New Bern residents using record amounts of energy New Bern Sun Journal Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:43 PM PST New Bern saw record energy consumption last year, according to the cityâs director of utilities. Jon Rynne said in an e-mail that the cityâs electric utility purchased a record amount of energy in December of last year at 53.8 million kilowatt hours. | Oil price cut in the offing this weekâ Positive News Media Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:21 PM PST MANILA, Jan. 31 (PNA) -- Oil consumers can heave a temporary relief as the Department of Energy expects oil companies to cut prices this week. | New proposal threatens wind development in Cashton WKBT La Crosse Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:12 PM PST A proposal to help cut down energy costs at Gundersen Lutheran hit a major road block this month. It's because of newly proposed rules that many believe will make building wind turbines more difficult. | Another (Environmental) Reason to Hate Shopping Soundtracks Scientific American Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:10 PM PST Do you find the incessant background music in stores and shopping malls distracting? Even annoying? Well, here's another reason not to like it: the malls of America consume more than a gigawatt of electricity per month playing the anodyne sales-spurring pop. Enterprising Stanford students crunched the numbers on how much energy it takes to play all that pop and came up with a figure of 1.18 ... | Memphis Grizzlies Guard O.J. Mayo Claims Energy Drink Caused Positive Drug Test Bleacher Report Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:07 PM PST After being suspended 10 games by the NBA on Thursday for violating the league's drug policy, O.J. Mayo announced that he believes the positive drug results were due to an energy drink which he purchased at a gas station. Mayo tested positive for the drug dehydroepiandrosterone, which is one of the banned performance-enhancing drugs by the NBA.  Before Memphis ' game against the Wizards on ... | Alpha Natural Resources Buys Massey Energy WCYB 5 Tri-Cities Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:05 PM PST Although Alpha's takeover of Massey Energy won't be complete for several months, company officials say they're already excited about the impact this deal will have on the community. | Alpha, Massey in big U.S. coal acquisition UPI Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:02 PM PST RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Alpha Natural Resources acquired rival U.S. coal-producer Massey Energy in a $7.1 billion deal, the companies announced. | Donât blame the âGreenâ Hamilton Spectator Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:01 PM PST Green Energy Act doesnât deserve blame for higher electricity bills | | |
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