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NEW YORK--There are signs that the federal stimulus might be pumping a little life into the alternative-energy industry. [More]

MONTREAL, QUEBEC (MARKET WIRE) Trans Quebec & Maritimes Pipeline Inc. (TQM) today announced that it has received the decision of the National Energy Board (NEB) on TQM's 2007 and 2008 Cost of Capital Application.

Many of the country's bird populations continue to decline, and energy production of all types is speeding that trend along.

SHELTON, CONNECTICUT (MARKET WIRE) OPEL Inc. ('OPEL'), a leading global developer and supplier of high concentration photovoltaic ('HCPV') and other solar products, including both roof and ground-based tracker systems, today announced that its rooftop solar power installation - the first combined rooftop solar panel and tracker system in the state of Connecticut - has gone live at the Linden Street School in Plainville, CT. The 131-Kilowatt (kW) solar installation was formally launched at a special onsite unveiling in partnership with the Town of Plainville and the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund ('CCEF'), who contributed

GARDNERVILLE, NV (MARKET WIRE) SymPowerco Corporation (PINKSHEETS: SYMW) CEO John Davenport today announces that the company has entered expanded joint development discussions with Hybrid Energy Technologies Inc. (HET) of Toronto, Canada. The discussions will investigate potential design and manufacturing synergies between the two companies. The discussions were initiated as a result of the previously announced SymPowerco Commercial Design Project.

SURREY, BRITISH COLUMBIA (MARKET WIRE) NATCO International Inc. (OTCBB: NCII) is pleased to announce that effective March 18, 2009 its new name is P2 Solar, Inc. The new name better reflects the new business direction of the company into solar energy. The company will also announce its new symbol once it has received it from the regulators.

BOISE, ID (MARKET WIRE) Alternate Energy Holdings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: AEHI): AEHI's registration statement has been accepted by the SEC, qualifying it to be a fully reporting company. The company will conduct audits and file the required financial reports to keep its information current with the SEC and available to all potential investors.

International oil giant Shell announced this week that it plans to suspend funding and research into solar and wind alternatives to fossil fuels. Shell also said it does not view hydrogen as a viable energy alternative either, but that it plans to continue its work on biofuels, Reuters reports. [More]

From wind tech to coal mining, the energy business is contributing to bird declines.

Energy production deriving from wind, ethanol and mountain-top coal mining contributing to steep drops in bird populationsNearly one-third of US birds are endangered, threatened or in significant decline, according to a government conservation report.It says the findings are 'a warning signal of the failing health of our ecosystems' and reports that birds in Hawaii, the most bird-rich state, are 'in crisis'.The authors say that energy production deriving from wind, ethanol and mountain-top coal mining is contributing to steep drops in bird populations.The State of the Birds report chronicles a four-decade decline in many of the country's bird populations and provides many reasons for it, from suburban sprawl to the spread of exotic species to global warming.In the last 40 years, populations of birds living on prairies, deserts and at sea have declined between 30-40%.But in almost every case, energy production has also played a role.Environmentalists and scientists say the report should