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Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Helius Energy Plc, the U.K. utility planning crop-burning power stations in Britain and southern Africa, signed an option to lease land on the Bristol Channel off the southwest coast of England for a biomass plant. www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601130&sid=afE8oNzwRGS4
Washington State University students may get a leg up on careers in renewable energy engineering by taking the school's first class on the topic starting in the spring. www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/348096...
Both John McCain and Barack Obama have issued plans on how the nation should meet its energy needs while addressing global warming, but some small business owners aren’t impressed. www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2008/10/13/story18.html?...
Sen. Carl Levin and his Republican opponent, Jack Hoogendyk, both say the United States must reduce dependence on imported oil. But they disagree on whether drilling should be allowed in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and on what should be done to prompt alternative energy development. www.freep.com/article/20081013/NEWS15/810130399/1001/rss01
The $700 billion financial bailout bill passed Oct. 3 could be a boon for alternative energy, technology and manufacturing in Colorado and nationally because it includes extensions of federal tax credits for those industries. www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2008/10/13/story9.html?an...
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist signed a comprehensive energy bill to great fanfare at the state’s global climate change summit in Miami earlier this year. He called the bill “the most comprehensive energy and economic development policy in the history of our state.” www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2008/10/13/focus13.html...
While the state of Arizona is making it easier and more profitable for people to generate their own renewable energy, some local governments are making it harder and more expensive. www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2008/10/13/editorial3.ht...
A Maui-based renewable energy firm has joined with an international light bulb maker to create and sell a new line of energy-efficient lighting products. www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2008/10/13/story7.html?a...
RALEIGH – Progress Energy and Duke Energy, both dealing with an increasing number of customers who don’t pay their bills on time, want to raise the penalties those customers are charged. www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2008/10/13/story12.html...
Rhode Islanders are looking for the next president to reduce American dependence on foreign oil, to make the cars they drive more fuel-efficient and to harness the sun and other elements for heat and light. www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-10-12-50sta...
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