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"The government's ambition is to become a net exporter of renewables and that cannot happen if we do not develop"

The twenty windmills at Smoela on the nothwestern coast of Norway. As Norway prepares for a future after oil, the gale-force potential of harvesting wind power off its long coastline has become an increasingly ... via Physics Blog

"At the top of the list is always climate change"

TREASURER Wayne Swan will unveil a $2.3 billion climate-change program in Tuesday's budget, the biggest investment of its kind. via The Age

"The windfall profits tax will do just that, and help spur innovation in the process."

A comprehensive energy bill that would tax windfall profits and "force" investment in renewable energy was unveiled Wednesday in the U.S. Senate. via Hispanic Business

Few leaders in the burgeoning San Joaquin Valley appear to be on board with California's pioneering fight against global warming. via KION CBS 46

"If we are interested in slowing carbon emissions significantly, we must increase our green sources of base power. Today, Raser Technologies is doing just that"

A Provo company is helping Utah warm to the idea of using geothermal power to help the state meet its goal of increasing use of renewable energy. via Deseret Morning News

A compromise bill on Beacon Hill would allow offshore wind farms in ocean sanctuaries, but only if they are "appropriately scaled" and subject to a strict ocean management plan. via Boston Herald

"It's not something your average homeowner is going to go out and do"

The bad news is as close as the nearest gas station: Record fuel prices continue to pinch consumer spending and the nation's economy. via Columbus Dispatch

"We have not yet seen the legislation, but to the extent that it moves wind power forward in Massachusetts, we are supportive"

The state would open up ocean sanctuaries to renewable energy development under a legislative agreement that could allow a controversial wind farm in Buzzards Bay to be built under certain conditions. via SouthCoastToday.com

"By independence I do not mean that the United States would never buy oil from Mexico or Canada or Saudi Arabia. By independence I do mean that the United States could never be held hostage by any country for our energy supplies."

' Sen. Lamar Alexander today proposed "launching a 5-year New Manhattan Project to put America firmly on the path to clean energy independence within a generation." Alexander, chairman of the Senate Republican ... via WVLT-TV Knoxville

"There's been years and years of testimony and thousands of pages of evidence, and all of it gets summed up by saying that energy efficiency and renewable energy are better for consumers."

The proposed Big Stone II power plant today suffered a major setback. Two administrative law judges in Minnesota are recommending against a transmission line project for the plant. via Minnesota Public Radio