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Higher gasoline prices drive up cost of food 8 percent The Argus Leader Sat, 25 Jun 2011 02:39 AM PDT An 8 percent increase in retail food prices during the past year is being blamed largely on rising energy costs, according to an informal survey of 16 commonly purchased items. The American Farm Bureau's quarterly Marketbasket survey, which tracks staple foods such as eggs and milk, also found that prices increased 4 percent from the first quarter. "Whether that's the growing of (food ... Dairy farmer studies feasibility of wind energy site Wausau Daily Herald Sat, 25 Jun 2011 02:38 AM PDT MERRILL -- A local dairy farmer might soon take advantage of a windy hill on his property to generate renewable energy. N.B. owes company $11M for failed project Times & Transcript Sat, 25 Jun 2011 02:11 AM PDT Flash back to early 2009 for a moment, when a Norwegian solar energy company arrived in Miramichi, promising to be an economic saviour in a region that badly needed one. Illinois man sent to prison in Iowa bank robberies WICS Springfield Sat, 25 Jun 2011 02:11 AM PDT FRIDAY NIGHT : Partly cloudy. LOW 57. Winds: N to NE 0-6 mph. Oil drops 4pct on weaker economic outlook Oil is tumbling after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned that the U.S. economy is weaker than previously thought and the International Energy Agency said it was releasing 60 million barrels of oil to make up for a loss of Libyan exports. Oil release not political - Geithner Pretoria News Sat, 25 Jun 2011 02:06 AM PDT Hanover - US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defended the decision by industrialised nations to release emergency oil reserves into global energy markets, saying on Friday that it was not a political move. Williams makes bid for Southern Union San Antonio Express-News Sat, 25 Jun 2011 02:03 AM PDT share: digg facebook twitter (AP) â€" The Williams Cos. Inc. announced an unsolicited takeover bid of about $4.9 billion Thursday for pipeline company Southern Union Co., which agreed last week to a sale to Energy Transfer Equity LP. Directors of Energy Transfer and Southern Union approved the sale, but it still faces a vote of Southern Union shareholders and a review by government regulators. Deadlines may shelve renewable energy projects Las Vegas Sun Sat, 25 Jun 2011 02:03 AM PDT The Energy Department has been teaming up with Nevada lawmakers on an almost monthly basis to announce loan guarantees for renewable energy projects across the Silver State, each of which is expected to create a few hundred jobs. Energy contracts in Iraq: the Legal Minefield My Tower Hamlets Sat, 25 Jun 2011 01:57 AM PDT After 7 months of hard work my hot energy paper had been formulated. Do get in touch for more info and consulting projects. 2. The current strategies in energy contracts: i. Bringing Iraq back on stream ii. Legal battles continue for I-RENEW The Iowa City Press-Citizen Sat, 25 Jun 2011 01:31 AM PDT Legal battles continue for two former employees for the Iowa Renewable Energy Association or I-RENEW. ‘Germany’ to provide 527mn Euros for energy sector Business Recorder Sat, 25 Jun 2011 01:28 AM PDT KARACHI : With 330 days of sunlight, more than 300 kilo-meters of strong wind corridor, flowing rivers and vast agricultural land, Pakistan is an ideal country to generate power from solar, wind, biogas and hydel power.

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