Ontario, Canada Proposes the Ending Coal for Cleaner Air Act

Last month, legislation was introduced, which if passed, would eliminate coal-fired generation as a source of electricity.
The proposed Ending Coal for Cleaner Air Act would ensure that once coal facilities stop operating by the end of 2014, coal burning generation on the electricity grid will never happen again…

SGL Automotive Doubling Production in Moses Lake, Wash.

SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers LLC, a joint venture between German luxury automaker BMW Group and SGL Group, is investing $100 million to add two new production lines at its Moses Lake plant. The company will double production capacity of its current operation, opened in 2012, in order to supply all…

Georgia’s Belfast Commerce Centre Welcomes Caesarstone

Caesarstone Sdot-Yam Ltd. (NASDAQ:CSTE), a global leader in the rapidly expanding quartz countertop market, will build its first U.S. manufacturing facility at the new 1,100-acre Belfast Commerce Centre, a CSX Select Site, located in Bryan County, Ga. The property is managed by TerraPointe Services, a…

Louisiana: Building a Cyber Cluster From the Ground Up

By GB Cazes

In just six years, north Louisiana has created a fast growing cyber cluster in a region historically dominated by the manufacturing, oil and gas and agricultural sectors. The catalyst for this rapid progress stems from the combined vision of local and state leaders to diversify the region…

Free Renewable Energy Education Curriculum

The National Farmers Union (NFU) recently released curriculum that will help students separate fact from fiction when it comes to renewable energy. This curriculum, developed by NFU, is available free to organizations, schools, institutions and businesses whose focus is to build cultural awareness and acceptance of renewable fuels. 

“Renewable energy…