Empire Electric makes donation to Crosslines
KFJX Pittsburg Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:43 PM PST
Empire District Electric Company donated some energy saving items to Crosslines of Joplin today. The donation of 500 fluorescent light bulbs will help the charitable organization save money on their utility bills. |
Gyms Tap Into The Power Of Sweat
NPR Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:43 PM PST
Working out at the gym takes a lot of energy â€" both for the patron and the gym itself. And now, new machines are being developed to capture it. A Seattle-based company has developed exercise equipment that takes the resistance generated by all that kinetic energy and sends it back into the electrical grid. "Green gyms" have popped up for like-minded exercisers to turn their sweat into kilowatts ... |
House Panel Votes to Allow Unlimited Carbon Pollution From Power Plants
Natural Resources Defense Council Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:41 PM PST
WASHINGTON (March 10, 2011) â€"- The House Energy and Power Subcommittee today dug America into a deeper hole by passing a bill that strips the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to restrict carbon dioxide pollution, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. |
Upton’s Bill Another Step Toward Dismantling EPA
Natural Resources Defense Council Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:41 PM PST
WASHINGTON (March 10, 2011) â€" The House Energy and Power Subcommittee is poised to approve a bill today that takes another step down the path toward dismantling the Environmental Protection Agency, taking health and environmental protections down with it. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.). |
Xcel prepares Black Dog plant for rising river
Finance and Commerce Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:40 PM PST
As the Minnesota River rises, Xcel Energy is building a 2,000-foot-long sand-filled barrier to protect its Black Dog power plant and adjacent substation from floodwaters. |
EIA: Cushing Stocks Soar, Fuel Down
Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:40 PM PST
The U.S. Energy Department's weekly inventory release showed a steep build-up in crude stockpiles with supplies at the key delivery hub of Cushing hitting a record high. However, fuel inventories were off from the previous week levels. |
Peabody Energy announces personnel changes
AP via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:39 PM PST
Coal producer Peabody Energy Corp. on Thursday announced a new chief legal officer for its Australian operations and a vice president for business development. |
MarkWest Energy Partners Closes Public Offering of Additional $200 Million of 6.5% Senior Notes Due 2021
Business Wire Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:39 PM PST
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MWE) (the “Partnershipâ€) and its subsidiary MarkWest Energy Finance Corporation announced today the closing of a public offering of an additional $200,000,000 of 6.5% senior unsecured notes due 2021 (the “Additional Notesâ€) which priced at 99.5 percent of par to yield 6.567%. The Partnership used the net proceeds from the Additional ... |
Oil Well Continues to Burn in McKenzie County
KFYR-TV Bismarck Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:38 PM PST
The oil well fire in McKenzie county continues to burn for the fourth day and it could keeping burning for several more. The Jaynes well originally caught fire monday Morning in Arnegard. SM Energy, along with Sanjel and Boots and Coots are working in unison to put out the fire. |
Toilets join light bulbs on Sen. Rand Paul's list of necessities burdened by 'busybody' rules
Los Angeles Times Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:37 PM PST
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Tennessee tangles with an Energy Department official at hearing over regulations that he says limit consumers' choices. Efficiency standards are set to phase out incandescent bulbs, which is bad enough, Paul says, but in the meantime, "my toilets don't work in my house. And I blame you." It may be a slow-burning issue, but light bulbs have been getting conservatives ... |
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