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North Carolina Sues Tennessee Valley Authority Over Power Plant Emissions
November 16, 2004 12:00 AM - Dave Flessner, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.
North Carolina's attorney general announced plans Monday to sue the Tennessee Valley Authority to try to limit emissions from coal-fired power plants in Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky.
Montgomery, N.Y., Recycling Facility Plans Garbage-to-Energy Plant
November 16, 2004 12:00 AM - Alice Kenny, The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, N.Y.
Hoping to cash in on soaring natural gas prices, Taylor Recycling Facility plans to create a first-of-its-kind garbage-to-energy plant that it says would help the environment, create inexpensive gas and give the company a financial windfall.
Environment Officials Use Cask Woes to Aid Utah Nuclear Waste Fight
November 16, 2004 12:00 AM - Patty Henetz, The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah environmental officials have launched a new line of attack on the proposed high-level nuclear waste storage site on the Skull Valley Goshute Reservation, 45 miles southwest of Salt Lake City.
Soft Energy Pathfinder: Who Needs Oil, Anyway?
November 15, 2004 12:00 AM - Terence Chea, Associated Press
Amory Lovins drives a hybrid that gets 64 miles per gallon and lives in a solar-powered house that is so energy-efficient he's able to grow bananas in an indoor jungle high in the Colorado Rockies.
Huge Demand Forces Toyota to Delay U.S. Sales of new Lexus Hybrid SUV
November 15, 2004 12:00 AM - Kyodo News International, Tokyo
Toyota Motor Corp. has been forced to delay the launch of the Lexus RX400h, the world's first luxury hybrid sport utility vehicle, in the United States until April next year due to soaring demand.
Recycled Shipping Containers Make a Big Splash in Virginia Construction Scene
November 14, 2004 12:00 AM - Jody Snider, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.
The steel cargo shipping containers routinely unloaded at ports like the Port of Hampton Roads one day could be used in the construction of homes, businesses and even office buildings.
European BlueHeat Gizmo Proves Adept at Saving Gasoline During Maine Winters
November 14, 2004 12:00 AM - Larry Grard, Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine
It's not just the cold. Like most of us in the United States, Canadians and Europeans have always dealt with frigid winters.
Artic Warming Coincides with Increased Efforts to Exploit its Energy Resources
November 14, 2004 12:00 AM - Richard Orange, The Business, London
Global warming, if the doomsayers are to be believed, will have disastrous effects on the world. But one group of nations would stand to benefit.
Man Stokes Alexandria, Va., Incinerator that Turns Garbage into Electricity
November 12, 2004 12:00 AM - William Glanz, The Washington Times
Juan Murphy is perched high above a mountain of urban detritus that just keeps growing. His job is to keep carving away so the heaving trash pile doesn't overtake him.
Massachusetts Governor Boosts Wind-Farm Opposition
November 11, 2004 12:00 AM - Stephanie Ebbert, The Boston Globe
Two days after a federal agency released an initial favorable review of a proposal for an offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound, Governor Mitt Romney stepped up his opposition to the plan in a visit with White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card.