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TIANJIN, China (AP) – As the world’s biggest greenhouse gas producer, China was widely seen as an obstacle in the Copenhagen climate summit last year. But while negotiations inched forward, Beijing poured $34.6 billion into clean energy in 2009, nearly double the U.S. investment.

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Cisco’s CGR 2010 and CGS 2520 are the first products in the company’s Connected Grid portfolio, one of several efforts from Cisco to bring intelligence and greater security to the networks used by utility companies. The goal is to make the make the generation and distribution of power more efficient for both the facilities and their business or consumer customers.

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WASHINGTON (AP) – Is corn-based ethanol fuel the wave of the future, creating domestic jobs and vital to the nation’s energy supply? Or is it a taxpayer boondoggle responsible for higher food prices?

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U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, speaking to the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, called Clark County’s 14.8 percent unemployment rate “unacceptable” and outlined several steps she is taking to help lift the county out of the economic doldrums. Those include promoting clean energy manufacturing, getting banks to start lending to small businesses again and reforming the nation’s financial …

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VINELAND – Vineland Municipal Utilities Director Joseph Isabella told City Council on Tuesday that the Vineland Municipal Electric Utility is seeking more renewable energy projects.

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