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MO Senators Consider Bill to Pay for Power Plants

February 11, 2009 (The Associated Press) By CHRIS BLANK Senators grilled AmerenUE leaders during a hearing Tuesday on legislation allowing utilities to charge electric customers for the

Renewables Standard Opponents Try to Dilute Washington State's I-937

February 10, 2009 Wind Energy Weekly The Renewable Northwest Project (RNP) and other renewable energy supporters have been working hard to fend off recent attempts to

EIA: Electricity Demand Seen Dropping 0.8% in '09

February 10, 2009 Dow Jones & Company,  Inc. U.S. electricity demand is expected to drop 0.8% this year, pushed lower by declining industrial demand, the U.S. government said

Nuclear's Comeback: Still No Energy Panacea

December 31, 2008 By Michael Grunwald Nuclear power is on the verge of a remarkable comeback. It's been three decades since an American utility ordered a nuclear plant, but 35 new reactors are now ... read more

America's Untapped Energy Resource: Boosting Efficiency

Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008 Time Magazine By Michael Grunwald This may sound too good to be true, but the U.S. has a renewable-energy resource that is perfectly clean, remarkably cheap, surprisingly ... read more

Why Throw the Book at Social Activists?

February 10, 2009 Sun Sentinal Ralph De La Cruz | Columnist Two months in jail? For misdemeanor trespassing? During an environmental protest? Dorothy, we're definitely not in Kansas anymore.

Why Nuclear Energy Isn't the Great Green Hope

June 2007 http://www.foreignpolicy.com, By Charles Ferguson, Sharon Squassoni As the planet warms, leaders from Washington to Beijing are pushing nuclear power as a clean alternative to coal. ... read more