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At new Amish store, old-fashioned ways part of growing trend
jking@amnews.comGRAVEL¿SWITCH — The way the Nisley family lives is nothing new to them or to the other Amish in their community, but their “old” ways are becoming new again. So much so as to be cutting-edge. “I don’t know about that,&...Tags: Homes, Arts and Culture, Religion and Belief, Breads, Butter
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Analyst finding ways for Clark schools to save on energy bills
When Mike Cooper was hired last July by Clark County Public Schools as energy director, officials hoped he would be able to help the district find ways to save money on energy costs.
And after analyzing the district’s energy bills and their rates,...Tags: Kentucky Utilities Company, Schools, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Energy Saving
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Feulner: The green jobs fallacy
Think we could use five million new jobs right about now?
That’s what President Obama promised he’d create by “investing” taxpayer money in so-called green jobs. And not just any jobs, he said on the campaign trail in 2008, but...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Energy Saving, Energy, Business Enterprises, Solyndra LLC
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East Kentucky Power, partners begin discussion on efficiency, renewable energy
The Winchester SunEast Kentucky Power Cooperative launched the first in a series of wide-scale talks with environmental groups Tuesday in an effort to expand renewable energy and efficiency programs at the wholesale electricity provider. Called the Demand Side...Tags: Energy Saving, Science and Technology, Metal and Mineral, Renewable Energy, Elections
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Schools riding out spikes in fuel prices
jkleppinger@jessaminejournal.comCarpool. Walk. Consolidate trips. Stay home. Ride a bike. Buy a more fuel-efficient vehicle. While some in the general public have options available to mitigate the financial strain of high gas prices, the school district cannot leave children home or...Tags: Schools, Homes, Petroleum Industry, Finance, Tools and Hardware
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Tesla Motors pays off Department of Energy advanced technology loan
Upstart electric car maker Tesla Motors on Wednesday paid off a Department Energy loan that had become a political hot potato. Tesla owed the federal government $451.8 million on a loan that was part of a special program to develop alternative fuel...
Tags: Elon Musk, Passenger Cars, Automotive Equipment, Tesla, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company
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Time for greens to embrace nukes
For too long, many environmentalists have been ambivalent about nuclear energy. It conjures fears: meltdowns, cancers, Chernobyl, Fukushima, overtones of nuclear bombs. Yet, we also know that nuclear power provides 70 percent of all the greenhouse gas-...Tags: Environmental Issues, Johns Hopkins University, Landforms, Ecosystems, Science
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Ill. Senate overrides Quinn veto of smart grid rate hike
Tribune reportersRejecting Gov. Pat Quinn's plea to not increase power rates to help improve some of the state's electrical grid, the Illinois senate voted to override his veto of a bill that bulks up the revenue Commonwealth Edison will receive as it modernizes the...Tags: John J Cullerton, Exelon Corp., Environmental Issues, Government, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois)
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Majority thinks global warming, clean energy should be priorities
WASHINGTON – Global warming and clean energy should be priorities for Congress and the president, a majority of Americans said in a recent survey. In the survey, released Tuesday by Yale and George Mason universities, 70% of American adults say...Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Congress, Global Warming, Energy Saving, Weather
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Golden Super Bowl to be played in Santa Clara
Super Bowl L will be held in Santa Clara, Calif., in February 2016 at Levi's Stadium, the future home of the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers are entering their final season at Candlestick Park. The 50th Super Bowl will be played in the same state in...Tags: Football, Sports, Super Bowl, San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins
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'Solar tree' proposed for training academy in Glenview
Is it urban art or just a new gadget for collecting solar power? Some say it's both. Glenview officials recently got a look at a miniature version the "solar tree" that the Northeastern Illinois Public Safety Training Services Academy wants to erect...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Energy Saving, Arlington Heights, Fiction
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Electricity rate hikes back on the radar in Glendale
Glendale will host a series of community meetings to discuss a schedule of electricity rate increases that city officials say are needed to pay for badly needed infrastructure upgrades and to improve the utility’s financial footing. The meetings...
Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Google Inc., Local Elections
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