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Experts say renewable energy money too difficult to follow
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The rapid growth of Renewable Energy Credit sales across the nation, including at CSU and in the City of Fort Collins, may be hitting its stride as City officials are looking to replace REC purchases with more efficient alternatives that more directly benefit REC consumers.
CSU plans wind farm to power entire university
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CSU is planning to develop a wind farm that will power the entire university with energy to spare. The project's lead researcher, Bill Farland, said the wind farm will run between 35 and 75 wind turbines with the capacity to generate 100 to 200 megawatts of power, on the university's 11,000-acre Maxwell Ranch near the Wyoming border.
Cyclone kills at least 351, destroys thousands of homes
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YANGON, Myanmar - A powerful cyclone killed more than 350 people and destroyed thousands of homes, state-run media said Sunday. Some dissident groups worried that the military junta running Myanmar would be reluctant to ask for international help. Tropical Cyclone Nargis hit at a delicate time for the junta, less than a week ahead of a crucial referendum on a new constitution.
Obama says Clinton's tough talk on Iran too much like Bush's
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INDIANAPOLIS - Barack Obama likened Hillary Rodham Clinton to President Bush for threatening to "totally obliterate" Iran if it attacks Israel and called her gas-tax holiday a gimmick as he tried to fend off her challenge ahead of two pivotal Democratic primaries.
Republican Convention may require protest permits
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - In anticipation of the 2008 Republican National Convention, this city about 12 miles from the convention site is considering a new requirement that protesters get a city permit before holding a demonstration in March. "The Republican convention is what inspired it," Sandy Johnson, Bloomington's associate city attorney, told the Star Tribune.
Colo. Dems claim progress on children's issues
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DENVER - Majority Democrats say the Legislature has made significant progress in helping Colorado children during the 2008 session, which wraps up this week. House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, a Denver Democrat, said lawmakers have delivered on the promise he made to children on the session's opening day in January.
Zimbabwe educators threaten strike
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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) _ Educators have become targets in Zimbabwe's postelection violence, a teachers union said Sunday, threatening a nationwide strike unless the government stops the attacks. The Roman Catholic Justice and Peace Commission also protested political violence and called on the United Nations and African Union to supervise a planned presidential runoff.
Tragedy overshadows unbeaten Kentucky Derby win
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) _ A day after Big Brown blazed across the finish line, the snapshot of Eight Belles down on the dirt set off a raging debate that extended far beyond the Kentucky Derby: Is horse racing now facing an image crisis? With the memory of Barbaro still fresh, Eight Belles' catastrophic breakdown Saturday put increasing focus on a sport already trying to overcome a decline in popularity.
