COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 2 -- Gov. Ted Strickland, D-Ohio, has issued the following news release: Governor Ted Strickland today issued the following statement regarding U.S. Department of Energy funding that was awarded to several Ohio small businesses to assist them in bringing advanced energy technologies to market. "Ohio was built on the shoulders of innovators and small business owners who brought creative ideas to life, and that proud history of small business innovation continues in thes  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following news release: The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced the approval of a $40 million loan to finance the second phase expansion of the San Jacinto-Tizate geothermal power project, which is being developed by a private sector company, Polaris Energy Nicaragua S.A. (PENSA). Once completed, the combined first phase and second phase expansion will produce 72 MW (net), increasing Nicaragua's overall electr  more