SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc unveiled major changes to its shopping business on Thursday that will likely prove controversial in the e-commerce world. Starting in the fall, product search results for users in the United States will be influenced by how much retailers and advertisers pay, a company executive said. In the past, product […]
Archive for May, 2012
Encon Installs 100kW Solar System On Corporate Headquarters
The SpaceX Dragon supply ship returned to Earth on Thursday, ending its revolutionary nine-day voyage to the International Space Station with an old-fashioned splashdown in the Pacific.
News Summary: UN sees job gains in green policies
CLEAN JOB: A United Nations panel predicts 15 million to 60 million jobs could be created worldwide over the next two decades, with a net gain of 0.5 percent to 2 percent in total employment, if nations pushed green energy. SOME OLD ONES LOST: The study acknowledges that some jobs would be lost during a […]
GMP Friction Products to Attend American Wind Energy Association Windpower Conference Exhibit and Institute for Defense and Government Advancement Military Vehicles Exhibition and Conference
GMP Friction Products to Meet with Industry Leaders in Military and Wind Energy Akron, OH (PRWEB) May 31, 2012 GMP Friction Products, one of the leading manufacturers of powdered metal friction products for clutch plates and brake pads, will be attending the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Windpower Conference Exhibit and the Institute for Defense […]
Gas prices slip 7 cents this week across Texas
HOUSTON (AP) — Retail gasoline prices in Texas have continued their tumble by slipping 7 cents this week. AAA Texas on Thursday reported the average price at the pump is $3.44 per gallon. The nationwide price for gasoline declined 6 cents, to settle at $3.62 per gallon. The association survey found that Amarillo has the […]
Exxon’s Hebron project approved by regulators
The SpaceX Dragon supply ship returned to Earth on Thursday, ending its revolutionary nine-day voyage to the International Space Station with an old-fashioned splashdown in the Pacific.
Romney assails Obama’s record on green energy
FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — Mitt Romney is assailing President Barack Obama‘s green energy record, standing outside the shuttered offices of a solar energy company that went bankrupt after receiving government loans. Romney says a $535 million loan to Solyndra represented a conflict of interest because it benefited some of Obama’s campaign contributors. He says the […]
Local Leaders Applaud EPA For Continued Collaborative Partnership As Clean Water Act Turns 40
To: ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATIONAL EDITORS WASHINGTON, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — U.S. Conference of Mayors leadership today issued the following statements on mayoral partnerships with the Environmental Protection Agency: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110125/MM36443LOGO) Philadelphia, PA Mayor Michael A. Nutter, USCM Vice President: “The Clean Water Act was a defining piece of American legislation that created a greener, […]