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Smart Grid Spending Skewed Forbes Mon, 16 May 2011 14:43 PM PDT In 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 invested a whopping $4.5 billion in projects promising to "modernize" the nation's antiquated electric-power grid.  As of last month, about half of those funds had been spent, according to the U.S. Department of Energy's Smart Grid Tracking Portal. Here is what we got for our tax [...] AG won’t charge Thibeaults The Times Record Mon, 16 May 2011 14:42 PM PDT BRUNSWICK â€" In a letter Friday, Assistant Attorney General Linda J. Conti told former customers of Thibeault Energy that while the Attorney General’s Office determined that Thibeault closed Jan. 22 “due to mismanagement” and violated Maine law, no further action will be pursued because there simply is no money to be had. Obama oil plan aims to hush rancor in Congress Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Mon, 16 May 2011 14:41 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's new plan to expand oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska is an attempt to deflate Republican criticism that he's not doing enough to expand drilling and appeal to voters as they struggle with high energy cost. U.S. Rep. West urges drilling to tap U.S. oil in Gulf, and greater pursuit of all other energy sources The Palm Beach Post Mon, 16 May 2011 14:40 PM PDT U.S. Rep. West urges drilling to tap U.S. oil in Gulf, and greater pursuit of all other energy sources Infratil posts 27% jump in earnings New Zealand's National Business Review Mon, 16 May 2011 14:40 PM PDT Utility investor Infratil has posted a 27% jump in earnings to $460 million for the March year, boosted by the acquisition of Z Energy (formerly Shell) and a strong contribution from its Australian energy division. read more Being sleep-deprived can slow your metabolism MSNBC Mon, 16 May 2011 14:38 PM PDT Sleep deprivation makes the day drag and appears to put a drag on metabolism too, causing the body to use less energy, according to a European study. Alberta town burns, wildfires shut oil facilities Reuters via Yahoo! News Mon, 16 May 2011 14:38 PM PDT Wildfires whipped by high winds destroyed more than a third of a sizable town in northern Alberta on Monday and forced oil companies in Canada's largest energy-producing province to shut off tens of thousands of barrels of output. Meridian pays $521 million special dividend to the Crown TVNZ Mon, 16 May 2011 14:37 PM PDT State-owned electricity company Meridian Energy is to pay a special dividend of $520.9 million to the Crown. IEA: CO2 from buildings could be cut 25% UPI Mon, 16 May 2011 14:36 PM PDT BERLIN, May 16 (UPI) -- Greenhouse gas emissions from buildings could be cut by 25 percent using existing technology, the International Energy Agency said Monday. Udonis Haslem, Mike Miller want to kick some glass SouthFlorida.com Mon, 16 May 2011 14:36 PM PDT Erik Spoelstra has what he's looking for, just to his right, on the Miami Heat bench. He's just not sure that it's good to go. Coming off Sunday's 103-82 loss to the Chicago Bulls , the focus at Monday's practice was on the hustle, energy, effort plays the Heat failed to deliver in the opener of the Eastern Conference finals.

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