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19:17
09/Jul
2008
Gautrain reaches a major milestone | south africa - skillsportal.co.za; 1470 words.
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 »
19:15
09/Jul
2008
N.E. governors hold regional energy summit | wind power - pbn.com; 287 words.
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 »
19:14
09/Jul
2008
HEA seeks energy program approval | alternative energy - peninsulaclarion.com; 598 words.
The Homer Electric Association has taken another step toward getting state approval for a program encouraging customers to install renewable energy projects. 070908 NEWS1Peninsula ClarionThe Homer Ele... Read »
18:36
09/Jul
2008
REI Powers Arcadia Store with Solar Panels | solar energy - beaconmedianews.com; 349 words.
Co-op Invites the Community to Celebrate Solar Electric Installations REI recently announced plans to retrofit more than 10 percent of its stores with solar panels in 2008, generating a total of 1. Th... Read »
18:35
09/Jul
2008
Pre-quake seismic wave changes discovered | energy conservation - usti.net; 341 words.
U. World Politics Business Sports Health Tech/Science Aerospace & NASA Computers Electronics Environment Nuclear Science Telecomm Living/Entertainment . scie... Read »
18:31
09/Jul
2008
HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc., Provider of WeatherTRAK, Joins | water conservation - greenopolis.com; 828 words.
Office Depot Foundation Supports Recovery From Midwest Floods For. ING Foundation Contributes $1 Million to Iowa Disaster-Relief. HydroPoint Data Systems HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc., Provider of Wea... Read »
18:16
09/Jul
2008
Renewable Energies In Canada To Grow 1.6% A Year, Says Us Report | alternate energy - transworldnews.co.in; 463 words.
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 »
18:09
09/Jul
2008
Ex Amaranth Trader Denies That He Is Evil | energy conservation - nymag.com; 269 words.
Brian Hunter is still salty about all the bad vibes he's gotten from people since 2006, after he lost $6.8 billion making hideously bad bets on natural-gas prices for the hedge fund Amaranth, which ma... Read »
18:02
09/Jul
2008
Renewables, clean coal win in Senate spending bill | energy - earthportal.org; 985 words.
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 »
17:38
09/Jul
2008
Commentary by Mumia Abu Jamal | oil energy - samsedershow.com; 1008 words.
. 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 »
17:31
09/Jul
2008
Early Warning System For Earthquakes: Seismic 'Stress Meter' Warned Of Earthquake 10 Hours In Advance | energy conservation - sott.net; 760 words.
Early Warning System For Earthquakes: Seismic 'Stress Meter' Warned Of Earthquake 10 Hours In Advance . Early Warning System For Earthquakes: Seismic 'Stress Meter' Warned Of Earthquake 10 Hours In A... Read »
17:27
09/Jul
2008
Promise For Earthquake Early Warning System | energy conservation - sciencedaily.com; 594 words.
Early Warning System For Earthquakes: Seismic 'Stress Meter' Warned Of Earthquake 10 Hours In Advance . Using remarkably sensitive new instruments, seismologists have detected minute geological change... Read »
17:15
09/Jul
2008
Sustainable Building Engineers | building a home - sustainablebusiness.com; 442 words.
Oakland, CA US Categories: Design & Construction Energy Engineering Skill Level: Entry level Position Type: Full Time KEMA Services, Inc. is located in Oakland, California, and is a leader in demand s... Read »
17:12
09/Jul
2008
RayRay | solar energy - grist.org; 1324 words.
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 »
17:12
09/Jul
2008
Gov. Rendell Signs Bill Establishing $650 Million Energy Fund to Support Conservation, Spur Renewable Energy Development | alternative energy - individual.com; 1303 words.
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 »
16:43
09/Jul
2008
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Announces California Appointments | energy conservation - imperialvalleynews.com; 2397 words.
July appointments: Robert Brown, 42, of Pleasant Hill, has been appointed to the Contractors State License Board. Brown has worked for California State Automobile Association as director of corporate ... Read »
16:39
09/Jul
2008
SPG Solar Announces Largest Customer-Owned Solar Energy System in Arizona | alternative energy - renewableenergyworld.com; 938 words.
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 »
16:39
09/Jul
2008
EMSI Consults on First LEED(R) Gold-Certified Commercial Building in China | building a home - einnews.com; 554 words.
Environmental Market Solutions, Inc. (EMSI), an environmental and green building consulting company, provided consulting services for Century Prosper Center, the first speculative commercial office bu... Read »
16:38
09/Jul
2008
Liberty Property Trust gets national recognition for going green | commercial real estate - bizjournals.com; 426 words.
Liberty Property Trust , developer of Tampa's first green multitenant office building, was named 2008 developer of the year by the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties.-based real ... Read »
16:34
09/Jul
2008
PSE&G files for modest rate increase | energy conservation - electricityforum.com; 149 words.
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSE&G) filed for a modest increase in transmission rates as a result of significant additional investment in the utility's electric transmission... Read »
16:34
09/Jul
2008
Finding new ways to cool | home appliances - electricityforum.com; 834 words.
Is your refrigerator running? I m not kidding is it? My old refrigerator provided constant (and unpleasant) white noise throughout our house while we fretted over whether it was more green to keep... Read »
16:28
09/Jul
2008
Gas Pipeline Expansion Has Residents Fuming | energy conservation - nbc10.com; 417 words.
CHESTER COUNTY, Pa. -- A pipeline battle is brewing in a Chester County neighborhood over the expansion of a gas pipeline that would intersect Norwood Road in Downingtown . The first of three gas pipe... Read »
16:13
09/Jul
2008
How to Clean Up With Clean Energy | alternate energy - thestreet.com; 1541 words.
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 »
16:06
09/Jul
2008
Nanotechnology Oversight: An Agenda for the New | nanotechnology - justia.com; 792 words.
Nanotechnology Lawyer & Attorney : Porter Wright Morris & Arthur : Nanotechnology Law Report - Germanium nanobead image provided by UT-Battelle, which manages Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the Dep... Read »
15:58
09/Jul
2008
W.C.L | solar power - typepad.com; 2128 words.
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 »
15:56
09/Jul
2008
Emergency-Response Law Put Shurdle in LNG Port Plan | rhode island - istockanalyst.com; 857 words.
Blogmemes. Stocks fall as oil prices rebound Jul 09, 2008 03:52 PM. Air India bomb builder released on bail Jul 09, 2008 03:52 PM. Global : All Regional Stock Markets, but Kuwait Declined During June ... Read »
15:55
09/Jul
2008
Environmental Policy Expert to Illinois: Investing in Smart Grids = Greener Economy | energy - einnews.com; 911 words.
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 »
15:49
09/Jul
2008
Roskam & Shimkus: America Can Be Energy Independent in 15 Years | oil energy - typepad.com; 1250 words.
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 »
15:30
09/Jul
2008
Alcoa-Yadkin seeks FERC permission to reduce downstream flows | energy conservation - the-dispatch.com; 531 words.
With drought conditions worsening in central North Carolina , Alcoa-Yadkin and Progress Energy are working through the Yadkin Drought Management Team to protect lake levels, public water intakes and d... Read »
15:29
09/Jul
2008
Enviro groups challege Avista dams | energy conservation - tri-cityherald.com; 357 words.
SPOKANE, Wash. The state's approval of relicensing four dams on the Spokane River is being challenged by two environmental groups that contend the public's interests are not being protected. The state... Read »
15:13
09/Jul
2008
P S Nair, CEO, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport | air travel - indiatimes.com; 613 words.
Home. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) has completed the first 100 days of its commissioning. It is all set to become India s first aeronautic facility to get the Leadership in Energy and Env... Read »
15:05
09/Jul
2008
Deborah E. Gauthier: Sun-dried laundry | energy conservation - enterprisenews.com; 868 words.
Most of us of a certain age have clothesline memories. Helping mom hang the laundry, one clothespin at a time, and feeling oh so important; the distinct sound of sheets flapping in the breeze; pleasan... Read »
15:04
09/Jul
2008
Early earthquake warning: New tools show promise | energy conservation - esciencenews.com; 629 words.
Using remarkably sensitive new instruments, seismologists have detected minute geological changes that preceded small earthquakes along California's famed San Andreas Fault by as much as 10 hours. If ... Read »
14:59
09/Jul
2008
E&E: The Long-Term Energy Outlook | oil energy - townhall.com; 785 words.
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 »
14:56
09/Jul
2008
Carbon Capture and Storage A False Solution | oil energy - prismwebcastnews.com; 3309 words.
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 »
14:53
09/Jul
2008
Environmental Focus for Smart Grids as One of the Networks of the Future, a 2008 Global Utilities Report | south america - consumerelectronicsnet.com; 1019 words.
Environmental Focus for Smart Grids as One of the Networks of the Future, a 2008 Global Utilities Report.has announced the addition of the "2008 Global Utilities - Environmental Focus for Smart Grids"... Read »
14:41
09/Jul
2008
DOE and Sweden to Advance Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles | energy conservation - energy.gov; 209 words.
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 »
14:41
09/Jul
2008
DOE and Sweden Sign MOU to Advance Market Integration of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles | energy - energy.gov; 311 words.
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 »
14:26
09/Jul
2008
Bioenergy potential seen in abandoned agricultural land | energy - stanford.edu; 1229 words.
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 »
14:07
09/Jul
2008
OGS Announces Upcoming Construction and Consulting Opportunities | construction management - readmedia.com; 582 words.
Office of General Services Commissioner John C. Egan today announced the bidding for ten construction contracts representing more than $4.9 million in construction, providing work in five counties of ... Read »
14:07
09/Jul
2008
LNG opponents hold rally in Oregon | energy - tdn.com; 303 words.
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 »
14:05
09/Jul
2008
Scientists in quake prediction advance | energy conservation - bbc.co.uk; 544 words.
Scientists have made an important advance in their efforts to predict earthquakes, the journal Nature says. A team of US researchers has detected stress-induced changes in rocks that occurred hours be... Read »
14:03
09/Jul
2008
BMW to Lease 490 All-electric Minis to Californians | hybrid vehicles - dailytech.com; 2622 words.
The fuel economy/eco-friendly push is in full effect these days in the auto industry. BMW is looking to boost its efforts in this field with a new variant of its popular Mini in the U. According to Au... Read »
13:20
09/Jul
2008
DNC -- McCain Watch: John McCain's Strategy on Jobs and Energy: Say One Thing, Do Another | alternative energy - individual.com; 1489 words.
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 »
13:13
09/Jul
2008
New Sustainability Analysis Dashboard | building - edcmag.com; 493 words.
Portsmouth, N. Mad*Pow Media Solutions announced its collaboration with Autodesk to demonstrate the company s technology concept for a new sustainability analysis dashboard. In combination with the ... Read »
12:26
09/Jul
2008
University acts as green beacon | energy conservation - edie.net; 442 words.
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 »
12:25
09/Jul
2008
"The Growing Abundance of Fossil Fuels" | oil energy - fee.org; 1686 words.
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 »
12:25
09/Jul
2008
Onset Computer Corporation partners with Energy Star | energy efficient homes - refrige.com; 267 words.
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 »
12:08
09/Jul
2008
Montgomery County: County encourages residents to fight global warming | bulbs - districtchronicles.com; 431 words.
Montgomery County has joined two National Association of Counties (NACo) competitions to reduce energy and gasoline consumption. Counties throughout the country will compete to collect the most pledge... Read »
12:03
09/Jul
2008
Boone Pickens | oil energy - google.co.th; 1438 words.
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 »
11:45
09/Jul
2008
Dye Sensitized | solar power - peswiki.com; 4140 words.
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 »
11:45
09/Jul
2008
G24 Innnovations Ltd rolls out solar | solar power - peswiki.com; 1768 words.
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 »
11:43
09/Jul
2008
Loughborough awarded First Class 'Green' Degree | energy conservation - inloughborough.com; 278 words.
Loughborough University has been ranked fifth, and awarded a First Class degree for its solid environmental performance, in the People and Planet Green League 2008, published yesterday (3 July). The U... Read »
11:41
09/Jul
2008
High oil prices destroying European gas demand | oil energy - platts.com; 722 words.
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 »
11:13
09/Jul
2008
WTF Part V - Wise Words From Someone We Should Listen | wind power - babalublog.com; 906 words.
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 »
11:11
09/Jul
2008
Exchanging Light Bulbs in Webster County | bulbs - kspr.com; 368 words.
These days, it seems like nothing's free, but in Webster County, your lights could be. With a new energy program at Webster Electric Cooperative called "Take Control and Save," customers can bring in ... Read »
10:59
09/Jul
2008
El Dorado Irrigation District hastens repairs at two dams | energy conservation - sacbee.com; 525 words.
The potential for gate failures at two aging dams has led El Dorado Irrigation District officials to declare emergencies at Caples and Silver lakes. If the gates fail, people on the waterways below th... Read »
10:51
09/Jul
2008
We need investment to upgrade rail service | energy conservation - republicanherald.com; 293 words.
Even though much of the national fuel-cost debate has turned to whether Congress should authorize more exploration and drilling leases on federal land, conservation has emerged as a key component of t... Read »
10:32
09/Jul
2008
Thanks - a 3 cents bone | oil energy - torontosun.com; 624 words.
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 »
10:26
09/Jul
2008
Make right choice for ways to beat the heat | air conditioners - ljworld.com; 800 words.
Consumer Reports Photo The midsized GE ASM08LK air conditioner, a Consumer Reports Best Buy, combines excellent cooling and value with quiet operation. Nothing seems to sell out faster than a top-rat... Read »
10:19
09/Jul
2008
A good budget, crafted too secretly | energy conservation - mcall.com; 612 words.
Two-hundred-and-fifty-four elected Pennsylvania officials are supposed to decide how to spend our tax dollars -- 253 members of the General Assembly and the governor. But, the way it works is that jus... Read »
01:43
09/Jul
2008
Pelosi calls on Bush to release reserve oil | oil energy - cnn.com; 1318 words.
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 »
01:37
09/Jul
2008
Poll: Nebraskans back alternative energies | alternate energy - theindependent.com; 914 words.
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 »
01:20
09/Jul
2008
Energy Is in the Air | alternative energy - investmentadvisor.com; 791 words.
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 »
01:18
09/Jul
2008
Energy challenges and opportunities within the Yukon River watershed | alternative energy - capitalcityweekly.com; 806 words.
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 »
01:15
09/Jul
2008
Declaration of Leaders Meeting of Major Economies on Energy Security and Climate Change | change - individual.com; 1576 words.
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 »
01:08
09/Jul
2008
Autodesk buys Ecotect and Green Building Studio to | energy conservation - fmlink.com; 333 words.
Autodesk buys Ecotect and Green Building Studio to enhance sustainable design July 9, 2008 As part of its ongoing commitment to support the practice of sustainable design and green building in the arc... Read »
01:08
09/Jul
2008
Queen City Square aims to have first, largest | construction - fmlink.com; 423 words.
Queen City Square aims to have first, largest LEED-certified office tower July 9, 2008 Eagle Realty Group recently announced that the Great American Building at Queen City Square, its new office buil... Read »
01:08
09/Jul
2008
FERC report examines causes of | energy conservation - fmlink.com; 304 words.
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...