Alternative Energy News - January 16, 2006

• Ted Turner is forming a venture with a solar energy company targeting California markets.

• A new report from CIBC World Markets forecasts that all jurisdictions in Canada and the U.S. will have carbon dioxide regulations in place by the end of the decade to address global warming concerns.

• The Low Carbon Fuel Standard proposed by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to triple the size of the California renewable fuels market and place more than 7 million alternative fuel or hybrid vehicles on the state's roads by 2020.