Western premiers to press feds for Canadian energy strategy
Dose Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:44 PM PST
Premiers from Canada's three most westerly provinces announced a joint mission to Ottawa on Tuesday where they will press for a Canadian energy strategy, discuss greenhouse gas regulations and urge the federal government to address urgent immigration and labour shortages. |
Penguins fall to Red Wings, 4-1
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:42 PM PST
The Penguins had a difficult time solving Detroit goaltender Jimmy Howard and fell to the Red Wings, 4-1, tonight at Consol Energy Center in the teams' only meeting of the season. |
'Tantalizing hints' but no direct proof in particle search
Contra Costa Times Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:41 PM PST
Physicists will have to keep holding their breath a little while longer. Two teams of scientists sifting debris from high-energy proton collisions in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research outside Geneva, said Tuesday that they had recorded tantalizing |
NZOG pays US$3mln to play in Tunisian oil project
ShareChat Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:38 PM PST
New Zealand Oil & Gas has taken another step into Tunisia, paying US$3 million to Canadian oil and gas company Chinook Energy, for a 40 percent stake in an offshore oil play with proven and probable reserves equivalent to some 6.3 million barrels of oil. |
West seeks Saudi Arabia's help on Iran oil sanctions
Los Angeles Times Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:29 PM PST
The U.S. and its allies hope the kingdom will boost output to prevent oil prices from climbing as they pressure Iran on its nuclear program. In a new effort to persuade Iran to halt its nuclear program, the Obama administration and its European allies are asking Saudi Arabia to help them squeeze Iran's vital oil sector without driving up world energy prices and damaging the global economy. |
State regulators recommend smaller PSE rate increases
Issaquah Press Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:22 PM PST
Puget Sound Energy is seeking to raise electric and gas rates next year, but state regulatory staffers recommended for the utility to only raise rates by a fraction of the amount PSE requested. In testimony filed Dec. 7, Utilities and Transportation Commission staffers recommended for PSE to be allowed to raise electric rates by $39 million [...] |
WA Labor, CFMEU reach compromise
thewest.com.au Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:17 PM PST
The militant Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union is back in the WA Labor Party but won't get the right to wield political influence until outgoing secretary Kevin Reynolds is no longer in charge. |
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San Francisco Chronicle Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:08 PM PST
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