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Idle Vehicles No Longer Tolerated In Cincinnati Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 3:42PMAs of October 2008, the city has mandated that all fossil fuel burning vehicles should not idle for more than one minute.
Nigeria: Global Recession And the Human Society Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 3:26PMI do not remember witnessing this kind of global panic in my lifetime. Probably, the twin towers crash generated a reaction of similar magnitude as the recent financial meltdown and recession.
Alaska Municipal League urges expansion of state power subsidy Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 3:25PMFAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Municipal League is calling for the state to expand subsidies that lower the high cost of electricity in rural areas.
Applicants for fuel help on the rise Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 2:54PM Though oil prices are down almost $100 a barrel, fuel assistance organizations say they’re getting more applicants than ever.
Alaska Municipal League urges expansion of state power subsidy Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 2:40PM Associated Press - November 17, 2008 3:34 PM ET FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Municipal League is calling for the state to expand subsidies that lower the high cost of electricity in...
Post-Workout Snack May Hamper Weight Loss Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 2:29PMTitle: Post-Workout Snack May Hamper Weight Loss Category: Health News Created: 11/15/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/17/2008
Where should bailout dollars go? Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 1:58PMDemand for aid is rising but federal funds are limited.
U.S. Sugar to Explore Building 100 Million Gallon Coskata Ethanol Facility Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 1:54PM U.S. Sugar Corp. today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Coskata, Inc of Warrenville, IL to explore building a 100 million gallon per year cellulosic ethanol facility in Clewiston, Florida.
Poland Spars With EU Over Rules for Coal-Fired Plants (Update1) Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 9:07AMNov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Poland, which burns coal to make 93 percent of its electricity, is sparring with its European Union partners over proposed laws to curb emissions of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas blamed for global warming.
Freshmen Not Yet in Congress But Have Big Decisions This Week Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 8:26AM Incoming freshmen are not yet official members of Congress, but many of them will be casting their first tough votes this week as both parties in both chambers organize for the 111th Congress.
The green bug bites Canadian Tire Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 8:19AMTake a close look at the new Canadian Tire Smart Store and it is quickly evident that something is very different. A wind turbine in [...]
TECO Peoples Gas Joins the Council for Responsible Energy Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 8:13AM TAMPA, Fla.----While policymakers struggle to find solutions that balance America’s energy and environmental needs, TECO Peoples Gas has joined forces with over 190 leading energy organizations to create a new coalition focused on advancing the use of clean-burning natural gas as the responsible energy choice for the nation both now and in the future.
Pilates aid leaves some with questions Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 8:10AMIn early October, someone posted an "old vibrating belt exercise machine" for sale on Craigslist. With the listing was a black-and-white photograph showing six women in shower caps strapped to a rectangular piece of machinery by large bands that clung to their waists.
Lone survivor staggers away from deadly B.C. crash Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 7:56AM Seven people died and one man was in hospital with severe burns after their plane slammed into a steep hillside on the northwest of Vancouver Sunday, marking the second deadly crash for a small B.C. airline in just four months.
Poland Spars With EU Partners Over Rules for Coal-Fired Plants Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 7:39AMNov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Poland, which burns coal to make 93 percent of its electricity, is sparring with its European Union partners over proposed laws to curb emissions of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas blamed for global warming.
Leading Energy Companies Unite To Promote Environmental Benefits of Natural Gas Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 7:30AM WASHINGTON----While policymakers struggle to find solutions that balance America’s energy and environmental needs, leaders in the energy industry have formed a new coalition to advance the use of clean-burning natural gas as the responsible energy choice for the nation both now and in the future.
Web of Addiction: Unraveling the web of addiction to drugs Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 4:16AMEditors note: Today the Herald Times Reporter begins a series on drug abuse and addiction in Manitowoc County by introducing readers to Jennifer, a young woman who declined from a successful high school student to a methadone addict undergoing treatment at a residential center. Subsequent stories will explore the tortured world of abuse and addiction that exists amid everyday life in our county.
Battling back from cancer Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 4:09AMThis was the moment.
College Town Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 3:56AMMassachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences President and Worcester native Charles F. Monahan Jr. has received a visiting professorship at Hangzhou Normal University in Hangzhou, China. Mr. Monahan received the honor during the annual Conference on East and West Healthcare in Hangzhou Nov. 8, when a delegation of 95 MCPHS alumni, faculty and staff accompanied him on a 10-day, four-city ...
The science behind body building Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 3:29AMWORLAND -- There may not be a sport where the disparity between preparation and performance is wider.
In energy crisis, sex will light the way Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 2:27AMThe League to Harness Sexual Energy was delighted to have its theories confirmed by a new book called "The Body Almanac." In it, the author, Neil McAleer, reports that: "During 10 minutes of sexual intercourse, a couple generates energy at the rate of almost...
No magic bullet expected for economy at G20 meeting Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 12:43AMLeaders of the G20 nations are meeting in Washington but no one is expecting a magic bullet to put down the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
China faces new problem: Disposing of tainted milk Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 12:19AM BEIJING — China faces a new problem with the tainted milk that has sickened babies and battered public confidence: How to get rid of the toxic stuff.
After the recall, China deals with disposing tainted milk Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 12:18AMBy AUDRA ANG BEIJING — China faces a new problem with the tainted milk that has sickened babies and battered public confidence: How to get rid of the toxic stuff. It has been burned, buried and mixed into coal. One trash-hauling company dumped a load into a river, turning the waters a frothy white and raising fears about the safety of the drinking water. Tens of thousands of tons of milk laced ...
Going Green: Still Challenging Turf Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 12:10AMHomeowners are learning firsthand what the challenge of going green can represent.
Saving Detroit From Itself Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 11:57PMIt makes no sense to give Detroit?s automakers billions, if they don?t make sweeping changes in the way they do business.
Skiff Medical Center: Diabetes should mean better diets Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 11:07AMIf you have diabetes, it’s important to eat well to help keep yourself healthy.
Skiff Medical Center: Diabetes should mean better diets Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 11:07AMIf you have diabetes, it’s important to eat well to help keep yourself healthy.
Wind causes power outages Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 10:36AMThursday brought gusty winds, mild temperatures and a little bit of rain to much of south-central and Eastern Montana and Northern Wyoming.
Wind causes power outages Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 10:36AMThursday brought gusty winds, mild temperatures and a little bit of rain to much of south-central and Eastern Montana and Northern Wyoming.
Wyoming, GE want coal research plant by 2012 Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 9:52AM(AP:CHEYENNE, Wyo.) A proposed coal research plant in Wyoming may be operating as soon as 2012 although the process of determining where to put it is just beginning, a representative of General Electric Co. said.
Wyoming, GE want coal research plant by 2012 Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 9:52AM(AP:CHEYENNE, Wyo.) A proposed coal research plant in Wyoming may be operating as soon as 2012 although the process of determining where to put it is just beginning, a representative of General Electric Co. said.
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-14 15:07 Fragmented Japan power grids need to integrate-IEA Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 9:38AMBy Risa Maeda
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-14 15:07 Fragmented Japan power grids need to integrate-IEA Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 9:38AMBy Risa Maeda
Boxing: Joe Calzaghe v Roy Jones Jr - live! Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 9:25AMCan Joe Calzaghe end his career with a perfect record? Find out with Gregg Roughley from 3.30am
Boxing: Joe Calzaghe v Roy Jones Jr - live! Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 9:25AMCan Joe Calzaghe end his career with a perfect record? Find out with Gregg Roughley from 3.30am
Exelon sues over rejected bid Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 3:11AMExelon Corp. sued NRG Energy Inc. on Wednesday in Delaware Chancery Court for "unjustifiably" refusing to properly consider a hostile takeover offer valued at $5.9 billion.
“Green New Deal” takes shape in Europe Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 3:00AMLONDON, Oct 30 - A growing “carbon army” of environmentalists, bankers, and investors has seized on official backing for major public spending announced in Britain and the United States.
Electricity Price in Europe May Fall as Arcelor, VW Cut Output Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 2:32AMNov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- European electricity prices may follow plummeting costs for fossil fuels as a looming recession cuts industrial energy demand across the continent.
United Nations Environment Programme Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 2:26AMBeijing/Nairobi, 13 November 2008 - Cities from Beijing to New Delhi are getting darker, glaciers in ranges like the Himalayas are melting faster and weather systems becoming more extreme, in part, due to the combined effects of man-made Atmospheric Brown Clouds (ABCs) and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Burning wood waste riles neighbors Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 2:20AMKimberly Clark, which was fined $165,000 when wood chips smoldered for six months last year, says it is working to reduce the smell.
Devil’s in the details? Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 2:01AMAre you willing to see a double-digit increase in energy prices as part of the fight against climate change? That is how Portlanders might experience the so-called cap and trade system being developed by the Western Climate Initiative, a massive, collaborative effort spearheaded by the governors ...
Bodybuilders find no instant results Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 1:52AMWORLAND - There may not be a sport where the disparity between preparation and performance is wider. Consider up to 20 years of muscle building, a year or more of intense cardiovascular training and, arguably the most difficult part, 17 to 20 weeks on ...
Bodybuilders find no instant results Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 1:49AMWORLAND - There may not be a sport where the disparity between preparation and performance is wider.
Power Plant Decision Expected This Week Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 7:46PMMADISON, Wis. -- Plans for a new power plant in Wisconsin could be approved this week. Alliant Energy hopes to build a 300-megawatt coal-fired facility in Cassville or Portage.
Anchorage utility seeks to block exports of Cook Inlet natural gas Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 4:59PMANCHORAGE -- An Anchorage utility wants a federal appeals court to block exports of Cook Inlet natural gas to Asia.
Canton ethanol plant up and running Saturday, November 8, 2008 @ 2:14PMEthanol is now being made at Riverland Biofuels near Canton. A number of city officials, contractors and others were invited to the ethanol plant Tuesday, thanked for their support and shown how the idea of producing ethanol here is being brought to fruition.
I am a book burner Saturday, November 8, 2008 @ 12:39PMBeware any society that burns books—it is one that leads to a dictatorship. To name a few: China’s Qin Dynasty, Nazi Germany, Ray Bradbury’s fictional America in his novel ‘Farenheit 451.’
Power Restored In Linden, Fenton Areas Saturday, November 8, 2008 @ 11:48AMConsumers Energy says all customers near Linden and Reed have their power back after after a car crashed into a utility pole causing outages.
The Coach(ed) Corner: Chasing rabbits Saturday, November 8, 2008 @ 10:13AMI don’t know about the rest of my fellow weekend warrior ’cross-aholics, but race time is often also deep thoughts time. It’s not like I’m out there unfurling the complexities of E=mc2 while hopping barriers. But rarely does a race pass when I don’t find myself pondering something beyond the typical “pedal harder-don’t crash-shit, I crashed-man, I’m cracking-cool, I feel better” merry-go-round. ...