A New Breed of American Energy Colleges and Universities
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The article announces the grants received by several community colleges in the U.S. in 2008. These include $25,000 to Johnson County Community College in Kansas from the International Longevity Center, $108,734 to the Niagara County Community College in New York from the State University of New...
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- BIOBASED MATERIALS TEAM UP WITH RENEWABLE POWER. Weeks, Jennifer // BioCycle;Dec2005, Vol. 46 Issue 12, p46
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- Will we have enough energy? // World Almanac for Kids;1998, p85
Discusses the question of whether the world's energy sources will run out, and also looks at alternative sources of energy. A graph of the energy sources in the United States, as of 1995; Renewable resources, such as solar power, ocean water, geothermal energy, the wind, and biomass energy; Ways...
- City goes to the energy source. Collier, Lorna // Crain's Chicago Business;9/17/2001, Vol. 24 Issue 38, pSR2
Reports the installation of solar systems atop the roofs of buildings by Spire Solar Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. Deal of Spire Solar with the city government for the construction of a renewable energy farm; Cost of the funding for solar and alternative energy projects; Implications of the...
- Kyoto pact gives boost to alternative energy. Baldauf, Scott // Christian Science Monitor;12/12/97, Vol. 90 Issue 13, p3
States that the global warming conference in Kyoto, Japan in December of 1997 has fostered a greater interest in energy conservation and alternative energy sources. Questions about how fast and how far countries will go in reducing their dependence on fossil fuels; The market for alternative...
- CHP squeezed or promoted by energy conservation and renewables // In Business;Jul/Aug1993, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p839
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- Introduction. Lee, Nissa // World & I;Oct2008, Vol. 23 Issue 10, p5
The article discusses various reports published within the issue including the "New Energy Frontiers Expand Global Connection," by Adriana Valencia and Georg Caspary, "India and Alternative Energy," by Alexis Ringwald and "Time to Strengthen the International Atomic Energy Agency," by Ernesto...
- Cornell study: renewable energy isn't the answer. Dickinson, Casey J. // Business Journal (Central New York);1/17/2003, Vol. 17 Issue 3, p9
Reports on the findings of the study 'Renewable Energy: Current and Potential Issues,' conducted by Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Analysis of the potential of alternate-energy systems for supplying the nation's power needs; Energy resources that were deemed renewable; Emphasis on...
