There’s no reason to determine your virtual worth based solely on the number of people who follow you on Twitter — not when you can find the number of people who follow your followers, at least. That’s what an app launched Monday promises to tell you — and along the way, it will also name […]
Archive for January, 2012
US unveils offshore oil, gas plan in energy push


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Android tablet for kids wins best of show at UK toy fair


An Android tablet designed for children has been awarded Best of Show at the Toy Fair, held at London’s Olympia January 24-26. Runners-up include alternative-energy-powered cars, an electric scooter and an augmented reality game. The winner of the Best of Show award at the Toy Fair was voted for by the organizers of the […]
EPA Administrator to Address EUEC 2012 on Mercury Standards Affecting 1,400 Power Plants


2,000 delegates and 600 speakers register to attend EUEC 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona. Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) January 26, 2012 Gina McCarthy, Assistant Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Air and Radiation, will address about 2,000 delegates at EUEC 2012, the USA’s largest energy, utility and environment conference to be held at the […]
Wind power bought as part of pact over Ark. plant


LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Southwestern Electric Power Co. has signed long-term agreements to purchase power from wind projects as a way to meet a renewable energy commitment it made in a recent legal settlement over a coal-fired power plant in southwestern Arkansas. Southwestern Electric officials said Wednesday wind power from projects in Kansas, Oklahoma […]
NY court: Judge can’t block $18B Ecuador judgment


NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man who accused a former Syracuse assistant basketball coach of abusing him as a boy filed a statement in court saying that the assistant coach’s wife had sex with several Syracuse basketball players, and Hall of Fame head coach, Jim Boeheim, should have known. Former Syracuse ballboys, Bobby Davis, …
Pennsylvania DCED: State Investment Supports Clean Energy Projects in Six Counties


To: ENERGY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND STATE EDITORS CFA Funding will Support Construction of Pennsylvania‘s Largest Wind Farm HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Pennsylvania is expanding its commitment to advance clean, alternative and renewable energy sources by investing in six projects in six counties that can power more than 44,000 Pennsylvania homes. “These investments will […]
NY court: Judge can’t block $18B Chevron judgment


NEW YORK (AP) — A judge overstepped his authority when he tried to ban enforcement around the world of an $18 billion judgment against Chevron Inc. for environmental damage in Ecuador, a federal appeals court said Thursday. The three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals explained why it lifted the ban last […]
Do the Saudis Actually Think America Will Allow a Nuclear Power in the Gulf?


NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man who accused a former Syracuse assistant basketball coach of abusing him as a boy filed a statement in court saying that the assistant coach’s wife had sex with several Syracuse basketball players, and Hall of Fame head coach, Jim Boeheim, should have known. Former Syracuse ballboys, Bobby Davis, …
Amazon Defense Coalition: In Critical Ruling, Chevron Hit Hard By Federal Appellate Court


To: ENVIRONMENTAL, LEGAL AFFAIRS AND NATIONAL EDITORS Judge Kaplan Ordered To Dismiss Chevron Case Against Ecuador NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — U.S. representatives for the Ecuadorians, who recently won an $18 billion judgment in Ecuador against Chevron for massive contamination, issued the following statements today about the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals […]
Obama looks to Mich. to revive clean energy debate


DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan factory that made luxury yachts before the recession and diversified to add wind energy products when times got tough was touted by President Barack Obama at his State of the Union Address as an example of an industry creating forward-thinking jobs — with a little help from the government. In […]
No energy industry backing for the word ‘fracking’


NEW YORK (AP) — A different kind of F-word is stirring a linguistic and political debate as controversial as what it defines. The word is “fracking” — as in hydraulic fracturing, a technique long used by the oil and gas industry to free oil and gas from rock. It’s not in the dictionary, the industry […]
Exclusive: Chevron to face charges over Brazil spill


CAMPOS, Brazil (Reuters) – A Brazilian prosecutor plans to file criminal charges against Chevron Corp and some of its local managers within weeks, adding the threat of prison sentences to an $11 billion civil lawsuit as punishment for a November offshore oil spill. The filing in federal court in Campos, Brazil, will likely include a […]
Bay Area Solar Energy Company, NationWize Solar Launches Improved Website, Announces Specials


Bay Area’s solar energy company, NationWize Solar, announces the launch of its newly improved website, as well as special promotions. Benicia, CA (PRWEB) January 27, 2012 Bay Area solar energy company, NationWize Solar, the leading, local full-service developer, is excited to announce the launch of its new and improved website, http://www.natwize.com, which allows visitors to […]
American Lawmakers Warned of Emerging Nuclear Power Market Risks and China’s Possible Domination


Kachan Co. helped educate U.S. Senators and Members of Congress this week on alternative nuclear technologies. Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) January 27, 2012 Cleantech analyst firm Kachan Co. was among a number of voices in Washington this week advocating American lawmakers support new safer, cleaner nuclear power options in the face of growing Chinese enthusiasm for […]
Chevron 4Q profit falls 3 pct on refinery decline


NEW YORK (AP) — Chevron Corp. said Friday that net income slipped 3.2 percent in the fourth quarter as its refineries struggled to pass on the higher cost of crude oil. The San Ramon, Calif. oil giant on Friday reported net income of $5.12 billion, or $2.58 per share, in the final three months of […]
Chevron 4Q profit falls 3 percent on refining


NEW YORK (AP) — Chevron Corp. said Friday that net income slipped 3.2 percent in the fourth quarter as its refineries struggled to pass on the higher cost of crude oil. The San Ramon, California, oil giant reported net income of $5.12 billion, or $2.58 per share, in the final three months of 2011. That […]
Experts cast doubt on Japan nuclear power plant stress tests


Advisers to Japan‘s nuclear safety agency have condemned stress tests being conducted at nuclear power plants around the country as the government seeks international support for the early resumption of dozens of idle reactors. The government ordered tests on all of Japan’s reactors after the March 11, 2011, accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power […]