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Electricity: An Astonishing Abundance

Mon, 12 May 2008 19:17:55 -0000

Our story of energy begins when humans discovered the secret of fire. We burned wood and brush to protect ourselves from predators, cook food, and, later, to survive the ice age. In 12th-century Europe, with the forests fast disappearing, we started burning the strange black stones we called coal. Later, we used coal to produce steam, launching the Industrial Revolution.

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Department of Energy - DOE Selects Projects for up to $50 Million of Federal Funding to Modernize the Nation’s Electricity Grid

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:55:31 -0000

Demonstration Projects Aim at 15 Percent Reduction of U.S. Peak Load Electricity Demand

Washington, DC— U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Kevin Kolevar today announced the Department’s plans to invest up to $50 million over five years (Fiscal Years 2008 - 2012), subject to appropriations from Congress, in nine demonstration projects competitively selected to increase efficiency in the nation’s electricity grid.

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Recycling "Junk Energy": How Plants Are Cutting Emissions, Making Money and Turning their Waste Steam into Useful Energy : TreeHugger

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:49:40 -0000

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Fuel Cells Make Power for Homes in Japan - New York Times

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:51:18 -0000

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Inhabitat » Ann Arbor Lighting Up With 100% LEDs!

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:36:00 -0000

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Duke accused of paying kickbacks

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:15:15 -0000

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Nuclear faults cause 24% drop in electricity output - Scotland on Sunday

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:44:27 -0000

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Propaganda v. Propaganda -- Printout -- TIME

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:21:02 -0000

Highlights and Sticky Notes:

By word for six years, by deed for two, he has warred on public utilities locally and nationally

"Write your Congressmen!" United Gas Improvement Co., oldest public utility holding company in the U. S. (1882) and one of the soundest, published the number of institutional stockholders on its books, displayed a group of what appeared to be widows, orphans and pensioned bookkeepers under the caption: "Think it over, Uncle Sam!"

Out to Electric Bond & Share's 143,000 stockholders went a ten-page letter, concluding: "Action by Congress is imminent. . . . You may wish to telegraph or write to your Senators and Congressmen."

"Propaganda of the worst kind!" snapped House Minority Leader Snell.

If it were really a question of propaganda on their part, asked the powermen, what about the rolling barrage laid down by the Federal Trade Commission in its interminable power probe? For months that body has been pouring forth releases which by headlines damned all powermen for the sins of a few like Samuel Insull.*

"one of the most autocratic and destructive measures ever introduced in Congress."

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Powermen to Arms -- TIME

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:13:40 -0000

The war between public and private electricity

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the Edison Electric Institute. Leadership passed to the great power companies of the so-called Morgan-Drexel-Bonbright group

"If the Government persists in its attitude, it is up to the industry to fight for its life. The kid-glove stage has passed."

Frock-Coated Communism? Socialistic implications of the New Deal power program so alarmed Editor Merle Thorpe of Nation's Business that he was moved to ask: "Are we guarding the back door against bewhiskered aliens with bombs and torches and at the same time inviting Communism in the front door dressed up in top hat and frock coat?"

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