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Wind Lobby Eyes the Big Prize in North Carolina The wind-power lobby has won a potentially game-changing victory in its full-court press to unlock t Read more on Forbes

GDF Suez Faces 1 Million Claim From Wind Unit Head, Tribune Reports GDF Suez (GSZ) SA is facing a claim of 485 million euros from Jean-Michel Germa, who GDF has removed as the head of its La Compagnie du Vent wind-power unit, La Tribune reported, citing Germa. Read more on Bloomberg

Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation’s Wind Turbine Project Celebrates a First for Indiana AKRON, IN–(Marketwire – 05/31/11) – Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation (TVSC) representatives and student leaders celebrated the start of construction on their school’s utility-grade wind turbine project with a ceremonial breaking of the ground today on the campus of Tippecanoe Valley High School and Tippecanoe Valley Middle School. Tippecanoe Valley will be the first school corporation in … Read more on Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance

Facing Legal Pressure, Pentagon Shrinks Backlog of Challenged Renewable Energy Projects Clashes between military radar and renewable energy catapulted into the limelight last year when plans for a massive Oregon w… Read more on New York Times

Renewable energy necessary for energy security – Angara May 26, 2011. Senator Edgardo J. Angara, said that the government should fast track efforts to implement a national roadmap for renewable energy (RE) in order to take advantage of new, clean technology and not lag behind as the world is making moves to invest heavily in RE. Angara, Chair of the Congressional… Read more on Senate of the Philippines

Germany decides to abandon nuclear power by 2022 Europe’s economic powerhouse, Germany, announced plans Monday to abandon nuclear energy over the next 11 years, outlining an ambitious strategy in the wake of Japan’s Fukushima disaster to replace atomic power with renewable energy sources. Read more on AP via Yahoo! News

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Renewable energy will only get cheaper: study A new study has found prices of wind, thermal and solar power will only keep falling as more alternative power sources are switched into the energy grid. Read more on Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Ten tips to starting a successful renewable energy venture With Feed in Tariffs now in place securing funding for 25 years, renewable energy is gaining interest. Read more on Shropshire Star