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In Bad Economy, Power cutoffs Soar
"AP Enterprise: In bad economy, power cutoffs soar"" COHOES, N.Y. (AP) -- The number of Americans whose electricity or gas has been shut off for nonpayment of their bills is up sharply in many parts of the... Texans endure sleepless night as Ike roars ashore
"A massive Hurricane Ike menaced the darkened Texas coast early Saturday, ensuring a sleepless night for thousands who huddled and waited to find out if a gamble to face the storm head-on could cost them their lives.Before the eye even crossed land, the first bands were...What the world looks like naked: The amazing image of Earth's geology laid bare
"This amazing image reveals what our world looks like when it is stripped bare - shorn of all its plants, topsoil, water and man-made structures. Along with other never-seen-before images of the Earth, the...MLGW Plan 30% Costs Increase; Utility Assistance Loses Funding
"As if high gas prices and food prices weren't enough, utility company MLGW (Memphis, Light, Gas & Water) are planning yet another spike increase in costs."Canada's Khawaja key to U.K. terror plot: Crown
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWell that is certainly interesting, our Canadian Terrorist was a Foreign Affairs employee privy to the going and comings on of hotspots around the world and used his... A bright future for solar power
Centralized solar-power generation appears to have a sunny future as demand for renewable energy rises. Here's a look at two competing designs for large-scale solar energy farms."When it comes to solar these days,... Wind power should be a breeze in Ohio, adding thousands of jobs along the way
"Environment Ohio has released a report predicting the creation of approximately 3,100 jobs in the state if the use of wind power in Ohio increases to 20 percent of the state's energy production.Most of the jobs would come from the manufacturing of the actual wind turbines... Inflation rate is worst in 17 years
Troubling numbers on the economy today. Hopefully this doesn't signal stagflation:"WASHINGTON - Higher costs for energy and food last year pushed inflation up by the largest amount in 17 years, even though prices generally remained tame outside of those two areas.... Water Conservation website
" South Florida Water Management District has launched a new website to provide residents, businesses, utilities, local governments, and educators with a one-stop shop for information about water conservation. It features current water restrictions, landscaping information,...Allegations About Millionaire Factory's Financies On The Spotlight
"In Australia, Macquarie Bank is known as the "millionaires factory" for good reason. In the past 10 years, it has come from nowhere to become one of the world's most aggressive buyers of airports, toll roads, energy firms and utilities. If an asset has a reliable cash flow,...Will a Federal Energy Standard Help Or Hurt Consumers?
There aren't many people who will claim that the government is here to help you and they will save you money, but Chris Cooper and Benjamin Sovacool are doing just that. Cooper is Senior Policy Director, Network for New Energy Choices while Sovacool is a Senior Research...Barcelona housing protest pits squatters against big business
UPDATE: Check out the great photos of the protests that our members have been sending in. I'm from Vancouver, Canada, and we Vancouverites tend to think locally. Sometimes that's a great asset to us (supporting the...Health officials find unsafe mercury levels at 5 more lakes
"Health officials find unsafe mercury levels at 5 more lakes By Todd Hartman, Rocky Mountain News January 25, 2007 State health regulators have discovered unsafe mercury levels in fish in five more Colorado water bodies, including popular Horsetooth Reservoir west of Fort...Blowing in the Wind
"So is there a need for more federal corporate welfare for utility companies to go green, I think not. TransAlta gets 25-year wind power purchase deal"Conservatives Glow Green
"The announcement by the Conservative Government of extra funding for science and technology was aimed at benefiting the utilities, King Coal and Nukies. There was representation from public utilities, private utilities, and the Ontario Power Workers Union their co-partners...
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