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Department of Energy Finalizes Loan Guarantee to Support World’s Largest Wind Project

CTNews — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:45:00 +0000

Washington D.C. – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that a partial loan guarantee for a $1.3 billion loan has been finalized to support the world’s largest wind farm.

WESDs spending and ventures have been questioned, and ignored, for years

CTNews — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:45:18 +0000

Problems at the Willamette Education Service District run much deeper than those found in a series of audits last year. A 16-month Statesman Journal investigation into the regional educational service provider has turned up no-bid contracts, questionable property deals and supposedly self-supporting ventures that failed, lost money or drew formal complaints and lawsuits.

ON Semiconductor Unveils BelaSigna R261 High Performance Voice Capture System-On-Chip

CTNews — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:45:46 +0000

ON Semiconductor, a premier supplier of high performance silicon solutions for energy efficient electronics, introduced BelaSigna R261. This complete system-on-chip (SoC) solution for portable consumer electronics incorporates a highly optimized digital signal processor (DSP) with an advanced dual-microphone noise reduction algorithm to improve speech intelligibility in noisy environments, while …

GE aims for fresh renewable-energy deals

CTNews — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:44:55 +0000

Executive says conglomerate looks beyond $6 billion in projects

BATS 1000 Index up 0.5% This Week

CTNews — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:45:09 +0000

BATS Global Markets, a global stock market operator, reports the BATS 1000℠ Index advanced 0.5% for the week ending Dec. 17. The S&P 500 Index was up 0.3% for the week.

Ivano-Frankivsk region to launch pilot project for ‘energy park’ creation

CTNews — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:45:17 +0000

A pilot project for the creation of an “energy park” with a full-cycle environmentally friendly electricity generation facility will be launched in the village of Lypivka in Ivano-Frankivsk region.

Historic tax-cut bill passed

CTNews — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 05:45:06 +0000

Acting with uncommon speed, Congress sent President Barack Obama sweeping, bipartisan legislation late Thursday night to avoid a Jan. 1 spike in income taxes for millions and renew jobless benefits for victims of the worst recession in 80 years.

China warns of power and energy shortages this winter

CTNews — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 17:44:59 +0000

* NDRC: Some areas may see fuel supply tightness in winter

Audit: Oakland fails to collect on citations

CTNews — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 05:45:09 +0000

City Auditor discovers that the public works agency only collected 11 percent of the fines it levied for illegal trash dumping in 2006 through 2009.

Senate Passes Reid Tax Compromise: 81-19 For 35% Estate Tax Rate, $5 Million Exemption For Two Years

CTNews — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:45:00 +0000

On December 15, 2010, the Senate passed the Reid tax compromise with a vote of 81-19. See roll call