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Exxon-Russia oil deal unlikely to raise concerns (AP)

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AP – An unprecedented deal that gives Russia’s state-controlled oil company part-ownership of U.S.

Exxon-Russia oil deal unlikely to raise concerns (AP)

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AP – An unprecedented deal that gives Russia’s state-controlled oil company part-ownership of U.S. oil fields is unlikely to be scuttled by political or national security concerns for a simple reason: Russia doesn’t need the oil.

Renewable energy firm to file Chapter 11

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CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Renewable energy firm Solyndra, recipient of a $535 million federal energy loan guarantee, went bust Wednesday, shutting its California headquarters and throwing more than 1,000 people out of work, according to media reports.

2 renewable energy projects approved

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THE Board of Investments (BOI) has approved two geothermal projects of the Energy Development Corp. (EDC), one of them located in Negros Oriental, as per Republic Act 9513 or the Renewable Energy (RE) Act of 2008. EDC’s plant in Negros Oriental is known as the Southern Negros Geothermal Production Field (SNGPF), which produces geothermal steam that powers the 192.5-megawatt (MW) Palinpinon power …

South Africa: Renewable Energy Production Must Create Jobs

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Job creation and the boosting of the local South African manufacturing sector are at the top of the agenda for the Request for Proposals [RFP] to procure renewable power producers.

CMS Pushes for Green Energy

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CMS Energy Corporation has begun accepting applications from business customers interested in developing their own renewable energy sources.

Greenpeace blocks oil company’s office in Brazil (AP)

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AP – Greenpeace activists dressed as oil-covered humpback whales shut down a petroleum services company Wednesday to protest oil exploration near a Brazilian marine national park.

Greenpeace blocks oil company’s office in Brazil (AP)

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AP – Greenpeace activists dressed as oil-covered humpback whales shut down a petroleum services company Wednesday to protest oil exploration near a Brazilian marine national park.

A Silver Lining in Declining Solar Prices

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Quarterly earnings numbers are out for many publicly-traded solar manufacturing companies, and you’d be forgiven for thinking the solar industry is in trouble. Why? Because the global price of solar panels is falling and putting pressure on profit margins — and that spells bad news for manufacturers’ earnings.

Solyndra To File for Bankruptcy; 1,100 Lose Jobs

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Fremont-Calif.-based Solyndra, which in 2009 received a $535 million federal loan guarantee, announced Wednesday that it would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and immediately lay off 1,100 full-time and temporary employees.