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Offshore windmills hold clean-energy promise

Aug. 2, 2009
Someday decades from now, California's sprawling coastal cities could draw their power from floating windmills that bob on the sea like buoys, far from shore. Their blades would spin over deep ocean water, turning in winds that are steadier and stronger than...
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WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Chinese officials have announced plans to develop a U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center.

Obama lauds energy bill movement

WASHINGTON, May 21 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Thursday applauded the House Energy and Commerce Committee's passage of clean energy legislation.

Energy Dept: Stimulus aiding clean energy

WASHINGTON, April 22 (UPI) -- The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's clean-energy provisions are working, according to a report from the Department of Energy.

U.S., China to cooperate on clean energy

SEATTLE, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- The United States and China agreed to cooperate on clean energy by co-funding a joint research and development center.

Energy Department promotes new fuels

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Energy kicked off a new alternative fuel vehicle promotion.

ADB funds clean energy projects

MANILA, Philippines, April 21 (UPI) -- The Manila-based Asian Development Bank will give $1.2 billion to energy projects in Asia.

Alliance to help clean energy businesses

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. energy officials said the Clean Energy Alliance will expand start-up opportunities for businesses wanting to use cleaner burning energy sources.

Brain chip may hold promise for dementia

SAN FRANCISCO, April 23 (UPI) -- Researchers said Wednesday that a silicon chip someday could replace the function of damaged brain cells by circumventing the brain's faulty circuits.

Stem cells appear to repair failing heart

HOUSTON, April 21 (UPI) -- A study released Monday shows adult stem cells can improve heart function for patients seriously ill with heart failure.

Gene therapy corrects rare disorder

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- For the first time, scientists have used gene therapy to correct a rare disorder in dogs, further extending the promise of this burgeoning technology to reverse diseases in humans
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler