Research and Markets: Overview of What Can and is Being Done to Spur the Development of Transmission Lines to Support Renewable Energy Generation (Business Wire) and Britain's Brown meets industry, unions about jobs (AP)

City of Industry, CA --(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 01/12/2009 - Economy industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c50a5e/building_transmiss) has announced the addition of the "Building
Transmission to Support Renewable Energy - 1st Edition" report to

their offering. The 1st Edition of Research Reports International's Building Transmission to Support Renewable Energy report is a 35-page overview of what can and is being done to spur the development of transmission lines to support renewable energy generation.Renewable portfolio standards, climate change legislation, and green
consumerism are all spurring the development of renewable energy in the U.S. While technologies such as geothermal, wind, biomass, and solar power are all expected to grow significantly in coming years, one major issue stands in their way. The best renewable resource areas tend to be far from load and existing transmission lines. [Read the full article]

LONDON (AP) -- Anticipating hundreds of thousands of job losses as the recession bites in Britain, Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday offered employers new incentives to hire and pledged new funds to train those who lose their posts. At a summit in London, Brown promised industry leaders short term help in return for a longer term focus from British business to develop the high-tech and environmental industries.The British leader said as many as 1 billion new skilled jobs are likely to be created worldwide in coming years -- largely in environmental technology, advanced manufacturing, health care and education.Welfare and Pensions Secretary James Purnell said the government would invest 500 million pounds ($762 million) to provide new training to people out of work for more than six months.Brown said companies which agree to hire people previously out of work for more than six months would receive a 2,500 pounds ($3,710) payment from the government."We cannot always prevent people l [Read the full article]

MURRAY HILL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Linde North America's Medford, Oregon, electronic gases plant has been recognized for achieving the highest level of excellence in employee safety and health by the U.S. Department of Labors Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Linde North America is a member of The Linde Group, a world-leading gases and engineering company. Linde's Medford plant has operated since 1998, producing and shipping high-purity gases used in manufacturing integrated circuits the essential components of electronic equipment, such as computers and cell phones.The plant was certified with a Star rating under OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), which recognize and promote the agency's vision of an effective safety and health management system in every workplace in America. [Read the full article]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin lawmakers are preparing a proposal to introduce later this month or early in February to plug a budget shortfall projected to be about $500 million by July.Rep. Mark Pocan of Madison is co-chair of the Legislature's budget-writing committee. He said Monday the proposal will ensure that the state is in position to spend money coming from the federal government to create jobs and stimulate the economy.He says the state bill also may include tax increases and budget cuts to balance this year's budget shortfall. Gov. Jim Doyle supports imposing a new tax on hospitals and has proposed a variety of cuts.Next month Doyle will introduce his new two-year budget to take effect in July. By mid-2011 the state's budget shortfall is expected to be $5.4 billion. [Read the full article]

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