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Joint Agreement Signed between World Energy Research and Blue Energy Canada

AUCKLAND, New ZealandJuly 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- have signed a joint agreement in which World Energy Research will finance the development of Blue Energy Canada's first 200 MW commercial tidal power project at a cost of roughly half a billion dollars. World Energy Research, which specializes in the development and commercialization of green energy technology, chose Blue Energy's resource-driven...

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Treasure Valley Solar Becomes Earthsponse Elite Dealer and Announces Move into the Solar Industry

BOISE, Idaho, July 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Treasure Valley Solar () announced today that it has incorporated new solar products into their business after training select team members in the renewable energy field. The company recently partnered with Earthsponse, an alternative energy firm that provides its dealers with the best products and continuing education to ensure that they will be leaders in the...

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July 13 Begins New Doe License Process

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With full implementation of the Pennsylvania Automated License System (PALS), Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today reminded hunters that county treasurers will begin accepting antlerless deer license applications three weeks earlier than in past years. Applications from resident hunters will be accepted by county treasurers...

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LDK Solar Provides Business Update

XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE: ), a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, today provided an updated outlook for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009. For the second quarter of 2009, LDK Solar estimates shipments between 220 and 230 megawatts ("MW"). This compares to its previously issued guidance for...

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Former Owner of the Largest Chrysotile Asbestos Mine and Mill in the U.S. Agrees to Address Contamination at Vermont Site

WASHINGTON, July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As part of a multi-site settlement, G-I Holdings Inc. has agreed to address asbestos contamination caused by its past operation of the largest chrysotile asbestos mine and mill in the country, the United States and the state of Vermont announced today. The 1,673-acre abandoned mine site in Vermont, known as the Vermont Asbestos Group Mine Site (VAG Site)...

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DEP Accepting Comments on Stormwater Permit Revisions

"A proposed section relating to total maximum daily loads, or TMDLs, has been incorporated into the permit to assist those municipalities that are required to meet water quality standards where the waters are impaired," Hanger explained. A TMDL is a calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant that a body of water can receive and still safely meet water quality standards. "This proposed...

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Unity College Bucks Trend of Employee Melt in Higher Education, Hires in Response to Popularity of Environmental Majors

"We're very excited to welcome three strong new members to our full-time faculty this fall," said Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Amy Knisley. "The news in higher education has been full of layoffs and cutbacks -- entire programs being cut along with their faculty, including tenured faculty in some cases. There is nothing more important, for a small college like ours, than...

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Architectural Team Looks to Win Department of Energy Competition by Using Thermablok(R) Aerogel Insulation

TAMPA, Fla. /PRNewswire/ -- Living green is a matter of striking the right balance between innovation and environmental stewardship. With that in mind, Tampa-based Thermablok(R) donated 2,000 linear feet of its revolutionary aerogel insulation material to California architecture and design students participating in the 2009 "Solar Decathlon." The Solar Decathlon is a prestigious international...

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Nordic Windpower Offered $16 Million DOE Loan Guarantee to Expand its US Wind Turbine Production

With this technology, the N1000's rotor blades flex at the hub to dissipate turbulent winds before they can reach or damage the drive train, increasing reliability and ensuring virtually maintenance-free operations. The turbines are more economical to install because the blades can be attached to the hub and nacelle on the ground and then raised with a single crane lift. Heavier, three-bladed turbines...

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Ballard Passes Key Milestone for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Deployments in India

VANCOUVER, July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD; NASDAQ: ) announced today that together with its partner, IdaTech LLC, it has passed a product acceptance milestone and confirmed the order of 310 ElectraGen(TM) H2 hydrogen-based units. These units will be used to provide backup power for wireless telecommunications network equipment to ACME Tele Power Ltd customers in the...

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True Green Energy Group Applauds Spectrum Blue Steel's Launch in the Philippines and the Deployment of the Biosphere MKV

Flynn also said during the ceremony, "We all need to understand what we're changing from in order to change into something better. We're proud to become the Philippines number one green energy provider and believe that together with the leaders of this country we can help create a more sustainable future for generations to come. Planet earth will be saved and our children's future will be paved...

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Tube City IMS, LLC Launches New Internet Portal for Suppliers

Tube City IMS, LLC is a leading provider of outsourced steel services, including raw materials procurement, scrap management, raw materials optimization, slag processing, metal recovery and surface conditioning to integrated steel mills, mini-mills and foundries. The Company, headquartered in Glassport, Pa., has operations at 75 plants throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, the Caribbean,...

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Tyco Flow Control's Sempell AG Receives 'Top AREVA Supplier' Award

PRINCETON, N.J., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Tyco Flow Control announced that the company's Germany-based Sempell AG, a leading provider of nuclear valve products worldwide, accepted the "Top AREVA Supplier" designation at a ceremony in Berlin on July 1. AREVA, a world energy expert in nuclear power generation, electricity transmission and distribution, recognized their vital relationship with...

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Mayor Rodriguez Declares Biosphere Technology is Set to Change the Future

Spectrum Blue Steel Corporation, a Philippine domestic corporation has been granted a license to the Biosphere Process and Technology in 2008 by the Biosphere Development Corporation/Global Environmental Energy Corporation (Global Environmental: Deutsche Borse: GLI.F) for the promotions, marketing, operation and management of the Biosphere Process. In that same year, the said company launched Zero...

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GEECF: Three More Sites for Biosphere Project in the Philippines

Under the Philippine Renewable Energy Act of 2008 Waste-to-Energy facilities like the Biosphere Projects qualify for "Pioneer" status and are designed to spur investments in the renewable energy sector with incentives. The incentives include a seven-year tax holiday, no tax on carbon credits generated from renewable energy sources, and a 10-percent corporate income tax thereafter. Firms will...