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Tucson News NowCEO of Phoenix company resigns over email offer Tucson News Now Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:44 PM PDT The CEO of a Phoenix-based energy company has resigned after he offered to buy a Gilbert councilwoman's vote. Chamber of Commerce to hold business leader's luncheon Leesville Daily Leader Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:40 PM PDT The Vernon Parish Chamber of Commerce will be holding a business leader's luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Aug. 14 at the Landmark Hotel in Leesville. The guest speaker will be Jeffrey Holliday, from Chesapeake Energy, who will be speaking about the status of the oil and gas industry in Louisiana. The cost is $10 per person, and a meal includes fried catfish or grilled chicken breast with a beverage ... A Better Way to Light Homes of People Off the Grid Voice of America Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:38 PM PDT Some 1.4 billion people worldwide lack access to electricity. The World Bank says 600 million of them live in Africa. Efforts are underway to provide affordable and reliable energy for the hundreds of millions who live off the electrical grid. Whether you are on or off the grid, access to sufficient energy is a huge challenge for millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa. There is a reason for ... Varda Painting donated to Sausalito Historical Society Sausalito Marin Scope Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:37 PM PDT The Sausalito Historical Society proudly accepted the donation of an original Jean Varda acrylic painting earlier this month. Varda, who shared the beached ferryboat Vallejo with Zen philosopher Alan Watts in the 1960s, was a renowned artist who “brought a larger-than-life energy and legendary parties to the Sausalito waterfront,” according to the Historical Society’s book, “Houseboats of ... Fuel and Oil: Related News TruckingInfo.com Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:37 PM PDT 8/7/2012 - Diesel, Gasoline Prices Rise Again Diesel prices rose again last week, with the U.S. Department of Energy reporting a national average of $3.85, up 5.4 cents from last week, while gasoline price surged by 13.7 cents per gallon.... Mitt Romney's green-jobs criticism carries risks Associated Press via Yahoo! News Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:37 PM PDT Mitt Romney's presidential campaign has been savaging what it calls President Barack Obama's "unhealthy" obsession with "green jobs." The Republican challenger criticizes the government program that propped up solar manufacturer Solyndra, and he mocks Obama's vision of a boom in employment, citing a European study to argue that new solar or wind-energy positions would destroy jobs elsewhere. That Runner Who Got Kicked Out Of The Olympics For Tanking Just Won The Race He Actually Cared About [London Olympics] Deadspin Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:30 PM PDT # londonolympics Yesterday we brought you the story of Taoufik Makhloufi of Algeria, who tanked out of his qualifying heat in the 800m in order to conserve his energy for the 1500m final, a stunt that got him kicked out of the Olympics altogether. Makhloufi was later reinstated when he obtained a doctor's note claiming that his performance in the 800m was due to a "knee injury." More » U.S. watchdog calls for review of cell phone radiation rules Reuters.co.uk Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:29 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators should take a fresh look at 15-year-old standards on radiofrequency energy from mobile phones, an investigative arm of the U.S. Congress said on Tuesday amid lingering concerns the devices may cause brain tumors. Mostly Sunny KARK Little Rock Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:29 PM PDT Henry (Lee) and Berthella Thomas of Palestine, members of Woodruff Electric Cooperative, are the winners of the 2012 Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas $50,000 Energy Efficiency Makeover Contest. Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsNews Summary: S&P 500 closes above 1,400 points Your Hometown Lima Stations Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:28 PM PDT MILESTONES: The Standard & Poor's 500 index closed above 1,400 and the Nasdaq composite index closed above 3,000 for the first time since early May. ENERGY HIGHER: Chesapeake Energy reported that its income doubled in the second quarter. Revenue from oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids rose.

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