Alternative Energy News - October 29, 2006

• Situated on top of 100 years of coal ash, the largest solar energy system in New England is now a shining example of how one industrial community turned unwanted wasteland into an economic, educational and environmental asset.
• Wachovia Corp. announced commitments Thursday to reduce its own impact on the environment, refuse loans to companies that log rainforests and consider more lending to projects "that have a positive impact on climate change."
• As more and more ski resorts enhance their environmental awareness, a number of North American ski areas have agreed this fall to fully power their operations via renewable wind energy. The latest is Wyoming's Grand Targhee.