Posts Tagged ‘Green News’

Alternative Energy Book Reveals How to Get Free Electricity in Your Home or Business

An authorized biography of astronaut Sally Ride, written by longtime ABC correspondent Lynn Sherr, is scheduled for publication next year.

Fukushima residents say resounding "no" to nuclear energy

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – Get out of nuclear power and do it fast, angry Fukushima residents told Japanese government officials on Wednesday at a public hearing on energy policy held in an area ravaged by a nuclear disaster that has whipped up opposition to atomic power. The Fukushima hearing, the ninth out of 11 planned […]

W.Va. gas prices up nearly 2 cents since last week

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The price of a gallon of gas is up nearly 2 cents this week in West Virginia. AAA’s weekly check of fuel prices found the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded at $3.52. That’s up 1.6 cents from a week ago. On the plus side, it’s about 17 cents […]

Obama and Romney: Which Way Are the Wind Farms Blowing?

“The lines are now drawn on a political hot button in Iowa: a lucrative tax break for wind energy. Mitt Romney is against it, President Barack Obama favors it—opposing stances that could have political and economic implications in Iowa, which has more wind energy jobs than any other state in the nation,” reports the Des […]

Bond Finance, Meet Clean Energy; New National Partnership Explores State Bond Finance to Scale up Clean Energy Investment

“Clean Energy + Bond Finance Initiative” to Tap Task Force of Leading Experts, Looking to Dramatically Expand Clean Energy Investment Montpelier, VT / Washington, DC (PRWEB) August 01, 2012 Clean Energy Group (CEG) and the Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) announced today the creation of the Clean Energy + Bond Finance Initiative (CE+BFI), a […]

SAE International Offers New Learning Academy on Automotive Composites

WARRENDALE, Pa., Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — After more than 40 years of promise, the next decade will see an explosion in the use of composite materials. Aerospace and general aviation have been using the technology for years and automotive and alternative energy markets are now on the cusp of broader implementation. Car manufacturers are already […]

Court orders Chevron to stop drilling for oil

SAO PAULO (AP) — A federal court has given Chevron Corp. and driller Transocean Ltd. 30 days to suspend all petroleum drilling and transportation operations in Brazil until investigations are completed into two oil spills off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The court says in a statement posted Wednesday on its website that each […]

SEIA Statement on House Committee Approval of No More Solyndras Act

Bill ends effective DOE Loan Guarantee Program that supported major energy projects. Washington, DC (PRWEB) August 01, 2012 Today, the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce approved H.R. 6213, the No More Solyndras Act, by a vote of 29-19. Rhone Resch, President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA®), issued the following […]

Global Initiatives Spur Wind Energy Stocks; Special Report by Leading Financial Web Site Penny Stock Detectives

In a recent Penny Stock Detectives article, editor Danny Esposito points out that there has certainly been a concerted effort around the globe on green energy initiatives in an attempt to reduce the environmental impact of carbon emissions. Esposito notes one of the green energy areas that have garnered a lot of investor interest is […]

Natural Gas Prices to Rise Over Next Decade; Commodity Report by Leading Financial Newsletter Profit Confidential

Sasha Cekerevac, contributor to Profit Confidential, says natural gas prices are set to increase over the next decade, as more vehicles begin the shift to natural gas use over gasoline and more factories begin to use natural gas as an input. New York, NY (PRWEB) August 01, 2012 Sasha Cekerevac, contributor to Profit Confidential, says […]

Profiles in Partnership: Interviews with America’s Leading Nonprofit and For-profit Organizations on Creating Successful Cross-sector Partnerships

Creating partnerships between nonprofit, for-profit, education and government sectors can increase sales and donations, raise employee morale, drive brand awareness and serve the greater good. New blog series Profiles in Partnership interviews over 20 of the America’s leading public and private executives and offers “how-to” tips on creating successful partnerships. Interviews include: Chevron, Cisco, Special […]

Enbridge 2Q profit, sales fall on lower gas prices

HOUSTON (AP) — Enbridge Energy Partners LP, which operates oil and natural gas pipelines and facilities, said Tuesday that its second-quarter earnings fell 28 percent on lower selling prices for natural gas liquids. The results fell below Wall Street expectations for adjusted earnings and revenue. Enbridge said that net income attributable to limited partners fell […]

Chicago Clean Energy Project Offers Strong Consumer Benefits

Project will protect Illinois consumers from volatile gas prices, saving at least $100 million CHICAGO, July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Chicago Clean Energy, a $3 billion state-of-the-art gasification project proposed for the Chicago‘s southeast side, will offer unmatched protections to Illinois consumers, including a guaranteed $100 million in savings over the life of the project for […]

One Stop Green Now Offers LED Canopy Lights Backed by a 10-year/90,000 Hour No Light Loss Warranty

One Stop Green is committed to providing you with a long-term lighting solution that has unprecedented energy savings and now offers the world’s highest quality LED Canopy light, manufactured in the great state of Texas. (PRWEB) July 31, 2012 One Stop Green, an international distributor of green, energy efficient products and services, now offers the […]

Chevron Suffers Yet Another Legal Setback In Campaign to Evade Ecuador Judgment — This Time By Judge Kaplan, says Amazon Defense Coalition

An authorized biography of astronaut Sally Ride, written by longtime ABC correspondent Lynn Sherr, is scheduled for publication next year.

US judge strikes down EPA water rules for mines

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency overstepped its powers by setting up water-quality criteria for coal mining operations in Appalachia, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton in Washington ruled that the EPA infringed on the authority given to state regulators by federal clean- water and surface-mining laws. A […]

NY judge lets Chevron’s Ecuador claim move forward

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge who once tried to stop collection worldwide of an $18 billion environmental judgment in Ecuador against energy company Chevron continued his criticisms of the award on Tuesday in litigation that seeks a declaration that the judgment was the product of fraud. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan said […]

Conergy Selected to Install 3.4 Megawatts of Solar Energy for Grimmway Enterprises

World’s number one grower of carrots installing additional 3.4 megawatts of clean solar energy Bakersfield, CA (PRWEB) July 31, 2012 Grimmway Enterprises Inc., the largest carrot grower in the world, is making its carrots green once again with the Conergy Projects Group. The solar experts at Conergy will install approximately 3.4 megawatts of solar energy […]

Power provider loses appeal of EPA oversight

DALLAS (AP) — The largest power generator in Texas lost an appellate court challenge Monday over federal supervision of state clean-air regulations. Dallas-based Luminant Generation Co. filed a lawsuit challenging how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency responded to state plans for implementing new clean-air standards. But in a 29-page ruling, a three-judge panel of the […]

Total to hunt for oil in Iraq’s Kurdish north

BAGHDAD (AP) — French oil giant Total S.A. said Tuesday it has acquired an interest in two oil exploration areas in Iraq‘s Kurdish north from Marathon Oil Corp., joining U.S. oil majors Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. in the self-rule region. The deal threatens to worsen tensions between the Kurds and Iraqi authorities in […]

Groundbreaking planned for Kansas electric line

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A new company begins work this week on a high-capacity transmission line it says will create an energy “superhighway” between eastern and western Kansas and bolster the state’s wind energy potential. Prairie Wind Transmission plans to break ground Wednesday in Colwich on a 108-mile line that will extend from Wichita to […]

5 Reasons to Invest in Wind Power (And 5 Reasons to Turn Your Back)

A major wind tax subsidy is scheduled, without another renewal, to expire at year’s end and natural gas, one of wind’s biggest competitors, is dirt cheap. These are some tough conditions for the wind-energy sector and its investors. But if included as a narrow slice of a diversified portfolio, renewable energy–including wind–is one way to […]

Inter Pipeline plans C$2.1 oil sands pipe expansions

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Consumer confidence unexpectedly rose in July as Americans were more optimistic about the short-term outlook than they were about their current conditions, according to a private sector report released on Tuesday. The Conference Board, an industry group, said its index of consumer attitudes climbed …

China’s Oil Companies Look Abroad for Downstream Opportunities

News that PetroChina was in talks to purchase a stake in a proposed refinery in Ecuador hit the market in the last week in the company’s latest move towards expanding its global footprint. GlobalData’s latest insight looks at China‘s oil companies and their expansion into other countries. (PRWEB UK) 31 July 2012 Talks with the […]

Chevron Censored Shareholders Who Wanted to Challenge Management Over $19 Billion Ecuador Liability, says Amazon Defense Coalition

SAN RAMON, Ecuador, July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Chevron’s top management — including Chief Financial Officer Patrician Yarrington — appeared to be censoring shareholders who wanted to pose some tough questions about the company’s $19 billion Ecuador environmental liability during its quarterly earnings call last Friday, according to several sources that have been in contact with Amazon Defense […]

Mesothelioma Victims Center Now Offers Its Services to Power Plant or Oil Refinery Workers Living with Mesothelioma Including Naming the Best Mesothelioma Law Firms

The Mesothelioma Victims Center says, “While one third of all diagnosed mesothelioma victims are Veterans of the US Navy another third could be retired individuals, who worked at a oil refinery, shipyard, a chemical manufacturing facility, or a power plant. Typically we hear from a wife, a son, or a daughter, who are trying to […]

Western Wind seeks to sell itself; shares rise

Movie Star News amassed a staggering amount of film stills, posters and negatives over the past 73 years — nearly 3 million, including 1,500 prints of Bettie Page, known as the queen of pin-ups. But last week, the once-lively store in lower Manhattan was lifeless. The classic movie posters that once covered its narrow …

Chevron to expand natural gas field in Bangladesh

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Chevron Corp. said Monday that it will go ahead with the expansion of its natural gas field in northwest Bangladesh at a cost of about $500 million. The project will include the expansion of a gas plant to process increased natural gas volumes from the field, additional development wells and […]

AAA: gas prices rising in Va., US this July

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gas prices have been steadily rising in Virginia this month, but they remain lower than last year at this time. Auto club AAA reports that fuel prices nationwide are 21 cents cheaper per gallon than a year ago. As of Friday, the national average price for a gallon of regular self-serve […]

Ohio gas prices up slightly this week

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio drivers can expect to pay about a penny more per gallon at the gas pump this week. The average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.46 in Monday’s survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express. That’s up slightly from about $3.45 last […]

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