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Omnibus Spending Bill Switches Incandescent Light Bulbs Back On International Business Times Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:43 PM PST Environmental activists may suffer a major loss at the hands of an omnibus spending bill winding its way through Congress, as lawmakers moved to defund new Energy Department standards for incandescent light bulbs. Living Energy column: Share the gift of light this winter solstice The Vail Trail Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:42 PM PST Dec. 21, Wednesday, is the winter's solstice. With only 9 hours and 22 minutes of light on that day, it is the darkest day of the year. This year's solstice is particularly meaningful as we enter into the year of the galac Copyright 2011 Vail Daily. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Vail Daily Living Energy column: Share the gift of ... TSX ends week-long skid on energy, mining gains Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:42 PM PST TORONTO (Reuters) - Energy and mining issues led the TSX to its biggest rise this month on Friday as investors' nerves were soothed by upbeat U.S. economic data and a move by some euro zone nations to boost the International Monetary Fund's lending capacity. The gain halted a four-day selloff, but Canadian stocks still registered their largest weekly drop since November as worries about the ... Local School Shows Off Renewable Energy Resource Center WCAV Charlottesville Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:40 PM PST There was some excitement at Henley Middle School Friday afternoon, not for the looming Christmas break, but for a ribbon cutting ceremony for the renewable energy resource center at the Albemarle County school. Hunter wellies sale helps Tory minister Lord Marland fill his boots AFP Telegraph Finance News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:40 PM PST Lord Marland, the energy and climate change minister, has received a multi-million pound windfall after he and other investors sold some of their stake in Hunter wellies. Congress flips dimmer switch on light bulb law AP via Yahoo! Finance Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:33 PM PST Republicans in Congress are flipping the dimmer switch on a law that sets new energy-savings standards for light bulbs.They've reached a deal to delay until October enforcement of standards that some fear ... Connacher Oil and Gas Turns Down Acquisition Offer - Will The Secret Suitor Now Go Hostile? Guru Focus Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:32 PM PST By CanadianValue . One place that a person can find very cheap assets is in the energy sector. The complication is that these very cheap assets are often cheap for a good reason. And that reason is the assets may belong to a company with a small amount of cash flow in relation to its debt load. Read more » » Congress hits dimmer switch on light bulb law KETK 56 Tyler Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:31 PM PST Republicans in Congress are hitting the dimmer switch on a law that sets new energy-savings standards for light bulbs. YouTube Video:  No YouTube read more Don't Be Fooled: Warren Buffett Doesn't Like Solar TheStreet.com Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:29 PM PST NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Will Warren Buffett not rest until he convinces everyone that solar is a good investment? For the second time this month, Warren Buffett's energy company, MidAmerican Energy, made an acquisition of a solar energy project being developed by First Solar. This time, it's a 49% stake in the Agua Caliente project already sold by First Solar to NRG Energy. Earlier this month ... Buffett's Second First Solar Christmas TheStreet.com Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:28 PM PST NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Warren Buffett-owned MidAmerican Energy is making a second big solar industry bet by buying a non-controlling, 49% stake in a $1.8 billion, 290-megawatt solar project called Agua Caliente from NRG Energy . The investment in Agua Caliente, which was first developed by the once high-flying industry leader First Solar is Buffett's second big push into mega-sized First Solar ...

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