Can Algae Biofuel Get America To Kick Its Foreign Oil Addiction? Forbes Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:43 AM PST The Future Will Be Paved With Pond Scum With oil prices reaching $105 a gallon for the first time since 2008, the biofuel industry is looking more attractive every day. As global demand rises and petroleum supplies diminish, countries are turning to algae for energy security. | NewsHour Connect: Mass. Community Reacts to Living Near Wind Turbines The Online NewsHour Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:40 AM PST Wind turbines, used around the world to provide energy, are often seen grouped together in wind farms in rural parts of Iowa, Texas and Nebraska. But as more towns build turbines to power their own electric grids, communities are reacting to some of the effects of living in their shadow. In a week-long series , Heather Goldstone, reporter for the blog Climatide , and Sean Corcoran of WCAI on ... | Unplug 'green' taxes, energy group says Toronto Sun Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:38 AM PST The province should scrap sections in the Green Energy Act that allow the Ontario Energy Board to effectively levy environmentally friendly taxes, an industry lobby group says. | New electromechanical circuit sets record beating microscopic 'drum' PhysOrg Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:34 AM PST Described in the March 10 issue of Nature, the NIST experiments created strong interactions between microwave light oscillating 7.5 billion times per second and a "micro drum" vibrating at radio frequencies 11 million times per second. Compared to previously reported experiments combining microscopic machines and electromagnetic radiation, the rate of energy exchange in the NIST device -- the ... | Hermantown, Hibbing-Chisholm At State Hockey Northland's News Center Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:34 AM PST St. Paul (Northland's NewsCenter) - Wednesday is day one of the MN State Boys Hockey Tournament from Xcel Energy Center. This morning, Hermantown is taking on Alexandria in Class A. The second game this afternoon will pit Hibbing-Chisholm against Rochester Lourdes. | Canadian oil industry financings up 7% in 2010 CBC.ca Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:32 AM PST The Canadian oil and natural gas industry had a better year for financings in 2010, raising $19.9 billion in capital, according to a report released by Calgary-based Sayer Energy Advisors. | Weak commodities and banks drag FTSE lower Reuters Finance News (EU) via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:31 AM PST LONDON (Reuters) - Broadcaster ITV and energy services supplier John Wood Group will re-enter Britain's top share index later this month, while wealth manager and broker Hargreaves Lansdown will make ... | | |
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