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U.S. Crackdown Forces Calif. To Yank Homae Solar, Energy-Retrofit Loans
California pulled funding for its home solar and energy-retrofit loans yesterday in response to federal mortgage overseers' n...
Read more...UNC-TV lays down press shield
Is a public TV station licensed to a state university system an agency of the state if a legislative committee says so?
Read more...Defense proposal has $18M for Valley
By Elise Franco efranco@vindy.com A spending bill for fiscal year 2011 would include $37.5
Read more...Prospective line builder files route proposal
The pathways that transmission lines might take crossing the Texas Hill Country landscape have been narrowed down.
Read more...$37M may fund defense programs in Ohio
Nearly $40 million in Defense Appropriations Funding is expected to be used for programs in Ohio, including advanced metals technology, alternate energy and orthopedic research.
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The White House has confirmed that President Obama and his family will vacation on Martha's Vineyard in August following a trip to the Gulf. On Saturday, August 14, the First Family will travel to Florida's Gulf Coast, where they will spend the weekend.
Read more...No bids needed for big solar projects
A state law exempting solar and other energy projects from bidding requirements could be costing schools and other public agencies millions of dollars in unneeded expenses, experts say.The statute allows public agencies to sign energy-related contracts without requesting bids, even on massive
Read more...BigBellies or Big Bullies?
The city's trash compactors are soiling Greenworks plan. On July 13, the Daily News dedicated its cover to a report by City Controller Alan Butkovitz claiming that the BigBelly [trash] compactors arent as good a deal as city and company... [This is a summary. To read the full article on PhiladelphiaWeekly.com, click the headline above.]
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Plug Power Inc., the Latham fuel cell manufacturer, said company executives will be attending a ribbon cutting next month to celebrate a new fleet of fuel-cell-powered fork lifts at a United Natural Foods distribution center in Sarasota, Fla. Citing "new evidence," the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is again trying to freeze a trust fund created by McGinn, Smith & Co. founder David ...
Read more...Letters: Think before closing Yankee
I'm curious about the business plan that the people running for governor of Vermont like Peter Shumlin. And also the people in Vermont and Vermont legislature who support closing Vermont Yankee.
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