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Programs in Missouri developing alternative energy sources ★

A review of alternative energy programs for sun, wind, ethanol and nuclear power in the state of Missouri, United States.

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Exxon: Bush's energy goal 'not feasible' ★★★

From Exxon Mobil Senior Vice President Stuart McGill, while speaking in Houston at an energy conference:

Americans depend upon imports to fill the gap... No combination of conservation measures, alternative energy sources and technological advances could realistically and economically provide a way to completely replace those imports in the short or medium term.

He went on to say that the United States government should be encouraging energy interdependence, Because we are all contributing to and drawing from the same pool of oil, all nations -- exporting and importing -- are inextricably bound to one another in the energy marketplace

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Brussels in biofuels warning to oil groups ★★★

Spurred on by the lack of results from previous pushes, the European Commission is looking to take a tougher stance on biofuels by obliging oil companies to mix biofuel into the products they sell before it gets to the pumps.

From the article: The Commission wants 5.75 per cent of Europe's transport fuels to come from plant sources by 2010. Up to 10 per cent of petrol can be made up of ethanol without requiring any modification to vehicle engines.

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Sweden Aim To End Oil Dependency By 2020 ★★

Announced in September by Prime Minister Goran Persson, Sweden is looking to end oil dependency by 2020. While admitting that it is a very ambitious target, officials outlined that the aim is to ensure that Swedes will never be forced to use fossil fuels because a renewable energy source is not available.

Quotable from the article: In 2003, 26 percent of the energy consumed in Sweden came from renewable sources - more than four times as much as the European Union average of 6 percent, according to EU statistics.

More details can be read on Treehugger, see Just Where Does Sweden Get Off?.

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Ringkjøbing County in Jutland is counting on hydrogen ★

Having been successful at fostering other alternative energy application such as biogas and wind power, Rinkjøbing County in Jutland, Denmark, is now looking to push hydrogen based power with a DKK 3m (EUR 400,000) donation to the Hydrogen Innovation & Research Centre (HIRC) which is supposed to bring universities, government bodies, and private companies together to create a synergetic effect that puts Denmark on the world map for research in hydrogen power.

Quotable from the article: [Rinkjøbing County] produces over a quarter of the country's biogas, and over 35 percent of its energy comes from wind turbines.

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