08/27/2008	Energy summit addresses conservation, opportunities for business (Las Vegas Business Press)
08:06 PM	Executives attending last week's National Clean Energy Summit at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, heard gloomy predictions for America if the country fails to wean itself off its dependence on foreign oil.
08/27/2008	Japan seeks UAE’s sovereign investments (Khaleej Times)
08:04 PM	DUBAI - Tokyo is looking to attract SovereignWealth Funds (SWFs) in the UAE to make long-term investments in Japan, particularly in sectors offering high returns, as both countries stress the importance of human and economic development.
08/27/2008	Selling in Temecula (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News)
08:00 PM	CB Richard Ellis (NYSE: CBG) announced that Sundance Packaging Inc. purchased the 5,160 square foot flex tech building at 27307 Via Industria in Temecula 92590, for total consideration of $639,849.
08/27/2008	Henderson power plant to close (Evansville Courier & Press)
08:00 PM	Citing rising costs and mounting environmental regulations, Henderson Municipal Power and Light plans to close its 58-year-old Station One power plant on Water Street on or before Dec. 31, the utility announced.
08/27/2008	Ritter praises CSU, other institutions for their role in alternative solutions (9 News Denver)
07:59 PM	DENVER - Jobs and alternative energy go hand-in-hand as Colorado transforms into a clean-energy economy, fueled by wind and solar power and cutting-edge research at CSU and other institutions, Gov. Bill Ritter said Tuesday during a news conference while flanked by a 131-foot-long wind turbine blade manufactured in Windsor.
08/27/2008	Land ministry to seek 18% budget boost (The Japan Times)
07:57 PM	The land ministry said Wednesday it will seek a budget of ¥6.94 trillion for fiscal 2009, up 18 percent from this year, to promote policies in three core areas, including measures against global warming. The other two key areas will be improving public safety and reinforcing economic growth in the nation, the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry said. Read the full story ...
08/27/2008	GT Solar posts profit in Q1 (Energy Business Review)
07:45 PM	GT Solar International, a provider of manufacturing equipment and services essential for the production of photovoltaic wafers, has reported a net income of $5.1 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009; compared to a net loss of $5 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, for the same period of fiscal 2008.
08/27/2008	Trina Solar signs supplemental agreement with GCL Silicon (Energy Business Review)
07:44 PM	Trina Solar, an integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products, has announced that its subsidiary, Changzhou Trina Solar Energy, has signed a supplemental agreement to the long-term polysilicon supply agreement with a subsidiary of GCL Silicon Technology Holdings.
08/27/2008	Soundbites (Tucson Weekly)
07:41 PM	Little bits of music strung together haphazardly.
08/27/2008	Las Vegas Sun (Las Vegas Sun)
07:35 PM	(The Sun has gone on the road to listen to voters and talk to political leaders around the West. Reporters have been examining the economic, cultural and demographic forces re-shaping the region as they drove to Denver for the first of the two major party conventions the Sun will cover.