Home vegetable gardens are growing in popularity
North Potomac Gazette Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:41 AM PDT
Montgomery County Master Gardener Bob McDowell in the demonstration garden at Agricultural History Farm Park in Derwood. McDowell says rising food and energy costs and the growth of organic and local food movements have contributed to the mounting interest in gardening. |
Indonesian mud volcano victims rally for payment
People's Daily Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:39 AM PDT
Over 200 victims of Indonesia's mud volcano staged a rally outside of the state palace on Wednesday, demanding the payment of compensation at once by a politically connected energy firm blamed for the catastrophe. The furious protesters rejected the payment of the compensation with the way of installment of 15 million rupiah (some 1,250 U.S. dollars) per month to each displaced family as it was ... |
U of M campus mourns professor's death
ABC12 Mid-Michigan Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:32 AM PDT
Those who knew him say he was a ball of energy looking to make an impact on whomever or whatever he touched. |
Getting Started
Industry Week Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:31 AM PDT
Begin your energy efficiency program by identifying your current power usage. Then rely on real data. |
Low energy prices cut offshore bids sharply
KATC 3 Lafayette Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:30 AM PDT
NEW ORLEANS -- With oil and natural gas prices far below those from a year ago, bids for the federal sale of offshore tracts in the central Gulf of Mexico fell by more than half. |
VeraSun Receives Bid on 7 Facilities
KIMT Mason City Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:26 AM PDT
CHARLES CITY, IA-- A bankrupt ethanol maker is seeking approval for the sale of nearly half of its facilities including one in Charles City. In a news release posted on its company web page, VeraSun Energy said it has selected Valero as a successful bidder for Seven Facilities. |
Libya's plans for Verenex add 'timing risk' for company
Calgary Sun Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:25 AM PDT
A signal from Libya's state-owned oil firm that it might make a play for Verenex Energy Inc. adds a "timing risk" to the Calgary-based company's previously announced deal to be acquired by China National Petroleum Corp. |
Alberta shells out $30M for coal to go green
Calgary Sun Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:25 AM PDT
In the international quest for cleaner energy, Alberta's government has chipped in money for a project to produce synthetic gas from coal. The pilot project with Swan Hills Synfuels is expected to cost $30 million. |
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-03-18 09:19 UPDATE 1-RESEARCH ALERT-Goldman Sachs cuts REC to sell
Interactive Investor Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:23 AM PDT
OSLO, March 18 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs cut its rating on shares in Norwegian solar industry group Renewable Energy Corp (REC) to "sell" from "neutral" and put it on its "conviction list" with a 12-month target of 38 crowns, it said in a March 17 note. The target price was lowered from a previous 60 crowns. Shares in REC fell 5.3 percent to 45.00 crowns at 0845 GMT, against a 0.7 percent rise ... |
Architect attends energy conference
Door County Advocate Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:20 AM PDT
Virge Temme, American Institute of Architects, attended the Wisconsin Better Buildings-Better Business Conference March 5 and 6 in the Wisconsin Dells. The conference focused on net-zero-energ and environmentally sustainable building design. |
| |
|
No comments:
Post a Comment