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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Delawind? Delaware to have offshore wind farm in 2012	Joseph Romm	26 Jun 2008	Gristmill
The following post is by Earl Killian, guest blogger at Climate Progress. ----- On Tuesday, the utility Delmarva announced a 25-year contract with Bluewater Wind Delaware, a subsidiary of the Babcock & Brown, to purchase 200 megawatts of power from a wind farm that would be constructed 11.5 miles in the Atlantic off Delaware's Rehoboth Beach. First power is expected in 2012. The contract locks in the price Delmarva will pay per kilowatt-hour. Bluewater has ...
Topics: Delaware, energy, renewable energy, wind power (all these topics)

Time's a wastin' Wind farms or poor farms?	JMG	07 May 2007	Gristmill
The torpor with which we here in the U.S. are responding to strong, clear, and persistent signals that the old era -- of abundant cheap energy in a stable climate -- is ending is nothing short of astonishing. The fact that supposedly serious people could have a debate about tourism vs. offshore wind turbines is astounding. Implicit in such a discussion is the premise that tourism is going to continue even if we don't build a lot of ways to attain a lot of non-fossil energy ...
Topics: Delaware, energy, politics, wind power (all these topics)

Dela-Wherewithall		21 May 2003	Daily Grist
Dela-Wherewithall The state of Delaware, which already distinguished itself this year by approving criminal sanctions for executives at polluting companies, has now announced a voluntary program designed to give manufacturers incentives to surpass state environmental and conservation standards. The Principles for Responsible Industry program, which was announced yesterday by Gov. Ruth Ann Minner (D), sets ...
Topics: business, Delaware, greening biz operations, news (all these topics)

Grime Doesn't Pay		23 Jan 2003	Daily Grist
Grime Doesn't Pay Tiny Delaware is getting tough on crime -- environmental crime, that is. Gov. Ruth Ann Minner (D) and several state legislators want corporate leaders to sign annual sworn statements declaring that their companies are complying with environmental laws; if a company is then found to be in serious violation of such laws, its top management could face criminal charges. The prop ...
Topics: Delaware, environmental justice, politics, pollution and waste (all these topics)

Chamber of Horrors	Ben White	24 May 2000	Muckraker
You'd think the U.S. Chamber of Commerce wouldn't have much free time on its hands these days, what with the raging debate over permanent normal trade relations for China. But the industry-friendly group recently managed to cobble together a charming volume called The Environmentalists' Little Green Book, a compendium of off-the-wall quotes and blistering bon mots from various environmental luminaries and lesser-knowns. The slim 47-page booklet beg ...
Topics: Delaware, energy, Maryland, Muckraker, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, politics, Virginia, West Virginia (all these topics)

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