UAE First Country to Ratify IRENA Statute Zawya Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:39 AM PDT The United Arab Emirates today completed ratification of the statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), signalling to the 98 fellow member countries and the world at large their support and commitment to bringing renewable energy solutions to all nations, developed and developing. | Carbon counter Sin Chew Jit Poh Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:36 AM PDT Pedestrians walk by a new giant billboard featuring a carbon counter in New York City. The 70-foot-high billboard will digitally display the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Sponsored by Deutsche Bank, the real-time carbon counter uses low-energy light, offset by carbon credits. | Oils, banks, house builders lead FTSE up Tiscali Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:36 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - The top share index gained 0.7 percent early on Friday as upbeat news from house builder Taylor Wimpey lifted sentiment about the health of the economy, while rising oil prices pushed energy majors higher. | BP pins investments on global energy use Post-Tribune Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:35 AM PDT HAMMOND -- Frustration and outrage followed by joy and relief. The emotions felt by drivers at the pump were signs of the volatile energy prices globally in 2008, especially for oil. Crude oil prices started out just below $100 per barrel at the beginning of the year. They skyrocketed to $144 per barrel -- about $4.30 a gallon -- around July 4, then tanked to less than $40 per barrel by the ... | Airtricity and Port of Rømø Join Forces for Offshore Wind Renewable Energy World Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:35 AM PDT Airtricity, the renewable energy development division of Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), has signed an agreement with Port of Rømø to develop a service and maintenance centre for the proposed Butendiek offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. | Nearly 900 strikers at Total refinery sacked Tiscali Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:35 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Almost 900 striking construction workers at a Total oil refinery in eastern England were sacked late on Thursday after the unofficial walkout passed the one-week mark, the French energy company said. | Builders Taking the LEED San Fernando Valley Business Journal Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:35 AM PDT Hangar 25 at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank is one of the first private aviation hangars in the world to obtain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. | Storms cause power outages WOOD TV 8 Grand Rapids Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:33 AM PDT The storms that rolled through the area in the early hours of Friday morning knocked out power to thousands of Consumers Energy customers. | Album: White Denim, Fits, (Full Time Hobby) Independent Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:33 AM PDT A white-hot cauldron of sonic intensity, Fits extends the opening blast of last year's extraordinary Workout Holiday, with a further storm of punk-infused power-trio workouts that leave one fizzing with nervous energy. | | |
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