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Geothermal plant would initially power Eden Project buildings but eventually aims to supply local community and National GridPlans to build the UK's first geothermal plant that would use heat from granite outcrops beneath the Earth's surface to power a small town were unveiled today.Initially the plant would be used to supply the Eden Project in Cornwall but could potentially feed spare carbon-neutral electricity winto the National Grid.Eden and its commercial partner claim, EGS Energy, believe this is the first in a series of projects that could lead to Cornwall's 'hot rocks' supplying up to one-tenth of the UK's electricity.The government is watching the plans closely and Ed Miliband, the secretary of state for energy and climate change, attended the launch of the scheme in Westminster.Matt Hastings, Eden's energy manager, said: 'It's a massively exciting project - a way of making sure Eden has a source of green power but also of feeding heat and power into the local community and i

Geothermal plant would initially power Eden Project buildings but eventually aims to supply local community and National GridPlans to build the UK's first geothermal plant that would use heat from granite outcrops beneath the Earth's surface to power a small town were unveiled today.Initially the plant would be used to supply the Eden Project in Cornwall but could potentially feed spare carbon-neutral electricity winto the National Grid.Eden and its commercial partner claim, EGS Energy, believe this is the first in a series of projects that could lead to Cornwall's 'hot rocks' supplying up to one-tenth of the UK's electricity.The government is watching the plans closely and Ed Miliband, the secretary of state for energy and climate change, attended the launch of the scheme in Westminster.Matt Hastings, Eden's energy manager, said: 'It's a massively exciting project - a way of making sure Eden has a source of green power but also of feeding heat and power into the local community and i

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By BRENDAN RILEY, Associated Press Writer Sunday, May 31, 2009 The Assembly overrode Gov. Jim Gibbons' veto on a 28-14 vote Sunday and changed state law so that domestic partners, whether gay or straight, have many of the rights and benefits that Nevada offers to married couples. The Assembly's vote - the bare two-thirds majority needed - followed the state Senate's similar decision, with no votes to spare, a day earlier to make the historic change in state law over the conservative Republican governor's objections. Assemblywoman Sheila Leslie, D-Reno, termed SB283 'the most important civil rights legislation we have had in all my years here,' adding the law change ensures 'justice for all, not justice for some.' Leslie said proponents of the new law were asking 'that their government give them the ability to choose who they will live with and whom they will love.' SB283 provides that domestic partners have the same rights as married couples in matters such as community property and re

THE three colleges in Edinburgh are joining forces in a bid to meet increasing demand for places created by the recession.