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NorthWestern Gives Go-Ahead to Build Wind Farm
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Government Grades Itself on Gas Prices, Gets an ‘A’
March 22, 2012
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Do You Support Offshore Drilling? — Survey of the Day
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Energy Company Halts Plans for Exploratory Well
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Is Nuclear Power Worth the Benefits? – Survey of the Day
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Obama Plays Defense on Energy Policy
March 16, 2012 On Tuesday, the U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu publicly backtracked on his prior opinion that domestic gas prices need to rise to European levels. This same week, Obama spoke out against his Republican opponents for their "flat-earth" mentality on energy. The focus on energy this week is driven by gas prices that not only hurt the wallet, they hurt Obama's re-election chances.
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New Montana Wind Farm on It’s Way
January 19, 2012 Montana is set to receive a new 20,000 watt wind farm just outside the town of Shawmut by the end of 2012. The wind turbines are from Goldwind, a Chinese government backed windmill manufacturing firm from Urumqi, Xinjang that competes directly with General Electric. Goldwind already has 6,000 turbines running worldwide and has plans for projects in multiple U.S. States including Ohio, and Rhode Island.
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Scientists Discover Possibility of Turning Urine Into Power Source
Research done by scientists at the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol has for the first time shown the possibility of producing electricity from human urine.