Top Executives Launch Electric Car Coalition
NPR Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:43 PM PST
A group of executives from more than a dozen auto, transportation and energy companies launched a new coalition Monday to urge the federal government to make a major investment in electric transportation. Their goal is to bring 100 million electric cars to the road by 2030. |
Streets decked for the holiday season
WTHI Terre Haute Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:43 PM PST
The Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce and Duke Energy decked the halls on Wabash Ave. with lights and other holiday decorations. |
Alberta lifts moratorium on sour gas well projects
Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:42 PM PST
Alberta's energy regulator announced Friday it would be lifting its self-imposed suspension on issuing sour gas licences following an appeals court ruling last month. On Nov.[...] |
City looking at hiring energy minister
Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:41 PM PST
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. â€" Fort St. John could soon be hiring its own energy manager to take on climate change initiatives. Councillors passed a motion last week to begin work on the hiring process, but acting Mayor Don Irwin voted against it, citing the cost.[...] |
Civilian Supercomputer Shatters Nuke Simulator's Speed Record
Wired News Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:40 PM PST
Jaguar, a Department of Energy machine devoted to civilian research, jumps to the top of the world's most powerful supercomputer list. It's more than 69 percent faster than the second computer on the list, the IBM Roadrunner. Unlike previous DOE list-toppers, Jaguar will be devoted to climate and energy science, not nuclear weapons modeling. |
In London, A New Play Sheds Fresh Light On Enron
NPR Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:39 PM PST
A new musical in London has an unusual storyline: The collapse in 2001 of the Houston-based energy company Enron. The play centers on former CEO Jeffrey Skilling and his efforts to make Enron a global corporate titan. It all plays out as a sort of Faust meets Citizen Kane. |
Mickelson takes lead over Woods, Watney at HSBC
Park Hills Daily Journal Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:39 PM PST
SHANGHAI (AP) â€" Phil Mickelson was unwinding from a day of high energy and quick turnarounds, one that took him from a two-shot deficit against Tiger Woods to a two-shot lead over the final eight holes Saturday in the HSBC Champions. |
$81M Windsor energy plant could be worthless
CBC Toronto Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:38 PM PST
An energy plant intended to power a casino in Windsor, Ont. that has cost taxpayers about $81 million, may now be worth nothing, according to an internal report obtained by CBC News. |
Key Energy Services Provides October Activity Data
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:34 PM PST
Key Energy Services, Inc. announced today its rig and trucking hours for the month of October 2009. The activity for the month and comparable periods are as follows: |
New report on the impact of biofuels and EU renewable energy policy
Bellona Foundation Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:33 PM PST
BRUSSELS â€" The Brussels-based NGO Transport & Environment has launched a report on biofuels following the adoption, at the end of 2008, of the European Union’s mandatory 10 percent renewable energy target for transport, to be reached by 2020. |
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