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Centrica Goes Nuclear Forbes Mon, 11 May 2009 02:41 AM PDT The energy provider buys a stake in nuclear operator as it looks to protect itself against volatile energy prices. Erie Township power failure is blamed on a squirrel The Toledo Blade Mon, 11 May 2009 02:41 AM PDT ERIE - A squirrel was blamed for a power failure that left 1,846 Consumers Energy customers in Erie Township in the dark for more than eight hours Sunday. The squirrel that entered the utility's Erie substation tripped overload breakers that protect against short-circuits at about 1:40 p.m., spokesman Bob Gluszewski said. Squirrels occasionally cause electric arcs when jumping or climbing ... Centrica to buy 20% stake in British Energy Shropshire Star Mon, 11 May 2009 02:41 AM PDT British gas owner Centrica has announced it is buy a 20 per cent stake in the nuclear firm British energy. Be energy efficient and save money on heating and cooling bills The Sierra Vista Herald Mon, 11 May 2009 02:41 AM PDT SIERRA VISTA â€" Why would anyone want to replace perfectly good appliances in a home that’s less than four years old? Promoters of bicycling to work are peddling incentives all week The Toledo Blade Mon, 11 May 2009 02:41 AM PDT In northwest Ohio, this week is designated as Bike Week '09. In Columbus, it's called Bike to Work Week. On the federal level, it's called National Bike Week. By whatever name it goes by, the goal is the same: encouraging people to consider using bicycles for more than just occasional recreation. Ideally, officials would like to see more able-bodied souls make clean, energy-efficient bicycling ... Centrica Agrees to Buy Stake in EDF’s British Energy (Update2) Bloomberg Mon, 11 May 2009 02:39 AM PDT May 11 (Bloomberg) -- Centrica Plc , the U.K.’s biggest energy supplier, will cede Belgian assets and pay 2.3 billion pounds ($3.5 billion) for a 20 percent stake in Electricite de France SA ’s British Energy unit to access nuclear power. News 88.9 News 88.9 Mon, 11 May 2009 02:39 AM PDT SAINT JOHN - A major energy conference is underway in the port city this week. The New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board is hosting the event for the first time since 1999. China consumer price index falls 1.5 pct. in April Seattle Times Mon, 11 May 2009 02:37 AM PDT China's inflation rate fell for the third month in a row in April as prices for foods and energy plunged from high levels the year before. Increased food intake alone explains the increase in body weight in the United States News-Medical-Net Mon, 11 May 2009 02:34 AM PDT New research that uses an innovative approach to study, for the first time, the relative contributions of food and exercise habits to the development of the obesity epidemic has concluded that the rise in obesity in the United States since the 1970s was virtually all due to increased energy intake. U.S. Stock-Index Futures Fall; Bank of America, Citigroup Drop Bloomberg Mon, 11 May 2009 02:33 AM PDT May 11 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock futures retreated after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index traded at the most expensive in seven months relative to earnings and lower energy prices weighed on raw-material producers.

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