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Dutch probe into airline terror attack released- The Dutch government is releasing results of its investigation into the failed Christmas Day terror attack on a U.S.-bound airliner that took off from Amsterdam.
- Staggered explosions killed 23 people - 13 of them policemen - and injured the governor of Anbar on Wednesday, Iraqi officials said, the worst violence in months to hit the western province as it struggles to stamp out the remnants of the al-Qaida insurgency.
- The head of a presidential delegation investigating the deaths of 10 people in eastern Afghanistan concluded Wednesday that civilians - including schoolchildren - were killed in an attack involving foreign troops, disputing NATO reports that the dead were insurgents.
Iran says more than 500 protesters arrested- Iran's police chief says more than 500 opposition protesters have been arrested since clashes on Sunday that left at least eight dead.
- Iran is close to clinching a deal to clandestinely import 1,350 tons of purified uranium ore from Kazakhstan, according to an intelligence report obtained by The Associated Press. The assessment is heightening international concern about Tehran's nuclear activities, diplomats said.
Yemen investigates Nigerian's al-Qaida contacts- Officials in Yemen are investigating whether the Nigerian suspected in the attempted Christmas Day attack on a U.S. airliner spent time with al-Qaida militants in the country in the months leading up to the botched bombing.
Obama moves to curb federal secrets- More than 400 million pages of Cold War-era documents could be declassified as the federal government responds to President Barack Obama's order to rethink the way it protects the nation's secrets.
- Mike Hermanstorfer was clutching his pregnant wife's hand in a Colorado hospital on Christmas Eve when she stopped breathing, her life apparently slipping away. Then he cradled his newborn son's limp body seconds after a medical team delivered the baby by Cesarean section.
'Best Job' winner stung by dangerous jellyfish- Trouble struck paradise this week when a British man who has the "Best Job in the World" as the caretaker of a tropical Australian island was stung by a potentially lethal jellyfish.
AP source: Mets, Bay reach preliminary agreement- The Baywatch is set to begin at Citi Field. Free agent slugger Jason Bay and the New York Mets have reached a preliminary agreement, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Renewable Energy Companies Thriving in Volatile Market
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Wall Street's JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) and Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and the big utilities have been buying up renewable energy companies in a scramble to get a piece of the record-breaking growth. More than a half-dozen firms have been taken private, including names such as Noble Environmental, Zilkha and Community Energy.
U.S. wind energy companies collectively invested
U.S. solar companies are also growing at their fastest pace in history -- more than 324 MW of new capacity was added last year, according to the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA).
In a recent analyst survey, a number of high-growth wind and solar companies received favorable "buy" ratings.
Investology Research has a "positive" buy recommendation on NACEL Energy Corp (OTC Bulletin Board: NCEN). Earlier this month, the Wyoming based wind Company announced a financing for a major 80 MW expansion -- enough new energy to service 25,000 homes. NACEL Energy is one of the few "wind-only" energy companies in the utility-power producer sector.
A Before the Bell TM renewable energy update.
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