'Fracking' Protesters Say Drilling Jobs Not Worth Environmental Risks
KOLR - KSFX Ozarks Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:43 AM PDT
President Barack Obama is under enormous pressure to stimulate the economy by helping to create new jobs. Tuesday, more than 100 shale gas and oil companies wrote a letter to Obama underscoring the importance of hydraulic fracturing to create cheap, clean energy and jobs. |
Solar firm execs to plead the Fifth
Detroit News Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:41 AM PDT
Washington â€" Two top executives at a bankrupt California solar energy company say they will invoke their Fifth Amendment rights and refuse to answer questions when they appear at a House hearing on Friday. |
Chris Huhne's ex-wife 'will not forgive affair with press secretary'
Belfast Telegraph Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:37 AM PDT
Liberal Democrat Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has spoken of his "enormous regret" at the bitter break-up of his 25-year marriage following an affair with a former press officer. Related Stories Clegg: Hard road ahead for economy Police drop hacking sources bid Chris Huhne asks Bank of England to pump billions into ailing UK economy Travellers to clear site barricades Government borrowing hits ... |
Apache to pay $1.75B for Exxon North Sea assets
Market Watch Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:37 AM PDT
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Apache Corp., the Houston energy firm, agreed to pay $1.75 billion for Exxon Mobil Corp.'s U.K. North Sea assets, including the Beryl field and associated properties. Exxon Mobil is the Irving, Texas, integrated energy firm. In a Wednesday statement, Apache said that at the end of 2010, the properties had proved reserves estimated at 68 million barrels of oil equivalent ... |
NASA Looking To Power Spacecraft With Lasers
Slashdot Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:35 AM PDT
msmoriarty writes "NASA has decided to develop methods for using lasers and/or microwave energy to 'provide external power on demand for aerospace vehicles' as part of its 'Game-Changing' technology development program. According to the announcement, 'The project will attempt to develop a low-cost, modular power beaming capability and explore multiple technologies to function as receiving ... |
James Bond parody wins solar energy film contest
Washington Examiner Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:27 AM PDT
The Associated Press The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS An environmental group that organized a short film contest to promote solar energy got more than it bargained for. Environment Minnesota hoped the $2,000 in prizes would attract a few good amateur and independent filmmakers. But the slickly produced winner announced this week came from a team of more than 50, many with extensive experience in ... |
NIB finances Norwegian Akershus Energi´s renewable energy plants
wallstreet:online AG Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:21 AM PDT
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and the Norwegian energy company Akershus Energi have signed a loan totalling NOK 500 million (EUR 63.3 million) for financing the upgrade of two of Akershus Energi´s hydropower plants and the construction of a new … |
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