Cities Eye Ocean Waves for Power Supplies
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Since ancient times poets have revered the power of the seas. Now energy companies and coastal cities like New York and San Francisco  are aiming to tap ocean waves and tidal currents as abundant sources of electricity.
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The city that was among the first to be wired for electricity in the 19th century wants to become one of the first to go wireless in the 21st.
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ALBANY, N.Y. -- There are high hopes here for an electric transmission cable that can carry three to five times the power of traditional cable.
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Big batteries will fight blackouts and could make renewable power economically viable.
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Wind power projects are in various stages around the state, from the Atlantic coast in the east to the wooded slopes of the Berkshire Mountains in the west, gigantic towers whose hurtling blades are designed to create clean energy.
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While the deadly tsunami in the Indian Ocean has focused attention on that part of the world, great waves also pose a threat to the United States.
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Concerns over exploding computer   batteries may be heating up, but alternative power sources for   portable devices like laptops, music players and cellphones   could still be up to 10 years away.
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U.S. East Coast power grid operators  said they had enough electricity to keep air conditioners  running Tuesday as a heat wave continued to grip the region.
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Large-scale solar-power projects will bring big benefits.
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As the late-afternoon sun bathes the beach with a soft warmth, gentle waves lap quietly at the shore &#151; and strollers occasionally stumble over a thick wad of white cables embedded in the fine, black sand.
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By mike Lindblom, Seattle Times  Dec. 18--Some communities on the Eastside will have to wait several more days before they have electricity again, utility officials warn.
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Electricity available day and night is due to come online for a small island community for the first time.
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Change a light bulb and stop a war. Build smarter homes and keep the seas from rising.
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Work has begun on wind power stations that will provide electricity for next year&#39;s Beijing Olympics and showcase China&#39;s ambitions to become more environment friendly, state press reported Tuesday.
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A computer model that can predict the impact of a tsunami from the San Francisco Bay area to Alaska is helping scientists plot danger zones in coastal cities to guide emergency planning.
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Cities around the world are facing the danger of rising seas and other disasters related to climate change.
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Utilities urged customers to ease up on electricity use and officials opened cool shelters as California continued to swelter under a heat wave Friday.