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	Consumers picked to test hydrogen car prototypes (Battle Creek Enquirer)
07:57 PM	WASHINGTON — Tom Albert drove his loaner Chevrolet Equinox like any other car.
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	NDP would give city transit $15M -- (comment on this story) (The Sudbury Star)
07:56 PM	Greater Sudbury would receive $15 million over four years in new public transit funding under a federal New Democratic government, NDP Leader Jack Layton says. Layton made the election campaign-style pledge Tuesday in Sudbury, saying the NDP would give Canadian municipalities hundreds of millions of new dollars from [...]
08/27/2008	Henderson power plant to close (The Gleaner)
07:56 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	Fight against Fibrowatt mounts (Sampson Independent)
07:55 PM	The wave of antagonism against Fibrowatt continues to grow, with members of the Sampson County Concerned Citizens holding a rally last night to further question potential problems, and health hazards, that could come with the renewable energy plant’s location here.
08/27/2008	Keep climate change in check (Cooma-Monaro Express)
07:53 PM	Being green on the Monaro will be easier to achieve when a new pamphlet offering information about renewable energy is released in the next few months.
08/27/2008	DNC News Twitter feed archive (Rocky Mountain News via Yahoo! News)
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08/27/2008	Nathaniel Bach: Students in Denver Talk Cutting-Edge Global Warming Solutions (HuffingtonPost)
07:47 PM	Going beyond the mantras "use mass transit," "shop local," and "use renewable energy sources," the student group Partly Sunny seeks to go beyond the basics and maximize the effectiveness of those efforts through design and resourcefulness.
08/27/2008	Region holds key to energy solutions (The Oak Ridger)
07:45 PM	A local research executive recommends a range of solutions to move the country toward a "low-carbon future" where energy emissions are reduced even as demand and costs increase.