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Alternative Energy - US town focuses on alternative energy




www.youtube.com World News Bulletin Plz Subscrib for Latest News The first commercial tidal energy project in North America is in its last test phase. Turbines have been engineered a little way off the coast of Eastport Maine in such a way to ensure they always turn the same way, whether the tide is rolling in, or out. The turbines power a generator, creating electricity. Cables carry it onshore and directly into the power grid. Three years from now, they hope to power 1200 homes. Al Jazeera's Scott Heidler reports from Eastport Maine.



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US town hopes tides will power recovery
Aljazeera.com
US town hopes tides will power recovery. Maine residents hoping a new alternative energy project brings better tidings, after nationwide economic hardship. Last Modified: 09 ... The first commercial tidal energy project in North America is in its final ...




America should fully pursue alternative energy
Chatham Star Tribune
If Americans are using less dirty energy, our exports are literally choking the Chinese donning dust masks to survive. A full implementation of alternative energy development will create more jobs and rid us of dependence on foreign oil, a farsighted ...




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Nevada's 1st Commercial Wind Farm to Bring Lasting Benefits
CleanTechnica
Nevada's first commercial wind power farm — Pattern Energy's 151-MW Spring Valley Wind project — is up and running, a milestone that is being marked by a public ceremony on the project site near the town of Ely. Government officials, including long ...
Nevada's First Wind Power Project Begins Generating Clean EnergyU.S. Politics Today
Colonel Smith Middle School: Net Zero Energy Classrooms Open In Fort ...Huffington Post
Obama Fast-Tracks Renewables on Military Bases, Public LandsEnvironment News Service
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Frank Wills, Alternative Energy Advocate, Dies at 87
Patch.com
Wills, a retired engineer who was a strong supporter of alternative energy practices and a friendly presence at town meetings, moved to Mattituck 50 years ago, according to a bio on Sustainable Southold, of which he was a founding member. ... According ...




US to offer $2B in renewable energy loans to South Africa
Minneapolis Star Tribune
JOHANNESBURG - The U.S. will offer South Africa up to $2 billion in loans to fund renewable energy ventures involving American companies, a top official said Monday, a potential boon for both the electricity-hungry nation and U.S. business interests.

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