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  • A Wrong Turn on Climate Change Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 2:31PMElite Democrats blame a lack of follow-up, Climategate, and health care, and recommend next steps Climate change - Harry Reid - United States Congress - White House - American Clean Energy and Security Act
  • ISO Executive Realignment Readies Next Generation Grid Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:39PMFOLSOM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leadership changes underway at the California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO) reflect the emerging digital grid and help prepare the nonprofit organization for the transformation of the power industry. Today, ISO President and Chief Executive Officer Yakout Mansour announced an executive realignment that supports a new electricity era in which ...
  • ISO Executive Realignment Readies Next Generation Grid Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:30PMFOLSOM, Calif.----Leadership changes underway at the California Independent System Operator Corporation reflect the emerging digital grid and help prepare the nonprofit organization for the transformation of the power industry.
  • TransCanada Reports Second Quarter Results, $22 Billion Capital Program Drives Future Growth Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:16PMCALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - July 29, 2010) - TransCanada Corporation (TSX:TRP)(NYSE:TRP) (TransCanada or the Company) today announced net income applicable to common shares for second quarter 2010 of $285 million or $0.41 per share. Comparable earnings were $275 million or $0.40 per share. Net income applicable to common shares and comparable earnings were both reduced by $28 million ($0.04 ...
  • TransCanada Reports Second Quarter Results, $22 Billion Capital Program Drives Future Growth Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:04PMCALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - 07/29/10) - TransCanada Corporation (TSX: TRP - News )(NYSE: TRP - News ) (TransCanada or the Company) today announced net income applicable to common shares for second quarter 2010 of $285 million or $0.41 per share. Comparable earnings were $275 million or $0.40 per share. Net income applicable to common shares and comparable earnings were both reduced by $28 ...
  • Shumlin offers prescription for new jobs in state Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:30PMMIDDLEBURY — There was a time when Peter Shumlin wasn’t sure he would make it out of high school, let alone aspire to the state’s highest office. Shumlin, the Vermont Senate President Pro Tem, recalled being called into his elementary school principal’s office along with his parents.
  • $1.4 million offered for oil cleanup ideas Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:05PMScience editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Kevin Costner, here's your chance. Sparked by the disaster in the Gulf, a well-connected environmental activist is offering $1.4 million for new methods to clean up oil spills. Oil spill - Environment - Alan Boyle - Energy - Petroleum in the Environment
  • Dan Lashof: Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda: Lessons from Senate Climate Fail Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:23AMThe blame game began even before Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made the official announcement that he would not bring a comprehensive climate and energy...
  • Letter Box Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 10:40AMIn response to the Reformer ’s "Just the Facts" editorial (July 14), New England Coalition agrees in large part with the sentiments expressed. It is NEC’s adherence to fact-based argument that has won the confidence of nuclear insiders and the respect of our adversaries.
  • SJI to Host Second Quarter 2010 Conference Call and Live Webcast Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 10:26AMFOLSOM, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--South Jersey Industries’ Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Edward J. Graham, will host an open conference call and webcast discussing the company’s second quarter 2010 earnings on Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 2:00PM EDT. To participate in the conference call that day, dial 1-888-680-0894 approximately 15 minutes ahead of the scheduled time and enter ...
  • Huhne's lack of energy Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:03PMTelegraph View Chris Huhne's stubborn unwillingness to embrace nuclear power could cost the country very dear.
  • Sunday, 25 July, 2010 | Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 1:40AMThree years after lighting up electricity deprived remote villages in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh with power harnessed through rice husk, the team behind the venture is now looking at a similar task in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu as well.Beginning with Tamkuha, in Bihar's West Champaran district where villagers stopped travelling kilometres to the nearest city to charge their mobile phones, the 'Husk ...
  • Senator donates to SB1070 Defense Fund Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 12:34AMU.S. Senator John McCain knows what it’s like to be on the front lines. And he’s giving a big boost to those on the front lines right now . . . in the fight against illegal immigration.
  • Mission to India: UK stalks sub-continent's economic tiger Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 4:06PMOne of the most remarkable trade missions in British history is aiming to secure a slice of India's growth
  • Plastic-bottle boat crosses the Pacific Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 3:23PMThe Plastiki, a catamaran made of 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles, is set to complete its 12,000-km voyage across the Pacific from San Francisco to Sydney , Australia, Monday.
  • Pondering plastic bags, and plagued by ambivalence Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 1:15PMI don’t hate plastic grocery bags. I struggle in fact to muster even a respectable level of disdain for these ubiquitous totes. Although this one time a sack, traveling alone and propelled by the desert wind, wedged into the rear derailleur of my mountain bike and mucked up one of the sprockets.
  • Both parties still stuck in climate change quagmire Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 9:07AMNeither Labor nor the Coalition has a credible plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions, writes Ben Cubby.
  • Firing it up with biomass glee Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 7:13AMArtist’s impression of the proposed biomass fuel plant. Inset, Mike Hammond with a handful fo the fuel pellets it will use. THE VIEW FROM HERE Congratulations to those chaps behind the scheme for a biomass plant on the Island, which may see us at the forefront of renewable energy technology.
  • Old safety concerns clamour for attention as bad weather causes emergency shutdowns at Russia’s Kola NPP Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 6:41AMStorm-induced breakdowns in power transmission lines that resulted in emergency shutdowns at Kola Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in early July serve to underscore that continuing to run the reactors – two of which have long exhausted their operational life spans, while the other two will do so soon – is nothing short of a dangerous gamble, putting both population health and ecological safety at risk ...
  • Transitioning Toward Green Hosting with Green Geeks 11 and BEF Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 9:59AMJuly 20, 2010 -- In the second technology - operations track session of day two at HostingCon 2010, Green Geeks' Trey Gardner, 1&1 Internet's Christine Skiffington and Bonneville Environmental Foundation's Michele Martin delivered their shared presentation, "Transitioning Toward Green Hosting".
  • PRODUCT PROFILE Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 9:50AMThe rebels at investment group, One51, have proposed a boardroom coup that will see a list of new non-executive directors brought on to the board that includes Alf Smiddy, former Beamish and Crawford boss.
  • Morgan Impresores to Distribute Ingeo Biopolymer in Chile Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 8:10AMMINNETONKA, Minn. & SANTIAGO, Chile----NatureWorks LLC and Morgan Impresores S.A. announced today that Morgan Impresores will begin distributing Ingeo™ biopolymer in Chile. Ingeo™ is an innovative plastic that is made from plants, not oil.
  • GDF SUEZ Subsidiary's 'Taking Charge of Change' Seminar Continues to Assist Businesses Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 8:00AMGDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA, the retail electricity business of GDF SUEZ Energy North America, announced today that it has posted online video presentations and materials from the company's recent "Taking Charge of Change" seminar, which focused on helping Philadelphia-area businesses prepare for the expiration of electricity rate caps in the PECO service territory.
  • Sign Biz Debuts Remodeled Website Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 6:56AMOrange County - The New Search Tools Combine The Resources of Five Websites into One. Sign Biz, Inc., founder of the largest non-franchise sign chain in the US, has launched its completely redesigned website with new search tools for its multi-site portfolio of services.
  • The Second Age of Solar - Driving Costs Down End to End to Get to Grid Parity Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 12:32PMIn this article, we shall explore some of the methods and techniques to drive down the costs of solar energy production & maintenance while increasing solar energy production efficiency over a much longer life.
  • Clinton announces major aid projects for Pakistan Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 12:26PMMonday, 19 Jul, 2010 4:46 pm ISLAMABAD : The United States on Monday rolled out a series of development projects in energy, water, health and education under an "elevated and extended" US-Pakistan strategic dialogue.
  • Center for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability at Ingersoll Rand Sponsors, Participates in First-Ever Clean Energy ... Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 12:21PMThe world is on the brink of a clean energy revolution where new technology can better capture resources and help reduce dependency on fossil fuels â all while advancing energy efficiency.
  • Consuming Interests: BGE to test bills that encourage efficiency Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 5:26PMStarting this summer, some Marylanders will have a new way to keep up with the Joneses — on saving energy, and money. The state Public Service Commission recently approved a pilot program by Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.
  • Pallonji group to set up real estate fund Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 5:22PMConstruction major Shapoorji Pallonji & Co will set up a real estate fund in the next one year. The fund will focus on investments in the domestic market, according to Shapoor Mistry, chairman of Eureka Forbes, a part of the Shapoorji Pallonji group.
  • State, federal candidates address voters at Tea Party forum Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 3:28PMWith the August primary approaching, the Moffat County Tea Party is hoping to inform as many voters as it can before they go to the polls, Tea Party member Jeanie Durham said. “We want all the candidates that are running to have the same air time or time with the people,” Durham said. “The people (should) decide. The Tea Party … they do not want to pick the candidate for you.”
  • The end of suburbia: Transition Asheville’s planning for the future Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 3:27PMEver ponder what life would be like without your car, a large grocery store with countless food items from around the globe, and dozens of box stores providing every gizmo you might need at any moment — much of it shipped from China? The group Transition Asheville does, and they have a plan. First, the stage: In a global age, numerous crises including climate change, global economic instability ...
  • Tecnalia Investigates Ecological Cement That Cuts CO2 Emissions By Up To 100% Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 2:25PMThe Tecnalia Construction Unit, within the framework of its commitment to sustainability, has developed a new generation of environmentally-friendly cements that enable cutting direct CO2 emissions to the atmosphere by up to 100%.The development of the new ecological cement, as well as the techniques for enhancing its mechanical properties using nanotechnology, has lead to the obtention of two ...
  • Report proposes new research agenda on pregnancy intentions of HIV-positive women Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 4:30PMA report issued by the Program on International Health and Human Rights at the Harvard School of Public Health proposes a new research agenda to address the sexual and reproductive health and rights of HIV-positive women.
  • Most physicians support reporting impaired, incompetent colleagues, but many do not in the situation Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 4:00PMA survey of physicians finds that while most support the professional commitment to report other physicians who they feel are incompetent or impaired, such as from alcohol or drug use, when faced with this situation, many did not follow through on making a report, according to a study in the July 14 issue of JAMA.
  • Western Wind Energy: Equity financing Sunday, July 11, 2010 @ 11:09PMDie untenstehende Meldung ist eine Original-Meldung des Unternehmens. Sie ist nicht von der ECOreporter.de-Redaktion bearbeitet. Die presserechtliche Verantwortlichkeit liegt bei dem meldenden Unternehmen.
  • Strong nominations for green energy committee Sunday, July 11, 2010 @ 8:41PMThe New South Wales Government says it has had around 20 nominations to join its advisory committee for the south coast and ACT renewable energy precinct.
  • The Conversation: State Fair's long on corn but short on crowds Sunday, July 11, 2010 @ 1:23PMIt isn't time yet to put the California State Fair out to pasture.
  • First-ever music fest to kick off in Winona Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 7:07AMWINONA — A series of simultaneous musical concerts will breakout all across this historic river town, altogether involving more than 70 bands from across the Midwest during a two–day period.
  • Support for new nuclear reactors grows: survey Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 4:47AMA decision in Sweden's parliament, the Riksdag, to allow old nuclear reactors to be replaced has broad support among Swedes, according to a survey presented by the Liberal Party.
  • News briefs Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 2:18AMA phrase that evolved in the heat of World War II, “situation normal, all fouled up” is apropos to some high-tech government plans gone awry.
  • Pipeline plan faces hurdles Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 1:02AMThe goal of creating a pipeline to transport oil from Canada through the United States, including eastern Montana, took a hit Tuesday when the chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce announced his opposition to the plan.
  • SIG prepares for spending cuts impact Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 12:18AMINSULATION and roofing giant SIG said first-half profits will beat forecasts thanks to a rebound in sales following the severe weather at the start of the year, but the company sounded a note of caution over the rest of the year. (09/07/2010 19:09:40)
  • The age of consent Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 4:36PMAware of the step-change in offshore windfarm construction that is required to meet today's renewable energy targets, governments around the world have instigated . . .
  • Solar Plane Flies All Day, All Night, and, in Theory, Forever Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 3:18PMThe Solar Impulse, an experimental solar-powered plane, successfully completed a 26-hour overnight flight this week, reaching heights of 28,000 feet. The flight marked the longest and highest flight ever by a solar plane. Contributor: Charles Manley Published: Jul 09, 2010
  • Heather Taylor-Miesle: Edward James Olmos on the Definition of "Insanity" Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 2:03PMYesterday, the NRDC Action Fund launched a campaign featuring a powerful new ad by renowned environmental activist and celebrated actor, Edward James Olmos. In the...
  • Magma Energy Announces Credit Agreement Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 1:55PM(All amounts in CDN dollars and all MW according to the Geothermal Reporting Code) VANCOUVER , July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Magma Energy Corp. (TSX: MXY.to - News ) announces that on July 5, 2010 , the Company entered into a credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") with Mr. Ross Beaty , the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to which the Company is able to borrow up to ...
  • Magma Energy Announces Credit Agreement Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 1:55PMMagma Energy Corp. announces that on July 5, 2010, the Company entered into a credit agreement with Mr. Ross Beaty, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to which the Company is able to borrow up to $10,000,000 to pay amounts coming due by the Company to Geysir Green Energy ehf respecting the acquisition of shares of HS Orka hf, and to fund general working capital ...
  • Fetal X-ray exposure interferes with memory in adulthood Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 9:14AMLearning and memory impairments are important contributors to the disability associated with schizophrenia. These functional impairments emerge long before the onset of other symptoms associated with schizophrenia, suggesting that they are a consequence of a disturbance in brain development.
  • Green technology gets more space in 2011 Budget Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 4:55AMPUTRAJAYA: Green technology will be one of the key areas to be given priority in the 2011 Budget, says Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak. “We need to go green. We have to provide enough incentives for private and public sectors to invest in green technology,” he said. For a start, the government recently approved that the Prime Minister's Office must be a green building, he said. “That would set as ...
  • More emphasis to green technology in 2011 Budget, says Najib Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 4:54AMPUTRAJAYA, Tuesday 6 July 2010 (Bernama) –- Green technology will be one of the key areas to be given priority in the 2011 Budget, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.