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Submitted by New Energy News Blog
Assistant Energy Secretary Karsner said the $7.5 million in R&D funding made available to wave-tide-current energies by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is in service to President Bush’s goal of stopping U.S. greenhouse gas (GhG) emissions from growing by 2025. No doubt that is why the amount invested is […]
STUDY OF UTILITIES, EFFICIENCIES
Submitted by New Energy News Blog
With demand expected to rise 30% by 2030, Keeping the Lights On: Our National Challenge, a new study from Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Edison Electric Institute (EEI) showing utilities how to cut consumption 7% to 11%, is indeed welcome. It will not, however, excuse government and industry of […]
EXPERT IN WIND ENERGY’S FINE PRINT
Submitted by New Energy News Blog
Another sign of how mature the wind energy industry is: Law classes dedicated to it. Nothing is a done deal until the lawyers have had their say.
Most wind law is exercised in defense of wind against tiny splinter groups unwilling to work WITH the industry. No industry is more aware […]
China, India compete for African talk time
Submitted by 2point6billion.com Blog
In addition to competing for natural resources in Africa, India and China have now set their sights on mobile phone subscribers. Leading mobile companies in both China and India - China Mobile and Bharti Airtel are fiercely trying to acquire Africa’s MTN Group Ltd, the continent’s biggest mobile-phone operator, China Knowledge […]
You’ve Heard of “The Darlington Stripe” Well Here is “The Charlotte Stripe”
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
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Investor Alert – The Most Unexpected Beneficiaries of Global Energy Crisis May be MySpace, YouTube, Facebook
Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
At the recent Blue Planet Foundation global environmental summit in Hawaii, there was wide agreement that the world’s energy and environmental crises won’t be solved by men. It will be solved by women and children.
And so it is that EnergyTechStocks.com predicts that three of the biggest, most unexpected winners that will arise out […]
ETS Investor Alert 5-9-08
Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
It hasn’t garnered much attention outside the U.K., but every investor should know that all publicly-trade companies in Great Britain likely will be required to detail their carbon emissions in their annual reports. www.independent.co.uk
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Ready for These Five Potential Energy Shocks? #5: Oil & Electric Utility Industries Merge
Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
As big a shock as $4-a-gallon gasoline is proving to be for many Americans, the warning signs have been there for the last four years, during which time pump prices have consistently recorded huge year-over-year jumps averaging roughly 50 cents a gallon. While $4 gas isn’t likely to crush investors’ portfolios, there are […]
Resource for Boys’ Schooling
Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog
As I admittedly spend quite a bit of time in this space lauding single-sex education, it should be no surprise that I get a lot of inquiries about what options are out there for parents seeking all-boys programs. Unfortunately, the availability of single-sex classes in public schools is still […]
Kamikaze Cabbie kassette
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
Ha ha, it’s the umpteenth time I’m doing something absurd with the letter K. Take a look:
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Viewpoint video
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
First, here’s a tape of the first two stages:
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Introducing the history of Brazil’s Golden Age
Submitted by Futbol Blog
Written by Michael Vass
So I was running thru the web on a few of my more favored subjects when I ran across an interesting article by Zachary Ball, whom I presume is a fan of the Brazilian national futbol (soccer) team. And he has every reason, as do millions across the world, […]
Hints on the movies of 2009
Submitted by Movies and Film
Written byMichael Vass
So since I was recently talking about the start of the summer movie season I thought I might also mention a few movies that will be out in a year or so. Luckily there are 2 that should be interesting, though I’m not sure if that means a good […]
Why Did the Mortgage Crisis Happen, Part 2
Submitted by Businomics Blog
Yesterday I posed the question of why the mortgage mess happened, and why at the time that it did. There were two fundamental building blocks of the crisis: the Great Moderation and Securitization. The aftermath of the 2001 recession provided the trigger for the mortgage mess. In this post, […]
National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day
Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
Today is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, co-sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics. It is a day to help promote positive youth development, resilience and recovery. While there are still many more services for kids needing help than there were in the past, the stigma associated with mental […]
NEW ENERGY BILLS: POLITICS AS USUAL
Submitted by New Energy News Blog
Fresh from the American Solar Energy Society annual conference, it is especially hard to see the Republicrats and Demmicans bickering over ridiculosities in their competing versions of a “new” Energy Bill.
After hearing former Senator Gary Hart’s passionate condemnation of the nation’s so-called energy policy and Van Jones’ stirring call for […]
MUST STOP SPEW - STERN
Submitted by New Energy News Blog
Not too many people in the world know as much about climate change as British economist Lord Nicholas Stern. He says the only way to keep change from becoming crisis is to bring the world’s greenhouse gas (GhG) emissions to a peak within 15 years, cut them to half of […]
BOSTON UTILITY TO SELL NEW ENGLAND WIND
Submitted by New Energy News Blog
The people of Boston now have the option of supporting the development of wind energy in New England.
Massachussetts utility NStar was given approval by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities to enroll customers in a special program to buy wind generated electricity at a small monthly premium ($4.25/month for half […]
Mark Bunger of Lux Research: No Matter How High Oil Prices Go, Without New Technology Production Won’t Rise Much
Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
It is an accepted fact on Wall Street that the higher oil prices go, the more oil the world should be able to produce, as expensive new oilfields, and marginal old ones, become financially viable. Indeed, this is the core reason why many oil analysts believe that oil prices will go lower over […]
Ready for These Five Potential Energy Shocks? #4: Electricity Prices Skyrocket on Coal, Environmental Costs
As big a shock as $4-a-gallon gasoline is proving to be for many Americans, the warning signs have been there for the last four years, during which time pump prices have consistently recorded huge year-over-year jumps averaging roughly 50 cents a gallon. While $4 gas isn’t likely to crush investors’ portfolios, there are other energy […]
ETS Investor Alert 5-8-08
Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
A report by the BBC forecasts the end of cheap clothes as a result of the energy crisis. news.bbc.co.uk
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Economists Blast US Corn Ethanol Program, The “Nicorette Gum of America’s Oil Addiction”
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
VOANews–The U.S. program subsidizing the use of corn for the production of fuel ethanol came under sharp criticism at a Senate hearing Wednesday. Economists told the panel the program leads to higher food prices.
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R Kelly trial to start, or will it?
Submitted by Breaking News Blog
Written by Michael Vass
“5 years and counting. What might that refer to? Could it be the Iraq war? It could also be the amount of time since R Kelly was supposed to go to trial for the alleged rape of a minor…”
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Penny Stocks to Watch by Stock Analyzer for May 8th
Submitted by Stock Analyzer
Penny Stocks to Watch
I am going to stick with the same scan criteria that did pretty well from lastnight, some even trades and some nice green trades which is not bad considering the market got hammered today.
HH has a ascending triangle and is shown in the link below. Resistance at .90 before […]
It Could Be Worse. A LOT Worse.
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
About 2.5X worse to be exact, in the Netherlands. See retail gas prices above in selected European countries from late April 2008, data available here from the EIA.