NEW YORK -- Outlining his vision for a dramatic reconfiguration of urban energy sources, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg says he is exploring potential for installing turbines and other alternative energy generators throughout New York City, in the water and on bridges and skyscrapers.

We have alternative source of energy at less cost: Yechury (Outlook India)

The CPI(M) today said it was was opposed to the Indo-US nuclear deal because of the time and cost of securing nuclear reactors when the country had an alternative source of energy at far less cost.

N.Y. mayor's alternative-energy pitch includes windmills on bridges, rooftops (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed putting windmills on city bridges and rooftops as part of an ambitious push for renewable energy. Bloomberg outlined his plan Tuesday night at a Las Vegas conference on alternative energy. "In New York, we don’t think of alternative power as something that we just import from other parts of the nation," he said. The mayor says he will approach ...

Mayor calls on province to create a Ontario-made goods requirement for alternative energy plants (Sarnia Observer)

By JESSE McLEAN For The Observer Sarnia’s mayor is calling on the provincial government to ensure Ontario-manufactured goods are used whenever possible to build new alternative energy projects. In an Aug. 20 letter to the minister of Economic Development and Trade, Mike Bradley asked for [...]

Obama pledges millions of new jobs in alternative energy (The Herald)

Democrat Barack Obama pledged yesterday to create millions of union jobs in alternative energy and to end tax breaks for companies that move jobs overseas, using tough new populist language to persuade voters that he, not rival John McCain, is best positioned to lift the limping US economy.