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A powerful lobbying coalition is campaigning to require more electricity to come from renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and geothermal. But the effort hasn’t gotten any traction in the Senate this year, despite the push by environmental groups, renewable energy providers, more than half the nation’s governors and even some utilities.

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The body that will lead a variety of economic development and infrastructure projects across the province’s five tobacco- producing counties will cross a symbolic line later this month. SCOR, the name given to the South Central Ontario Region, will hold its first annual general meeting on Aug.[...]

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Source: Reuters * Combination of regulation, legislation to meet goal * Obama committed to passing climate, energy bill (Updates with quotes, McConnell, Mexico talks) By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters …

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Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, historically the biggest commercial lender for renewable energy projects, has scaled back loans to the industry since the U.K. government bailed out the company in 2008.

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Associated Press – March 17, 2010 5:24 PM ET ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A Republican candidate for governor’s push to undo a renewable energy standard for Minnesota utilities has ended in…

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Republican candidate for Minnesota governor is attempting to roll back a requirement that a quarter of the state’s power come from renewable sources by 2025.

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