Demand falls for work visas for energy, other professions
Houston Chronicle Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:42 PM PDT
Last week, Houston immigration attorneys waited for the annual April Fools’ Day rush of applications for foreign white-collar workers. Ten days later, they are still waiting. Very few Houston companies requested the H1-B visas once highly coveted by firms desperate to fill technology, energy and other professional jobs. |
Black Hills Energy allowed to raise rates
Elbert County News Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:39 PM PDT
Special to the News-Press Black Hills Energy has received a decision from the Colorado Public Utilities Commission allowing the company to increase rates for the typical residential customer bill by 2.04 percent, or $1.76 per month. Black Hills Energy requested an increase in response to growing costs of operation and system investments required to maintain safe, reliable service and support ... |
Kim in position to make another splash at Masters
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:35 PM PDT
AUGUSTA, Ga. â€" Anthony Kim announced himself to the golfing world at last year’s Ryder Cup when he beat Sergio Garcia to give the United States a jolt of energy during the final day of the event. |
Times & Star
West Cumberland Times & Star Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:29 PM PDT
MARYPORT engineering firm Forth Engineering has just completed a £1.25 million contract for British Energy. The Flimby Road company built and provided boiler closure recovery units for nuclear reactors at Heysham and Hartlepool. |
The Tribute announces ‘Green Alliance’ with Development Partners
The Little Elm Journal Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:28 PM PDT
The Tribute, a Matthews Southwest, Wynne/Jackson master-planned golf course community on the shores of Lewisville Lake has established a "Green Alliance" with its development partners to ensure the highest levels of environmental quality and energy efficiency. |
China, Kazakhstan May Sign $10 Billion Oil-for-Loan Agreement
Bloomberg Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:28 PM PDT
April 11 (Bloomberg) -- China, the world’s second-biggest energy consumer, may agree next week on lending $10 billion to Kazakhstan in return for the right to take a stake in an oil producer in the Central Asian country. |
‘Planet Forward’ broadcast wants your input
Lincoln Journal Star Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:25 PM PDT
Got an idea about what this nation’s energy landscape should look like in the coming years? If you do, Planet Forward is for you. The innovative media project uses television and the Internet to explore ideas and propose solutions for energy and climate change challenges ahead. |
THOMAS FRIEDMAN: Show us the ball
The Indiana Gazette Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:24 PM PDT
I am really encouraged by President Barack Obama's commitment to clean energy and combating climate change. I just have three worries: Whether he has the right policies, the right politics and the right official to sell his program to the country. Other than that, things look great! |
Solar energy a possibility in Southlake
Southlake Times Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:21 PM PDT
The city of Southlake currently has no ordinance on the books concerning solar energy systems. They are prohibited in Southlake. That could soon be changing, however. |
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