The Oracle Seems to Like Wind Power. MidAmerican, a holding company that is 80% owned by Warren Buffett's holding company Berkshire Hathaway, will expand its wind...
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Warren Buffett's MidAmerican orders 258 wind turbines (nearly 600 MW) for Iowa wind farm
Articles from 12.28.2010
Molycorp shares yoyo on China rare earth quota cut
(Reuters) - Shares of rare earth mining company Molycorp Inc (MCP.N) rose as much as 11.6 percent on Tuesday after China announced new cuts in exports of the minerals, the...
China cuts rare earth export quotas in the face of global criticism
Republic reduces its first batch of rare earth export quotas for 2011 by more than 11 percent, in the face of a threat by the U.S. to complain to the WTO over the limit
Interior working to gauge interest in offshore wind development off Massachusetts coast
The Interior Department published on Tuesday a "request for interest" meant to determine whether companies are willing to invest in offshore wind development off...
Mexico to build $4 billion, 1,000 MW NaS battery energy storage warehouse
At the recent United Nations climate change conference in Mexico, a major announcement was made which will have an interesting impact on the nascent renewable energy...
AP blasts the Times over spill story
An Associated Press reporter is criticizing The New York Times for presenting information in its recent investigative story on the oil spill as exclusive.In a letter...
First Solar gets bullish backing for 2011
BOSTON (TheStreet) -- First Solar has won Morningstar's coveted five-star stock rating. Morningstar bestows the score on only 30 of the 1,700 stocks in its coverage...
Japan shelves carbon emissions trading scheme
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan postponed plans for a national emissions trading scheme on Tuesday, bowing to powerful business groups that warned of job losses as they compete...
Ocean power projects raise concern about salmon
The quest for green energy is increasingly focused on ocean power such as tidal and wave generators. But some scientists are raising concerns about whether those projects...
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