Alternative Energy News - November 14, 2006

• Shell president concedes global warming debate.


• Environmentally conscious utility customers in Vermont can pay an extra $20 a month to get their electricity from manure-fueled generators. Vermont is a leader in a new alternative energy movement to get states to produce 25% of their power from farms and forests by 2025.


• With new ethanol and biodiesel plants going online monthly and increasing demand for the homegrown fuel additives, transportation companies are scurrying to provide the needed trains, trucks and storage tanks to keep up with the rapidly growing industry.


• New energy-efficiency standards for 22 appliances will be set over the next 4 1/2 years under an agreement settling a lawsuit brought against the Energy Department by the Natural Resources Defense Council, consumer groups and 15 states.