Alternative Energy News Archives

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton to Speak in San Diego about Exploring Alternative Energy Sources ★

Quoting the press release: The Environmental Breakfast Club of San Diego will host an exclusive briefing about "Exploring Alternative Energy Sources" with the United States Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton.

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High costs remain, but sun shines on solar in the United States ★

The alternative energy push from the US government includes a more than doubling of requested funds for 2007 over 2006.

Quotable from the article is Mark Farber, vice president of strategic planning for Evergreen Solar Inc.: the solar industry is less than a decade away from making the technology affordable for middle class families and called the administration's Solar America Initiative a step in the right direction.

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Bush travels to promote alternative energy ★

President Bush is travelling to Wisconsin, Michigan and Colorado to promote some of the themes from his State of the Union address. Among the stops will be a lithium-ion battery producer, a solar panel factory in Detroit and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado.

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UPS Expands 'Green Fleet' with 50 Hybrid-Electric Vehicles ★

UPS has placed an order with International Truck and Engine and Freightliner LLC for 50 hybrid electric delivery trucks that feature faster-charging lithium ion batteries.

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