Float beyond coal protest at Lake Julian
Mountain Xpress Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:40 PM PDT
Around 70 people took to the windy waters of Lake Julian Sunday afternoon Oct. 14 to bring attention to the issue of coal-fired power plants like the one on the south shore of the lake. Sponsoring groups included Western North Carolina Alliance, Sierra Club, French Broad Riverkeeper, Watauga Riverkeeper, and SouthWings. The groups are trying to encourage Duke Energy to move beyond coal and ... |
NZ’s Most Inspiring Teacher Drives Over-Achieving Students
Scoop.co.nz Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:32 PM PDT
NZ’s Most Inspiring Teacher Drives Over-Achieving Students After spending the last 25 years devoting her time and energy to helping primary school students excel, Jan Stevens from Rotary Park School in Otago has been named New Zealand’s Most ... |
New EU biofuels law could be last straw for farmers hit by wet weather and rising costs
The Observer Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:25 PM PDT
Energy industry, farmers and campaigners in row over 'indirect' emissions from crops grown for fuel Andrew Watts, 52, is looking nervously at the darkening sky. We are standing at the edge of a field, where his new red-and-yellow seed drill is sowing wheat at an impressive clip. The vast machine can cover six hectares (15 acres) an hour but it may not be fast enough to get the whole field done ... |
US wholesale prices jump 1.1 percent in September
The Arizona Republic Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:15 PM PDT
WASHINGTON -- A second month of sharp gains in gasoline costs drove wholesale prices higher in September. But outside of the surge in energy, prices were well contained. Wholesale prices rose 1.1 percent in September following a 1.7 percent gain in August which had been the largest one-month increase in more than three years, the Labor Department said Friday. |
Cash In On Consumers Energy During Energy Awareness Month
CBS Detroit Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:15 PM PDT
Consumers Energy customers can do more than think about saving electricity and natural gas during October's Energy Awareness Month. They can save money, and get a larger-than-normal incentive check, if they act now on the utility's offer to pay them to recycle old refrigerators and freezers. |
Will the Green Deal help me save money?
Guardian Unlimited Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:07 PM PDT
I live in an old house. It's small, but my energy bills are Downton Abbey-esque. Will the Green Deal help reduce them? Hold on to your hats â€" the Green Deal has launched! However, there is still some finessing to do, and only two major energy providers have signed up. But I can give you the gist: instead of paying for costly energy-efficiency measures for your home up front, from 2013 you can ... |
Npower and British Gas raise prices
Guardian Unlimited Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:05 PM PDT
Protests as two energy suppliers announce price increases â€" of up to 9% â€" on same day Millions of householders face record high heating bills this winter as two of Britain's biggest energy suppliers announced price increases of up to 9% on the same day. British Gas has announced a price rise of 6% for gas and electricity customers that will add £80 to the typical household's annual bill, while ... |
Letter to the Editor: Vote Jeff Bender for Truckee PUD board
Sierra Sun Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:05 PM PDT
If ever there were the perfect candidate for an elected position, it is Jeff Bender for the TDPUD Board of Directors. As a professional mechanical engineer with strong interests in efficient energy, green energy, and water quality, Jeff has genuine qualifications for the job. |
Wind and solar: the ethical investments to avoid
Guardian Unlimited Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:05 PM PDT
Renewable energy has turned sour for ethical investors, with wind and solar among the worst-performing stocks Renewable energy is the future, say environmentalists. But for green and ethical investors it has turned into a nightmare, with makers of wind and solar power systems among the worst-performing stocks in recent years. Take Vestas, the Danish wind turbine maker. Early investors enjoyed ... |
Stocks to watch at noon on Monday
AAP via Yahoo! New Zealand Finance Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:05 PM PDT
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Monday:ORG - ORIGIN ENERGY LTD - down two cents, or 0.17 per cent, at $11.54AWE - AWE LTD - up 0.5 cents, or 0.36 per cent, at $1.385Production ... |
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