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General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) held its 2010 annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday in Houston. 24/7 Wall St. was given a private interview with Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO of GE, before the...
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The $787 billion federal stimulus package enacted last year included $20 billion to subsidize energy efficiency programs in the states. Adding insulation, installing more efficient lighting, and...
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The US has no offshore wind power generation capability — yet. That could change by the end of this month as US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has promised a decision on the long-delayed Cape Wind...
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The volcano in Iceland is still spewing ash into the air. While many Americans have discussed investment banking scandals, the volcano situation in Iceland is affecting far more than many might...
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T. Boone Pickens has seen his share of ups and downs, and his share of success and failure. The octogenarian billionaire is testifying in Washington D.C. today to get Americans off foreign oil with...
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Auriga USA has given some surprising new analyst coverage of the renewable technologies sector with eight solar stocks today. The company’s initial review is “positively biased for 2010” with...
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About 40% of US electricity is generated by burning natural gas. Another roughly 30% comes from burning coal and about 10% is generated by nuclear fission. Wind-generated power accounts for 1.8% of...
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The IPO filing by Tesla Motors brings into sharp relief the current battle for hearts and minds between the new electric cars and the traditional gasoline-powered vehicles. US and Japanese carmakers...
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There appears to be widespread agreement that the US is not spending enough money to develop a world-leading alternative energy market. When President Obama introduced his plans for clean energy...
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Investors love dividends, and big stable utility stocks often have some of the highest dividends of any class of stocks. There has just been one problem… Dividends or not, utilities are sucking...
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Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) is joining on the open floodgates of secondary offerings this week. Yesterday we had filings for or pricing in almost 20 deals, and that number is greater now. ...
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If you have watched the earnings from solar power companies and other Cleantech companies in recent weeks, the obvious elephant in the room is the notion that there needs to be mergers in the aspects...
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By Heather Horn of The Atlantic Wire In the past six months, support for cap-and-trade has faded amid renewed concerns about employment and economic recovery. Economic forecasts are admittedly grim....
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Many alternative energy stocks themselves may sometimes represent little more than highly leveraged bets on the price of oil. But there is still big business in the world of clean tech and green...
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Someone in the Wyoming legislature came upon the idea that he and his fellow elected officials could cut budget deficits by taxing wind power production. The state is something of a mecca for the...
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