alaska Electric Light and Power says work is finished on a second avalanche splitter that will divert snow around power line towers. Large...Tags: Avalanches and Landslides, Renewable Energy, Electricity Production and Distribution, Environmental Issues
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