Pakistan, US officials to hammer out energy deals Gulf Times Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:38 PM PDT Senior US officials travel to Pakistan next week to hammer out strategies to tackle the countryâs chronic electricity crisis and find ways to lure foreign investment into the crumbling sector. | Loan to go solar might not be a bright idea Ventura County Star Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:35 PM PDT Dear Bruce: My wife and I own our house (no mortgage). We are concerned about the current and future costs of electricity. We are wondering if it is worth it to get a home loan to install solar panels and a solar water heater for about $45,000 for a 5-kilowatt system tied into the grid. We have read the government is giving incentives of about $20,000-plus in tax credits, and our local energy ... | Grant boosts âgreenâ plans The Glendale News-Press Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:32 PM PDT LA CRESCENTA â" Los Angeles County supervisors Tuesday allocated $15.4 million in federal stimulus money for numerous energy-efficiency programs; among them was one that will allow property owners to tie improvement loans to the land and not their credit. | Free light bulbs offered in Garfield County The Aspen Times Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:29 PM PDT GARFIELD COUNTY - As part of its continuing mission to encourage energy-efficient living in the area, the Garfield New Energy Communities Initiative will give away free energy-saving compact fluorescent light bulbs at town halls throughout... | Iraq vet becomes an environmental crusader Air Force Times Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:25 PM PDT WASHINGTON â" As a member of the Armyâs 1st Armored Divisionâs main support battalion in 2003, Robin Eckstein hauled fuel and water supplies for the military in Iraq.Through that experience, she said, she began to think about how dangerously dependent America was on foreign oil and the need for an alternative energy source.âI ran missions every day, if not twice a day,â Eckstein said. âIt was ... | Iran helping Venezuela find uranium: Chavez Canada.com Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:23 PM PDT Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday Iran is helping his country explore for uranium, but stressed his government would only use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. | Basic Energy case amended in court Sidney Herald Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:02 PM PDT In the latest development in the Basic Energy v. Pierce, et al. case, Federal District Court Judge Richard F. Cebull has amended a complaint in a lawsuit pitting Basic Energy and five area residents. | TSX finishes flat, banks lower The Sudbury Star Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:55 PM PDT The Toronto stock market closed little changed Friday on a day when energy stocks drifted lower despite crude closing at its best level in a year and financials lost ground amid disappointing earnings reports from the U.[...] | | |
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