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		<title>Wind Financing Decline Starts Renewable Energy Investment Slide</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investment in renewable energy fell 20 percent from a year ago in the third quarter as wind farm financings dropped and the pace of spending eased in the U.S. and India, Bloomberg New Energy Finance said. The $56.6 billion injected into clean energy projects in the third quarter was down ...]]></description>
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		<title>Shifting our Paradigm on Clean Energy Matters</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the election season heats up, we&#8217;re seeing an avalanche of ads from the fossil-fuel industry. But it was only four years ago that companies like Chevron, BP and others were touting their commitment to renewables, and even Republicans were paying lip service to addressing climate change, instead of using ...]]></description>
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		<title>Sprint and Others in Support of Renewable Energy Tax Credit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, 19 companies, including major consumer brands and several Fortune 500 firms, wrote to Congressional leaders encouraging them to extend the Production Tax Credit (PTC), a key provision supporting renewable energy. The PTC provides a tax credit of 2.2 cents per kilowatt-hour of renewable power generated and, if lawmakers fail ...]]></description>
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		<title>Will President Obama Go For Renewable Clean Energy in New Term</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama’s effort to develop renewable power sources and persuade Congress to adopt a long-term energy policy will be priorities should he win a second term, his top climate and energy aide said. Clean-energy programs and efficiency initiatives will be a focus for the president if he’s re-elected in ...]]></description>
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		<title>Renewable Energy Markets Being Dominated By China; US Shares 2nd</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ According to the most recent Global Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices Report (CAI), China will continue to dominate the global renewable energy market. The country has quadrupled its solar capacity target to 50GW by 2020. At the top of the All Renewable Index (ARI), China will have to overcome some ...]]></description>
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		<title>Texans Prefer and Demand Clean Green Energy From Power Companies</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 18:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new retail electric brand offering customers power generated exclusively from renewable sources illustrates Texas&#8217; growing demand for clean energy, a consumer advocate says. Direct Energy&#8217;s New Leaf Energy brand will add to a market already loaded with all-renewable energy plans, but it will be the first available to Texas ...]]></description>
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		<title>Renewable Energy Tax-Credits and Proposed Bills</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 16:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering and Support Center issued a $7 billion, multiple-award request for proposal (RFP) to procure solar, wind, geothermal and biomass energy through power purchase agreements with both large and small businesses. The $7 billion total contract capacity will be expended for the purchase of ...]]></description>
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		<title>North American PV market grew 50% Y/Y to 1.4 GW in 1H’12</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PV demand from the Asia Pacific (APAC) region is forecast to grow by 80% Y/Y during 2H’12, driven by Q4’12 demand at the 5.3 GW level, according to new research featured in the NPD Solarbuzz Asia Pacific Major PV Markets Quarterly. While major European markets have historically fueled strong year-end PV demand, ...]]></description>
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		<title>China Says US Clean-Energy Projects Violate WTO Rules</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING—China&#8217;s Commerce Ministry said six renewable-energy projects in five U.S. states have violated global trade rules, though it stopped short of announcing any penalties. The ministry&#8217;s announcement Monday continues the tit-for-tat moves in the clean-energy sector pitting China against its two-largest trade partners, the U.S. and European Union. It comes ...]]></description>
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		<title>USDA Funds 9 New Iowa Renewable Energy Products</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Agriculture Department announced on Tuesday that 106 projects in 29 states, Guam and Puerto Rico have been selected for funding to produce renewable energy and make energy efficiency improvements, including nine projects in Iowa. USDA said the Iowa projects would receive $1.4 million that will be used to ...]]></description>
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		<title>USDA, Energy Department Invest $41 Million Into Biofuel Innovations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Energy Department and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on July 25 announced a $41 million investment in 13 projects, including five cost-shared projects, that will drive more efficient biofuels production and feedstock improvements. Through the joint Biomass Research and Development Initiative, USDA and the Energy Department are working ...]]></description>
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		<title>New Mexico Gets a Boost in Solar Energy Development</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA FE, N. M. – A federal solar impact statement released this week will foster the development of renewable energy on public lands in six western states, including New Mexico. It provides a roadmap for large-scale solar energy development on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and ...]]></description>
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		<title>Electric Vehicles: Getting Charge Boost</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:35:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While EVs (electric vehicles) may not be the norm in every garage, they are continuing to gain market traction. As the market for EVs matures, the need for associated services will grow as well, especially when it comes to charging infrastructure. Between 2011 and 2015, around 410,000 plug-in electric vehicles ...]]></description>
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		<title>Sub-500 kW PV Projects Provides US Job Creation and Cost Reductions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Encouraged by incentives and power requirements, agricultural land in the US is being converted to renewable PV energy  Santa Clara, Calif. &#8211; While large-scale photovoltaic (PV) solar projects often grab the headlines, the recently-released NPD Solarbuzz United States Deal Tracker report indicates that 40% of PV projects currently underway in ...]]></description>
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		<title>United States Navy Embraces Clean Energy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ABOARD THE USS NIMITZ — Some 100 nautical miles northeast of Oahu in the Pacific Ocean, a fleet of U.S. Navy fighter jets slings from the deck of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier, leaving thin trails of smoke on the tight runway. The operation, part of maneuvers involving several thousand ...]]></description>
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		<title>IKEA State&#8217;s Largest Solar Owner</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[IKEA, the world&#8217;s leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its store in Houston, Texas &#8211; which, when combined with IKEA projects atop stores in Frisco and Round Rock, will make IKEA the state&#8217;s largest solar owner. IKEA Houston&#8217;s 116,400-square-foot PV array consists of ...]]></description>
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		<title>Renewable Energy&#8217;s Future is Blowin’ in the Wind</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Multiple sources of renewable energy are being developed around the world as countries try to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels. For the generation of electricity in particular, depending on the locale, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric, and wind energy are all being used. Of all the forms of renewable energy under ...]]></description>
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		<title>Investments to Accelerate U.S. Manufacturing of Energy Efficient Lighting Technologies</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2012 18:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of the Obama Administration&#8217;s all-of-the-above energy strategy to help reduce energy costs for America&#8217;s homes and businesses, the Energy Department today announced more than $7 million for three innovative lighting projects at companies in California, Michigan, and North Carolina that aim to lower the cost of manufacturing high-efficiency ...]]></description>
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		<title>Microinverters Improve Solar Performance Under Shaded Conditions More Than 12%</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2012 16:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released a new repeatable test protocol that simulates real shade conditions and can predict with much greater precision the effects of shade on a solar array. The new test demonstrated that under heavy shading conditions the use of ...]]></description>
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		<title>New Solar Power Production Record Set in Germany</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 15:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Reuters) &#8211; German solar power plants produced a world record 22 gigawatts of electricity per hour &#8211; equal to 20 nuclear power stations at full capacity &#8211; through the midday hours on Friday and Saturday, the head of a renewable energy think tank said. The German government decided to abandon ...]]></description>
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		<title>Report; First quarter Renewable Energy transactions increased 41% over 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 13:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI: Around $21.7 billion worth of renewable energy mergers and acquisitions were completed globally in the first quarter this year and more consolidation in the sector is on the cards, Ernst &#38; Young said in a report. The M&#38;A activity increased despite difficult economic conditions, largely because of consolidation, ...]]></description>
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		<title>Apple&#8217;s iCloud data center will use 100% renewable energy by 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 19:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple&#8217;s main iCloud data center in Maiden, N.C., will be powered entirely by renewable energy by the end of this year with the construction of two solar array installations. The feat will be accomplished with the construction of both new solar arrays around the existing North Carolina facility, Reuters reported ...]]></description>
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		<title>Climate change having &#8216;dramatic impact&#8217; on national security</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Climate change has had a direct effect on national security, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said this week. Panetta told an audience at the Environmental Defense Fund that climate change has raised the need for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, hitting national security in the process. “The area of climate change ...]]></description>
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		<title>DOE Aims to Attract More Women in Clean Energy Careers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 16:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Energy Department announced on April 26 a three-part plan to help implement the Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Women&#8217;s Initiative aimed at attracting more women to clean energy careers and advancing their leadership positions. The new program, in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Energy Initiative, ...]]></description>
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		<title>New Report Highlights Importance of Clean Energy Policy, as Well As Need For Reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Cai Steger, Energy Policy Analyst, NRDC’s Center for Market Innovation  &#8211; Experts from Brookings, Breakthough Institute and WRI released a report today with some insightful and thought-provoking conclusions.  In it, they quantify the amount of government funding provided to clean energy from 2009-2014 and the rate that funding will fall ...]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Clean Energy Policies Risk Losing Lead Over China</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alex Morales, Bloomberg News  &#8211; The U.S. government is creating a “boom and bust” in renewable energy investment that threatens to undermine its lead over China, the Pew Charitable Trusts said in a report. U.S. investment reached $48.1 billion in 2011, largely in wind and solar power, the Washington-based research ...]]></description>
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		<title>Greek Hopes Rest on Solar Power for Economic Recovery</title>
		<link>http://www.reepedia.com/archives/4600</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:59:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greece, perhaps more than any other country in the EU, has been the worst hit in the Euro-zone crisis. However, the Greek Prime Minister has declared that renewable energy investments will prove to be crucial to the country’s recovery. According to Business Green, the country has even touted an investment of ...]]></description>
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		<title>New Mexico among solar energy leaders</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA FE, N.M.—A new report says New Mexico is among the nation&#8217;s leaders in production of electricity from solar power. The Solar Energy Industry Association says New Mexico ranked fourth nationally last year in photovoltaic solar system installations by residential and commercial customers and utilities. Those projects provided 116 megawatts ...]]></description>
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		<title>North America&#8217;s Largest Rooftop Solar Power Plant Formally Completed</title>
		<link>http://www.reepedia.com/archives/4592</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GLOUCESTER CITY, N.J., PRNewswire via COMTEX/ &#8212; U.S. Rep. Robert Andrews, D-N.J., today presented Gloucester Marine Terminal officials with an award letter announcing an $11 million federal tax credit rebate for the recently-completed groundbreaking new rooftop solar power plant project, the largest of its kind in North America. Known as ...]]></description>
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		<title>U.S., Canada, Mexico Vow &#8216;Continental&#8217; Energy Grid</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) &#8211; The leaders of the United States, Mexico, and Canada today pledged to develop &#8220;continental energy, including electricity generation and interconnection&#8221; across national borders and welcomed &#8220;increasing North American energy trade.&#8221; Meeting in Washington, U.S. President Barack Obama, Canada&#8217;s President Stephen Harper and Mexico&#8217;s President Felipe Calderon ...]]></description>
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		<title>Renewables future left blowing in the wind</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ambitious plans to capitalise on renewable opportunities in Ireland appear to have stalled and it remains to be seen if the Government can get things back on track, writes JOHN REYNOLDS THE GOVERNMENT’S jobs action plan talks of building upon our Emerald Isle image and capitalising on opportunities, particularly in ...]]></description>
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		<title>Biden slams Republicans for blocking programs for renewable energy</title>
		<link>http://www.reepedia.com/archives/4550</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More investment in “green” technology is shaping up to be a cornerstone of President Obama’s re-election effort, and the administration’s No. 2 man on Sunday accused Republicans of standing in the way of wind, solar and other renewable sources of energy. “They’re emasculating all the efforts to deal with renewable ...]]></description>
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		<title>India: New 40MW solar energy plant starts power production</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JAISALMER, India: The desert state on Saturday achieved the glory of having the country&#8217;s biggest solar power generation plant. The 40MW plant has been set up at Dhoodsar village near Pokhran in Jaisalmer district and the plant started power generation from Saturday. In a grand function organised at the village, ...]]></description>
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		<title>Airplane Manufacturers Join to Develop Sustainable Jet Fuels</title>
		<link>http://www.reepedia.com/archives/4537</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Competitors Airbus, Boeing and Brazil&#8217;s Embraer, announced they will work together to develop affordable biofuels for the airplane industry. In a joint statement, the airplane manufacturers say they will &#8221;speak in unity&#8221; to  promote and accelerate the availability of sustainable jet fuels. They plan to develop&#8221;drop-in&#8221; technologies that can be used throughout the aviation industry. Airbus and Boeing say they ...]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Administration Offers $35 Million for Biomass Research</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The White House on March 22 announced an offer of up to $35 million over three years to support research and development in advanced biofuels, bioenergy, and high-value biobased products. The projects will be funded through the Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI), a joint program of DOE and the ...]]></description>
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		<title>White House Offers $14 Million for Advanced Vehicle Materials</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The White House on March 22 announced a $14.2 million DOE effort to accelerate the development and deployment of stronger and lighter materials for advanced vehicles. The initiative will help reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil and limit carbon pollution. The funding will support the development of high-strength, lightweight carbon-fiber ...]]></description>
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		<title>Obama announces new limits on carbon pollution from power plants</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:36:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The EPA today proposed new limits on carbon pollution from new power plants. Environmentalists say the move will be a boon to Floridians, who get about 25 percent of their electricity from coal, but utility reps say the rules will “crush jobs” and arrest America’s economic recovery. Scientists have long ...]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Carbon Pollution Rules Boost Cleaner Power</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Daniel J. Weiss The Washington Post reported this evening that the Obama administration plans to propose the first nationwide standard to reduce carbon dioxide pollution from new power plants: “The Environmental Protection Agency will issue the first limits on greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants as early as ...]]></description>
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		<title>Denmark aims to get 50% of all electricity from wind power</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Danish government has stepped up its green energy and carbon reduction targets for 2020, hailing the plan as the &#8220;broadest, greenest, and most long-term energy agreement&#8221; it has ever reached. Danish minister for climate, energy and building, Martin Lidegaard, confirmed on Friday that parliament had agreed a new set ...]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans rain on Obama’s Keystone parade</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Republicans worked Thursday to undercut President Obama’s attempt to regain control of the narrative over the Keystone XL oil pipeline. In a barrage of statements, television interviews and news conferences, Republicans dismissed Obama’s energy tour as a public relations stunt. “Today he’s out in Oklahoma trying to take credit for ...]]></description>
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		<title>Far Higher Potential for Wind Energy in India Than Previously Estimated</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new assessment of wind energy in India has found that the potential for on-shore wind energy deployment is far higher than the official estimates &#8212; about 20 times and up to 30 times greater than the current government estimate of 102 gigawatts. This landmark finding may have significant impact ...]]></description>
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		<title>Winds of change blow through China as spending on renewable energy soars</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jonathan Watts (guardian.co.uk) in Jiuquan &#8211; World&#8217;s biggest polluter spends £4bn a year on wind and solar power generation in single region as it aims to cut fossil fuel use The remote, wind-blasted desert of northwestern Gansu could be the most unloved, environmentally abused corner of China. It is home ...]]></description>
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		<title>US Capitol Gets An Energy Efficiency Facelift</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The US Capitol complex is getting an energy face-lift &#8211; it&#8217;s getting a cogeneration plant that will generate electricity and create steam to heat the campus. The Architect of the Capitol (AoC) says it has almost $100 million for three projects &#8211; at the House, Senate and Library of Congress. They will be ...]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil Bars Oil Workers From Leaving After Spill</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian court has ordered 17 employees from two American companies, the oil giant Chevron and the rig operator Transocean, to surrender their passports, barring them from leaving Brazil as authorities prepare to file criminal charges in days in connection with an offshore oil spill involving ...]]></description>
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		<title>Solar Window Making Progress Thanks To Invisible Wiring</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An exciting technology is being developed by New Energy Technologies (NENE.OB) and the Department of Energy&#8217;s National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) &#8211; a window that can produce solar energy in both natural and artificial light. An electricity-generating coating is sprayed onto a SolarWindowTM enabling them to retain their transparency while ...]]></description>
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		<title>Department of Defense Releases Clean Energy Implementation Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ US Military to Invest $10 Billion a Year in Renewable Energy Noting that almost every military capability relies on energy, the Department of Defense (DOD) released its Operational Energy Strategy Implementation Plan last week, which will &#8220;transform the way&#8221; it uses energy. The plan will implement DOD&#8217;s energy strategy, released ...]]></description>
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		<title>Hydrogen Power in Real Life: Clean and Energy Efficient</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ScienceDaily - Since 2009, a hydrogen powered street cleaning vehicle has been undergoing testing on the streets of Basel. The project is intended to take hydrogen drives out of the laboratory and onto the streets in order to gain experience on using them under practical conditions. The result of the pilot ...]]></description>
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		<title>Australian Solar Light Helps 80,000 Pakistan Flood Refugees</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A cheap Australian-designed solar light is changing lives in developing nations, including 80,000 refugees in Pakistan still struggling to rebuild after the country suffered devastating floods a year ago. As we&#8217;ve reported before, the adverse effects caused by the estimated one billion people living off the grid in poor countries ...]]></description>
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		<title>Reid: Republicans exaggerating benefits of Keystone XL pipeline</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Republican claims about the benefits of the Keystone XL oil pipeline are greatly overblown, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Sunday. &#8220;It won&#8217;t lower the price of oil. Construction won&#8217;t be complete for a long, long time,&#8221; Reid said during an interview on CNN’s State of the Union, referring ...]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Week Ahead: Transportation, energy tax credits and farm bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Renewable energy advocates will be watching closely this week to see if some of their favorite tax incentives will be renewed and extended as part of a surface transportation bill, S. 1813, that’s been slowly moving through the U.S. Senate. The Senate starting moving forward on passage of a ...]]></description>
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