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Company Increases Commitment to Develop New Wind Power Resources

Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL) proposed today to reduce its generation fleet's greenhouse gas emissions by retiring a coal-fired generating unit, dramatically increasing its wind power portfolio, doubling its commitment to utilizing biomass, and aggressively building upon its energy efficiency measures, when its proposed expansion at the Nelson Dewey Generating Station becomes operable in 2013.

13 Jun 2008

Industry Maintain Ethanol is Not Source of Food Inflation and World Hunger

More than 4,000 international ethanol industry professionals will gather at the 24th Annual International Fuel Ethanol Workshop + Expo (FEW), June 16 - 19, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville to improve and expand an industry on the defense, according to conference organizers BBI International, a service company providing worldwide renewable energy solutions and specializing in project development, media, and events.

12 Jun 2008

Investment Expects to Boost Ethanol Production to 400 Million Litres per Year

Suncor Energy announced today plans to proceed with a $120 million expansion of its St. Clair Ethanol Plant. This investment is expected to boost ethanol production at the facility to 400 million litres per year - double the plant's existing capacity.

12 Jun 2008

Fuel Efficiency of Tires is Important for Auto Makers and Consumers

As fuel prices continue to climb, most consumers are searching for ways to achieve improved gas mileage, and North America's largest tire maker has some advice. A recent posting by the U.S. Department of Energy lists the most fuel-efficient vehicles by category, and tires produced by The Goodyear Tire + Rubber Company outfit six of the eight category leaders.

12 Jun 2008

Working to Provide Customers with the Cleanest Energy in the Nation

Continuing its momentum of adding utility-scale solar power to its energy mix, Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced today that it has entered into two contracts with San Joaquin Solar LLC, a subsidiary of Martifer Renewables Electricity LLC, for a combined 106.8 megawatts (MW) of solar thermal-biofuel hybrid power.

12 Jun 2008

Cereplast Remains on Track to Open its Seymour Manufacturing Facility

Cereplast, Inc., manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, remains on track to open its Seymour, Ind. manufacturing facility in the third quarter of this year. Record rainfall in parts of the state caused the evacuation of 100 homes in Seymour this week, however Cereplast's facility remains safe from flooding.

12 Jun 2008

Scientists Studying Region of the Atmosphere that Influences Climate Change

Scientists are deploying an advanced research aircraft to study a region of the atmosphere that influences climate change by affecting the amount of solar heat that reaches Earth's surface.

12 Jun 2008

Simple Energy Savings Tips to Consumers Looking for Ways to Cut Energy Bills

Looking for ways to save money? Look no further than your kitchen. The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) offers these simple energy savings tips to consumers looking for ways to cut energy bills this summer.

12 Jun 2008

PVC Shower Curtains are Potentially Toxic to the Health of Consumers

Results from a two-phase study released today by the Center for Health, Environment + Justice, a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing environmental health harms caused by chemical threats, show that shower curtains made with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic contain many harmful chemicals including volatile organic compounds (VOCs), phthalates and organotins.

12 Jun 2008

$45 Trillion is Needed to Prevent Energy Shortages and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (Mantra) releases its latest information on the on-going commercialization of its ERC technology.

12 Jun 2008

How Forests Impact Global Climate

There are roughly 42 million square kilometers of forest on Earth, a swath that covers almost a third of the land surface, and those wooded environments play a key role in both mitigating and enhancing global warming.

12 Jun 2008

Producing Amines at Low Cost and No Waste Products

Chemists at UC Riverside have discovered an inexpensive, clean and quick way to prepare amines - nitrogen-containing organic compounds derived from ammonia that have wide industrial applications such as solvents, additives, anti-foam agents, corrosion inhibitors, detergents, dyes and bactericides.

12 Jun 2008

American PolySteel Announced Merger with Leading Provider of Green Building Solutions

ARXX® Corporation, a leading provider of green building envelope solutions, announced today its merger with American PolySteel®, LLC.

12 Jun 2008

Creating Awareness About Energy Efficiency in Cool, Fun-Filled Settings

Reliant Energy is the presenting sponsor of the inaugural YMCA of Greater Houston's YMCA Cool Days, June 1-Aug. 31, and will organize a number of activities with the YMCA that will help create awareness among youth and their parents about energy efficiency in cool, fun-filled settings.

12 Jun 2008

Eco-Friendly Tactics and Product Suggestions Designed to Reduce Energy Costs

Mr. Handyman, the national home repair and maintenance franchise and the nation's No. 1 employer of handymen, is leveraging its access to hundreds of local households with practical energy-savings solutions that could effectively decrease water usage by millions of gallons each month and significantly reduce the region's energy consumption overall.

12 Jun 2008