City or country, it's all one big neighborhood
Post-Tribune Sun, 24 May 2009 02:39 AM PDT
My mother was a little woman with a big heart, big energy and determination. When she set out to wring a chicken's neck, its goose was cooked -- well, you can't fry a chicken live. Chickens aren't big on suicide, you know. One day in the distant past, she had the job half done when the critter got away and ran wild in the yard until I threw it for a loss and gave it back to the chief wringer. ... |
Farmers see windfall in windfarming plan
Post-Tribune Sun, 24 May 2009 02:39 AM PDT
Porter County is well on the way to getting its first wind farm. Kansas-based TradeWind Energy plans to invest between $300 million and $450 million in erecting up to 200 windmills between Kouts in Porter County and LaCrosse in LaPorte County. The company has been measuring wind conditions for the past eight months and has leased 10,000 acres of land for its LaCrosse Farms project. It partners ... |
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-05-24 10:07 Eni President says $60-$70/bbl oil range ideal
Interactive Investor Sun, 24 May 2009 02:36 AM PDT
ROME, May 23 (Reuters) - The "magic range" for oil prices that would be high enough to maintain investment without hurting the global economy is between $60-$70 per barrel, Eni President Roberto Poli said at the G8 Energy Summit in Rome. "The experience of the last price cycle demonstrated that to ensure steady economic growth, price should not rise higher than $75 per barrel," Poli said. |
Interactive: County-by-county auto emissions
The Saratogian Sun, 24 May 2009 02:33 AM PDT
President Barack Obama outlined Tuesday the nation's first comprehensive effort to curb vehicle emissions while cutting dependence on imported oil, calling the plan an historic turning point toward a "clean-energy economy." |
Mandatory energy audits could change reno plans
Toronto Star Sun, 24 May 2009 02:33 AM PDT
Ontario passed a law last week making an energy audit mandatory when selling a home. Homeowners can get off the hook only if potential buyers waive the right to an energy audit in writing. |
Energy efficiency emphasized at UC Santa Barbara summit
San Fernando Valley Business Journal Sun, 24 May 2009 02:33 AM PDT
SANTA BARBARA รข€" New strides are being made in energy-saving technologies, but future gains will depend on how consumers put those technologies to use in their lives. |
Sunday tips round-up: SSE, Compass, Tate & Lyle
ShareCast Sun, 24 May 2009 02:31 AM PDT
LONDON (SHARECAST) - Shares in Scottish & Southern Energy are not going to leap and make you rich. There is likely to be a slow progression in its share price. |
Fresh goals for Cape's soccer-mad supercop
Pretoria News Sun, 24 May 2009 02:24 AM PDT
As the mist starts to clear revealing grass wet with dew, young boys horse around, their high energy levels and excitement palpable in the cold air. Even though it is an hour before the first game is due to kick off, the boys arrive at the Bonteheuwel sports field in droves. |
Dolphin Energy aims to increases capacity
AME Info Sun, 24 May 2009 02:12 AM PDT
Dolphin Energy plans to increase its fuel supply by more than half and increase pipeline capacity. Ahmed Al Sayegh, CEO of Dolphin Energy, said the company is technically ready to upgrade its pipeline facilities to ship at the full capacity of 3.2 billion cubic feet daily. |
Campgrounds likely to boom in this busted economy
Louisville Courier-Journal Sun, 24 May 2009 01:55 AM PDT
Mike Huber and Virginia Dunlop left Colorado more than a week ago bound for Kentucky. They'd enjoyed a leisurely trip, having camped in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Tennessee before arriving at ridge top campsite overlooking Energy Lake at the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, the 40-mile-long, 10-mile-wide spit of land that separates Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake. |
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