Samsung-led group drops $7 billion on green energy in Ontario, Canada The Samsung deal is made possible by the Ontario government's Green Energy Act passed last year providing for some of the most generous feed-in tariffs in ...

Change of direction grips N.B. Power Ontario is now offering to pay hugely inflated prices to solar energy providers in the pursuit of green energy development and new jobs, but at the cost of higher power rates. For New Brunswick, cost control has become the overriding objective, though the government is still pursuing renewable power development and export by the private sector. N.B. Power relies on oil, coal and nuclear power for 75 per cent of its generating capacity. While fossil fuel prices have climbed, the utility also had to spend $1.4-billion to refurbish its Point Lepreau nuclear generating station, a project that has been plagued by costly delays. As a result, the utility's debt has soared to $4...

Stimulus funds going for green jobs in state "Washington is uniquely situated to become a leader in the field of green energy," Murray said. But "we have to build the workforce before we do anything else." Such jobs now account for a tiny fraction, or about 25,000 workers, of the total employment in Washington, said Tim Sweeney, spokesman for the Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, recipient of the latest recovery grant. But Sweeney said Washington in particular has a need for green-energy workers. The state, for instance, has adopted regulations requiring most utilities to draw 15 percent of their energy from solar, wind, biomass or other alternative sources by 2020. It also has set gr...

	Energy efficiency to shine in 2010 Recurve's Lukas Havlicek makes some repairs to a San Francisco home during a green energy remodel January 12, 2009. ... BAY STREET-Healthy 2010 crop of green IPOs seen in Canada - Reuters OTTAWA, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Canada's green energy sector looks set to deliver a healthy crop of public offerings in 2010 as a thaw in capital ... Federal ‘green’ to pay for green job training 21, 2010 JANESVILLE — Rock County is expected to share in $190 million in federal grants to train workers for green energy jobs, but just how much money ... The Dunn County News Online The Energy Training Partnership grant builds on the governor's efforts to create green energy jobs and make Wisconsin a clean energy leader. ... StockSource.us COM, January 23, 2010 ) Del Mar, CA – Green Energy Live is focused on the livestock industry which has a critical need to dispose of the waste generated by ... State's First Car-Recharging Station Opens HONOLULU -- Green Energy Outlet has opened the state's first public electric-vehicle charging station in Honolulu. This station allows electric-vehicle ... Pa.'s Rendell lauds green energy efforts HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Pennsylvania becomes a regional leader in green technology with the approval of $9.2 million in funds for energy innovation, the governor said. The Pennsylvania government approved the allocation of $9.2 million in grants and loans from an alternative energy investment fund. The funds go toward the development and upgrade of biorefineries in the private sector. A 13-megawatt biomass energy facility in Mt. Carmel Township in the east of the state becomes the first such facility in the region. Through a $4.98 million investment, the facility will generate enough energy to power roughly 20,000 homes. A private citizen received a $16...