Unison Leads Renewable Energy Stock Gains on South Korean Plan (Bloomberg)

Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) — Unison Co. , a South Korean wind- turbine maker, led renewable energy-related stocks higher in Seoul trading after the government announced its final plans to boost the use of alternative resources.
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State backs $50M alternative energy lab (BizJournals)

The state wants to build a $50 million laboratory in Malta to develop and test alternative fuels and other technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles. (AMD)
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Breakaway year in alternative energy (Cadillac News)

With Michigan pushing for increased alternative energy, 2008 marked a breakaway start for northern Michigan. Passing the Renewable Portfolio Standard in September, by 2015 Michigan will be required to have 5.5 percent of its energy needs met with renewable resources.
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Dragonfly finds deals in alternative energy (BizJournals)

Investment-banking boutique Dragonfly Capital is growing its alternative-energy practice.
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Call activity heats up on Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd., Trina Solar Limited, and Yingli Green Energy (Schaeffers Research)

Bullish options bettors blitzed a plethora of China-based solar firms yesterday, as rising crude oil prices sent speculators flocking to alternative energy issues…( Read More )
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Geothermal energy a booming business (MSNBC)

Within six months of finding a huge geothermal field, a small company had fired up a power plant — just one example of how fast some are capitalizing on state mandates for alternative energy.
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Wind, water and biomass in Ohio’s alternative energy future (Dayton Daily News)

The largest number of proposals for alternative energy in Ohio represent wind power followed by hydro and biomass, said Art Meyer, a DP&L senior vice president. Many are from out of state.
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Could Ohio become ‘Silicon Valley of alternative energy’? (Dayton Daily News)

If Ohio were to stop burning coal tomorrow, the state would shut down.
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Wind power leads way in Ohio push for green energy (WKYC Cleveland)

DAYTON, Ohio — As Ohio looks for way to go green, it has a number of alternative energy sources it could tap to help produce power.
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Nobel Physicist Chosen To Be Energy Secretary (Washington Post)

President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Steven Chu, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who heads the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, to be the next energy secretary, and he has picked veteran regulators from diverse backgrounds to fill three other key jobs on his environmental and climate-cha…
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