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Donald Dickinson dried off after a swim in Lowville, N.Y., the site of the Maple Ridge Wind Farm. |
Cramped power grid foils renewable plans
Infrastructure issues nationwide take wind out of clean energy's sails
By Matthew L. Wald
NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE
When the builders of the Maple Ridge Wind Farm spent $320 million to put nearly 200 wind turbines in upstate New York, the idea was to get paid for producing electricity. But at times, regional electric lines have been so congested that Maple Ridge has been forced to shut down even with a brisk wind blowing.
Big-ticket items give an assist to Wall St.
Increased orders bode well for the economy
By Tim Paradis
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK – Wall Street posted a sizable advance yesterday after the government reported a larger-than-expected increase in orders for big-ticket manufactured goods that indicated the economy could be stronger than some investors thought.
Raid shows rifts with unions and immigrants
By Holbrook Mohr
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LAUREL, Miss. – Union leaders in rural Mississippi have long grumbled that the largest factories here hire illegal immigrants, and that the immigrants were starting to get more overtime and supervisory positions.
Ex-Navy manager awaiting sentence
Case involved San Marcos firm
By Bruce V. Bigelow
STAFF WRITER
A former Navy program manager who was convicted of scheming to personally profit from work he awarded to a San Marcos engineering company faces sentencing next month in a North Florida courtroom.
Test run for hydrogen-fueled cars
Development costs, lack of stations are hurdles
By Ken Thomas
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON – Tom Albert drove his loaner Chevrolet Equinox like any other car. He took it to work during the week, picked up groceries and loaded up the back with bags of soil at the garden store. When his infant son was fussy, Albert drove the newborn around the block to calm him down.
