Duke 'betting on nuclear'
The Cincinnati Enquirer Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:43 PM PDT
Growing pressure to limit carbon emissions is causing Duke Energy, which relies on coal to generate 90 percent of its electricity in the Midwest, to consider adding nuclear power to its Midwest generating fleet. |
Switchgrass to be used as energy and as food
WKTV Utica Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:42 PM PDT
VERONA, N.Y. (WKTV) - VVS and Cornell University are teaming up again to go green. Cornell used willow trees to create bio-energy at Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School earlier this year, and on Wednesday they were planting switch grass. |
SC board to hear challenge of Duke's dams permit
AP via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:41 PM PDT
Two conservation groups have won their challenge as South Carolina's environmental board agreed to hear their opposition to Duke Energy's request for a water quality permit so it can relicense five dams along one of the state's rivers. |
House Dems, Republicans Spar Over Medical Device Indus Witness
Nasdaq Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:41 PM PDT
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Democrats and Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are pointing fingers at each other behind the scenes over a witness invited to testify at a hearing Thursday about how the federal government approves medical devices. |
Green IT video case studies to watch at your leisure
ZDNet Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:38 PM PDT
The folks at Think Ecological, which is a public awareness initiative for green IT backed by the likes of SGI, Intel, the BPM Forum and the Green Renewable Energy and Environmental Network, has thrown together some video case studies with six organizations who were willing to share some of their philosophy and best practices. The videos feature individuals from: Sprint Santa Clara University ... |
Energy customers near record usage
KXAN 36 Austin Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:37 PM PDT
Austin Energy was just 115 megawatts short of their all-time summer peak record Tuesday. The all-time record was set just last year at 2,514 during a period of 50, over 100 degree days. |
Desmarais Provides Operations Update
Marketwire Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:37 PM PDT
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - June 17, 2009) - Desmarais Energy Corporation (TSX VENTURE:DES) ("Desmarais") is pleased to provide the following update with respect to a new well drilled in the Barrhead area of Alberta by Desmarais in early May 2009. The well has been drilled to a total depth of 1,220 meters and has been cased for production. Test data and pressure data has been collected and ... |
Builders Taking the LEED
San Fernando Valley Business Journal Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:35 PM 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. |
Clayton Williams raises capital spending
AP via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:35 PM PDT
Oil and natural-gas producer Clayton Williams Energy Inc. said Wednesday it will increase capital spending in 2009 due to lower drilling and completion costs and higher oil prices. |
Former Quest Energy CFO charged with wire fraud
INO News Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:35 PM PDT
(AP:OKLAHOMA CITY) A federal grand jury in Oklahoma City has indicted the former chief financial officer of Quest Energy Partners LP on three counts of wire fraud. |
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