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Regulators will allow Ohio nuclear plant to reope OAK HARBOR, Ohio — Federal regulators will allow an Ohio nuclear reactor to reopen after being satisfied that cracks...
Air pollution: Chicago-area coal plant to shut down earlier than expected After deciding it isn't worth cleaning up one of the nation's dirtiest power plants, the owners of an aging coal-...
Ohio nuclear plant won't open until cracks studied OAK HARBOR, Ohio (AP) — Federal regulators say they won't allow an Ohio nuclear reactor to reopen until they find...
NMMA members testify before Congress on E15 WASHINGTON – Following the results that were published in October showing the damaging effects of E15 on marine...
What’s in your gasoline? LAKE WYLIE -- It was an expected problem for boaters, and now it’s confirmed. The U.S. Department of Energy last week...
Wind-energy firm Trillium Power sues Ontario A company that planned to build a series of huge wind farms in Lake Ontario is suing the provincial government for $2.25-...
Ind. U. heads study of Lake Erie Offshore Wind Power   BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana University professor has been tapped to lead a detailed study of Lake Erie...
Ind. U. heads study of Lake Erie Offshore Wind Power   BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana University professor has been tapped to lead a detailed study of Lake Erie...
Bill bans oil/gas drilling in Lake Erie A bill that prohibits the director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources from issuing a permit or lease agreement to...
Smooth sailing for boaters in spite of high gas prices Joann Murphy used to take her 40-foot motor yacht out once a week during months when the weather was nice. This summer,...
Lake Erie exemption deleted from drilling bill COLUMBUS—Language that would have specifically exempted Lake Erie was quietly removed this week from a controversial...
Lake commissioners OK revenue sharing Lake County commissioners approved an agreement Thursday among Lake, Lorain and Ashtabula counties, and the Cleveland-...
DTE Energy tells new regional authority it may want 3 million gallons of Lake Huron water daily GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan -- Before the first shovel of dirt is turned to build a new water pipeline to Lake Huron, there...
Islanders claim turbines devalue homes A  potentially precedent-setting tax assessment hearing began on Wolfe Island on Wednesday for a couple claiming that...
State Still Considering Great Lakes Offshore Wind Proposals Buffalo (WNED) - Western New Yorkers are still waiting to hear what the state's Great Lakes Offshore Wind (GLOW) power...
NYPA Reviewing Proposals on Wind Project Williamson, N.Y. - The New York Power Authority is reviewing five proposals for its Great Lakes Offshore Wind Project (GLOW...
Public urged to attend wind-farm open houses Will the great outdoors still be so great when the landscape is dotted with wind turbines? That was one of the questions on...
Will wind power change the weather? On a recent drive along I-80, I was amazed at the number of wind turbines that have been added in the last couple of years....
Mass. Company Making Diesel With Sun, Water, CO2 A Massachusetts biotechnology company says it can produce the fuel that runs Jaguars and jet engines using the same...
Turbine project 'on hold,' ministry spokesman says The abrupt cancellation of the Kingston-area offshore wind turbine project left a 300-megawatt hole in planned generation to...
Interior department to speed up offshore wind development Yesterday saw the Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu and his opposite number at the Department of the Interior, Ken Salazar...
Utilities power up renewable energy efforts Michigan utilities are adding to their wind and solar portfolios as they strive to meet the state's mandate to generate...
Lawmakers oppose Power Authority windmill project LOCKPORT—The Niagara County Legislature voted, 14-4, Tuesday to oppose the New York Power Authority’s Great...
Wind showdown Half a billion dollars of investment in renewable energy over the next two years could be at risk if Wisconsin lawmakers...
Ontario court to hear case against wind turbines TORONTO — Ontario's energy minister may have failed to properly consider how industrial wind turbines affect...
UWM assists in Milwaukee windmill project The Institute of Ecological Design, a research endeavor spearheaded by UW-Milwaukee’s School of Architecture and Urban...
Utility Officially Asks To Build Turbines Near Lake Michigan Consumers Energy has now officially put in an application for a permit to build the first large wind farm along the coast of...
Turbine plans in area spark disputes among neighbors Wind power now is coming under closer scrutiny, including in rural areas within an hour's drive of Toledo. “We...
Plan for lakefront wind turbine stirs debate More than 160 people got their first glimpse Thursday of what a city wind turbine development near the Port of Milwaukee...
Gov. Ted Strickland to sign lease option with Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio is giving a green light to the proposal to put wind turbines in Lake Erie. In his last official...
Mayors not sold on offshore wind turbines SARNIA - The mayors of the three Lambton County municipalities bordering Lake Huron are cool to the idea of erecting...
Wind farm may blow into region TRAVERSE CITY — A proposed wind farm in Benzie and Manistee counties features more than 100 turbine towers and blades...
Offshore wind would boost Ontario economy Ontario could create new industries, reinvigorate old ones, and generate thousands of new jobs over the next 15 years by...
Buoy to test wind energy six miles off Muskegon The first floating buoy to test offshore wind energy in Lake Michigan is planned for six miles off the Muskegon shoreline...
Lake commissioners vote to support LEEDCo Lake County commissioners voted 2-1 Tuesday to express support for the Lake Erie Energy Development Corp., and appoint...
Administration wants to speed up process for windmills in Atlantic The Obama administration Tuesday announced a plan to speed up development of wind energy by searching the Atlantic Coast for...
West Michigan Environmental Action Council kicks-off wind energy forum series GRAND RAPIDS — Sooner or later, wind turbines will be in Lake Michigan, but a development measured in the billions of...
Great Lakes Bay Region eyed as the next solar energy hub MIDLAND — The sun has begun to shine on a collaborative effort aiming to make the Great Lakes Bay Region the next...
Michigan wind council proposes offshore wind farm rules WEST MICHIGAN -- A bipartisan group of state legislators hopes to adopt a bill regulating offshore wind farms in Michigan...
Jefferson County town bans wind power Towns across the North Country have been consumed by commercial wind farm projects. Wind power has divided neighbors, even...
Advocate: turbines not good for birds HAMMOND — An ornithologist told the Hammond Wind Committee on Monday night that Iberdrola Renewable's industrial...
U.S. Hosts Great Lakes Offshore Wind Workshop In Chicago The White House Council on Environmental Quality and the U.S. Department of Energy hosted a workshop with the Great Lakes...
State could see surge in oil, gas drilling Is Michigan — including parts of West Michigan — about to be hit with a new wave of oil and natural-gas...
New York Power Authority: Wind Turbines will be built in Great Lakes Will we see wind farms in the Great Lakes? The New York Power Authority says yes. The questions is: where? Richard Kessel,...
Great Lakes may see radioactive generators The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission wants more information before ruling on whether Bruce Power can ship 16 radioactive...
Evanston tilts favorably toward wind farms Evanston took another step forward Monday to look at developing an off-shore wind farm in Lake Michigan, hearing from two...
Study: Offshore wind could generate all U.S. electricity U.S. offshore winds, abundant off the coasts of 26 states, have the potential to generate four times as much power as the...
Winds of Change: Union Township experiments in green energy with new turbines Union Township’s prospects for clean energy in the future are blowing in the wind. The township is promoting energy...
Hearings into energy 'game changer' begin in Quebec MONTREAL — Environmental hearings begin in Quebec on Monday into the risks of tapping a 5,000-square-kilometre energy...
NYPA approves 20-megawatt electric power contract for county economic development The New York Power Authority has approved a new contract making 20 megawatts of electric power available for St. Lawrence...

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