NRC sets June 1 deadline for Yucca Mountain ruling
Reno Gazette-Journal Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:41 PM PDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) â€" The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is reversing an earlier decision, and setting a June 1 deadline to decide if the federal Department of Energy can withdraw its application to build a national radioactive waste dump in Nevada. |
Louisiana residents can get rebates on energy-efficient appliances
WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:38 PM PDT
BATON ROUGE, La. -- The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources says that, beginning Saturday, Louisiana residents who buy new energy-efficient appliances can get rebates ranging from $75 to $500. Clothes washers, dishwashers, water heaters and heating and air conditioning systems are covered. DNR got $6.8 million in federal stimulus money from the U.S. Department of Energy for the EmPower ... |
Boswell Energy Center’s No. 3 generating unit
Grand Rapids Herald-Review Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:30 PM PDT
Boswell Energy Center’s No. 3 generating unit may appear to sit idle after a $240 million environmental retrofit project that reduces mercury emissions by more than 90 percent. A rededication ceremony was held Thursday to mark completion of the retrofit project which employed more than 500 construction workers. |
Solar plant a hot issue in Concord
Concord Journal Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:28 PM PDT
In a town with abundant environmental advocates, few would argue against exploring renewable energy options. But warrant Article 64, which seeks to authorize a long-term lease for solar energy, has caught strong opposition from some who question how the proposal got to this point. |
US rig count falls by 9
San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:28 PM PDT
The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. decreased by nine this week to 1,482. Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday that 956 rigs were exploring for natural gas and 514 for oil. Twelve were listed as miscellaneous. A... Baker Hughes - Natural gas - United States - Business - Energy |
Obama to hold town hall, other events in Iowa
Seattle Times Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:21 PM PDT
The White House says President Barack Obama will hold a town hall meeting in Iowa and tour an energy company facility there as part of a Midwest swing next week to discuss jobs and the economy. |
T. Boone Pickens' V-Vehicle Isn't Dead Yet
Fast Company Magazine Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:20 PM PDT
Oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens has a knack for picking underdog projects. The plan to build the largest wind farm in the U.S.fell through and was downsized to a few wind farms in Minnesota. And V-Vehicle, Pickens and Kleiner Perkins' secretive auto startup, had its request for $321.1 million in federal loans rejected by the Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM ... |
Farm family is awarded $5 million in stray voltage lawsuit
Wisconsin State Journal Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:20 PM PDT
A Grant County jury has awarded a Montfort-area farm family a state record $5 million in a stray voltage lawsuit. The decision against Scenic Rivers Energy Cooperative of Lancaster came after a month of testimony in the case, brought in 2007 by Bollant Farms and Steven, Delores and Thomas Bollant. The family contended that power lines reduced milk production, killed calves and led to twisted ... |
20 games not quite based on movies
Games Radar Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:18 PM PDT
After pumping goodness knows how much time, energy and capital into their baby, the last thing a developer wants is for it to fade into bargain bins unnoticed. You could tie it to a well-loved motion picture, thus ensuring a pre-existing audience… but what if you can’t afford the license? |
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