30/Jun 2008 | Reverse Mortgages And Oil | What is the connection, you might ask between reverse mortgages and the price of oil? And if you or a loved one are a senior homeowner age 62 and over but don't drive, maybe you've been thinking that ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Officials hope new residency program keeps doctors in S. Fla | Atlantis - Local medical schools and institutions celebrated the beginning of a new residency program on Monday, bringing 50 doctors to the area. Medical officials hope many of them stay and help boos... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Expert Says $7 A Gallon Gas Could Be In Near Future | Gas prices keep hitting new record highs and experts say this could be just the beginning as people are already struggling to make ends meet. Economists say it took a little over a year for oil to jum... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Ottawa's nuclear vision assailed | The head of the world's largest uranium miner says the federal government must do more to encourage the construction of new nuclear power plants or Canada will fall behind other nations in reducing gr... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Group targets congestion of wind power project | First Wind's Stetson Mountain project is unnecessarily creating congestion on Maine's New England power grid transmission lines, thanks to state policymakers' rush to create more wind energy in the st... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | McCrory: Offshore drilling could benefit eastern N.C | Tuesday, July 01, 2008 Eastern North Carolina would be one of the biggest beneficiaries of offshore oil drilling if the state was permitted to do so, Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory sai... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Smithfield Foods to Offer $350 Million Convertible Senior Notes Due 2013 | Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE: SFD) announced today that it intends to offer $350 million aggregate principal amount of its convertible senior notes due 2013 in a registered underwritten public offerin... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Stan Simpson: Making A Turn To Motor Scooters | Connecticut not griping about escalating gas prices. Hey, even the station owners claim they're hurting. Day is president and owner of Scooter Centrale in Plainville, where sales at his 6-year-old bus... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Govt hands tied as Sulpicio mulls fate of sunken ship | The government's search and retrieval operations on the sunken M/V Princess of the Stars remained on the shelf on Tuesday as it awaited action from ship owner Sulpicio Lines Inc. as it deliberated on ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Appetite for Arctic oil rises | News By Company. MADRID: The appetite for Arctic oil has surged in line with rocketing crude prices but environmental concerns and a diplomatic stalemate stand in the way of exploration, experts say. ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | U.S. advised Iraq on oil deals paper | A group of American advisers led by a small State Department team played an integral part in drawing up contracts between the Iraqi government and five major Western oil companies to develop some of t... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | SKorean shares slightly lower after downbeat economic outlook by BOK | South Korean shares slipped in midmorning trade on Tuesday, reversing early gains, as worries about possible stagflation in the U. intensified into fears that fallout from such economic deterioration ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Hans Linhardt | Energy & Industrials. Natural Resources Council Hans Linhardt, PhD, is President of LTDI. Linhardt is in charge of energy project developments for the industrial gases, refinery, and power industries.... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | China will master wind turbine power | Energy & Industrials. Implications: China is working all avenues of energy supply, ranging from coal fired, nuclear and giant hydroelectric plants with crude crude imports from the Middle East and LNG... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Candidates Confronting a Constant Stream of Web Rumors | Among the elements that make this presidential campaign different than in previous years is an increased technological component -- making it the first in which campaigns are forced to confront and re... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | U.S. Lacked Clear Plan for Postwar Iraq, Army Report Says | The U. Army released a report Monday outlining the problems that kept it from being able to stabilize Iraq after the U. One of the major problems was the lack of a detailed plan for the postwar phase,... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Dubai cabbies to strike in protest against unreasonable fines | Plus, 'Crisis of confidence' rocks UAE stock market; RAK unveils plans for grocery chain Near Buy; Dubai strikes $100m power deal with Russia; Bahrain kicks off country-wide skills assessment. Drivers... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Clean coal | Clean coal has become a hot topic lately, touted by the politicians and industry heads as a handy solution to the ever-increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions which are causing so much damage to our... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Oil and Gas Developers | 6/30/2008 Natural Medicine: Reducing Pesticide Exposure.6/30/2008 Companies Try To Cash In On Green Trend, But Should Consumers Buy It?.6/29/2008 Washington Post: The Dark Side of Sunscreens.6/26/2008... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | The Australian share market was trading lower Tuesday on the back of a mixed lead from Wall Street. Financial stocks were weak on lingering credit con | The Australian share market was trading lower Tuesday on the back of a mixed lead from Wall Street. Financial stocks were weak on lingering credit concerns. ET, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was dow... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | The Japanese stock market opened higher on Tuesday, ending the longest losing streak in seven months, after the market got a | 23:32Japanese market opens higher on better-than-expected Tankan survey results The Japanese stock market opened higher on Tuesday, ending the longest losing streak in seven months, after the market g... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Funding for public schools receives boost under the framework of new state budget | Raining away Mount Jewett Charter School Coalition announces charter school won t open until start of 2009-2010 school year Evidence may be derailedAttorney for engineer of train that derailed in McKe... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Synopsys gears up for 'techonomic' challenges | Rhines on EDA: End 'endless verification' (2008-02-26) Expanding the DFM market (2008-01-02) EDA industry saw 15% growth in 2006, reports EDAC (2007-04-13) EDA industry grew 11% in 2006, says... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Toronto ends with triple-digit gain on oil, closes out second quarter | TORONTO - Strength in the energy sector helped the Toronto stock market end the day with a triple-digit gain as investors closed out the last trading session of the second quarter. Investor attention ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | MCCAIN FINALLY PICKS THE RIGHT EVANGELICALS | Nicanor Duarte Frutos. John McCain has wandered in the desert like a prodigal looking for an evangelical voice, while Obama's biblical knowledge and charisma has swayed a few traditionally Republican ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Protesters Arrested at Main Office | Richmond police have charged 13 protesters who blocked the entrance to Dominion Virginia Power's corporate offices, tying up Monday-morning traffic. The protest against Dominion's planned coal-fired p... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Rupee seen under pressure on high oil | MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Indian rupee should remain under pressure on Tuesday after weakening beyond 43 per dollar in the previous session, with high global oil prices expected to widen the country's tr... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | It's even worse than that when you co | It s just typical of Rogers to try to screw the Canadian family in any way they can. Not just the cell phone plans its the whole enchilada. Not to mention they robbed the Skydome of the name, and plas... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Portman stays focused on Ohio | Rob Portman is sitting in a downtown D. law firm's glass-enclosed conference room, in the power position: legs crossed, leaning back in his chair, wearing an expensive suit. GETTY IMAGES Rob Portman,... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | India in solar energy push as climate plan launched | An Indian worker wipes down the surface of a solar panel in New Delhi. India has released a national plan to tackle climate change with a focus on renewable energy, but stuck by its refusal to specify... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Merger Creates New Steel Producing Giant | China's largest steel maker came into being on Monday as two leading companies formally merged in the north China's province of Hebei , which encircles Beijing., was created from the combination of Ta... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | China Tells Domestic Oil Producers to 'Dig Deep' into Potential | Ten days after the Chinese government raised fuel prices, Vice Premier Li Keqiang has urged domestic oil producers to increase supplies and asked local governments to deliver subsidies to affected sec... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Oil company leaders and OPEC ministers gather at world forum | With prices skyrocketing and supply fears growing, energy ministers from the world's major producing nations and multinational oil company heads face unprecedented challenges at this year's . OPEC mi... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | N Delta Summit: Soyinka Calls for Gambari s Removal | Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has called for immediate removal of Professor Ibrahim Gambari, as Chairman of the proposed Niger Delta Summit. Soyinka, who was Chairman at a special event in h... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Notable News | Yes, I m feeling lazy; so it will be a cut-and-paste day, mostly. In his perennial quest to improve the English usage of his journalist colleagues in Kenya, the Old Man expounds on the phrase Young... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | General Motors's stock skids to 1950s level | Lehman up after Morgan Stanley's overweight rating GSDF lost data on Japan-U. General Motors' stock price fell on Monday to levels last seen in 1954, as investors fretted over its falling sales and as... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Property values soar more than 14 | WELCOME to the $5 billion city. Warrnambool's properties are worth more than $5 billion, according to the latest revaluation which shows a 14. The latest valuation means the municipality's total capit... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Petrobras, PDVSA sign agreements of principles for LNG trade | Brazilian energy major Petrobras and the Venezuelan national oil company PDVSA, have signed agreements of principles for the purchase and sale of liquefied natural gas to be supplied by PDVSA. Petrobr... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Propel inaugurates renewable fuel station in Seattle | Propel, a retailer of renewable fuels, has opened its newest and largest Clean Fuel Point outlet in Seattle, US, offering consumers and businesses an affordable and environmentally friendly alternativ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Appco to acquire additional Virginia c-store, fuel distribution locations | Titan Global Holdings's energy division unit, Appalachian Oil Company, has reached an agreement in principal to acquire two additional convenience and fuel distribution locations in the state of Virgi... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | WIEH and VNG to extend long-term gas supply agreement | Erdgas Handelshaus and Verbundnetz Gas have signed a declaration of intent regarding an extended long-term natural gas supply contract. Short-term supply fears push oil futures over $140 21 May 2008. ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | SSE and Forth Ports form renewable energy joint venture | Scottish and Southern Energy and UK-based port operator, Forth Ports, have entered into a strategic venture to develop renewable energy projects around the latter's sites in Scotland and England. SSE ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Minyak Diperdagangkan di Atas 140 Dolar di Asia | Harga minyak naik lagi, Selasa, diperdagangkan di atas 140 dolar per barel setelah dolar AS melemah dan ketegangan politik dunia mendorong harga ke rekor tinggi, para analis menyatakan. Kontrak berjan... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | UPDATE 1-Gold slips after rally, below 5-week high | Bullion below 5-week high, speculators book profits * Jewellers also sidelined, waiting for further correction * Euro steady against dollar (Updates prices) By Lewa Pardomuan SINGAPORE, July 1 (Reuter... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Japan's business confidence dives | Confidence among Japan's largest manufacturers fell to a four-year low and companies expect earnings to decline for the first time since the 2001 recession. The Tankan index of manufacturer sentiment ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | James and the Giant Breach | Author and social critic James Howard Kunstler, known for predicting our post-peak-oil future in nonfiction works such as . World Made By Hand , describes the near future in a small town in upstate N... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Malaysian shares open flat in cautious trade | Malaysian shares opened flat on Tuesday as sentiment remained cautious following the latest domestic political developments and the price of crude oil climbing to a new high. Light, sweet crude for Au... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Nuclear Power Could Be Back In Colorado | Find Local Fireworks Shows. DENVER (CBS4) Colorado hasn't had a nuclear power plant since Fort St. Vrain was shut down in 1989 and converted to natural gas. Bill Ritter was asked about nuclear powe... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | SunPass Mini: It's smaller, costs $4.99 & no batteries | The SunPass Mini, a cheaper, smaller alternative to the existing $25 transponder, will go on sale today. It comes just in time for July Fourth, when many Floridians will hit the roads. The Mini is a s... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | HK shares opens higher, exchanges cautiously | Hong Kong stocks market opens strongly on Monday, led by blue chips , as fund managers boosted their portfolios on the last day of the second quarter. But worrying still exist: the dragged by Lower on... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Andy Grove-Go Electric Vehicles Now | Ex Intel head Andy Grove is enthusiastically cheer leading on the development of electric vehicles as a "should be" national priority, even to the point of encouraging thousands of retrofit shops to t... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Stocks Close Mixed After Oil Pulls Back From | A positive regional report contributed to some buying interest as well as some investors hunting for bargains. The markets saw initial weakness, as the price of oil soared to a new record high in elec... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Iran threatens to shut down oil lanes if attacked | Michael Nystrom So the LA Times is Reporting: "Naturally every country under attack by an enemy uses all its capacity and opportunities to confront the enemy," Jafari said to the hard-line newspaper J... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | USA: Ormat Technologies Secures a $16 Million Contract for a Geothermal Power Plant in Turkey | Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ORA) today announced that one of its subsidiaries entered into a supply contract for a new geothermal power plant to be constructed in Turkey. The contract is valued at ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | China: Gushan Environmental Energy Limited Opens Shanghai Biodiesel Plant | Gushan Environmental Energy Limited ("Gushan"; NYSE: GU), China's largest producer of biodiesel as measured by annual production capacity, today announced that its Shanghai plant had commenced product... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Red ink could idle Chattanooga's electric shuttles | By BILL POOVEY, Associated Press Writer Budget woes could shut down Chattanooga's downtown electric shuttle service that carries passengers free of charge. Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Aut... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Oil rises as eyes back on Iran-Israel row | SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil rose on Tuesday after slipping from a record above $143 a day ago, as tension surrounding Iran's nuclear programme returned to focus and outweighed concerns over eroding U. B... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Moore rules on greenhouse gas emissions | The construction of a coal-fired power plant in Georgia was halted Monday when a judge ruled that the plant's builders must first obtain a permit from state regulators that limits the amount of carbon... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | East Asia Tagged As Future RFID Leader | The global RFID industry is expected to see high growth in the East Asian countries due to increasing uptake of the technology for various purposes and vast untapped markets. (1888PressRelease) July 0... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Tokio Marine seeks U.S., European acquisitions | Japan s largest non-life insurer, is looking at opportunities to acquire U. and European competitors for expansion, Chief Executive Shuzo Sumi said on Tuesday. We have been focusing on emerging mark... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Bribery Convictions for Two Former Siemens Managers | Andreas Kley , a former finance chief at Siemens s power-generation unit, and Horst Vigener, a consultant were convicted of paying about 6 million euros in bribes from 1999 to 2002 to help Siemens w... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | League of Conservation Voters Endorses Vern Ehlers | Once again, the League of Conservation Voters has endorsed West Michigan Representative Vern Ehlers . Ehlers, a Republican, has received the endorsement of the group numerous times. As the lead Republ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Occidental Petroleum Strikes Texas Deal | In the latest sign that high prices are driving oil producers to wring every drop from aging fields, Occidental Petroleum Corp.1 billion to expand production in Texas' Permian Basin, one of the countr... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Here's answer to worries over issues like blog support for terrorists | WND BEST-SELLERS Ever want to just scream 'NOOOOO!'? Here's answer to worries over issues like blog support for terrorists. Barack Obama's official campaign site has urged Americans to work to releas... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Local gasoline prices pass $4 mark | The cost of regular unleaded gasoline has eclipsed the $4 mark for the first time in Wichita Falls just as the three-day Fourth of July holiday approaches.82 at the Murphy USA at 2700 Central Freeway ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Climate action plan pushes for solar energy | NEW DELHI: PM Manmohan Singh on Monday released the much-awaited National Action Plan on Climate Change which aims to boost solar power generation in the country besides launching seven other programm... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Indonesian police arrest 35 students in fuel price demo | Thirty five students were arrested for staging an unscheduled rally against fuel price rises in front of the presidential palace on Monday, Indonesian police said. "The 35 students were arrested for n... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Is cost of gas worth paying | Israelis rushed to fill up their tanks before gas prices shot up four percent to a record NIS 7 a liter, might soon become an even more regular occurrence here and elsewhere. Gas prices are even steep... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Again, we need an Energy Stamps program, for the short term | 17:48. The Sound of No Money It sounds like this: I don t know how I m going to heat my house this winter. I don t know how I can afford driving my car to work. They re going to freeze to death this w... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Obama Disowns McCain Critique | Primary Results by State. (June 30) - Democrat Barack Obama rejected a retired general's suggestion that Republican John McCain's military experience didn't necessarily qualify him to be president, as... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Miners up, stock market falls | National. THE share market was weaker at noon, as banking stocks lost ground on the first trading day of the new financial year despite the rise of the big miners. At 12 noon AEST, the benchmark S&P/A... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Shares lower in early trade on high oil prices | Shares lower in early trade on high oil prices Thomson Financial First Posted 10:02:00 07/01/2008 MANILA, Philippines -- Shares were lower in opening deals on Tuesday following another surge in crud... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Obama and Bill Clinton end their mu | Nedra Pickler Barack Obama and Bill Clinton ended their mutual silent treatment Monday, with the Democratic presidential candidate reaching out and asking his former Democratic nemesis to help him win... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Darrel Good Weekly Outlook Report: Grain Stocks and Planted Acreage Exceed Expectations | Skip to the navigation. Urbana,IL The USDA's June Grain Stocks and Acreage reports revealed larger numbers than generally expected. These current estimates were negative for corn prices, but provided... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Does Foreign Aid Fuel Palestinian Violence? | Arafat's Grand Strategy . A Visit Here, A Visit There - Why Did One Prompt Violence?. On December 17, 2007, eighty-seven countries and international organizations met in Paris and pledged to provide $... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | It's time to get the D A M N POLITICS out of this.... There has been enough money giv | XM Satellite Radio-Sirius Satellite Radio merger and both Democrats and Republicans still talking of wanting to get a decision out the door "soon," several high-profile Democrats weighed in saying tha... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | SKorean economy to grow at slower pace than expected on costlier oil - UPDATE | South Korean economy is expected to grow at a slower pace than initially anticipated as surging oil prices hurt consumer spending and corporate profits, the central bank said on Tuesday. The B... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | French court fines eBay $66m | B&B Wind buys wind farms in Germany. Manufacturing activity slows... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Shares remain weak | 12,905 contracts. Bill Chatterton, director of equities at ABN AMRO Morgans Brisbane, said punishment was being doled out in the financial sector after the local bourse recorded its worst financial ye... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Aussies regain control of their nuts | Australia is on the brink of reclaiming its native nut. Queensland-based Buderim Ginger is looking to become one of the world's largest producers of macadamia nuts after entering the first stages of a... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Anscor sells stake in wire, cable unit for P641M | Publicly-listed holding firm A. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Anscor said it signed a deed of assignment covering the sale of 1.081 million shares in PDPI to General Cable, a New Y... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | No link between food aid and N. Korea declaration: US | WASHINGTON - The United States on Monday insisted the arrival in North Korea of a first shipment of US food aid had no link to Pyongyang's long-awaited declaration last week on its nuclear program. 'L... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Arctic holds 100 billion barrels of oil: US govt geologist | MADRID - THE Arctic holds 100 billion barrels of oil in unexplored fields, a government geologist with the US Geological Survey said on Monday at an international oil industry gathering in Spain. 'The... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | US imports less oil from Venezuela | 21:40:04 Location: CARACAS, Venezuela U.7 percent to a five-year low in the first four months of the year, the U. government said Monday, while Venezuela boosted oil shipments to its budding ally, Chi... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Manning in oil talks with Brazilians | Prime Minister Patrick Manning recently held talks with the president and CEO of Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras), Jose Sergio Gabrielli, at the Diplomatic Centre, a release from the Office of the Prim... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Airlines cope with fuel costs | Suspected drunken driver hits family, kills child.: Motorcyclist crashes after popping wheelie on Pomona street.: Coroner's identify 1-year-old killed in drunken driving. Bank execs' woes mount Legal ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Nelson calls for bipartisan solution soon to energy crisis | Nelson calls for bipartisan solution soon to energy crisis. Ben Nelson - 6/30/2008 Three years ago, a bipartisan group of Senators known as The Gang of 14 joined together to break a months-long lo... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | China shares in Singapore higher in early trade on technical rebound | SHANGHAI (XFN-ASIA) - China shares in Singapore were higher in early trade on a technical rebound after recent declines, dealers said. They said gains could be capped as the investors remained cautiou... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | CNPC, Uzbekneftegaz start building Sino-Uzbek section of Asian gas pipeline | National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), parent of PetroChina, said it has started building with Uzbekneftegaz the Sino-Uzbek section of the Asian gas pipeline. A ceremony launching construction was held yeste... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | North Carolina congressional candidates applaud gun ruling | Both candidates for the N. 10th Congressional District seat praised last week s ruling by the United States Supreme Court overturning the Washington, D. The right to bear arms is a basic, fundamental... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Induced Earthquakes Targeting US Energy Sources | Induced Earthquakes Targeting US Energy Sources Scalar Quake Weapons Being Aimed At Oak Ridge? 6-29-8 GOTHAM CITY NEWS SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2008 SUNDAY EDITION COMMENTARY BY KAFKA: Oak Ridge National Rese... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Dienstag, 1. Juli 2008 | China Orders Strike Against US For Catastrophic Earthquake May 30, 2008 By: Sorcha Faal, and as reported to her Western Subscribers Russian Foreign Ministry reports are stating today the Prime Ministe... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Ethanol stokes auto-pollution debate | While state legislators attack reformulated gas in southeastern Wisconsin for its cost and waning effectiveness, something else is brewing in gas pumps in the rest of the state that has the potential,... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Bradley Renewal Isn't Grounded Yet | WINDSOR LOCKS - Bradley International got the one-two punch last week: It will lose its much-ballyhooed nonstop flights to Los Angeles and Amsterdam this fall. But those setbacks aren't enough at ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Stocks End Quarter Just Above 'Bear' | With the second half of the year beginning today, many stock investors are looking ahead with dread. Oil prices are hitting one new record after another just as summer energy demand is about to peak a... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | "Roughnecks Learn to Learn from Mistakes" | Our Latest Trend Forecast: Widget Culture, Crowd Madness, Eco-Maniac, Privacy Frantic and Nearly Free . by: John Caddell " Unmasking Manly Men " in the July-August Harvard Business Review Forethough... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Queensland Gas Company (ASX:QGC)(PNK:QGSCF) Achieves Further Increase in Gas Reserves | Queensland Gas Company (ASX:QGC)(PNK:QGSCF) has exceeded interim estimates of its Proved, Probable and Possible reserves, following analysis and final confirmation by independent certifiers, Netherlan... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Telstra makes a familiar call with its scare campaign on separation | I'VE argued many times for a Telstra break-up to promote the public interest. But those holding substantial market power always fight to retain it. They'll say anything if it helps -- as Telstra's cur... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | ASX down at midday on recurring theme | Our market is down 14 despite the SFE Futures suggesting a 17-point rise in the market this morning. Same themes overnight as per the last year Resources up and Financials down. Fears persist of fur... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | RP to balance budget despite shocks -- Arroyo | President Arroyo told Reuters in an interview. A slowdown in the United States, a surge in oil, and the jump in the cost of subsidizing rice because of skyrocketing prices of the national staple have ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Airlines join forces to develop green aviation fuel | Virgin Atlantic , Air New Zealand and Boeing are joining forces to develop the world's first green aviation fuel - made from pond and sea weed the Daily Mail reports. Soaring fuel costs and growing ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | China unveils new turboprop plane | China has unveiled an advanced home-made turboprop plane, moving a step closer to its goal of becoming one of the world's major propeller plane providers, state press said. The 60-seater Modern Ark 6... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Pentagon Charges Saudi with USS Cole Attack | WASHINGTON - The Pentagon said Monday it is charging a Saudi Arabian with "organizing and directing" the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole and will seek the death penalty. military tribunal system, said ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Regional Velocity of Inflation a Consequence of US Trade Deficit | I mentioned in last Saturday's letter a report by Louis Gave of GaveKal fame on whether inflation may be waning and its importance. Louis gave me permission to use it as this week's Outside the Box. I... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | 130 dogs rescued from Tennessee puppy mill brought to South Florida | DANIA BEACH - There are big ones, like the timid German Shepherd who needed to be coaxed out of her cage for a medical checkup. And there are small ones, like the two Yorkies yipping to be heard above... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Oil trading above $140 in Asia | SINGAPORE (Thomson Financial) - Oil prices rose again on Tuesday, trading above $140 after a weaker U. dollar and world political tensions pushed them to record highs, analysts said. New York's main o... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Experts split on oil prices | MADRID: Experts remained divided yesterday over the causes of soaring oil prices at the 19th World Petroleum Congress (WPC), one of the top events of the industry, which was inaugurated here one week ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Fuel prices top $1.60 per litre | Unleaded petrol prices have again hit record highs around Brisbane, with some motorists paying as much as 162. Fueltrac managing director Geoff Trotter said the new high was a combination of the weekl... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Oil trades higher, above 140 dollars | Oil prices rose again on Tuesday, trading above 140 dollars after a weaker US dollar and world political tensions pushed them to record highs, analysts said. New York's main oil futures contract, ligh... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Concerns Grow as Indicators Point to Stagflation | Dwindling production and decreasing investment by businesses resulting from weak domestic demand are causing three representative indices -- production, consumption and investment -- to plunge simulta... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Is Anybody in Control of the Economy? | Korea posted a US$1.56 billion current account deficit in April, a fifth consecutive month in the red since December of last year (US$1=W1,030). This is the first time this has happened since 1997, wh... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | 'MBnomics' Under Stress as Oil Prices Soar | President Lee Myung-bak s growth-focused macroeconomic policies are coming under pressure from soaring oil prices. Nicknamed MBnomics, Lee s macroeconomic policy aims to boost exports by capitalizing ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Investors in Iraq Need to Be Patient | Iraq has the third largest conventional oil reserves in the world, but is not even in the top 10 oil-producing countries. The strength of the government's desire to increase output at once is understa... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Oil slips from record $143 on US demand worries | Matthew Robinson NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil slipped from a record high above $143 a barrel on Monday as weak U. demand countered mounting tensions between OPEC nation Iran and Israel.00 a barrel, after... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Hays sewage plant expansion halted | Air emissions. By Asher Price | Monday, June 30, 2008, 10:10 AM I wrote last week that the water control and improvement district that oversees water sewage treatment for Belterra, a subdivision in n... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | This Is Just Stupid | Lloyds TSB and Barclays have been telling British customers who have financial dealings with Cuba to take their business elsewhere. Not of the British government - which nominally encourages trade wit... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Nuclear Debate: Glowing Reports | Rick Tanaka has been stumbling over nuclear waste for years, and he's not happy about it When you hear the word nuclear, you tend to think of advanced, shiny new technology. You may think of boffins i... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Carl Pope: States Keep Trucking | While the Republican leadership in Congress continues to block any real federal action on a new energy future -- refusing yet again to allow renewable energy . Jim Doyle to make recommendations for ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | UPDATE 1-Georgia court cites carbon in coal-plant ruling | Georgia state court on Mondayinvalidated a permit to build a 1,200-megawatt coal-fired powerplant, citing the developers failure to limit. An environmental group immediately praised the decision,pre... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | The other shoe drops: Revenue less than projected | Michigan health care program being considered in Kansas With federal and state governments moving slower than many would like to solve the nation's health care problems, a growing number of communitie... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Dr. Harry Reid; Coal and Oil Make us Sick | Harry Reid, the mental midget who runs the US Senate, has declared that coal and oil make us sick . According to the Wizard of Odd we humans take carbon out of the ground and put it in the air and it ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Investors Hungry for Farmland in Russia | By Nigel Hunt Reuters LONDON Record prices for crops such as wheat and corn this year have sparked a surge of investment interest for farmland in Russia and Ukraine, a region with large untapped pot... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Gazprom Outlines Globalization Plan | By Lucian Kim and Greg Walters Bloomberg MOSCOW Gazprom, the world s biggest natural gas producer, is considering buying oil and power assets abroad as it seeks to become a global energy company. Ga... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Stocks Fall, Spark New Oil Record | Combined Reports MOSCOW Oil hit another record of just under $143 as global stocks tumbled last week, with the Dow briefly dipping into bear market territory as investors sought safety in gold, gove... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | European Union Takes Leap of Faith in Medvedev | By Anna Smolchenko Staff Writer KHANTY-MANSIISK Russia and the European Union on Friday kicked off long-delayed talks on a new partnership pact after the EU appeared to concede to a key demand by Pr... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Oil stays above $US140 | OIL prices rose again today, trading above $US140 after a weaker US dollar and world political tensions pushed them to record highs, analysts said. New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet cr... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Saudi suspect faces terror charges | The Pentagon said it will charge a Saudi man with "organising and directing" the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole -- and will seek the death penalty. Hartmann, legal adviser to the US military tribunal sy... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Stocks Showing Some Strength In Afternoon Trading | Stocks have been showing a lack of conviction throughout the session on Monday, as investors grapple with the soaring price of oil. While stocks moved to the downside after oil prices hit another reco... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Japanese market opens higher on better-than-expected Tankan survey results | Japanese stock market opened higher on Tuesday, ending the longest losing streak in seven months, after the market got a boost from better-than-expected results of the much-anticipated Tankan business... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Japan Hot Stocks-Yamada Denki, Hikaku.com, Uny, U Store | The benchmark Nikkei average ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Delray Beach: Register by Thursday for Sand Sculpting Contest | Thursday for the 15th annual amateur Sand Sculpting Contest. If spots are available, registration will also be accepted from 8 to 9 a. July Fourth, first come, first serve, at the Rotary Club tent on ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Chrysler's cutbacks another blow to Magna | 9:08 PM EDT Chrysler LLC's latest restructuring blow is landing in St. Louis, and the impact will be felt by auto parts giant. Whacked by the plunge in pickup truck and sport utility vehicle sales tha... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | NZ market's losing streak pauses | Fletcher lifts market into positive. July 01 - Open: There was a pause in the losing streak for the punch-drunk sharemarket in early trading today. But the rally was far from convincing following a mi... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Commodity risks grow after best gains in 35 yrs | Investment returns in commodities have beaten stocks and bonds for a fourth straight quarter, but risks are growing for investors bullish on the asset class as record high oil prices threaten to erode... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Nuclear, yes please! | Story Highlights. From a gumboot-wearing anti-nuclear protestor, Hugh is now pro-nuclear . It's a viable alternative to fossil fuels and readily available . Do you agree? Use the 'Sound Off' box at th... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Jazz legend's home saved from foreclosure, for now | Jazz vocalist Ernestine Anderson's home has been saved from foreclosure - for now. SEATTLE Jazz vocalist Ernestine Anderson's home has been saved from foreclosure - for now. More than $43,000 in don... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Mesa Air reports quarterly revenue increase | VarsityXtra. Blogs Blogging with the Devils Bordow's Sports Blog Brownie Bytes Golf: Backspin MLB: Inside Baseball NBA: Rim Shots NFL: Bird Watching. Despite extra turbulent skies for Phoenix-based Me... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | American Semiconductor (AMSC:Nasdaq): Wind Energy | American Superconductor (AMSC:Nasdaq): Wind Energy Can Turbo Charge Your Portfolio American Superconductor (AMSC:Nasdaq) manufactures and sells power electronic converters and superconductor wires to... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Major markets in bear territory | AS THE US markets edge toward bear territory, losing nearly 20 per cent of their value from the peak late last year, investors might wonder where they can turn for relief. Many of the major markets in... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Champagne taste, mauby pockets | With NFM announcing last week that the price of wheat flour is set to rise another 29 per cent, there was the usual groaning and moaning from consumers, blaming "de govament" for rising food prices. R... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Phantom Coupe | Click for more high-res images of the Phantom Coupe Rolls Royce has been on a roll of late, with a 25-percent increase in global production in 2007, and the gorgeous new Phantom Coupe ready to add to ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | A new approach for the age of $4 gasoline | June 11, 2008 THE SUMMER of 2008 already has the feel of a real turning point - a time Americans will remember when gasoline first sold for over $4 a gallon. Political calls for a gas tax holiday hav... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Boris Sobolev | A common view of the Federal Reserve is that it is some sort of a nearly omnipotent being standing on guard of healthy economic expansion maintaining a delicate balance between growth and inflation in... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Tony Cherniawski | How could Wall Street brokers tell their clients that auction-rate securities were very safe and liquid as possible, Yet underwriters from the same company telling issuers that demand was softening ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Carola Hoyos | Financial Times Speculators are not to blame for the steep rise in oil prices, executives of three of Europe s biggest energy companies said on Monday, adding to a growing industry consensus that tig... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | St. Paul's Penfield condos canceled | Business. The Penfield, an upscale condominium project that was to be downtown St. Paul's first residential high-rise in more than 20 years, is the latest casualty of the condo market meltdown. "We ha... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Flood damage to corn crop not as bad as feared | St. Floods and heavy rains last month washed away about 2 percent of the nation's corn crop, a serious blow to national agriculture but not as bad as some had feared. The loss, most of it on the plain... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | IMF Executive Board Concludes Article IV Consultation with Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste | Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies. With the consent of the country (or coun... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Hutton leads calls for pledge to freeze fuel duty | BP chief blames states, not speculators, for record oil prices . Sean O'Grady: A freeze in fuel duty will do little to ease motorists' pain. Oil and food price increases push eurozone inflation to 4 p... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | The 2020 challenge - Carbon Neutral buil | GBCA has recently received numerous queries on the topics of 'carbon neutral' and 'zero net operating emissions'. We expect that we will continue to hear about projects wishing to pursue these goals. ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Emerson calls for more oil drilling to reduce gas prices | In 2005, with Congress under Republican control, members passed an energy bill setting the first national mandates for biofuels and offering big tax incentives for petroleum companies to drill for mor... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Geothermal cooling could save 2 million kilowatts a month at new Orange City schools | BEACON PHOTO/JEN HORTON Opening soon River Springs Middle School, aka Middle School DD, is expected to open for the 2008-09 school year. The middle school and a high school next door on the west sid... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Carbon tax means more than money for government | Margaret Evans - Chilliwack Progress Margaret Evans is a resident of Columbia Valley near Chilliwack and active in the agricultural community. She writes weekly for the Chilliwack Progress on global i... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Riding The Range A Costly Proposition | SPRINGDALE -- High gasoline prices haven't left the traveling cowboy afoot, but he is looking for alternate transportation. From February to November, cowboys and cowgirls in the Professional Rodeo Co... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Thank you Ifcastro and Rene for the GS flags. Much appreciated | Chirp, chirp. Yeah, those are the crickets on the blogosphere today after news comes out that there will be bidding on oil contracts in Iraq. But what about those no-bid contracts!?!?!?!? Some of yo... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Japan's Tankan Sentiment Falls to 5 Points, Less Than Economists Estimated | Confidence among Japan's largest manufacturers fell less than economists estimated, signaling that the nation's exporters expect to withstand the U. The Tankan index of manufacturer sentiment slid to ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Bank of Korea Forecasts Fastest Inflation in a Decade on Food, Fuel Prices | The Bank of Korea said inflation will accelerate to the fastest pace in a decade this year, propelled by record fuel and food prices that will also hinder household spending and business investment.8 ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Asian Stocks Advance as Japan's Tankan Sentiment Falls Less Than Estimated | Most Asian stocks advanced after confidence among Japan's largest manufacturers fell less than economists estimated and crude oil prices retreated from a record. led gains in Tokyo after the Tankan in... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Japan's Tankan Business Confidence Falls Less Than Economists Estimated | Exporters are turning to Asia and oil-producing nations amid waning sales in the U. That demand is easing the impact that record commodities costs have on corporate profits at home. ``Things are reaso... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Australia s west votes $6m to fight greenhouse gases | The Western Australia State Government will inject $6 million to develop more innovative energy technologies to help to reduce greenhouse gas emission. The money will be used to build a solar power st... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Gyre | Given the scheduling motif adopted by Barack Obama's presidential campaign, we fully expect the candidate to soon deliver a speech decrying U. That would be followed with an elaboration on his call fo... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Dr. James Hansen: The Climate Threat to the Planet | We have to figure out how to live without fossil fuels someday - Why not now? said Dr. James Hansen in his briefing of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming on June 23,... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Iraq Opens Bids For Oil, Gas Fields | BAGHDAD - Iraq opened international bidding for eight enormous oil and gas fields Monday, paving the way for investment in a nation with some of the world's largest petroleum reserves. If approved, ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Fulton court stops proposed coal plant | Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thelma Wyatt Cummings Moore has put the brakes on a coal-fired power plant slated for Early County, ruling that a state administrative law judge failed to adequately... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | FACTBOX-Companies being sued by Iraq over UN program | Reuters) - The government of Iraq sued dozens of companies on Monday for paying kickbacks to former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's regime under the U. Here is a complete list of the companies named in ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | The President of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) rejected a call on Monday to set any price band control in face of relentles | The President of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) rejected a call on Monday to set any price band control in face of relentless rise of world oil prices. MADRID, June 30 (Xinh... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | SWEPCO seeks transfer to Supreme Court | AEP/Southwestern Electric Power Co. has asked the Arkansas Court of Appeals to transfer proceedings in the appeal by hunting clubs and landowners of the Arkansas Public Service Commission's approval o... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Business unprepared for emissions scheme | Big business is unprepared for the national carbon emissions trading scheme set to begin within two years, a survey has found. Only 36 per cent of the senior executives surveyed were aware the federal... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | BOK cuts 2008 growth forecast, sees higher inflation | BOK cuts 2008 growth forecast, sees higher inflation By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Citing soaring oil costs and weak domestic demand, South Korea's central bank downgraded its forecast T... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Transportation assumptions need to change -- now | June 11 Ahwatukee Foothills News column, "What is Peak Oil?" describes the mathematics of a finite global oil supply relative to the seeming relentless demand from growing world economies like India a... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Public transit options few and far between for most people | Part 1: Mass transit plans could help Ahwatukee Foothills .. Part 2: Fuel prices push drivers to rethink how they get around . Options few for some But for most people in the Valley of the Sun, m... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Operation Horse's Head: U.S. Raid Sends Message on Iraq ''Agreement'' | The openly stated goal of the Bush Faction has always been to reduce Iraq to a client state with a permanent American military presence and a kicked-down "open door" for exploitation by Western corpor... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Thinking about Dependence | Domestic energy consumption may be contracting, but the continued erosion of the purchasing power of the US dollar relative to other currencies gives the appearance of our spending more. Actually I ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Gentle reminder: Bush's idea of bipartisan cooperation is and always has been B.S | Think Progress has the story of how George W. Bush and John McCain, both outspoken opponents of Sen. Bill," which was signed into law in the new Iraq war supplemental (BTW, did you notice that that pa... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Mini Change Helping Company's Bottom Line | NORFOLK (WBZ) In Norfolk, one construction company is downsizing some of its fleet to save money. Out at its construction sites, CEI Boston is used to massive equipment, but with the company's fuel... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Ormat Exploiting The Geothermal Niche (ORA) | Ormat Technologies (NYSE: ORA ) is setting the pace for others to follow when in comes to renewable energy that is not dependent on wind direction, sun availability, or the sway of the ocean. In Greek... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Today's Lebanon Democrat column: "Passing the buck, who's really to blame for oil prices?" | Proving that Senate Republicans are still good for something, the minority party recently blocked an attempt by Democrats to impose a windfall profits tax on Big Oil. Indeed, Democrats have set Big Oi... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Study: Happiness is rising around the world | People in most countries around the world are happier these days, according to new data released Monday by World Values Survey (WVS) based at University of Michigan (UM). Data from representative nati... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Pakistan raises natural gas price by 31 | Pakistan on Monday announced that it would raise the natural gas price by up to 31 percent from Tuesday. Shah Mahmood Qureshi, acting minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources, told a press confere... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Will Canada Last? | HOME. What will it take persuade Canadians that if they do not act soon to reverse the course of their nation, there will be nothing left to save? I am talking, of course, about so-called "deep integ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Arab Fund extended KD368m in loans | Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development extended 16 loans in 2007 for a total amount of KD 368 million, said the fund's annual report for 2007, The report said the loans went out to 12 new proje... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Kuwait prepares in case Iran shuts Gulf oil route | Published Date: July 01, 2008 KUWAIT: Kuwait is developing precautionary plans to ensure oil exports in case Iran closes a vital oil route in the world's largest oil exporting region, a top oil offici... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Finance minister warns against more spending | KUWAIT: Kuwait's finance minister warned yesterday that pumping more money into the economy of the Gulf state, which agreed last week to raise citizens' benefits, could further exasperate record infla... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Earlier: Feds probe S.F.'s migrant-offender shield | San Francisco juvenile probation officials - citing the city's immigrant sanctuary status - are protecting Honduran youths caught dealing crack cocaine from possible federal deportation and have given... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Nano SWAT Teams | Technology experts and blogs covering biotechnology, green technology, robots, tech art, cyborgs, as well as technology videos that get into the laboratory and technology research facilities. Technolo... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Mr Brody | The initial batch of Volkswagen Jetta TDIs have started to appear at Volkswagen dealers around the country and at least one dealer in Virginia is reporting a lot of interest. Jay Pichardo of Greenbrie... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Canada's too slow boat to China | VANCOUVER David Demers says he is embarrassed by all the attention he is getting for his success at selling natural gas engines to China. Not embarrassed for his Vancouver company, Westport Innovati... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Coal-Fired Power Plant Hits Snag | Construction on a proposed coal-fired power plant in Early County hit a major snag. Fulton County Judge Thelma Wyatt Cummings issued a decision that effectively halts the project. Two environmental gr... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Rio wins big Asian iron price rise | RIO Tinto has secured big price rises for its Australian iron ore with all its Asian customers, matching the Chinese deal last week. The mining giant announced in a statement today it has reached agre... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Gov t to balance budget despite shocks, says Arroyo / Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss | Shares weaker on US worries, domestic political concerns. Dollar hits 15-year low as hefty Fed rate cut eyed . Shares seen lower on Wall St fall, ahead of Estrada verdict . IMF's Rato says recent turm... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Divers finished with water sampling from Sulpicio ship | Divers who went near the ill-fated M/V Princess of the Stars have taken the final water samples from the sunken ship to determine if the vessel's endusulfan shipment is still intact, a transportation ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Is this speech on YouTube yet? As an admirer of Robert Kennedy I | In what will likely come to be called the "Patriotism Speech," Senator Barack Obama today put to rest the notion that it is OK for American politicians to question each other about their personal patr... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Experts: Flood Terminology Confusing | ST. LOUIS) Fifteen years ago, after the Midwest was swamped with what was pronounced a "100-year" or even a "500-year" flood, some folks figured they would never again see such a disaster in their l... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | White: Industry in midst of boom | WILLIAMSON This is not your grandfather s coal boom, Gary G. White, president and CEO of International Resource Partners, said Thursday evening as the keynote speaker during the Tug Valley Mining ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Sell up now, battlers told | HOMEOWNERS already struggling with mortgage repayments need to cut their losses and sell up before it is too late, an industry insider has warned. Those homeowners feeling the pinch from rising intere... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Japan Futures Advance as Drop | Japan's stock futures rose after the yen weakened against the dollar, and the price of crude oil fell, easing pressure on company earnings. ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | QGC to develop LNG plant with BG Group | QGC is targeting more than 7,000 PJ of 2P gas reserves to support a planned $8 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) development with BG Group Plc at Gladstone on the Queensland coast. "The steady and c... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Carbon tax goes into effect in B.C. on Canada Day | Updated Mon.ca News Staff Starting on Canada Day, British Columbians will likely be paying the highest gas prices in the country, as the province's new carbon tax will add about 2. But Premier Gordon ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Andrew Biggs | Paul Krugman: Baselines, shmaselines : Wise words from the Tax Policy Center: There is an easy way to cut through this palaver. Just think about three numbers: How much would either candidate collect ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Pizza Loses Favor as Italians Turn to Pasta | Part ten of a special series that explores the local faces of the world's worst food crisis in decades. The ongoing crisis in food prices has made a luxury of one of the world's most iconic foods even... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Top names show up to dig for oil | India hopes to attract investments of around $3 billion in exploration of oil and gas in blocks offered under the seventh round of the New Exploration Licensing Policy (Nelp VII), for which 181 bids w... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Power emergency to blend Dangote, Lukman, House committee solutions | President Umaru Yar Adua s power emergency declaration will borrow its character and substance largely from the recommendations of two committees on power he personally set up and the report of the Ho... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | FACTBOX: Companies being sued by Iraq over UN program | Reuters) - The government of Iraq sued dozens of companies on Monday for paying kickbacks to former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's regime under the U. Here is a complete list of the companies named in ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | New Zealand market trades higher | New Zealand market opened in positive territory on Tuesday for the first time in three sessions.22, while the NZX All Capital Index was gaining 8 points or 0. stocks ended a choppy session mixed on Mo... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Credit Crunch: Central Bank Likely to Raise Eurozone Interest Rates Despite Downturn | The European Central Bank seems determined to raise interest rates this week, in the hope of reining in soaring inflation across the 13 member countries of the eurozone. But there are warning signs th... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Gas tax increase goes into effect Tuesday | Gas tax increase goes into effect Tuesday (6/30/2008) By Robert Price - As if gas prices are not high enough Nebraskans will soon be paying even more. The state's gas tax goes up 3 cents a gallon st... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Tesla Motors | Tesla Motors , once a poster child for a green manufacturing revolution in New Mexico, will not break ground in the state. (at least according to Engadget, I can't find any official info on Tesla Moto... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | India expects over $3 billion investment in oil, gas exploration | Updates to add provisional bid results for some BHP, ONGC, BP blocks) NEW DELHI (MarketWatch) -- India expects to rake in investments of more than $3 billion for exploration in oil and gas blocks offe... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Sean O'Grady: A freeze in fuel duty will do little to ease motorists' pain | BP chief blames states, not speculators, for record oil prices. Oil and food price increases push eurozone inflation to 4 per cent. Like a driver trying to catch the tail of his car in a nasty skid, B... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | BP chief blames states, not speculators, for record oil prices | The oil price touched yet another new high yesterday, serving as a dramatic backdrop for the second meeting of the industry's top figures in two weeks as they desperately look for a solution to a prob... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Green in NASCAR's Future Not The Kind Expected | Researchers are moving towards alternative sources of fuel to lessen environmental impact. An article today from the Green Home community (opens new window) shows that NASCAR may be moving towards a n... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Iran: The Whole Area Will Be in Flames | Ben Eltham Independent Senator-elect Nick Xenophon is about to become one of the most powerful men in the country. Ben Eltham finds out what makes him tick Read the full article. 31 October, 2007: Ami... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | French EU presidency commences | Tuesday 01 July 2008 France's six-month EU presidency kicked off midnight Monday with the illumination of the Eiffel Tower in blue, to remain so for the duration that France is at the helm. View our s... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Interesting e-mail I've | General Chat Almost anything goes, have a look and drop in a few lines. Think of it as a campfire chat with the kids around. Fuel: The Mass Debate Or How to Knock About 50c a Litre Off the Price Of Fu... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Hialeah man dies after head-on collision in Miramar | MIRAMAR - A 78-year-old man involved in a weekend head-on traffic collision on Miramar Parkway has died, police said today. Roberto Rodriguez, of Hialeah , died at Memorial Regional Hospital shortly a... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Chrysler to close minivan plant, cut production at pickup plant | Associated Press DETROIT -- The worsening U. auto sales slump hit Chrysler LLC again Monday as it announced plans to close one St. Louis-area factory and cut a shift from another because of declining ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | S.Korea won stable despite lower growth forecast | Reuters - 20 minutes ago SEOUL, July 1 - The South Korean won held steady against the dollar early on Tuesday as caution over possible government dollar-selling intervention offset the central bank's... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Optical illusion helps create fake speed bump | Fox and Kristol claim McCain s VP choice will cause gas prices to plummet. On Fox News today, host Alexis Glick previewed an interview with Bill Kristol by claiming that the Weekly Standard editor b... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Creating an Alternative Energy Mini-Basket | China Energy. I'm trying to build a 3 position basket of "alternative energy" ( non-solar ) names. I started this basket with a small stake in American Superconductor ( AMSC ) which I actually added a... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | No Attack on Iran! | It feels like every few months there is a need for an outcry against a possible US or Israeli attack on Iran. For a few moments, the drumbeat of war recedes only to emerge again with the same rational... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | At Large : 20 years of success at Quezon Circle / Rina Jimenez-David | 2 Digit Result: 10 20 3 Digit: 2 2 4 9 4 8 9 3 0 4 Digit: 1 3 4 7 MegaLotto 6/45 Winning Numbers: 29 31 39 42 44 11 P 4,500,000. From Canterbury to Dauis, heritage is income-generating. AGFI sign ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Oil companies considering another price rise | 1/07/2008 12:52:41 A another petrol price hike is likely, with all the major oil companies reviewing their pump prices. It will be revealed later this afternoon how much prices will increase by. A ris... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | New state laws going into effect Tuesday | Power companies in Florida face limits on greenhouse gases and hurricane premiums charged by a state-backed insurer will be frozen for another year under dozens of new state laws going into effect Tue... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Moscow axes permits | Half of the 150-strong foreign workforce are being forced out of BP s Russian joint venture, TNK-BP, in an escalation of the power struggle at the oil group. BP and the four Russian billionaires who o... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Time for a New Independence Day! | San Francisco Liberal on Iraq throws open door to foreign oil firms putting British and U.San Francisco Liberal on Iraq throws open door to foreign oil firms putting British and U. Pam on Iraq throws ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Suwit presents sugar cane as national plan to the cabinet today in hopes of increasing production | Suwit presents sugar cane as national plan to the cabinet today in hopes of increasing production Source . Deputy Prime Minister and Industry Minister, Suwit Khunkitti, was preparing to send sugar c... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | POLITICS: Does Iran Have Bush Over a Barrel? | If U. Bush wants to boost Republican chances of holding on to the White House and keeping Democratic gains in Congress to a minimum in the November elections, he might consider taking an attack on Ira... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Waste aWAY! | In a time when federal public policy is crippled to deal with climate change, organizations, states, and municipalities are stepping up. Andrea Robinson is the Director of Greening for the Democratic ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Voinovich Tours State To Talk About Gas Price Solutions | NORTH CANTON, Ohio -- The average price for a gallon of gas is now up to $4. The senator is on a two-day high gas prices tour, talking about a plan to fight the rising prices. The best answer for the ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Crude oil prices settle lower after passing US$143 a barrel in early trading | Crude oil prices settle lower after passing US$143 a barrel in early trading .. THE price of crude oil hit yet another record on the last day of a tumultuous first half, spurting past US$143 a barrel ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Indonesia sees crude output rising to 80,000 b.p.d. in 2008 | Indonesia's crude oil output will rise by 80,000 barrels a day by the end of 2008, Kardaya Warnika, chairman of upstream oil and gas regulatory agency BP Migas, said Friday. That increase will include... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | God Oil Marxism Conservative Commentary | If you have wondered why gas prices are getting ever higher and why oil passed the $142.00 a barrel mark today, the answer goes much deeper than you likely realize. It is not just about oil drilling, ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Cost of Bitumin from Canadian Oil Sands Skyrocketing | Canadian Oil Sands Developments: Will Cost Hyper-inflation Curb Attractiveness? Press release, Woods Mackenzie, March 2007 In its latest analysis of Canada's oil sands assets, Wood Mackenzie finds tha... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | How to motivate your neighbourhood For oil conservation | How to motivate your neighbourhood For oil conservation For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Newton called it the The Law of motion that is law of moving bodies but I feel it ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Branson plans eco-resort in British Virgin Islands | Local. NECKER ISLAND, British Virgin Islands Richard Branson, the adventuring chairman of the Virgin Group of companies, says his two private Caribbean islands have a higher purpose than serving as ul... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Local Residents Cash In On Natural Gas Wells | PITTSBURGH (KDKA) With energy prices skyrocketing, it's no surprise that many people are looking for ways to cope. But what if your property sits on top of some valuable energy resource like natura... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Brent Batten: Sorting out weekend s inbox | By BRENT BATTEN Monday, June 30, 2008 When information moves at the speed of light and can be accessed with the click of a mouse, a lot of things can cross one s desk (or more precisely cross one s co... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Stocks End 1st Half | ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Global Economy: Worst Is Yet To Come | Patricio Mangubat As we blame Sulpicio Lines for that sea disaster (the 5th time!), the world waits for the announcement of the US Federal Reserve on the fate of the US economy. This Thursday, the Fed... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Northwest Pipe Co. lands $10.6 million order | Tuesday, July 01, 2008 Weeks after announcing an expansion in Houston to get closer to that state s energy sector, Vancouver-based Northwest Pipe Co. has received its largest-ever single order for ene... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Court Halts Construction of Coal-Fired Power Plant in Georgia | A Superior Court Judge in Fulton County, Georgia has ruled that construction of Dynegy s Longleaf plant be halted until it is assured the plant will limit the amount of carbon dioxide it releases. The... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | The Nature Conservancy: 320,000 Acres of Forest Protected in Landmark Deal | Few places on Earth are as untouched as the Crown of the Continent a 10-million-acre expanse of mountains, valleys and prairies in Montana and Canada. The area has sustained all the same species ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Martin Howard Growth Portfolio | Clean Offshore D.,and the second biggest one,the new four horsemen of oil and gas,and two great oil service co.. Fluor for infrastructure and Csx as my transportation play. Money in the bank, in every... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Nigeria loses $316m daily to Niger Delta crisis - Minister | Komolafe Rasheed in Madrid, Spain - 01.2008 THE Federal Government said on Monday that the country loses $316 million daily as revenue from crude oil as a result of the Niger Delta crisis. ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Oil and gas industry concerned about IT storage | Oil and gas IT executives are concerned about managing growing data storage, as well as regulatory compliance and facilities management, according to storage provider EMC. EMC held its Energy Solution... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Tough first half for world markets | PETALING JAYA: The first half year was a tough one for stock investors and the bad news is that most people believe it won't get easier any time soon. The Dow Jones Industrial Index - probably the mos... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Obama and Bill Clinton end their mutual silence | In this Sept., left and former President Bill Clinton greet hurricane Katrina evacuees in the Reliant Center in Houston. Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs said the senator called Bill Clinton after Obama l... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Stocks End 1st Half With Quiet | ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Democrats Are Blowing Our Best Chance for Clean Energy | Take some of Big Oil's obscene profits and invest the money in developing clean renewable energy for the future. This is the Democrats' big idea on energy and it's a good one, but right now Democrats ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | EveryScape Goes Where Google Maps Does Not | Cutts Talks Spam While Obama Supporters Flag Blogspot Blogs. AOL's Platform-A to Offer Guaranteed CPM to Facebook, Bebo Developers . Going where no man - or search engine - has gone before, Everys... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Chubais: Don t Privatize Everything | My attitude toward state corporations is that the normal position of the gate is closed. But that doesn t mean there are no other cases. // Anatoly Chubais, head of RAO UES of Russia, talks about elec... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Did Obama have to reject Wes Clark's statements? | I was sorry to see the Obama campaign "reject" Gen. Wesley Clark's remarks about John McCain on Face the Nation yesterday. I think the context of Clark's remarks mattered (although that's gotten lost ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | SKorean shares outlook - Lower ahead of CPI data | South Korean shares are expected to open lower on Tuesday as investors will likely remain skittish ahead of the release of the consumer price index (CPI) for June amid fears inflation is stifling the ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Pendragon seeks Alistair Darling's help to sell cars | Britain s biggest car dealer has urged the Government to cut taxes on petrol after revealing that consumers are steering clear of garage showrooms. Trevor Finn, the chief executive of Pendragon, said ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Iraq opens oilfields to new deals | |