RPI to open new solar energy research center (The Albany Business Review)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., is opening a new alternative energy research center tomorrow.
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Energy, animals, gambling on ballots (UPI)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) — Proposals on state ballots will ask U.S. voters to consider chickens’ living conditions, funding education through gambling and alternative energy use.
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Commission candidates spar over alternative energy (FOX 11 Tucson)

PHOENIX (AP) — While both Democrats and Republicans vying for the Arizona Corporation Commission agree alternative energy is the future, each party’s candidates believe they are the ones to lead the charge to greener pastures.
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Alternative energy for U.S. outlined by Pulitzer winner (Ventura County Star)

New energy technology could enable the United States to enjoy a renewed, thriving economy without dependency on foreign oil while also helping to maintain a sustainable world, said three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas Friedman in a speech Tuesday night in Thousand Oaks.
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Energy, animals, gambling on ballots (Moldova.org)

Proposals on state ballots will ask U.S. voters to consider chickens’ living conditions, funding education through gambling and alternative energy use.A term-limit question — repealing, not enacting — is on South Dakota ballot, while three states ask their voters to consider alternative energy sources, USA Today reported Thursday.Besides seeking humane conditions for egg-laying chickens, …
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Homeowners Tap Natural Resource To Save On Energy Bills (WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley)

The recent drop in oil and gas prices may have consumers feeling better about energy costs, but those price spikes have shown the need to develop alternative energy sources.
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Alternative sources of power: Think twice about taking the nuclear route (The New Straits Times)

Nuclear power stations emit radioactivity which has lethal effects on mankind. I REFER to your report that a paper on nuclear energy, as an alternative source of power for Malaysia, would be tabled at a cabinet meeting later this year (“Cabinet to study nuclear power” — NST, Oct 21).
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How Hydrogen Powered Cars Work

There are a number of methods used to produce hydrogen fuel. Some of these include incinerating garbage in order to heat water or natural gas to the degree necessary to release the hydrogen which is present. Of course we can’t just put our old banana peels in the tank and drive off, but those banana peels can be part of fuel production in a hydrogen production facility. Hydrogen powered cars that benefit directly from the work that your banana peels are doing now are on the horizon.

Download Zune: Finding the Zune Marketplace

If it’s your first time to use Zune, you’d probably wonder where to download Zune materials. Luckily, Microsoft had this concern covered even before they launched the Zune a few years back. Thus, they made sure that people would be able to get various downloads by making their own content-providing site. This place is known as the Zune Marketplace.

On the Issues: Where the Presidential Candidates Stand on Alternative Energy (WCPN Cleveland)

Both major party candidates for president say the nation’s economy and national security are closely tied with its energy policy. But they each have different ideas on which energy alternatives are the most desirable and viable.
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