Dave Warren of the Washington Public Utility District Association notes electricity demand fell during the recession and may stay down, thanks to conservation.

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The Southold Town Board last week considered zoning rules that would split the island into two parts: a research district, encompassing the current lab campus, and a sprawling conservation district where building would be all but prohibited.

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"We are delighted that the TMT project has now been granted a Conservation District Use Permit, " said Edward Stone, the Morrisroe Professor of Physics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and vice chair of the TMT board.

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In addition to his one term in the state Legislature, Salazar's prior public service included stints on the Governor's Economic Development Advisory Board, the State Agricultural Commission, the board of directors of the Rio Grande Water Conservation District, and the board of directors of the Colorado Agricultural Leadership Forum.

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