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This week's headlines :

- Solar industry wants 50% of new electricity to come from solar
- Telephone carrier signs record contract for green power
- U.S. coalition wants jobs created from renewables
- State ballot to determine future of renewables
- Norway opens country’s largest windfarm
- Development of wind power can help economically-damaged regions
- Renewables and nuclear must be developed, says global energy group
- Ireland lags EU in use of renewables
- U.S. student activists promote renewables as top election issue
- UK creates task force to promote biomass
- News-in-Brief

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SOLAR INDUSTRY WANTS 50% OF NEW ELECTRICITY TO COME FROM SOLAR
SAN FRANCISCO, California, US, 2004-10-20 [(Refocus Weekly)] The solar industry in the United States wants half of all new power generation in that country to come from solar by 2025.

TELEPHONE CARRIER SIGNS RECORD CONTRACT FOR GREEN POWER
LONDON, England, 2004-10-20 [(Refocus Weekly)] A British telephone company will make the largest purchase of green power in the world.

U.S. COALITION WANTS JOBS CREATED FROM RENEWABLES
OAKLAND, California, US, 2004-10-20 [(Refocus Weekly)] Comprehensive new policies on 'smart energy' would create 1.4 million new jobs by 2025 while lowering energy bills by US$170 billion each year, according to the Redefining Progress think tank.

STATE BALLOT TO DETERMINE FUTURE OF RENEWABLES
DENVER, Colorado, US, 2004-10-20 [(Refocus Weekly)] The state of Colorado will be the first in the U.S. to offer a ballot on renewable energy on November 2.

NORWAY OPENS COUNTRY'S LARGEST WINDFARM
OSLO, Norway, 2004-10-20 [(Refocus Weekly)] The largest windfarm in Norway has been opened, 15 months after construction started.

DEVELOPMENT OF WIND POWER CAN HELP ECONOMICALLY-DAMAGED REGIONS
WASHINGTON, DC, US, 2004-10-20 [(Refocus Weekly)] Production of more wind turbines in the United States would create most jobs in the 20 states where employment has dropped the most during the past three years.

RENEWABLES AND NUCLEAR MUST BE DEVELOPED, SAYS GLOBAL ENERGY GROUP
LONDON, England, 2004-10-20 [(Refocus Weekly)] Development of more renewable energies and nuclear power will be required to address the challenge of climate change around the world, according to a working paper released by the World Energy Council.

IRELAND LAGS EU IN USE OF RENEWABLES
DUBLIN, Ireland, 2004-10-20 [(Refocus Weekly)] The use of wind energy and other renewables in Ireland has accelerated rapidly since 2000, but it is still below the average of other countries in the European Union.

U.S. STUDENT ACTIVISTS PROMOTE RENEWABLES AS TOP ELECTION ISSUE
RALEIGH, North Carolina, US, 2004-10-20 [(Refocus Weekly)] Students across the United States are being asked to sign a 'Declaration of Independence' that calls on political candidates to detail their plan for a transition to renewable energies.

UK CREATES TASK FORCE TO PROMOTE BIOMASS
LONDON, England, 2004-10-20 [(Refocus Weekly)] The British government has created a task force to promote the use of biomass.

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