Loren Steffy: Energy seesaw is mighty uncomfortable
Houston Chronicle Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:38 PM PDT
We are, of course, all too familiar with this seesaw between price and supply, and we know where it gets us. Without a long-term strategy, we respond to the economics of the moment. We'll worry about the consequences later. Case in point: No sooner did oil slip below $100 a barrel than sales of large vehicles picked up again, according to Edmunds.com, which tracks auto sales. |
Solar grants available to small businesses
Douglas Dispatch Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:31 PM PDT
As utility costs continue to increase, businesses have the opportunity to take advantage of a number of programs that help for the equipment and installation of renewable energy sources, like solar, wind and biomass. |
United Way volunteers join up for Day of Caring
Amarillo Globe-News Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:25 PM PDT
Imagine an anthill crawling with frenetic orange-, blue- and yellow-clad workers, and you will have an idea of the energy expended Friday during the Day of Caring at Guyon Saunders Resource Center. The center at the intersection of Second Avenue and Tyler Street shelters eight institutions that serve the homeless and battle poverty. Originally called Tyler Street Resource Center, it was renamed ... |
Creativity shapes competition
The Advocate Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:16 PM PDT
Darby Huye, 13, left, and Katherine Ann Andreedd, 12, laugh when their robot, ‘Swine Flew,’ fails to pick up pingpong balls Friday during Episcopal’s Robotic Energy Wars Competition. Friday’s competition wrapped up a weeklong camp session developing robots hosted by NuVu Studio. |
Vote might save cash
The Evening Sun Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:04 PM PDT
The Gettysburg school board is trying to get under the wire with plans to rebuild Gettysburg Area Middle School and make energy upgrades to Franklin Township Elementary before possible new regulations raise costs. |
Illinois ethanol industry prepared for possible subsidy loss
The State Journal-Register Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:59 PM PDT
HENNEPIN â€" The president of Hennepin's Marquis Energy LLC, a firm with plans to soon become one of largest ethanol facilities in the nation, isn't fazed by "the cauldron of confusion," as one ethanol group described what happened this past week in Washington, D.C. |
No radioactive used outside pharmaceutical factory premise
The Malay Mail Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:53 PM PDT
Saturday, June 18th, 2011 12:38:00 PUTRAJAYA: No Fluorine-18 radioactive was detected outside the premise of a radio pharmaceutical manufacturer sealed following a radiation leak. Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili said the Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) sealed the factory after four employees were exposed to radiation. "No radioactive was detected in the ... |
Prairieland waits on deal
The Fairmont Sentinel Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:51 PM PDT
TRUMAN - Officials at the Prairieland compost facility in Truman are still awaiting word from Xcel Energy on a contract to take Prairieland's refuse-derived fuel. |
$150m loan lets solar firm think big
Boston Globe Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:50 PM PDT
A Lexington maker of solar cells is expected to receive a $150 million loan from the Energy Department to commercialize a technology that significantly cuts the cost of silicon wafers used in solar panels and could boost the country's share of the global solar energy market. |
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