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Investigation Begins Into Deadly Power Plant Blast

By Michelle RuizFeb 8th 2010 – 1:35PM
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(Feb. 8) -- As federal investigators launched a probe into the cause of a deadly power plant explosion in Middletown, Conn., officials said today that nobody is believed to be buried under the debris. The Sunday morning explosion at the Kleen Energy Systems plant killed five people and injured at least 12. Officials...

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Eton anticipates next natural disaster with self-powered FRX radios

By Sarah Silbert May 16th 2012 - 03:38PM

Eton, the name behind solar-powered sound systems and emergency radios , is updating its disaster-preparedness portfolio with the new FRX series of self-powered radios.

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Apple Wins Patent For Remote Control -- On Your Car's Steering Wheel

By The Huffington Post May 16th 2012 - 11:45AM

The HP TouchPad's "touch to share" feature has nothing on this futuristic Apple patent, which illustrates Apple devices emmulating natural, real-world gestures.

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What About Your Sexual Intelligence Quotient?

By Dr. Elsbeth Meuth and Freddy Zental Weaver May 15th 2012 - 07:45AM

We all know about IQ, emotional intelligence, kinesthetic intelligence, and so forth.

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John Farrell: Utility Fights Dirty in City's Battle for Clean Local Energy

By John Farrell Oct 14th 2011 - 04:20PM

In just three weeks, citizens of Boulder, CO, will vote on whether to begin a big, formal process to unplug from Xcel Energy's system and plug into local energy self-reliance.

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Roshi Joan Halifax: This Is What Compassion Looks Like: A Buddhist View of Occupy Wall Street

By Roshi Joan Halifax Oct 14th 2011 - 10:08AM

It started 28 days ago, with a ragtag group of people who called themselves "Occupy Wall Street" planting themselves at Liberty Square Plaza (aka Zuccotti Park) in New York City, under the shadows of skyscrapers.

Kleen Energy Systems News From the Web

  • 08/02/11 Fitch Affirms Kleen Energy Systems; Assigns Stable... Source: UnumProvident Corp CHICAGO--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Fitch Ratings has removed from Rating Watch Negative and affirmed the 'BBB-' ratings on Kleen Energy Systems, LLC's (Kleen) $435 million term loan A due 2018 and $295 million term loan B due 2024.
  • 11/12/10 Fitch Maintains Kleen Energy Systems' Ratings on... Source: Business Wire Fitch Ratings has maintained the Rating Watch Negative on the following Kleen Energy Systems, LLC (Kleen) ratings: --$435 million term loan A due 2018 'BBB-'; --$295 million term loan B due 2024 'BBB-'.
  • 10/27/10 Kleen Energy agrees to pay millions for plant delays Source: Stateline.org In an apparent reversal, Kleen Energy Systems has agreed to pay millions of dollars in damages for costs associated with delayed energy production at its Middletown power plant, which was seriously damaged in a fatal February explosion.

Background on Kleen Energy Systems

The 2010 Connecticut power plant explosion occurred at the Kleen Energy Systems power station in Middletown, Connecticut, United States at 11:17 am EST on February 7, 2010. The plant had been under construction from February 2008, and was scheduled to start supplying energy in June 2010. The initial blast killed five and injured at least fifty; one of the injured later died in hospital, bringing the total death toll to six.

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