renewable energy projects

Two wind farms in North Dakota now enjoy the support of a certain search giant.  Google announced this afternoon that it's invested $38.8 million in the farms, and believe it or not, this may be a move that both environmentalists and investors can get behind.

The program will offer residential and commercial building owners access to affordable, city-sponsored financing for energy efficiency, solar and renewable energy projects, and water conservation improvements.

The repayment obligation will be attached to the property and will be paid back through property taxes over the life of the financing.

Columbia Bancorp (Nasdaq: CBBO) 42% HIGHER; not hearing any news today. Over the last three trading sessions, the stock has been down nearly 30%, with 15% of the move coming yesterday.

The stock may simply be correcting today following so much downside. Volume is very heavy today.

(UNEP Division of Technology Industry and Economics) Some $155 billion was invested in 2008 in clean energy companies and projects worldwide, not including large hydro, a new report launched today says.

Of this $13.5 billion of new private investment went into companies developing and scaling-up new technologies alongside $117 billion of investment in renewable energy projects from geothermal and wind to solar and biofuels.