Alternative energy sources in Caroline, NY From Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun In the latest step toward achieving energy independence from traditional fuel sources, the nearby Town of Caroline will receive compact fluorescent lightbulbs as part of an initiative called Energy Independent Caroline. Founded in 2005 when Caroline became the state's second municipality to purchase wind power for 100 percent of its electricity use, EIC's ultimate goal is for the town to generate its own wind power instead of purchasing it from outside sources. One of the group's leaders,...

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Arjun Makhijani: Nuclear is not the right alternative energy source From Dallas Morning News Luminant Energy, formerly TXU, is proposing to build two Mitsubishi nuclear power reactors at its Comanche Peak site, where two reactors are already in place. If you don't like coal, you have to take nuclear, goes the nuclear establishment's hopeful mantra. Wind energy is competitive with or more economical than nuclear energy about 8 cents per kilowatt-hour in good areas. In January, MidAmerican Energy Holdings, which is owned by Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway, dropped plans to build a...

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Gulf Focuses on Energy Mandates From FOXBusiness HOUTON, Feb 25, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Energy mandates continue to spread across the U.S. adding urgency to the task of alternative energy companies such as Gulf Ethanol (OTC: GFET). As ethanol becomes a ubiquitous source of alternative energy, most major gasoline suppliers now include ethanol in their gasoline blends. About Gulf Ethanol Corporation Gulf Ethanol, (OTC: GFET) is an alternative energy company focused on the development of cellulosic ethanol technologies with a particular...

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Michigan's got this alternative energy thing all wrong. Instead of ... From Lansing State Journal These reports show many of us that while the market value of our homes may be dropping, our taxable value - and taxes - still are rising. It says that in any year you own your home, the taxable value can go up 5 percent or the rate of inflation, whichever is less. If your house gained lots of value over the years, you paid only part of the tax hit, while you enjoyed all the benefits in a sale. Answer this question: If state law should tie taxes to the market value during dips, should it also...

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Technology Breakthrough Announced by The Alternative Energy ... From FOXBusiness HOUSTON, Feb 25, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Alternative Energy Technology Center, Inc. (OTC:AETE) announced today that it completed the initial design phase of its Cellulosic Ethanol - Esterified Lignin to Gasoline Unit. "AETC's integrated technologies provide the ability to convert cheap, abundant cellulosic plant material into a variety of fuel products that will allow us to efficiently address a part of America's energy needs," stated Brown Marks, President and CEO. It is developing the...

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