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Some special attention today for a handful of alternative energy companies that achieved share price increases yesterday in the face of the equity markets’ across-the-board decline: Biofuel Energy, Nevada Geothermal Power, Shear Wind, Lithium One, Fuel Systems Solutions, Oxford Catalysts Group PLC, Q-Cells SE, PV Crystalox Solar PLC, Aleo solar AG.

ConAgra Foods Inc. (NYSE: CAG), maker of brands including Hunt's, Chef Boyardee, Banquet, Pam cooking spray, Marie Callender's and Slim Jim snacks, said that it will trim its packaging, waste, water use, and greenhouse gas emissions by 2015.

Catch the Wind is both a song by 1960’s folk singer Donovan and a company, Catch the Wind Inc. (CDNX: CTW-S.V), creating pr

Optimism of an economic rebound, Chinese lawmaker's recent call for the nation to build up its emergency strategic reserves, and continuing extremist attacks in oil-rich Nigeria all contributed to crude prices increasing about $10 over the last month.

Those in the clean energy industry continue to play the waiting game in the policy arena.  The question remains as what type of, if any, energy and climate change legislation will be put into action in the US in 2010. 

A new study by the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has revealed that U.S. wind resources are far greater than previously believed.

The White House recently announced an award of $2.3 billion in Recovery Act Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits for clean energy manufacturing projects across the United States.

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) recently released its State Energy Efficiency Scorecard, a 50-state ranking of energy efficiency policies, programs, and practices.