News Briefs
The Triangle Fri, 08 Oct 2010 10:43 AM PDT
U. to Use 100% Clean, Renewable Wind Energy Drexel has committed to obtaining 100 percent of its energy as wind energy through a partnership with Community Energy Inc. The University will purchase renewable energy certificates to cover the school's consumption. |
Guitarist Pat Martino hits hard at the Jazz Showcase
Chicago Tribune Fri, 08 Oct 2010 10:35 AM PDT
An enormous surge of energy rushed through the Jazz Showcase on Thursday night, thanks to the work of a 66-year-old guitarist who three decades ago completely lost his ability to play. |
Fitch Comments on Agreement to Sell Sempra's NAPG Business
Business Wire Fri, 08 Oct 2010 10:30 AM PDT
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sempra Energy (SRE; Issuer Default Rating 'A' by Fitch Ratings; Rating Watch Negative) and The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) announced on Oct. 7, 2010, an agreement to sell RBS Sempra Commodities' (SC) North American power and gas (NAPG) business to J.P. Morgan Chase & Co (JPM) for $220 million. Fitch expects to resolve the Watch in the next few weeks and that SRE's ... |
Midday Glance: Utilities companies
AP via Yahoo! Finance Fri, 08 Oct 2010 10:28 AM PDT
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top utilities companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: AEP rose $.25 or .7 percent, to $36.30. ConEd rose $.11 or .2 percent, to $48.28. Duke Energy unchanged at $17.63. Pepco Holdings rose $.08 or .4 percent, to $19.12. Southern Co. fell $.05 or .1 percent, to $37.74. |
China highlights climate change efforts
INO News Fri, 08 Oct 2010 10:28 AM PDT
(AP:TIANJIN, China) As the world's biggest greenhouse gas producer, China was widely seen as an obstacle in the Copenhagen climate summit last year. But while negotiations inched forward, Beijing poured $34.6 billion into clean energy in 2009, nearly double the U.S. investment. |
Harvard selectmen discuss the Green Communities Initiative
The Harvard Post Fri, 08 Oct 2010 10:28 AM PDT
The Harvard Energy Advisory Committee met with the Board of Selectmen Tuesday, Oct. 5, to discuss the Green Communities Initiative. There are five criteria that must be met before Harvard can be designated a “green†community by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources and the Energy Advisory Committee has been working to meet those conditions. |
Midday Glance: Coal companies
AP via Yahoo! Finance Fri, 08 Oct 2010 10:28 AM PDT
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top coal companies are up at 1 p.m.: Arch Coal rose $.65 or 2.5 percent, to $26.65. Consol Energy rose $.91 or 2.3 percent, to $39.61. Massey Energy rose $1.50 or 4.5 percent, to $34.70. Peabody Energy rose $1.14 or 2.2 percent, to $51.99. |
October Is National Audiology Awareness Month
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance Fri, 08 Oct 2010 10:27 AM PDT
WEST PALM BEACH, FL--(Marketwire - 10/08/10) - Thirty-six million Americans have hearing loss. One in three developed hearing loss as a result of exposure to loud sounds, causing noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). "NIHL is caused by damage to the hair cells that are found in our inner ear. Hair cells are small sensory cells that convert the sounds we hear (sound energy) into electrical signals ... |
More of the Special Report
BusinessWeek Fri, 08 Oct 2010 10:24 AM PDT
Electricity generated from fossil fuels is starting to lose its price edge over renewable energy sources. Some technologies are already competitive with coal and natural gas. Others have high up-front costs. |
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