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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-30
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-23 http://tinyurl.com/oohxad # Twitter headlines to spark a little fire in your brain… http://bit.ly/e49PA # RT @MatadorNetwork: HOT on Matador: how to prepare for a summer music festival http://bit.ly/3rBbTU # RT @DerekMarkham: http://xi.gs/03uG Landfill methane towers scorch perched hawks (via @followgreen) # http://twitpic.com/5vkfs – Neighbor’s roof turned out good. Didn’t think [...]
Duke Energy Backing Out of $50 Million Rooftop Solar Program?
Duke Energy Carolinas says it cannot proceed with its proposed $50 million rooftop solar program unless North Carolina regulators remove restrictions on how the utility would recover the initiative’s costs from customers. The Triangle Business Journal reports that company officials believe restrictions could cause Duke to violate federal rules governing up to $250 million in [...]
Arizona Top Regulator: Up Renewable Energy to 25% of State’s Mix
In a Q&A with the Arizona Daily Sun, the the Chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission, Kris Mayes said that the state’s renewable energy portfolio standard of fifteen percent by 2025 was insufficient and that they could do better. In a refreshing bit of bureaucratic candor, Mayes, the state’s chief regulator, said: “…that the cost [...]
Mass. Gov. Patrick Clears Way for Cape Wind with New 10% Wind Power Directive
The Boston Globe ’s Green Blog, reports that Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has penned a plan to get ten percent of the state’s energy from wind energy by 2020. The Massachusetts wind power target is intended to “guide the incentives and policies made by state agencies.” Ian Bowles, the secretary for energy and environmental affairs [...]
Small Wind Turbines Prominently Displayed at Obama Inauguration
Two small wind turbines, the type that would power individual homes, farms, or businesses are currently on display at the National Mall and contributing to the Washington, D.C. power grid. The turbines will remain in place through January 2009 as part of a sustainability exhibit at the Botanic Garden. [Cross-posted at Red, Green, and Blue] [...]
