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Constellation, Exelon Shareholders Approve Merger WBAL-TV Baltimore Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:42 AM PST Constellation Energy and Exelon said their shareholders have approved the proposed $7.9 billion merger of the two companies. Slumping energy, gold issues lead TSX lower Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:38 AM PST TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index tumbled more than 200 points on Thursday, with mining and energy stocks tracking gold and oil prices lower, as rising yields on European bond sales sparked fears of a worsening euro zone debt crisis. The heavily weighted materials sector led the slide, falling more than 3 percent, mostly due to gold-mining stocks, which also fell more than 3 percent ... Investment Continues to Flow into Marine Energy: Siemens and OpenHydro Ride the Tide Renewable Energy World Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:37 AM PST Marine resources â€" tidal, wave and ocean thermal â€" are ripe for providing massive amounts of energy to coastal communities. But the technologies are still budding, preventing companies from realizing that available potential. Exelon, Constellation shareholders OK merger Chicago Tribune Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:36 AM PST Shareholders of both companies voted to approve Chicago-based Exelon's planned $8 billion acquisition of Baltimore-based Constellation Energy, crossing the second of several approvals needed to make the merger a reality. Suzlon Founders Sell Stake as Weak Rupee Boosts Cost of Bonds Bloomberg Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:35 AM PST Founders of Suzlon Energy Ltd. (SUEL) sold a 2 percent stake, raising 1 billion rupees ($19.6 million) to reinvest in the wind-turbine maker as India’s falling rupee raises the cost of paying off bond holders. Disposable shopping bag use drops by a third since 2007 in Mass. Boston Globe Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:30 AM PST The use of disposable shopping bags in Massachusetts dropped by a third since 2007, state officials and food retailers announced today. “A 33 percent reduction in the use of disposable plastic and paper bags is impressive, and I applaud the public-private partnership that helped to make it possible,” Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Richard K. Sullivan Jr. said. “I want to thank the ... 3 Deals to Watch: Transports, Tankers & Traders TheStreet.com Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:30 AM PST NEW YORK (TheStreet) - Energy pipeline transporter SemGroup rejected a bid by Plains All American Pipeline on Thurday in a continued statement to Plains that it's valuation of the company is all wrong. SemGroup's Board of Directors rejected an unsolicited October bid of $24 per share in cash for the Tulsa based energy transporter, terminal and storage company founded in 2000. In its statement ... United States Department of Agriculture USDA Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:27 AM PST HALIFAX, Va., Nov. 17, 2011 â€"Deputy Agriculture Undersecretary for Rural Development Doug O'Brien today announced that USDA is funding a series of projects to convert biomass to energy through USDA's Rural Energy for America program. Covington Apartment Building Evacuated For Gas Leak Local 12 Cincinnati Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:26 AM PST Duke Energy crews on the scene Energy Firm Wants To Be First To Mine the Moon Slashdot Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:25 AM PST coondoggie writes "By 2020, the Shackleton Energy Company says it intends to be operating the world's first lunar base and propellant depot for all manner of spacecraft. Shackleton stated that after a phase of robotic prospecting, its crews will establish the infrastructure in space and basecamps in the lunar polar crater regions to supervise industrial machinery for mining, processing and ...

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