WASHINGTON-The U.S. wind energy industry shattered all previous records in 2008 by installing 8,358 megawatts of new generating capacity, increasing the country’s total wind-power capacity by 50 percent. MORE
SAN JOSE, CA-Electric carmaker Tesla Motors says by setting up shop on existing industrial land it will have an easier time qualifying for federal loans. MORE
BOSTON-Evergreen Solar Inc. is planning to open its new factory in Midland, MA, in the spring. The company broke ground on the factory in August and is to due to begin operating out of the building in April. The 30,000-square-foot facility reportedly cost about $55 million to construct. MORE
DETROIT-General Motors says the United Auto Workers union had agreed to allow the company to end the program whereby about 1,600 workers are continuing to receive full pay without working. MORE
WASHINGTON-The American Society of Civil Engineers says that after “decades of underfunding and inattention” the U.S. infrastructure requires $2.2 trillion in repairs and upgrades. MORE
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