Progress Energy rate increase gets static from customers Orlando Sentinel Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:44 PM PDT Proposal draws more than 100 people to public hearing Progress Energy Florida customers spoke out against a proposed 30 percent increase in the utility's base rate Wednesday, citing fixed incomes, lost jobs and power bills they said were already too high. | GE Touts Net Zero, But Will the Real Net Zero Please Stand Up? Salon.com Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:38 PM PDT General Electricâs Net Zero Energy Home project unveiled this week highlights the rising branding power of ânet zeroâ buildings. The laudable goal of making buildings produce as much energy as they consume is easy for consumers to understand and easy for companies to use as a marketing tool. | House passes bill including funds for Calif. water San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:38 PM PDT The House has approved a $33.3 billion water and energy bill that could help speed irrigation supplies to San Joaquin Valley farmers faced with a crippling drought. The measure passed Friday includes an amendment that provides $10 million for infrastructure... Sponsored Topics: San Joaquin Valley - California - Drought - Irrigation - Infrastructure | Business Examiner > Blog South Sound Business Examiner Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:34 PM PDT Bob Lawrence had a plan. After working 37 years for Puget Sound Energy in its Olympia office, he would retire and never think about work again. "I tried to go home and just retire," said Lawrence. | Ethanol trade group spent $166,296 on 1Q lobbying INO News Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:34 PM PDT (AP:WASHINGTON) The Renewable Fuels Association, an ethanol industry trade group, spent $166,296 in the first quarter to lobby on energy and fuel standards legislation, according to a recent disclosure report. | CA-BUSINESS Summary The Globe and Mail Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:34 PM PDT OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian consumer prices fell in the year to June for the first time since November 1994, and the downturn, reflecting lower energy prices, was the biggest in more than half a century, Statistics Canada said on Friday. | Air Products, Chemicals spent $410K lobbying in 1Q INO News Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:33 PM PDT (AP:DENVER) Air Products and Chemicals Inc. spent $410,000 in the first quarter to lobby the federal government on energy and fuel issues, according to a recent disclosure report. | | |
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