Putting Dykes in Their Place Gay City News Sun, 13 May 2012 06:17 AM PDT The â70s were the âMeâ decade of disco, bellbottoms, and platform shoes. The decade was also an era of agitation for social change. Anti-war protestors demanded US troops leave Vietnam. Feminists fought for Roe v. Wade. The energy crisis converted oil addicts into environmentalists. | Early wind turbines riled Coachella Valley residents The Desert Sun Sun, 13 May 2012 06:16 AM PDT Ray Coulter got into the wind energy business in the Coachella Valley in the early 1980s, after an oil panic in 1979 sent crude prices skyrocketing to then-record highs of $39 per barrel. | Many weight-loss surgery patients shed Type 2 diabetes along with their pounds The Champaign News-Gazette Sun, 13 May 2012 06:08 AM PDT CHAMPAIGN â" Type 2 diabetes used to weigh down Peggy Jenvey's life. It drained her energy. Her blood pressure rose. Her weight was too high, but the medications she had to take made the extra pounds tough to lose, she said. Eight years ago, the Thomasboro woman took a drastic step. read more | Mary OâDonnell asks for Kingston's support to get paid Kingston Reporter Sun, 13 May 2012 05:48 AM PDT In a sort of Catch-22, wind turbine developer Mary OâDonnell is seeking help from the Board of Selectmen so that she can get paid for producing wind energy from her three Marion Drive turbines. | Bankersâ boss takes on energy role Express and Star Sun, 13 May 2012 05:48 AM PDT Angela Knight, who became the public face of the UK's banks in the financial crisis, has taken on a new role defending another embattled industry. | Firms fear summer meltdown in nuclear-free Japan AsiaOne Sun, 13 May 2012 05:47 AM PDT Manufacturers are facing a long summer with businesses making everything from ice cream to crayons fretting production may be hampered as the now nuclear-free nation faces energy cuts. -AFP | Residents rally for energy Livonia Observer Sun, 13 May 2012 05:38 AM PDT More than 100 people gathered Friday in Livonia for a luncheon and rally calling on political leaders to develop energy policies that bolster a strong economy and create jobs. | Chesapeake Energy secures USD3b loan MENAFN Sun, 13 May 2012 05:34 AM PDT (MENAFN) Chesapeake Energy Corp's Chairman and CEO Aubrey McClendon stated that the company secured a loan of USD3 billion from two lenders, in a bid to buy time while the company sells more assets ... | | |
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