Wilkes forum encourages dialogue on green energy in NEPA - Citizen’s Voice
WILKES-BARRE — Besides being better for the environment, alternative or “green” energy can create jobs, lessen dependence on foreign oil and lower electricity costs. Students, individuals in the building trade and residents met to share ideas

Push for clean energy called Md. jobs generator - Baltimore Sun
Rep. John Sarbanes and environmental and labor advocates joined Friday to promote so-called “clean-energy” initiatives from which Maryland could benefit under President Barack Obama’s proposed budget for next year. One initiative, which requires

DeWitt County officials hope ‘green’ energy can spur economy - Herald & Review
CLINTON - DeWitt County officials are promoting production of nuclear, methane and wind energy in hopes it will translate into more economic development. “We believe we will be the first county in the world to demonstrate how an existing community

Rep. Thomas Nelson: Creating a new manufacturing tradition with - Wisconsin State Journal
Rep. Thomas Nelson: Creating a new manufacturing tradition with renewable energy Rep. Thomas Nelson — 4/18/2009 7:07 am It seems like every day we read more reports of Wisconsin companies forced to lay off employees because of

Nobel laureate says people hold key - Delaware Online
Amid the politics, the economics and the science of climate change, Nobel Prize winner John M. Byrne believes there’s an oft-missing link: the social side. Byrne, a University of Delaware graduate who heads UD’s Center for Energy and Environmental

Legislature works on energy law - Billings Gazette
HELENA - The 2009 Legislature has been changing Montana’s landmark laws that encourage production of renewable power, such as wind, solar and geothermal - and some of those changes are under fire by green-power advocates or producers. Democratic Gov

Green energy feels the chill in harsh economic climate - Times Online
Britain’s wind energy industry increased its call for state aid yesterday, after new figures showed that investment in the sector has collapsed by nearly 80 per cent. The amount invested in British renewable energy schemes, including wind, solar

Go Green: Plant down roots and pick up seeds - Daily Item
HUMMELS WHARF — Green-conscious activities and games, including a soil tunnel for children, will take over the Susquehanna Valley Mall today as it focuses on the environment with the annual Go Green Expo. Nearly 25 vendors and nonprofit groups will

Grant funds to green up Vallejo - Vallejo Times-Herald
A federal grant promoting energy efficiency and conservation could inject as much as $1.05 million into Vallejo’s economy in coming months. The city is eligible to apply for the grant funding on projects taking four months or less that aim to produce

Clean-energy initiative changes not done yet - KEPR
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Environmentalists will have to reboot their compromise on changes to a voter-approved clean energy initiative, after a deal struck in the Legislature’s waning days fell apart Friday night. The agreed-to bill would have eased