http://www.newstin.com/us/electric-power-generation Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66435395 Here's a closer look at some of the most-talked-about ways to reduce energy consumption for homes and businesses. What do these methods accomplish, and will they ever really happen? Carbon capture and storage What is it?... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66435395 2008-07-04T04:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66503326 When speaking with constituents, the first question I am asked is, “What can we do about the out-of-control gas prices?” More importantly though, we can, as a nation, begin to address our need and reliance on foreign oil by... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:05:56 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66503326 2008-07-04T14:05:56Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66487799 Reuters - Facing the likely withdrawal of left allies, India's government moved closer on Friday to clinching political support it needs to avoid early elections and to force through a nuclear energy deal with the United States. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:55:22 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66487799 2008-07-04T12:55:22Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66401707 Six Duke Energy customers signed up this week to buy some environmental peace of mind – now being offered with your power bill.It's a start, said the power company, which has 1.8million customers in North Carolina and about... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:15:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66401707 2008-07-04T03:15:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66430459 Hong Kong - Australia's second-largest power retailer on Friday asked its shareholders to turn down a $13.3 billion hostile bid from BG Group, charging that its suitor was undervaluing its coal-seam gas reserves. The U.K.'s... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:50:57 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66430459 2008-07-04T06:50:57Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66399413 Australia, one of the world's top carbon emitters per person, will unveil an emissions trading scheme later this year, which it hopes will help cut the country's carbon footprint. The scheme is a major initiative of Kevin... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:39:42 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66399413 2008-07-04T03:39:42Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66433881 Alstom has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), for a SR1.9 billion turnkey contract to build a new 1,200 MW steam power plant in Saudi Arabia, according to information made available to... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:04:56 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66433881 2008-07-04T08:04:56Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66399747 By TOM THOMSON 8 minutes ago WITH GAS at $4 per gallon and diesel at $5, all Americans are feeling pain at the gas pumps. Some 32 years ago, in 1976, our bicentennial year, former Gov. Meldrim Thomson Jr., my father, proposed... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66399747 2008-07-04T04:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66428995 Credits and grants are easing conversions to alternative sources John Brandenburg used to run his oil-fired furnace year-round because it heated water for showers and sinks as well as for the baseboard heaters in his Howard... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66428995 2008-07-04T04:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66487754 A view through a window looking onto a commercial complex in Chiba, Japan, that uses transparent solar panels on window glass to generate power. The plant is just one example of Japan’s single-minded dedication to reducing... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:46:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66487754 2008-07-04T09:46:00Z