Big Oil reviews spending, jobs as profit sinks
The Columbus Dispatch Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:40 AM PDT
NEW YORK -- Oil companies are taking a hard look at their finances after a woeful six months in which slumping energy demand slashed profits for every international integrated crude producer. |
Key panel OKs health care bill
The Washington Times Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:37 AM PDT
A House panel passed its health care reform bill late Friday, preparing the ground for a critical vote on President Obama's health care reform plan after the August recess. The Energy and Commerce Committee's passage of the bill, after two days of marathon markup sessions, represents the latest and most significant hurdle that comprehensive health care reform has cleared so far. It's a major ... |
The instant eco-home
InsideHousing Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:31 AM PDT
In early July’s sweltering heat, it may be easy to forget the prohibitive energy costs that many social housing tenants face in winter. |
Las Vegas Business Press honors Nevada Energy Star Partners
Las Vegas Review-Journal Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:29 AM PDT
Nevada Energy Star Partners, a voluntary coalition of Southern Nevada homebuilders, developers, retailers, mortgage providers, energy consultants and local utilities promoting energy conservation, has won a Green award from the Las Vegas Business Press in the Resources category. The award was presented to Nevada Energy Star Partners President Annette Bubak during a ceremony held at the Springs ... |
Panel OKs health-care reform bill
Chicago Sun-Times Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:21 AM PDT
WASHINGTON -- In a triumph for President Obama, Democrats narrowly pushed sweeping health care legislation through a key congressional committee Friday night and cleared the way for a September showdown in the House. The 31-28 vote in the House Energy and Commerce Committee, along party lines, was weeks later than either the White House or Democratic leaders had hoped. As part of a ... |
Duke Energy says it will be a good neighbor
Casper Star-Tribune Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:17 AM PDT
GLENROCK -- Some contractors and subcontractors that have built wind farms have blown through central Wyoming faster than the currents their turbines are harnessing, short-changing local businesses in the process, Converse County Sheriff Clint Becker said Tuesday. |
Astrological Forecasts for 08/01/2009
Seattle Times Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:12 AM PDT
Aries (March 21-April 19) : Today is a 10 -- You're full of energy. You need to run and play. You're a natural athlete, and you can't hide it now. Taurus (April 20-May 20) : Today is a 6 -- Have a budget talk. |
6-month trial allowed for pre-paid electricity
Manila Bulletin Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:10 AM PDT
As the switch is not expected to be hassle-free, the rules promulgated by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for prepaid retail electricity service (PRES) provides that a customer may avail of the six-month trial period before deciding on taking the option. |
Sempra's earnings outperform forecasts
San Diego Union-Tribune Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:08 AM PDT
A struggling economy failed to dampen profits at Sempra Energy, which said yesterday that its utilities, including San Diego Gas & Electric Co., are outperforming expectations. The San Diego company announced a second-quarter profit of $198 million, or 80 cents a share, down 18.9 percent from a year earlier as it wrote off $64 million from a failed salt cavern gas storage project in Louisiana. |
Wind farm plans on hold
Casper Star-Tribune Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:00 AM PDT
Horizon Wind Energy's Simpson Ridge wind proposal in Carbon County -- once slated at a capacity of 500 megawatts -- has been put on hold indefinitely. |
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