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A Renewed Push for Ethanol, Without the Corn
Sunday, 6 May, 2007 – 2:55 | No Comment
A Renewed Push for Ethanol, Without the Corn

By Matthew L. Wald and Alexei Barrionuevo
JENNINGS, La. — The sun shone brightly on the crowd gathered at the rusting old oil refinery here, as company officials showed off diagrams explaining how they planned to …

Biofuel industry branches out, outside investors flow in
Sunday, 6 May, 2007 – 2:52 | No Comment
Biofuel industry branches out, outside investors flow in

By PAULA LAVIGNE
Iowa may be the nation’s renewable fuels leader, but Iowans won’t see most of the profits from the state’s biofuel plants.

Governor aims to make Iowa energy center of country
Sunday, 6 May, 2007 – 2:19 | No Comment

By Brandon Conaway
The Iowa Power Fund could make Iowa a national powerhouse for renewable energy.
The brain child of Governor Chet Culver, the Iowa Power Fund is a $100 million investment meant to help Iowa …

New Hampshire’s Senate passes renewable energy bill
Sunday, 6 May, 2007 – 2:18 | No Comment

By Associated Press
CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire’s Senate has voted unanimously to pass a bill to promote greater development of renewable energy, a move that’s expected to reduce pollution and grow the alternative energy industry …

Scotland can take the lead in renewable energy’s future
Sunday, 6 May, 2007 – 2:15 | No Comment

By SHARON WARD
SCOTLAND is the most natural country in Europe for renewable energy - but if it wants to retain its industry lead, further investment desperately needs to be ploughed into wave and tidal power …

Swiss Re $426 Million European Clean Energy Fund Fully Subscribed
Sunday, 6 May, 2007 – 2:13 | No Comment

Swiss Re announced that it has successfully closed the €329 million ($446 million) European Clean Energy Fund to further investment. “The Fund, a UN accredited investment vehicle, provides capital to European clean energy projects, which …

Carlton Hedges Speaks Out Against Venture Capitalists And The Dirty Side To Clean Energy Investing
Sunday, 6 May, 2007 – 2:10 | No Comment

Carlton Hedges & Associates have seen renewable investments triple since 2002, but is quick cash really what the sector needs?

Renewable energy boom drives up share prices
Sunday, 6 May, 2007 – 2:01 | No Comment

Hamburg - A boom in renewable energy shows no sign of petering out, with investors greedy for shares in wind-generator companies which are booking huge new sales.

World Bank challenged to fund the energy revolution and halt forest destruction
Sunday, 6 May, 2007 – 2:00 | No Comment

Washington D.C, USA, 13 April 2007 - Greenpeace International today accused the World Bank of hypocrisy and challenged the Bank at its spring meeting to put their money where its mouth is and stop funding …

Delivering a Zero-Day Payback Time for Solar
Saturday, 5 May, 2007 – 15:48 | No Comment

by Matt Cheney, MMA Renewable Ventures, CEO
The greening of corporate America is all the rage. But ask any CFO their thoughts on going solar and you’ll find that upfront cost is the single greatest obstacle …