Olympic torch route, day 48: the reinvention of Yarmouth
Guardian Unlimited Sat, 07 Jul 2012 06:39 AM PDT
The home of the first fish finger has much to recommend it, but big decisions need making Great Yarmouth has had a lot of bad press recently, with one of the highest rates of benefit claimants in the country and a town centre, like many others, beset by empty shops. But all is not lost. With a growing demand for offshore energy (gas and wind) plus new enterprise zones and an entertainment ... |
Ex-Progress Directors Say Duke CEO Switch Was ‘Deceit’
Bloomberg Sat, 07 Jul 2012 06:34 AM PDT
Three former Progress Energy Inc. board members said they would have voted against Duke Energy Corp. (DUK) ’s takeover had they known that Duke’s chief executive officer would remain in charge of the combined companies. |
Solar plane lands in Spain from Morocco
The Courier Mail Sat, 07 Jul 2012 06:24 AM PDT
A solar-powered plane has landed in Spain on its way home from breaking a record with the first intercontinental flight by an aircraft run on the sun's energy. |
Hiatus at Mattatuck
Litchfield County Times Sat, 07 Jul 2012 06:24 AM PDT
WATERBURYâ€"The Mattatuck Museum galleries has closed for a two-week period that began July 3 for the installation of new energy-efficient cooling system for the gallery spaces. |
New Duke CEO's exit prompts outrage
The Indianapolis Star Sat, 07 Jul 2012 06:11 AM PDT
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Pressure is building on Duke Energy to explain why it ousted Bill Johnson as CEO this week, as former Progress Energy board members break their silence and express outrage at what they term a calculated deception. |
Larry Scrivanich: Challenges can add to the energy
The Wenatchee World Sat, 07 Jul 2012 06:09 AM PDT
I have been asked to write on my perspective of the economic future of the Wenatchee Valley. Given that topic, as owner of Mission Ridge, I will write on what I know: the future of Mission Ridge Ski and Board Resort and its role of the economic future of the Wenatchee Valley. Mission Ridge has many impacts on the people and the economy of the Wenatchee Valley. The primary contributions are to ... |
Sault College plans new institute
The Sault Star Sat, 07 Jul 2012 06:05 AM PDT
Private-sector dollars will help pay for an energy and environment studies institute at Sault College. The building, expected on campus by 2022, will boost enrolment in the latter's programs by about one-third, says the college's dean of natural environment, technology and skilled trades.[...] |
The Sun speaks up | Bad Astronomy
Discover Sat, 07 Jul 2012 06:04 AM PDT
It’s been a while since we’ve had a big flare from the Sun. Active region 1515 was looking like it might do the trick â€" over the past week this group of sunspots has been hissing and spitting, but the flares have been relative small. Astronomers rate flares by their X-ray energy: A, B, C, M, and X, where X is the highest. Some of the flares from AR1515 were C class and some M class â€" moderately ... |
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