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United front urged over wind farms |
Area municipalities and the Essex Region Conservation Authority should develop a regional response to the 700 offshore... |
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Proposed legislation introduced to incentivize US offshore wind |
Senators Tom Carper (D-DE), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced legislation to... |
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Solar-powered 102-foot boat debuts |
What is being touted as the world's largest solar boat was unveiled recently at a shipyard in Kiel, Germany. Called... |
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State board's advice on wind farm skirts distance rules |
A governor-appointed advisory panel has issued its recommended state rules and regulations for offshore wind developments in... |
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Atomic Dreams: Federal support of nuclear power spurs talk in Saginaw Bay |
As plans to build a new $2 billion-plus coal-fired power plant in Bay County’s Hampton Township move forward, state... |
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A Clean Energy Triple Play |
Last May, I first posted here about how Michigan would lead the green industrial revolution. Some folks scoffed at that idea... |
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Turbines OK'd despite petition |
Hasn't mankind done enough damage to our planet already? Approximately four years ago, the Ontario government put a... |
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700 wind turbines proposed for local lakes |
Seven hundred offshore wind turbines are being proposed for Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair including 165 turbines north of... |
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Offshore wind farm developer scaling back plans |
Norwegian developers are in the process of cutting their proposed Lake Michigan Aegir Offshore Wind Farm in half and moving... |
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Windmills stir up a storm in Cape Vincent |
Across the St. Lawrence River from Cape Vincent, 86 windmills — each more than 400 feet high from base to blade tip... |
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Lake Erie wind turbine backers ready to study wildlife impact, court manufacturer |
A Cuyahoga County task force striving to erect wind turbines in Lake Erie is looking for bats, birds and a turbine... |
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Grand Rapids denied federal grant for Lakeshore wind turbine, but plans move forward |
The denial of a $9.95 million federal grant is not stopping Grand Rapids' efforts to build two wind turbines along the... |
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Public forum on wind farm still leaves questions |
Lots of questions, but not all of the answers were presented as supporters and opponents filled the Shelby High School... |
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Opposition growing to Norwegian company's proposed offshore wind farm |
Paul Slotsema’s travels with the United States Merchant Marine Academy have taken him around the world, from the... |
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Lake Erie might quench thirst for offshore wind energy project |
The most consistent and unchecked winds in Ohio are found off the state's northern coast: above Lake Erie.
That's... |
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Lake Michigan wind farm not likely in Chicago |
Around the breezy Great Lakes, developers and states in search of green jobs are pushing to build wind farms in coastal... |
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Wind turbine project moves forward |
The first of three expected wind turbine projects in Gratiot County is ready to get off the ground.
Wind Resource and... |
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National environmental group to oppose permit for Bay County coal plant |
A national environmental group plans to fight the state’s decision to award an air permit needed to build a new $2... |
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Wind turbines to become common sight in county |
More than 50 turbines are expected to pop up on the Essex County horizon in 2010.
Construction of 24 turbines in Essex under... |
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The energy builds: Here are some Great Lakes Bay Region solar highlights |
Tuesday’s announcement that San Jose, Calif.-based GlobalWatt will open a $177 million, 500-job solar module... |
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Manitowoc Plan Commission OKs wind turbine |
The city's Plan Commission on Wednesday gave Orion Energy Systems and Great Lakes Energy Technologies the green light... |
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Developers of proposed $3 billion Lake Michigan wind farm say project would hurt view, help economy |
The first off-shore utility-scale wind farm proposed for this side of Lake Michigan was presented Tuesday night.
The massive... |
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Europe Plans Offshore Wind Supergrid |
As the United Nations climate meetings in Copenhagen get under way, nine European countries have pledged to create a “... |
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Lakes Ontario, Erie eyed for wind turbines |
Some Canadians claim that on clear days, they can see the now-defunct Russell Station in Greece from the province of Ontario... |
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New York promises Great Green Lakes with offshore wind plan |
One of America's most high-profile renewable energy projects took a major step forward this week when the New York Power... |
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Testing the water for offshore wind project |
A Norwegian company that developed plans for a wind energy farm in the ocean off Norway’s shore sent a representative... |
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State of Ohio announces $13 million in fed money for advanced energy projects |
Gov. Ted Strickland came to Cleveland today to announce $13 million of advanced energy projects statewide financed with... |
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Michigan's Thumb eyed for more wind turbines |
Plans to bring more wind turbines to MidMichigan are moving forward.
The Thumb-area has been identified as one... |
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Hydro to test wind power in lake off Bluffs |
Toronto Hydro Corp. has been given the green light to build an offshore wind research platform about 1.2 kilometres off... |
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Grand Valley State University's wind test platform planned for Lake Michigan |
Grand Valley State University’s wind turbine testing project for Muskegon Lake is shifting in a new direction.... |
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Solar-powered homes in Kalamazoo-area help with energy costs |
In 2001 gasoline hovered around $1.50 a gallon, and natural gas was nearly half the price it was last winter. 2001 was the... |
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Breaking ground at solar village |
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee architecture and engineering students have erected one of 20 buildings in a solar... |
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Governors adopt energy road map for Midwest |
Midwestern governors ratified agreements designed to move the region to embrace energy efficiency and renewable energy,... |
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Cuyahoga Co. commissioners call fairgrounds wind turbine plan too pricey |
Cuyahoga County commissioners today rejected proposals to build a wind turbine at the county fairgrounds because the... |
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New solar company could invest $250 million, create 500 jobs in Thomas Township |
A Georgia-based company could invest $250 million in a solar cell making plant and create up to 500 jobs within five years... |
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Wasatch Wind Completes Transaction for Largest Offshore Wind Project in the World |
Wasatch Wind in Park City, Utah, recently signed a transaction to sell the rights to a 4,400MW offshore wind project in Lake... |
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Canadian Hydro plans offshore wind farm |
Ontario's green-energy Klondike is spreading offshore, and in a big way.
Canadian Hydro Developers Inc., the country's... |
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Connell: Port Huron joins the revolution |
The transformation of the modern world is taking place quietly, but inexorably, in the most unexpected places.
As just one... |
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Fish diversion net installed outside Pickering nuke plant |
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is installing a fish diversion net in Lake Ontario just outside the Pickering power plant.... |
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Power Plants Don't Have to Suck (Literally) |
For decades, electric power plants have quietly preyed on America's waterways and devoured our fisheries, but their actions... |
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Scientists create high-capacity batteries from algae |
Swedish scientists have created lightweight, flexible batteries from a type of algae that’s problematic in the Great Lakes... |
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We Energies announces $250 million biomass plant near Wausau |
In a move to meet the state's mandate for more green energy, We Energies on Tuesday said it plans to build a $250 million... |
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Offshore wind plan shapes up |
It truly could be an environmental and financial windfall.
So say members of the Great Lakes Wind Council, an ad hoc... |
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Energy giant tests winds north of city |
Brookfield Renewable Power Inc. continues looking into the feasibility of a sister for its sprawling Prince Wind Energy... |
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Lake Superior State Turns Grass Into Fuel |
Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie is the site of a new research project for alternative fuel sources.
The... |
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Wind of change blows across the Great Lakes |
The New York Power Authority (NYPA), America’s largest state-owned power organisation, is appealing to the private sector,... |
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Renewable energy powering NOAA facility in Muskegon after storms |
This past weekend's storms knocked out electric service to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Great Lakes... |
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Proposed Quebec water diversion includes 11 hydro plants, 3,000 MW |
A report by an independent institute proposes diverting flood waters from three northern Quebec rivers to generate 14... |
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Michigan Sea Grant Supports New Great Lakes Research |
Michigan Sea Grant today awarded a total of $409,417 to researchers from three Michigan universities. The research will... |
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