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Possible Alternatives

Energy from the motion of the ocean
A former surfer designs a buoy that can convert wave motion into electricity.
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An innovative New York City company turns electricity conservation into a cash cow
ConsumerPowerline, a four-year-old company based in New York City's Wall Street district, is showing its clients how to make money, and quite a lot of it, by not using electricity.
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Tidal energy companies staking claims
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- In the quest for oil-free power, a handful of small companies are staking claims on the boundless energy of the rising and ebbing sea.
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Press Release: Energy Secretary Announces $13 Million to Expand Solar Energy Technologies
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel W. Bodman today announced more than $13 million to fund new research in solar technologies.
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Challenging the need for NYRI
Without a doubt, the proposal to run high-voltage direct-current electric transmission lines that New York Regional Interconnect (NYRI) through our river valley has had some very positive effects.
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Winds of change in Sullivan County
MONTICELLO, NY - Sustainable energy activist Dick Riseling wants county lawmakers to go green in a big way. He recognizes that the county is already committed to building a Green Technology Park at the college, but he wants it to go even further.
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Southern Oregon mill to generate its own electricity
The Rough & Ready Lumber Co. plans to build a steam-generated power plant capable of providing electricity to some 700 homes.
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A vision of actions
Al Gore gets it. Millions of us get what his movie and book, "An Inconvenient Truth," have to say. We just can't live this way anymore.
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Pataki unveils super-conducting power technology
As oppressive heat and humidity maintained their hold on the state Wednesday and energy use broke a record set Tuesday, Gov. George E. Pataki showcased new technology in the capital that can deliver more power, with more efficiency, than conventional cables.
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Hot German July Doesn’t Faze Farmer Who Reaps the Sun
Surely Heiner Gärtner is one of the only farmers in Germany, if not most of Europe, who greets the dawn of yet another cloudless day with anticipation rather than angst.
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Windmill proposed to power Adirondack farmhouse
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Winds of Change
Lewis County is home to the largest wind farm east of the Mississippi River.
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Wind-power advocates make case
Is the answer to the U.S. energy crisis blowing in the wind? The answer is, not quite yet, but it might be soon.
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"... allows qualified consumers who produce more electricity than they use – using qualified alternative energy technologies – to sell their electricity back to the electric company..."
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New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
Through NYSERDA’s PowerNaturally programs, emissions-free energy from wind, sun, biomass, hydroelectricity and other clean technologies, is captured for the benefit of New York State’s residents.
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Renawable energy systems:
Solar, wind, micro-hydro on site generation
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