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Can going green help LI economy?

Quick ReadExperts and enthusiasts gather to evaluate the possibilities to make Long Island the center of new energy source technology.

Robert B. Cattell, chairman of the Advanced Energy

Photo credit: Danielle Finkelstein | Robert B. Cattell, chairman of the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center Stony Brook University attends the 2009 Advanced Energy Conference in Hauppauge. (November 2009)

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Can green energy become the driver of Long Island's economy? Maybe, but there's little doubt about the intense interest in the topic.

More than 1,000 people turned out Wednesday at the Hyatt Wind Watch Hotel in Islandia for the opening day of a two-day meeting, the 2009 Advanced Energy Conference, hosted by IBM, Stony Brook University, National Grid and the New York Power Authority.

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