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Appeals court hears Indiana County power plant case

May 16 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Brian Bowling The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - The government should be able to pursue its claim that the former owners of an Indiana County coal-fired power plant failed to install required pollution controls in the 1990s because the absence of those controls makes the plant one of the largest sources of air pollution in the country, a lawyer representing state regulators argued Wednesday. More...

Texas Coalition for Affordable Power: Senate Bill 1364 Increases Unfair Tax Collections by Electric Utilities

AUSTIN, Texas, May 16, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE - The following commentary is by Dr. Randy Moravec, Executive Director of the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power: Did you know your electric company may be charging you for taxes that it never pays to the federal treasury? More...

Cleantech Innovation Gets Big Boost in Colorado

DENVER, May 16, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE - The Colorado Cleantech Industry Association (CCIA) announced that Gov. More...
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Senate passes bill authorizing money for locks and dams

May 16 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tracie Mauriello Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - The Army Corps of Engineers is a big step closer to resuming work on the Lower Monongahela's crumbling locks and dams after a U.S. More...

Ag Energy Coalition Thanks House Agriculture Committee Members for Supporting Farm Bill Energy Programs

WASHINGTON, May 16, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE - The Agriculture Energy Coalition today thanked Reps. More...

Environmentalists, Labor and Elected Officials Unite Behind New Incentives for Coal Power Sales to State Utilities

SEATTLE, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire - Labor and business leaders are praising the Washington state Legislature and Gov. More...

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By Jason Gray
On: May 16, 2013
Attorneys' work product, mental impressions, legal theories, and conclusions generally fall within a zone of privacy and, therefore, are protected from disclosure. In addition, attorneys regularly rely on subject-matter experts to develop and implement litigation more...
By John Haran
On: May 6, 2013
It has always been advantageous for inventors in the cleantech or renewable energy industry (hydropower, biofuels, wind power, solar power, etc.) to file a patent application as soon as possible; the sooner you file, the more...
By Katie Thomas
On: March 18, 2013
The electric grid is one of the greatest inventions of all time. In over a century it has completely revolutionized life on Earth. However, it has not received an upgrade since electricity was first transmitted more...
By Sarah Battaglia
On: February 26, 2013
On January 21st, our nation listened as President Obama made his second inaugural speech. Thousands were in attendance as he made references to a variety of topics including immigration reform, gun violence, equal pay for more...
By Thomas Lord
On: December 20, 2012
The Dodd Frank has been the primary focus for many of us has been in utility and energy industry. But there are other changes in the world of regulation and it would be helpful to more...

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