09/Jul 2008 | Gautrain reaches a major milestone | Looking for training companies? If you want a training company to come to your workplace we have full details on more than 350. Business schools Read news & information from South African business sch... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | N.E. governors hold regional energy summit | BOSTON R. Patrick and their peers from across the region gathered this morning at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston for the New England Governors Energy Summit. A similar regional session was host... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Wind Power From the Ocean (With Help from Space) | I drive regularly through Iowa and southern Minnesota in the US, and over the past few years wind farms have been popping up in that region up almost faster than corn grows. But there may be an even b... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | SNL on Jackson and Obama: TV Funhouse | Jesse Jackson's statement about Barack Obama's male anatomy is crossing the globe at fiber-optic speed. But here at the Swamp it's a reminder of this now-prescient Saturday Night Live cartoon from ear... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Gene therapy research in developing world raises ethical red flags: experts | Early stage gene therapy clinical trials are recruiting patients from the developing world, providing medically deprived populations access to interventions that show promise but have largely unknown ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | China 'Committed to Fighting' Climate Change | President Hu attends meeting on energy security, climate change. TOYAKO, Japan: The world has to fight climate change together but the responsibilities of the developed and developing countries in thi... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | .As CCDI, Lagos govt partner in climate change | An ideal urban setting. Photo: Dachi MaduakoCommunity Conservation and Development Initiative (CCDI), a Non Government Organisation (NGO) went into partnership with the Lagos State government last wee... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Obama boosters to rally against McCain at gas station | ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Nerus | PoliticsAs has been widely reported , the Communists and other left parties in the Indian Parliament are withdrawing support for the coalition UPA government. They are doing it in protest of PM Manmoh... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Oil Tycoon Promotes Wind as Alternative | Ailing Kennedy Returns for Senate Vote. A well-known oil tycoon says he has the answer to solve the nation's energy crisis. I've been an oil man all my life, but this is one emergency we can't drill o... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Garnaut's diabolical tax problem | Ross Garnaut's ''diabolical problem'' will consume debate for some time to come. That the fine line can be trod, however, between needless destruction of wealth and the transformation to a sustainable... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Plovers back on a crowded Revere Beach | By Beth Daley, Globe Staff It used to be that piping plovers and people didn't mix. After the tiny shorebird was listed as threatened in 1986 under the Federal Endangered Species Act, beaches along th... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Sue OPEC? Congress Should Sue Itself | I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is a disgrace, two are a law firm and three are called a Congress." So said politician and future president of the United States John Adams, and whil... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | U.S. Cattlemen s Association Supports Alternative Energy Plans | U. Cattlemen s Association Supports Alternative Energy Plans>prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /. Cattlemen s Association (USCA) said today that it will urge policy-makers to f... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Duplicate gas line ridiculed | 07:38pm WA Energy Minister Fran Logan has attacked a major plank of the Liberal opposition's energy plan, labelling it ridiculous and ill-conceived. Liberal leader Troy Buswell today unveiled the oppo... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Bank of America chief tips mid-2009 recovery | Bank of America chief executive Kenneth Lewis says he expects the economy to begin recovering from the housing crisis in the middle of next year. "Until then, depending on what sector of the economy y... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | EU emissions trading for aviation sector | A new deal approved by the European Parliament today will bring the aviation sector within the European emissions trading scheme (ETS) from 2012 but the agreement has already drawn criticism from envi... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | E-85 is here it s about time | Journal-Advocate Editorial Board The members of the Journal-Advocate s editorial board are: Keith Haugland, publisher; Forrest Hershberger, editor; Jenni Grubbs, news editor; Christopher Poma, distrib... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Q&A: Oil prices and the economy | With oil prices having more than doubled over the last 12 months, various reasons are being cited for the price increases. Adhip Chaudhuri, a visiting professor at Georgetown University's campus in Do... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | The G8 Summit concluded in Japan Wednesday with pledges to fight food, oil and climate crises | 18:07The G8 Summit concluded in Japan Wednesday with pledges to fight food, oil and climate crises. On the third and final day of the summit, the G8 and eight developing countries issued a statement ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Renewable Energies In Canada To Grow 1.6% A Year, Says Us Report | Total consumption of renewable energies in Canada will grow by 1.6% per year until 2030, behind the growth in nuclear but ahead of natural gas, according to the U. DOE s International Energy Outlook 2... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Coal money talks, public ignores | Shortly before the July 4 holiday, Opinion Research Corporation released a poll entitled " Opinions About Gas Prices and U. Energy Independence" [PDF] which shows -- drum roll please -- that the publi... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Victoria's power supply 'under threat' | Page 1 of 2 | Single Page View . A NATIONAL emissions trading scheme would threaten Victoria's power supply and the future of the state's coal-fired power stations, the State Government has warned. In... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Renewables, clean coal win in Senate spending bill | Balaenoptera musculus, is the largest known animal ever to have lived on sea or land. Individuals can reach more than 110 feet and weigh nearly 200 tons, more than the weight of 50 adult elephants. Th... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | US plunge to drag market lower | The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer inflation expectations for June is also due. In company news, thermal coal company APAC Coal lists. United Group managing director Richard Leupen ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | TransCanada: Kibby Wind Power Project Receives LURC Approval | 11:42 AM. TransCanada Applies to the National Energy Board to Establish Jurisdiction Over the Alberta System Jun 17, 2008 08:46 AM. TransCanada Applies to the National Energy Board to Establish Jurisd... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Marathon Oil Corporation Provides Second Quarter 2008 Interim Update | 02:15 AM. Marathon and Partners Achieve First Oil and Gas Production From Neptune Development in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Jul 06, 2008 11:40 AM. Noble Corporation Announces Contract Extension on U... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Pickens Plan: Creating an Energy-Secure Future | T. Boone Pickens, a nearly 60-year veteran of the oil and gas business , is worried about the U. We have never had an energy plan in America, Pickens says. Pickens released the Pickens Plan July 8... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | USA Today, LA Times, lots more: The Pickens Plan for energy independence, for natural gas in our cars, nukes, wind turbines. All very Republican too | As LA Times economics columnist David Lazarus writes , When a guy heavily invested in natural gas and wind power says the answer to our energy woes is natural gas and wind power, it s hard not to smi... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | India s nuclear agreement with IAEA has loopholes | India s agreement with the U. atomic watchdog agency contains restrictions that could limit international oversight of its civilian nuclear program, according to a confidential document obtained Thurs... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | 'IAEA safeguards draft can't be made public' | India's Atomic Energy Commission chief Anil Kakodkar on Wednesday came to the defence of the United Progressive Alliance government to blunt Left's strident demand for releasing the nuclear safeguards... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Plug-in Conference Hosts Public Night | SYNOPSIS: Plug-In 2008 Conference & Exposition Public Night will take place Tuesday, July 22 from 6 p., -- Interested in vehicles with the potential to get 100 miles per gallon? Like the idea of plugg... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | SCGOP s Katon Dawson becomes first State Chairman to endorse campaign to Drill Here. Drill Now | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROB GODFREY WEDNESDAY JULY 9, 2008 (803) 988-8440 SCGOP s Katon Dawson becomes first State Chairman to endorse campaign to Drill Here. South Carolina Republican Party... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Wilson: House Republicans will continue to fight for an all-of-the-above energy plan | WASHINGTON Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) delivered the following remarks today on the floor of the House of Representatives. Speaker, here are a few facts on energy I would like to share:. currentl... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Commentary by Mumia Abu Jamal | . 6304 -- the FISA Amendments Act in the Senate: FINAL BILL VOTE: YAYS 69 NAYS 28 NAYS: Akaka Biden Bingaman Boxer Brown Byrd Cantwell Cardin Clinton Dodd Dorgan Durbin Feingold Harkin Kerry Klobuchar... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Chris Olson Named Vice President of Power Division | ST., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- NewMech Companies is pleased to announce Chris Olson as the new Vice President of the Power Division. With this addition, NewMech Companies continues to expand their Power ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | India's nuclear agreement with IAEA has loopholes (AP) | India's agreement with the U. atomic watchdog agency contains restrictions that could limit international oversight of its civilian nuclear program, according to a confidential document obtained Thurs... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Germans urge EU to reject BHP/Rio merger | German industry has urged the European Commission to reject a tie-up of mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto and warned that steelmakers were curbing competition in the European market. Seven indu... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | T. Boone Pickens has a plan to develop wind power as a way of boosting renewable energy production and decreasing our dependence on foreign oil. To re | T. Boone Pickens has a plan to develop wind power as a way of boosting renewable energy production and decreasing our dependence on foreign oil. To reduce oil demand, he suggests building cars that ru... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Daily TIPs: Bad Biofuels, Chatty Hospital Machines, Hot LEDs, A Wind-Loving Oilman, & More | Daily TIPS: Tech Policy Poll, Open-Source Healthcare, Tropical Disease, & More . Daily TIPs: Texting Privacy, Energy Spending, Electronic Medical Records, DARPA Cutbacks, & More . Daily TIPs: Pollutin... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Oil prices calm as markets mull Iran missile test | Oil prices held steady Wednesday after two days of sharp declines, as news that Iran tested a long-range missile capable of hitting Israel pushed up prices temporarily. The market shook off news of an... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | The Energy Independence Bill: A Filibuster Odyssey | Imagine a country suffering from the highest energy costs in its 232 year history. A country that imports 70% of its needs for an expensive, environmentally hazardous fuel that enriches some of the mo... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Union Ratifies Contract | Breaking News Union Press Release On July 8, 2008 District 1199NM held a second ratification vote at Holy Cross Hospital for the employees to ratify the Final Offer from the hospital's administration.... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | RayRay | Compared to cutting-edge technologies -- nanotechnology, coal with carbon capture and sequestration, biomimicry -- building codes seem downright stodgy and, dare I say it?, boring. Yet, much to the su... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Gov. Rendell Signs Bill Establishing $650 Million Energy Fund to Support Conservation, Spur Renewable Energy Development | Gov. Rendell Signs Bill Establishing $650 Million Energy Fund to Support Conservation, Spur Renewable Energy Development . Governor Signs Special Session House Bill 1; Underscores Importance of Contin... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | CNG going out of people's reach | 14 minutes ago ISLAMABAD - Environment friendly fuel is now going out of reach of the people as different CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) filling stations ware selling it on their own rates while entirel... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Rocky road for New York Times | New York Times dropped the most in almost 10 years after Lehman Brothers lowered its earnings estimates for the third-largest US newspaper publisher as advertising revenue deteriorates. The company's ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Oil steady above $US136 | Crude oil was little changed after a US Energy Department report showed that an inventory drop occurred mostly on the West Coast, where the distribution system is isolated from the rest of the country... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | UK investing $200 billion in renewable energy | Gordon Brown, the UK s prime minister, has launched what he describes as his green revolution through investing $200 billion in renewable energy, a large portion of that going directly into wind pow... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | BRIEF: State Buys Big Batch of 'Green' Energy | OPINION: Economic Development: Let's Hear It for Callaway II Jul 09, 2008 04:52 PM. BRIEF: State Buys Big Batch of 'Green' Energy Jul 09, 2008 04:52 PM. Oil adds a penny on US data, Iran missile test... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | India's nuclear agreement with IAEA has loopholes | India's agreement with the U. atomic watchdog agency contains restrictions that could limit international oversight of its civilian nuclear program, . VIENNA, Austria India's agreement with the U. a... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Indias nuclear agreement with IAEA has loopholes | India's agreement with the U. atomic watchdog agency contains restrictions that could limit international oversight of its civilian nuclear program, according to a confidential document obtained Thurs... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Dang Big Oil, Dang You Too | Private, Elegant Waterfront Compound (Homes for Sale) . Luxurious Flathead Lake Waterfront (Homes for Sale) . 40 Sub-dividable Acres With Outstanding Views (Land . Well, this week I set ANOTHER recor... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Texas Oilman Pickens Wants to Supplant Oil with Wind | NEW YORK Texas energy tycoon T. Boone Pickens on Tuesday called for a massive switch to natural gas as a transportation fuel and a boost in wind power in a plan aimed at reducing U. The Pickens Plan... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Remarks by John MCain at his Ohio Town Hall Meeting | ARLINGTON, VA -- U. Senator John McCain will deliver the following remarks as prepared for delivery at a town hall meeting in Portsmouth, OH, today at 3:00 p. EDT: Before I take your questions, I wan... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | SPG Solar Announces Largest Customer-Owned Solar Energy System in Arizona | SPG Solar, Inc., The Gatorade Company, a division of PepsiCo (PEP), and Salt River Project (SRP) Earthwise Solar announce the largest solar energy initiative in Arizona at the Gatorade manufacturing a... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Stocks dive on earnings jitters | US stocks tumbled on jitters about corporate earnings as major companies began reporting their second quarter earnings amid uncertain economic times. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Alberta unveils $4 billion climate plan | CALGARY, ALBERTA Vowing not to let others determine Alberta's future, Premier Ed Stelmach committed on $4-billion from this year's expected budget surplus to fight climate change including setting u... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Crude Plummets Again | Two Champions, One Trophy .. Casey s Daily Resource Plus News Release July 9, 2008. Casey s Daily Resource Plus News Release July 9, 2008. In the energy market Tuesday, crude for August delivery was a... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Cross-sector coalition of 18 of Canada's largest companies applauds $2B government commitment to Carbon Capture and Storage | Cross-sector coalition of 18 of Canada's largest companies applauds $2B government commitment to Carbon Capture and Storage . ICO(2)N - the Integrated CO(2) Network - a coalition of 18 large Canadian... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | How to Clean Up With Clean Energy | Play Oil's Swan Song. Open Book: Important Lessons from a Venture Capital Pioneer. With crude oil prices above $100 per barrel and the world searching for ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Governor Doyle Announces Renewable Energy Purchase | Gov. Jim Doyle said the state of Wisconsin has bought more than 92,000 megawatt hours of renewable electrical energy. Doyle's office said Wednesday that the purchase from three power companies is enou... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Lead On Energy Now Or Follow | Apparently the "Drill Now! Wait Eight Years! Yell Again To Drill Now" crowd of Republicans has cowed the Democratic leadership into halting all efforts at moving on energy bills for the rest of the ye... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Update: Brinkley and Cook Back in Court | Kyra Sedgwick Returns (4:09). "The Insider" has new video of New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez in the wake of his wife's divorce filing and news reports about his ties to Madonna. Despite a rough week, ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | AMSC | Commissioning of World's First Superconductor Power Transmission Cable System Celebrated Business Wire . Kaufman Sees Evergreen, Sunpower as Solar Stars, First Solar Facing Increased Competition at Ba... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | W.C.L | W. Shashidhar on Solel to Build 150 MW of Thermal Solar in Spain. Yaroslav Yefymets on Windspire 1 kW Vertical Axis Wind Turbine. Chris - honda generators fan on ZAP Announces Second High-Performance ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Emissions scheme 'threatens' coal power | Victoria's power supply and it's brown coal-fired power stations would be threatened by a national emissions trading scheme, the Victorian government has warned. The expected introduction of a trading... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Mac's Off Cap-and-Trade | After writing favorably about Sen. McCain's recent economics speeches, where he clearly shifted toward the supply-side both on tax cuts and producing more energy, I went back last evening and carefull... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Environmental Policy Expert to Illinois: Investing in Smart Grids = Greener Economy | Hendricks Says Adding Smarter Technology to Obsolete Grid Will Benefit Environment and Create Business Opportunities CHICAGO, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- How can Illinoisans curb global wa... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | "Oil man: Look to wind for energy answer" | 3:36 PM by Frank James A few days ago I caught T. Pickens is one of the nation's best-known oil men but you don't normally see him in ads, so that was an attention-grabber. In the ad, he notes that i... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Intelligent Energy calls on US senate to back hydrogen | Renewables to be used to create hydrogen which will be used in fuel cells to smooth intermittent electricity supply . Intelligent Energy (IE) chief executive Dr Henri Winand has presented to the US s... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | "Gasoline and Oil Prices on the Rise" | Americans can remember when gasoline prices were at a reasonable amount per gallon. Not anymore, gasoline and oil prices have been on the rise since the year 2000. According to the Department of Energ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Roskam & Shimkus: America Can Be Energy Independent in 15 Years | Congressman Roskam Introduces Plan to Lower Gas Prices and Secure America's Energy Independence CHICAGO, IL - Congressman Peter J. John Shimkus (R-IL) as he introduced legislation aimed at drastically... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Ocean Wind Power Maps Reveal Possible Wind Energy Sources | Efforts to harness the energy potential of Earth's ocean winds could soon gain an important new tool: global satellite maps from NASA. Scientists have been creating maps using nearly a decade of data ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Summer Heat Prompts Ontario's First Province-Wide Activation of peaksaver(R) Demand Reduction Program | Summer Heat Prompts Ontario's First Province-Wide Activation of peaksaver(R) Demand Reduction Program . With Ontario's first significant summer heat upon us, peaksaver, a residential and small busine... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Analyzing the analysts, part I: The crisis in oil | The problem isn t that Charles Schwab chief investment strategist Liz Ann Sonders has concluded that oil prices are in a bubble that is going to burst. The problem is in how she arrived at that conc... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Green Money | Photograph by Felipe Buitrago Sky's The Limit: Tom McCalmont's REGrid Power now offers a financing program that allows homeowners to get into solar power without a huge upfront expense. IT USED to be... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Eight Good Reasons For Up | JayelGibson ,i RushWilliams ,i PeterLaFrance ,i LauraGraham ,i StephenKogon ,i WilliamHaynes ,i TerryLattimer . Books Eleven Days On The Big River And Other Short Stories COOKIN N' BOOKIN' by Ta... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | G8 Summit: Conference Chair Summary | We met at Hokkaido Toyako to address key challenges we face today. We adopted the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit Leaders Declaration and three independent statements on Global Food Security, Counter-Terror... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Democrats Break With Obama: Maybe We Can Drill Our Way to Lower Prices | The Democrats No-Drill Energy Plan" from Energy Tribune reports on the Democrats stubborn refusal to consider drilling during this energy crisis and enumerates some reasons why this is wrong - and it ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | The 'G' in G-8 Stands for Greedy | This week's G-8 leaders' meeting at Lake Toya may have set a record as the most expensive and futile conference in human history. The get-together in one of the most beautiful parts of northern Japan ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Italy cost over-runs hit German wind-turbine builder Nordex | Hamburg - High costs on Italian and British projects triggered a profits warning Wednesday from wind-turbine builder Nordex and sent the German company's shares plummeting by 16 per cent. By late afte... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Oilman Pickens' energy plan | Advertising Autos The Biz Investing Real Estate Small Business Technology Video Games Wealth Work & Careers Your Money . Business A-Z Investor Tips Law Resources Money Li... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | ECONOMY: Jobs are out there | By RICHARD VALENTY Colorado Daily Staff Writer Originally published 12:00 a. He still can't be considered a purveyor of economic doom, but CU economist Rich Wobbekind has revised his 2008 state job gr... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Now, the Dude doesn't spend much time out in the sun but there are moments when he has to go out, like when scattering ashes on the coast. This takes | Now, the Dude doesn't spend much time out in the sun but there are moments when he has to go out, like when scattering ashes on the coast. This takes an extraordinary amount of effort and planning. He... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Official Reports & News on Australian Crisis | This is simply unbelievable. Unless radical action is taken quickly, this means " the eventual destruction of sites including the Great Barrier Reef --- and the nation's food bowl ---" . A plague of... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Last exit for the Holocene era | Damn! I think we just passed the last exit for the Holocene! I m sorry, honey, I wasn t looking. What s the next exit? It s a long way ahead. (Ragged chorus from the back seat) Are we there yet,... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Offshore oil reserves beckoning anew | Every year for nearly three decades, Congress has considered whether to allow more oil drilling in coastal waters, including those off San Diego County. And every year, it has maintained a ban on expa... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Plus: In Praise of Oil Speculation | BusinessWeek Economics Editor Peter Coy responds to columnist Ed Wallace and his attack on oil traders . The energy options pit on the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange in New York City. De... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Turn Smog Into Money | On a hot and hazy summer day, it's hard to see a silver lining in global pollution. But a new exchange-traded investment, the iPath Global Carbon ETN . (NYSE: GRN ), is designed to let investors bene... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | New Video! Alex Rodriguez At Practice | The Insider" has new video of New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez in the wake of his wife's divorce filing and news reports about his ties to Madonna. Despite a rough week, life obviously goes on for A-Rod... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | India seeks IAEA nod to push atom pact with U.S | India on Wednesday submitted a draft nuclear safeguards accord to International Atomic Energy Agency governors for approval, the IAEA said, a crucial step towards launching a U. Communist opposition i... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Amen factually, 'Human beings are complex, indeed. To be human is to err.' Of course some 'err' much, much more than others /big smile | Amen factually, 'Human beings are complex, indeed.' Of course some 'err' much, much more than others /big smile/.one "noted" dem even offered to socialize "big oil" if they didn't get in line . FS, I... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Oil Speculators Are Hedging Against Supply Shortfalls That s How a Free Market Works | The World of Cheap Fossil Fuel No Longer Exists. Global Investing Roundups Wednesday, July 9th, 2008. Global Investing Roundups Wednesday, July 9th, 2008. And everyone is blaming everyone else for hig... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | McCain's Social Security "Disgrace" | Yesterday, I wrote about Boone Pickens's plan to plaster the center of the country with windmills. He's on a PR blitz , trying to convince the country and its politicians especially those two guys run... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | E&E: The Long-Term Energy Outlook | July 2, 2008 Energy & Entrepreneurs #63 Long-Term Energy Outlook by Raymond J. Keating Making any predictions on the economy beyond a year or two - sometimes even just a few months (even weeks?) - is ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Carbon Capture and Storage A False Solution | Global Warming | Tagged Global Warming Too late to be of use, much too expensive, ineffective, and unsafe. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is intended to reduce the impact of burning fossil fuels by ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | McCain part of energy policy failure | Senator John McCain s stance on energy was discussed in a conference call hosted by the Obama campaign. Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack and Ohio Governor Ted Strickland were available to discuss how ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | A Raw Deal for India | Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a bilateral meeting in Tokyo, Japan, during the G-8 Summit. (Photo: AFP / Jim Watson) On June 19, 2005, a Washington report in USA Today said: "More than 26... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | DOE and Sweden to Advance Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles | Sweden to Advance Plug-In Hybrid Electric VehiclesDOE and the Swedish Energy Agency have agreed to work together to accelerate the commercialization of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and to ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | DOE and Sweden Sign MOU to Advance Market Integration of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles | GOTLAND, SWEDEN Alexander Karsner, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for the U. Department of Energy (DOE), and Tomas K berger, Director General of the Swedish Energy Ag... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Job vacancy: CDM Coordinator, UNFCCC | UNFCCC - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change .Coordinator (D1) Sustainable Development Mechanism [PDF] The UNFCCC secretariat in Bonn is inviting applications for the position of Coo... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Britney looks cute | The Pickens Plan (12:08) "Only On The Web": Katie Couric speaks with energy investor T. dependence on foreign oil through the development of alternative energy sources.... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Alberta To Put $4B Into GHG Reduction | The provincial government of Alberta, Canada announced that it would put CAD$4 billion into two funds aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The funds will be split equally between a fund t... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Pickens' Plan Addresses National Energy Emergency | T. Boone Pickens launched a bipartisan public policy campaign today to address America's dependence on foreign oil. The objective of "The Pickens Plan" is to underscore the need to declare a national ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Bioenergy potential seen in abandoned agricultural land | Courtesy Elliott Campbell A world map shows bioenergy potential as a ratio of the energy content of the annual plant growth on abandoned agricultural land relative to current annual energy demand in ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Candidates Pitch Economic Plans | WASHINGTON - If you're like most Americans, these days it may feel like you're paying more for everything: from the food you buy at the grocery store to the gas you pump to fuel your car. And in these... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Vilsack, Strickland hit McCain on energy | 1:26 PM by Domenico Montanaro Filed Under: Democrats , 2008 , Obama From NBC/NJ s Athena Jones If you re satisfied with the state of the economy and current energy policy, Vote for McCain , was the me... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | LNG opponents hold rally in Oregon | CORVALLIS, Ore. Opponents of liquefied natural gas projects hope their protests will help fend off proposals that seem likely to get green lights from federal regulators, if history is any guide. Th... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | VIEWPOINT: G8 failing to help poor on climate | U. Bush (R) meets with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the G8 summit in Toyako, July 9, 2008. India told the major economies at the meeting that they had not done enough on climate change. Sv... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Maldives call on G8: Don't let us drown | It's the last day of the G8 - and hopefully the last day of Bush Major Emitters/ Economies meetings . Today, countries representing 80 percent of global emissions will be holding talks. They will not ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Launch of the Little Green Data Book 2008 : Agricultural productivity to drop because of climate change, warns World Bank publication | Launch of the Little Green Data Book 2008 : Agricultural productivity to drop because of climate change, warns World Bank publication . 11:17:40 am, by damageva , 665 words, 24 views Categories: W... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Green Quick Fixes: What is a carbon footprint? | Green Quick Fixes: What is a carbon footprint? By Andrea Fox Green Quick Fixes Energy is the hottest green topic today. You can't be online, watching TV or outside of your home without hearing someone... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Mrs. Tibaijuka cites importance of rural linkages and sustainable urbanisation | In a world confronted by surging food and oil prices, this year s session of the Economic and Social Council, one of the three principal organs of the United Nations, is dedicated to highlighting the ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Doyle announces Wisconsin purchase of renewable energy sources | MADISON Gov. Jim Doyle says the state of Wisconsin has bought more than 92,000 megawatt hours of renewable electrical energy. Doyle's office said Wednesday that the purchase from three power compani... Read » |
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09/Jul 2008 | China's Energy Woes | Cato Institute in Washington, D. June 30, 2008 The process of creative destruction, Joseph Schumpeter wrote, is "the essential fact about capitalism. But it is an essential fact that the Chinese leade... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Psychiatrists identify first case of "climate change delusion" | PSYCHIATRISTS have detected the first case of "climate change delusion" - and they haven't even yet got to Kevin Rudd and his global warming guru. Writing in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | IAEA safeguards draft cannot be made public: Kakodkar | Mumbai, July 09: India's Atomic Energy Chief Anil Kakodkar on Wednesday came to the defence of the UPA government to blunt Left's strident demand for releasing the nuclear safeguards text being negoti... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | DNC -- McCain Watch: John McCain's Strategy on Jobs and Energy: Say One Thing, Do Another | Engineering the future: Teachers learn principles to pass on to in-demand students Road accidents claim 5 during July 4 weekend Crash victim was model, Adelphi student: Desiree Mesolella, the daughter... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Pennsylvania Legislature Passes Renewable Fuels Mandate; B20 and Cellulosic E10 | Both houses of the Pennsylvania General Assembly have passed HB 1202 , a bill requiring that transportation fuels sold in Pennsylvania include increasing amounts of biodiesel, synthetic diesel or rene... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Study: Net-Zero or Low-Cost Technologies in Transportation Could Bring Light-Duty Vehicle GHG Emissions Below 1990 Levels | Study: Net-Zero or Low-Cost Technologies in Transportation Could Bring Light-Duty Vehicle GHG Emissions Below 1990 Levels . Combining cost-effective vehicle efficiency technologies with in-use practic... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Leaders still vague on emissions targets | World leaders met this week in Toyako on the Japanese island of Hokkaido to discuss climate change among other global problems. But progress on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions seems increasingly u... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | AEHI and PowerEd speak of global plans | Alternate Energy Holding Inc (AEHI) has signed a participation agreement with PowerEd Corp to form a new company to jointly develop nuclear reactors worldwide. The companies hope to advise governments... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | University acts as green beacon | A Canadian campus has been built to showcase environmental technologies and energy efficiency measures in practice. The University of Ontario Institute of Technology is the province's newest higher ed... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Bobsleigh track makes way for mountain goat | Conservationists have praised the decision to move a number of venues for the 2014 winter Olympics in Russia to avoid damaging a protected site. The United Nations and the International Union for Cons... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | "The Growing Abundance of Fossil Fuels" | By Robert L., is president of the Institute for Energy Research in Houston, Texas, and an adjunct scholar of the Cato Institute. This is part of a longer analysis, The Increasing Sustainability of Co... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Onset Computer Corporation partners with Energy Star | Developments in Energy-Efficiency Policy: Key Trends for the Hvac and Refrigeration Industry. EuroACE welcomes EC's promotion of the use of ICT to improve energy efficiency in buildings . CIATESA part... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | WWF Gets New Channel on UNEP-Partnered Green.tv | WWF Gets New Channel on UNEP-Partnered Green.tv 8 July 2008 WWF has launched its own dedicated television channel to bring high quality campaign and conservation videos to a worldwide audience. The ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Missed Opportunity for G8 Leaders on Climate Change | Missed Opportunity for G8 Leaders on Climate Change Nairobi, 9 July 2008 - As the G8 Summit wrapped up in Japan, Achim Steiner, the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, said... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Pickens Plan | He made his fortune as an oilman, but yesterday (Tuesday) legendary investor T. dependence on foreign oil through the power of alternatives such as wind and natural gas. We re paying $700 billion a ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | ITM Power Launches Hydrogen Home Refueller | A British company has unveiled a hydrogen refuelling station and a hydrogen-powered car which could revolutionise commuting while cutting fuel costs and CO2 emissions. The conventional petrol-engined ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Boone Pickens | Sometimes it takes a crisis to awaken us from our slumber,". "But once aroused, the American people can accomplish miracles". Boone Pickens could gain from his energy plan, but so might we Los Angeles... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Iran and Brazil Can Do It. So Can We | Gal Luft - Washington Post When the founding fathers declared our independence, they could not have imagined that, 232 years later, the United States would be so spectacularly dependent on foreign cou... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | U.S. Mining Exploration Expand Investment on Mine Exploration Sector | T. Boone Pickens on Tuesday called for greater investment in natural gas and wind power as part of a plan launched by the oil tycoon aimed at reducing U. The Texas billionaire earlier this year announ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Climate change help should not go via World Bank, says aid agency | Money given by wealthy nations to help the developing world combat climate change should not be administered by the World Bank, says the UK-based international development agency Christian Aid. The NG... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Opinion Roundup: G8 Climate Deal; Wiretapping Compromise | Australian .. No Analysis: Editor-at-large Paul Kelly writes about Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd s plan for a new Asia-Pacific regional community, warning that Rudd's immediate foreign policy r... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Ritter's running of the renewables in the Spain | 07/09/2008 The rain in Spain may fall mainly on the plain, but Gov. Bill Ritter s rainmaking mission to Madrid this week is aimed at soaking up Spanish investment in Colorado s copious amounts of wind... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | There s Wind In Them Thar Hills! | How to know gas prices have gotten really high: brothels are offering gas cards to defray the cost of driving out to see your favorite hooker.Nevada brothel Shady Lady Ranch is offering customers ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | EDF-EN to commission Villeseque wind farm | Clean energy firm EDF Energies Nouvelles is commissioning one of the largest wind farms in France at Villeseque-des-Corbieres in the Aude department, consisting of 22 wind turbines with a total capaci... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Dye Sensitized | 1. AVA Solar to Mass Produce Low Cost Solar Panels - AVA Solar will start production next year on cadmium telluride thin film solar PV modules developed at Colorado State University. Produced at less ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | G24 Innnovations Ltd rolls out solar | According to their website, G24 Innovations Limited ("G24i") utilises the latest breakthrough in material science and nanotechnology creating a new class of advanced solar cells which are the closest ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | High oil prices destroying European gas demand | High oil prices are destroying gas demand directly or indirectly, leading to consumer outrage in Europe. But not only might they be short-lived; but there are other, painless, ways of reducing industr... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Brison rolls out Liberals Green Shift strategy | The discussion was so green that the Wolfville and District Lion s Hall seemed to glow neon Tuesday morning. Kings-Hants MP Scott Brison was on hand to talk about the Liberals Green Shift: Building ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Daily Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com | SmallCapVoice., a recognized corporate consulting firm known for its ability to help emerging growth companies build a following among retail and institutional investors, provides the following market... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Blow the Man Down | T. Pickens claims he wants it all to be privately financed. Cynics, start your engines! Or, contrariwise, speak in favor of the quondam oil baron. July 9, 2008 @ 5:12 am Wander over to noelmaurer. (... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Small communities howling over wind turbines | As Innisfil resident Gaye Trombley held a news conference yesterday to protest plans for a small wind farm in her fast-growing Ontario community, legendary oil baron T. Boone Pickens unveiled an energ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Iranian Missile Launches Trigger Mild Oil Rebound | Google Debuts Lively Virtual Reality World Shrink Raps Cook's Narcissism, Brinkley's Taste in Men Shanghai Probes Death of Young Canadian Model . il prices rebounded from consecutive days of steep de... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Billionaire's wind plan to free U.S. from foreign oil | HOUSTON, TEXAS: A billionaire oilman has drawn up a renewable energy plan aimed at cutting America's dependency on foreign oil by a third within five to ten years. Boone Pickens sees a future where po... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Shaheen watches process of transforming algae into fuel | UNH Courtesy Photo/Jody Record U. Democratic Senate candidate Jeanne Shaheen speaks with University of New Hampshire Professor Ihab Farag about using algae for biodiesel. DURHAM Algae is not just th... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | It s the energy, stupid | Let's talk about oil speculation, NAFTA and energy policy. ***************************************************************** Speculation: With the price of oil doubling in the past year, there are mor... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | ASPO Barcelona Conference | The Association for the Study of Energy Resources (AEREN ASPO Spain) will be in charge of organising the seventh annual conference of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO). The conference... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | WTF Part V - Wise Words From Someone We Should Listen | Unlike Sen. Know-it-All" Obama and the rest of the "know-it-all" liberals who can't come with a straight answer to the simple question about what to do about energy, in today's WSJ, Oilman T. Boone Pi... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Obama's 'New Energy' 30-second spot | The ad: "New Energy," 30 seconds. Producer: The Obama campaign Where to see it: It was released yesterday in four Midwestern battleground states, including Ohio. Script: (Announcer): "On gas prices, J... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Natural gas prices follow oil's path higher | When Yankee Gas Services Co. erected a massive liquefied natural gas storage tank in Waterbury, it said the tank would ensure an ample supply for its customers in the region and help keep prices down ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Environmental Groups Mad at Rell s Proposed Changes | A coalition of environmental groups said Tuesday that an 11th hour decision by Gov. Jodi Rell to alter the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative threatens Connecticut s participation in the cap and trade... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Electric bills could rise: Fuel charge to cost consumers $10 more a month | Comment on this story Higher fuel prices could hit homeowners' and businesses' electric bills in a few months. The average residential customer will pay almost $10 a month more for electricity beginn... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Geological Factors in Engineering | Geological Factors in Engineering will also cover topics such as plate tectonics, underground waste storage, and urban planning. from Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) with a concentration in sci... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Kurdish official doubts 'legality' of oil deals | The oil deals the Kurdish regional government and the central government in Baghdad are signing are illegal, according to a top Kurdish politician and legislator. Mahmoud Othman, the head of the power... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Business big shot: Linda Cook | While it remains to be seen whether Linda Cook will be handed the chief executive job at Royal Dutch Shell, it is something of a notable moment that she is in the running. While female petroleum engin... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Oil Prices Rebound on Iranian Missile Launches | Wednesday, including Shahab-3 missiles with the capability of reaching Israel. crude supply report later in the day will show stocks at continued lows also supported prices. Iran's elite Revolutionary... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Energy Blog | Per press release, edited slightly: Mesa Power LLP, a company created by T. Boone Pickens, has placed an order with General Electric to purchase 667, 1. Per Fluor Corporation press release: Fluor Corp... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Big Oil not to blame for cost of gas | Are you mad at Big Oil for driving up the cost of gas? Do you like those ads attacking politicians who take contributions from Big Oil and vote for tax breaks for Big Oil? If so, I have some facts for... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Free enterprise mixes with patriotism, going green Pickens NIMBY wind strategy | LTW Home. WRAL Local Tech Wire Publisher and Editor Rick Smith dishes out tidbits from the local technology sector. Boone Pickens is synonymous with oil, so when the Texas billionaire warns that his h... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Bush praises G8 climate 'progress' | George Bush, the US president, has welcomed what he said was "significant progress" on measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, despite criticsm that a three-day G8 summit in Japan has failed to s... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Mozambique to invest in gas-powered vehicles | 9:22Mozambique will invest in gas-powered vehicles to reduce its dependence on imported fuel and cut down its soaring oil bill, a minister said on Tuesday. Environment Minister Alcinda Abreu , tol... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Thanks - a 3 cents bone | Go ahead, throw us a bone! Today, cash-strapped motorists get a 3 cents break from gouging prices at the gas pumps, with oil prices off $9 a barrel so far this week. And what does OPEC get? To walk aw... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Is There a "Best Way" to Invest in Wind Power? | Oil Price. Yesterday, I saw many interesting articles about wind power. The main bit I'm seeing is Boone Pickens' alternative energy plan found on the new website . Longer-term readers will know I mon... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Government rejects second pipeline plan | West Australian Energy Minister Fran Logan has attacked a major plank of the Liberal opposition's energy plan, labelling the plans ridiculous and ill-conceived. Liberal leader Troy Buswell unveiled th... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | IAG chief executive treads a well-worn path | My first response to listening to IAG's new chief executive, Mike Wilkins, on the restructuring of the company was that I had been in this business too long. There was no reinvention of the wheel goin... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Iran says G8 to blame for high oil price | TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's OPEC governor said on Wednesday the oil market was saturated and blamed policies of . Oil prices hit a record highs last week above $145 a barrel, although they have since s... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Hu Calls on Major Economies to Combat Climate Change | Attends Meeting on Energy Security, Climate Change President Hu Elaborates on China's Stance on Climate Change G8 Summit Ends with Talks on Climate Change President Hu Leaves for Home after G8 Outre... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | FP&L project could position Florida to export solar power | FP&L waits to partner with solar power supplier Ausra [South Florida]. Expert says Florida could export solar power [South Florida]. BrightSource fired up by possibilities of steam [San Francisco]. an... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Oilman to push for new wind energy | HOUSTON - Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens opened an advertising campaign Tuesday in an attempt to bring more focus to solving the nation's energy crisis. Boone Pickens opened an advertising campaign Tue... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | A Peak Oil Prophet Imagines Life in America After Wal-Mart | James Howard Kunstler's new novel describes a small town in upstate NY where a chain of global crises has forced the community to fend for itself. Environment McCain's Energy Plan Will Drill Us Into a... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Oil Rebounds On Iranian Missile Launches | 6:17AM VIENNA, Austria -- Oil prices rebounded from consecutive days of steep declines after Iran test-fired nine missiles long- and medium-range missiles Wednesday. crude supply report later in the d... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | San Jose residents can get a PHEV and BEV fix at Plug-In 2008 Public Night | Coming up in a few weeks is the Plug-in 2008 conference and expo, a three-day event (July 22-24) highlighting the benefits of cars with plugs. The official sessions will deal with related legislation,... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Oil Man Pickens Unveils Wind Power Plan | 06:10 CDT SWEETWATER, Texas -- Get ready, America, T. The legendary Texas oilman, corporate raider, shareholder-rights crusader, philanthropist and deep-pocketed moneyman for conservative politicians ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Afghan bombing sends stark message to India: With power comes risks | The shootout outside the U. consulate in Istanbul which left six people dead was an 'obvious act of terrorism,' the U.Police and emergency officials at the scene of the attack outside the U. Iran tes... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | G8 MEETING: Bush falls into line on climate | G-8 SUMMIT IN JAPAN / A move to halve greenhouse gases / U., other nations commit to try to cut emissions by 2050 . Group of Eight countries gathered here, to a joint communique that declares that th... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Pelosi calls on Bush to release reserve oil | House leader says releasing of a 'small portion' of the 700 million barrels of oil in the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve won't risk national security. Republicans argue that the way to lower gas... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Nelson still talking guano on climate | So what is the Coalition s position on an emissions trading scheme? There was more confusion today with moderates urging "leadership" from Brendan Nelson on the issue and hardheads appearing to endors... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Poll: Nebraskans back alternative energies | News. Grand Island hit a new high for regular gasoline on the Fourth of July at $4. And as high gas prices continue to impact the economy, a new Nebraska Rural Poll found strong support for renewable ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Statement by major economies on climate change | Group of Eight rich nations and major emerging economies including China and India said on Wednesday they supported a "shared vision" for action on climate change, including a long-term goal for cutti... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Iowa Reaches 85 Corn Based E85 Stations | The Iowa Corn Growers Association recently announced that the number of E85 stations in Iowa has grown to 85 facilites. This number is growing to meet the demand of over 81,000 flexible fuel vehicles ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | High Oil Prices: Hype's Impact | In reply to BusinessWeek Economics Editor Peter Coy, Ed Wallace clarifies why the oil futures market is not working properly . "When money has nowhere to go, it is parked in commodities, as this is ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Can Hydrogen Cars Reduce America's Oil Dependence? | In early June, Honda introduced its latest hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicle, the FCX Clarity, to great fanfare. The Clarity s predecessor was the FCX, which became the first >prefix = st1 ns = "urn:... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Nature stifling wind power in Japan; Poor weather, geography point industry toward ocean | Experts complain that the established power utilities require producers to generate an overly high quality of electricity, further hindering the expansion of wind power. Given the difficult geographic... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Energy Is in the Air | Energy Is in the Air Wind farms could go a long way toward reducing carbon emissions By Robert F. Most reasonable people would agree that we have an energy problem, if not a full-blown crisis in this ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Memo to T. Boone Pickens | The Phone Call based on a true story Major cable network : What do you think of T. Boone Pickens' latest energy plan ? Me : Half of it is great -- the big push on wind power. Heck, even the Bush admin... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Liberal's release state energy policy | The Liberal party has today released a blueprint for a state energy policy focusing on the gas sector while the Chamber of Commerce and Industry said any such policy needed to be fully costed to ensur... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Energy challenges and opportunities within the Yukon River watershed | The Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council (YRITWC) is a coalition of 66 tribes and First Nations in Alaska and Canada united in protecting the Yukon River, the fourth-largest drainage basin in No... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Declaration of Leaders Meeting of Major Economies on Energy Security and Climate Change | We, the leaders of Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and t... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | FERC report examines causes of | FERC report examines causes of rising electricity costs, predicts trend will continue July 9, 2008 Higher fuel prices, increased capital costs and continued uncertainty about climate policy are helpin... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Masdar extends invitation for | Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of Abu Dhabi's Masdar Initiative, encouraged greater collaboration between the United Kingdom and Masdar to develop an affordable and sustainable energy future for the world d... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Staples, State Street recognized for green investments | Staples Inc. are two of 53 Fortune 500 companies being recognized by the U. Environmental Protection Agency for investments in sustainable energy. The companies are a part of EPA's Green Power Partner... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Oil falls more than $5 in second drop | NEW YORK - Oil tumbled more than $5 per barrel Tuesday in its second big drop this week, hurling crude back to levels not seen since June 26 as traders wary about the health of the global economy cash... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Poll: Rural Nebraskans want to utilize wind | Rural Nebraskans want more renewable energy, according to a recent poll. But, Nebraska is one of 18 states with no standards that require such development. A majority of respondents to a University of... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | OUR VIEW: Think outside the drilling box | Feeling torn between opposition to drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the need for greater energy independence? Oil companies already lease tens of millions of acres of federal proper... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Could lower national speed limit save gas? | With gas prices hovering above $4 a gallon, everybody's looking to save a few bucks at the pump, but the answer might be as simple as just taking your foot off the gas., last week suggested Congress c... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Reliance On Wind Power Is Full Of Hot Air | The UK has recently enacted a resolution to create a 25+ gigawatt wind farm by 2020. They then asked for research to show how great this will be. Why? Because they want the UK residents and the EU to ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | During interview with Trib board | Drawing the sharpest distinctions yet between himself and the man he hopes to replace, Sen. John McCain said Tuesday his presidency would focus on climate change issues, reducing federal spending, clo... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Alberta Launches 2 New Funds To Cut Greenhouse G | CALGARY - Royal Dutch Shell PLC has embarked on a major carbon-capture project to clean up its oil sands output on the same day the Alberta government created a. EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Governor Announces Enhanced Web Site with Energy Assistance Information | Web page for consumers and businesses eager to find ways to reduce their energy costs. Part of a continuing effort to empower Maine people with information, the Governor said that prior to the develop... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Vic could 'spearhead' low carbon economy | Victoria is well-placed to spearhead Australia's drive towards a low carbon economy, the federal government's chief climate change adviser says. Speaking prior to a public forum to promote his draft r... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Vietnam Becomes a Regional Player with U.S. Help | On July 1, 2008 the United States handed over the presidency of the UN Security Council to Vietnam. Exactly one week earlier, on June 24, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung paid an official vis... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | If Iran and Brazil Can Do It, So Can We | When the founding fathers declared our independence, they could not have imagined that, 232 years later, the United States would be so spectacularly dependent on foreign countries. It would be roughly... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | The prodigal son story has serious applications for our troubled times | Among well-known Bible tales, few are more challenging for me than that of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32). Unlike its harsher secular cousin about the ant and the grasshopper, the parable can be uns... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Alberta spending $4B to reduce emissions with public transit, CO2 storage | Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach says his government's measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are equal to taking one million cars off the road each year. CALGARY - Alberta will spend $4 billion over... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Millionaires Billionaires can help people who needs it , in USA | The Wall Street Journa l has tackled a story we first heard about last February , the rise in prestigious license plates in Abu Dhabi. In this growing area more and more pricey cars are hitting the ro... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | RenewablesOffshore | While some might say that the long awaited MMS proposed regulations for alternative energy leases on the Outer Continental Shelf are more than a day late (EPAct required MMS to issue regulations by Ma... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Options on eco-friendly power | Energy needs of the country are growing in tune with the needs of the liberalised economy and the annual fossil oil import bill now stands at $76. But unfortunately very little has been done to reduce... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Udall Cousins Aim to Expand Democrats' Western Gains in U.S. Senate Races | Bushes, Kennedys and Clintons take notice: Another political dynasty is emerging, this one in the Rocky Mountains. Two cousins, Mark and Tom Udall , are running as Democrats for U. Udall , was an infl... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | The Business Outlook | The Bank of Canada (BoC) surprised many observers June 10 by holding interest rates steady rather than cutting in the face of slowing US and global economic conditions. Since the April Monetary Polic... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | McCain, Obama offer clear choice on energy | Our nation's addiction to oil must be halted. Gas prices are topping $4 a gallon with no end to how high they will go. This country needs to think about its future energy needs very carefully. We are ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | SOS: Vote on phony PG@E poll | By Bruce B. Brugmann (Scroll down to vote against PG@E and for the Clean Energy Act) Already, even before the supervisors approve the new San Francisco Clean Energy Act, PG@E operatives are down the p... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Man with a plan | GREEN CITY Environmental groups have voiced cautious optimism about the California Air Resources Board's new draft plan for fulfilling the legislative mandate of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 3... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Editorial: Support SF's Clean Energy Act | EDITORIAL The long-awaited charter amendment that would transform San Francisco's energy policy will come before the Board of Supervisors within the next few weeks. The measure, known as the Clean Ene... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | 3 cr solar lanterns to help tide over k-oil crises : Muttemwar | The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has planned to acquire about three crore solar lanterns in different phases to replace kerosene oil lamps used by majority of people in villages, Minist... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Gilmore on Oil Prices: Drill Now | Former Virginia Governor and Senate candidate Jim Gilmore campaigned Tuesday evening in Bristol, Va.94 a gallon at the Euclid Avenue Chevron on Tuesday when former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore filled the... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | G-8 leaders call for greenhouse gas reductions | The Group of Eight nations, accounting for nearly 60 percent of the world economy, face mounting pressure to take decisive action to resolve the globe's most pressing financial problems and help stem ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | McCain: U.S. must wean off foreign oil | Sen. John McCain said the nation must become independent from foreign oil and offered offshore drilling, an expansion of nuclear power and development of clean-coal technology as methods he favors to ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Oil industry wakes up to its battered image | Jamie Lynn Spears poses with baby for mag cover LEAD: Negotiators discuss verification steps ahead of N. Korea meeting+ Interpreters 'pushed to limit' in mock trial for foreign defendant+ Baseball: Ma... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | G8: World Must Act on Greenhouse Gas Emissions | G8 leaders plant trees July 8 to commemorate their 2008 summit in Toyako on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. Staff Writer Washington -- The Group of Eight (G8) major economies agree that the ... Read » |