Obama moves to target oil price fraud Channel NewsAsia Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:40 PM PDT RENO, Nevada: President Barack Obama announced a probe into oil price fraud and speculation on Thursday, hoping to limit a rise in gasoline pump prices that has energy-hungry Americans up in arms. | Barnstable County passes new turbine standards The Cape Codder Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:38 PM PDT Barnstable County has a brand new set of standards that wind energy projects must meet, but itâs not quite clear who theyâll apply to yet. The assembly of delegates approved the standards Wednesday afternoon 68.63 percent to 31.37 percent in a weighted vote. | ARPA-E Survives Budget Showdown, Expands Forbes Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:36 PM PDT After narrowly escaping the Congressional hatchet during last week's budget battles, the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has returned to a full-court press in pursuit of breakthrough advances in clean-energy technology, announcing plans yesterday to invest more than $100 million in five additional high-risk, high-reward research programs. | Landmark $90 billion gas deal News Mail Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:35 PM PDT ORIGIN Energy and ConocoPhillips have announced a landmark gas export deal with China's Sinopec worth $90 billion. | Students flip switches to save energy Cornell News Service Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:34 PM PDT Flipping off a light switch at the end of the day seems like a simple enough task, but anyone who has noticed a deserted-but-brightly-lit building at night knows that sometimes, it just doesn't get done. | Sugar Decreases the Havoc That Meth Wreaks on Fruit Flies | 80beats Discover Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:33 PM PDT Whatâs the News : Anxiety. Insomnia. Hallucinations. Methamphetamineâs effects on the human brain are well documented, but researchers know relatively little about how the drug affects the body on the molecular scale. Looking at fruit flies ( Drosophila melanogaster ), scientists have detailed how meth disrupts chemical reactions associated with generating energy, creating sperm cells, and ... | Yucca backers among protesters of Obama Reno visit Washington Examiner Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:32 PM PDT SCOTT SONNER Associated Press Writer RENO, Nev. Some of the protesters outside President Obama's town hall meeting in Reno wanted to make sure he knows not all Nevadans oppose construction of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump. Leaders of the group called Nevadans 4 Carbon Free Energy want to jump start the project as a broader energy park that would reprocess waste and generate new power ... | County to save $80,000 with light project The Michigan City News-Dispatch Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:29 PM PDT LA PORTE â" The installation of 12,000 energy efficient lights is projected to pay off big for La Porte, County Planner Mitch Bishop said. | My Turn: A brighter future without Vermont Yankee The Burlington Free Press Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:23 PM PDT A cleaner, more prosperous energy future is available without Vermont Yankee. Let's set aside the boogey men and scare tactics and look at the facts. | | |
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