More UCSD students going into 'green' fields
Carmel Valley Leader Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:41 PM PST
By UCSD From energy economics and sustainable building designs to water conservation and biofuels made from algae, sharply higher numbers of UCSD undergraduates are opting for majors and minors, classes, internships and research projects that emphasize environmental sustainability. This year alone, the number of students minoring in environmental studies doubled to 60 and environmental ... |
Natural Gas Prices Drop After EIA Report
INO News Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:39 PM PST
(RTTNews) - Natural gas prices moved lower on Thursday after the Energy Information Administration reported a smaller-than expected drop in inventories. |
Australia's coal addiction set in train 30 years ago
ABC via Yahoo!7 News Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:35 PM PST
As the world battles to secure a low-carbon future, secret cabinet documents from 1979 show that before global warming was on the radar, Canberra acted to lock in Australia's coal-based energy future. |
TSX closes up, puts in best year since 1979
The Globe and Mail Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:31 PM PST
TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index rose on Thursday as strength in financials outweighed weakness in mining and energy stocks and helped the index put in its best year since 1979. |
CA-BUSINESS Summary
The Globe and Mail Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:31 PM PST
TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index rose on Thursday as strength in financials outweighed weakness in mining and energy stocks and helped the index put in its best year since 1979. Bank shares were among the top index winners, helped by U.S. economic data that showed a surprise drop in weekly U.S. jobless claims. |
Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Announce Estimated Sources of Distributions
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:30 PM PST
NEW YORK----BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust , BlackRock Enhanced Dividend AchieversTM Trust , BlackRock Strategic Dividend AchieversTM Trust , BlackRock Dividend AchieversTM Trust , BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust , BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust , BlackRock Health Sciences Trust , BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust and BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc ... |
Sheep Mountain Alliance challenges Energy Fuels’ application to state
Telluride Daily Planet Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:28 PM PST
Early this fall, those opposed to a uranium mill in the far western reaches of the state said they would fight at every turn. After two filings since a contentious approval from Montrose County Commissioners, their threats have proven anything but idle. |
Stimulus funds beef up programs to weatherize Colorado homes
Vail Daily Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:26 PM PST
Cyndy and Stan Louy say they'll know the weatherizing of their Broomfield home has worked if the corners of their bedroom are no longer chilly and the basement loses its frostiness. They should know soon. On Tuesday, a crew from Boulder County's Longs Peak Energy Conservation program were blowing insulation into the attic of the four-bedroom ranch and getting ready to install a new heater in the ... |
Sheep Mountain files suit against uranium mill approval
Telluride Daily Planet Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:14 PM PST
After garnering a Montrose County approval heavy with conditions and contention, an energy company now faces another challenge: A local environmental group fired a legal salvo disputing that permit and how it was obtained. |
No more power lines?
The Christian Science Monitor Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:10 PM PST
Buried super-cooled electrical cables may replace towering transmission lines and carry solar and wind energy efficiently over long distances. |
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