news.yahoo.com - 6/30/2009
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LAS VEGAS The federal government's top land steward said Monday that the United States will fast-track efforts to build solar power generating facilities on public space in six Western states. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said he has signed an order setting aside more than 1,000 square miles ...
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com - 6/30/2009
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greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com —
The Secretary of the Interior announced initiatives to
hasten the development of solar energy on western public...
lands, including close study of 24 sites in six Western states.
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New Measures to Aid Solar on Public Lands
redgreenandblue.org - 7/1/2009
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redgreenandblue.org —
Interior Sec. Salazar and Sen. Reid announce plans
to fast-track commercial-scale solar power development on public lands...
In a plan released on Tuesday, federal agencies will work with western leaders to designate tracts of U.S. public lands in ...
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Feds Hope to Have 13 New Solar Power Plants on Public ...
latimes.com - 7/1/2009
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latimes.com —
The Obama administration on Monday announced that it
would put solar energy development in the West on...
a fast track, with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar signing an order that sets aside more than 1,000 square miles of public land for two years of ...
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U.S. works to speed solar energy development in the West ...
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Peak Oil News —
... said during an announcement with U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada, in a courtyard shaded by a solar power array at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Salazar and Reid, the Democratic Senate majority leader, invoked President Barack Obama's call for rapid development of renewable energy. "We hear a lot about doing something about the environment," Reid said. "That's what this is all about. We want to not be dependent on foreign oil. This will make America a more secure nation." AP "
DrumBeat: June 30, 2009
The Oil Drum —
... coal, petroleum coke and biomass. Wolverine’s analysis discusses the use of up to 20 percent biomass, up to 70 percent petroleum coke and up to 100 percent coal.
The state of Michigan has among the oldest power generation fleets in the nation. In 2007, the state’s fleet generated nearly 16 million MegaWatt hours from coal plants that average 53 years old. A number of the plants will have to be retired in the next two decades, according to Wolverine’s analysis.
Fed works to speed solar development in Southwest
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