Los Angeles (SPX) May 29, 2008 - An estimated 25 million very low-income families in America struggle with increased utility and energy costs due to inefficiently built housing.
York PA (SPX) May 29, 2008 - With gasoline prices hovering around $4 per gallon in Pennsylvania, Governor Edward G. Rendell visited the home of a York County man today to say it is time for the Senate to act on legislation that will help consumers save $10 billion on electricity costs, expand the use of renewable energy technologies and boost the economy.
Newark NJ (SPX) May 29, 2008 - More than a dozen bills working their way through the New Jersey Legislature aim to make green building the law the of the land in the Garden State. But, codifying the fast-growing and, so far, entirely voluntary trend toward eco-friendly buildings could lead to unforeseen consequences for all parties involved, warned James A. Kosch, a veteran environmental attorney in LeClairRyan's Newark-based Tort Defense Group.
Miami (UPI) May 28, 2008 - Bolivian President Evo Morales is demanding that foreign companies increase their investment in petroleum production or face the possibility of being taken over by the state.
Washington (UPI) May 28, 2008 - While most Americans think of the Middle East as swimming in oil, not all nations there are blessed with abundant hydrocarbon resources. Among those lacking substantial petroleum reserves are Turkey and Israel, leaving both nations to scramble to meet their energy requirements by diversifying their import sources.
Beijing (AFP) May 28, 2008 - China does not plan to increase imports of oil, a senior official said Wednesday, amid speculation that supply could come under pressure due to this month's devastating earthquake.
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UPI) May 28, 2008 - In a 20th floor leisure room overlooking the lake in the center of this Emirate's skyscrapers, Majid Jafar talks of matters far up the Persian Gulf, where seemingly every oil company wants to be: Iraq.
Washington (UPI) May 27, 2008 - Predatory lending in the housing market with two sets of books coupled with oil speculators who buy black gold by the hundreds of thousands of barrels a day and sit on it until they've made a pile (minimum buy on the Rotterdam spot market is 1,000 barrels), and many other sleights of hand are forcing America's airlines, once the envy of the world, to look at Chapters 7, 11 or 12 of bankruptcy laws.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (SPX) May 27, 2008 - Asiatic Centre for Genome Technology Sdn Bhd (ACGT), which is focused on the commercial application of genome technology to improve oil palm and other crops and Synthetic Genomics Inc. (SGI), a privately held company dedicated to commercializing genomic-driven solutions to address global energy and environmental challenges, has announced the completion of a first draft assembly and annotation of the oil palm genome.
Ottawa (AFP) May 27, 2008 - The World Wildlife Fund on Tuesday urged Canada to postpone the sale of oil and gas rights in the Beaufort Sea, worried the drilling areas would overlap with key Arctic habitat for polar bears and whales.
Santa Clara CA (SPX) May 27, 2008 - State utilities and regulators must embrace the innovative electricity technology available today if they are to provide American homes and businesses with enough power and reliable electricity to meet their growing demands, said Kurt Yeager, executive director of the Galvin Electricity Initiative, Wednesday.
Charlotte VT (SPX) May 27, 2008 - NativeEnergy announces a new collaboration with Lindblad Expeditions. By partnering with NativeEnergy, the travel company's carbon emissions will be effectively offset, while bringing critical up-front financing to new renewable energy projects with considerable social value.
Boise ID (SPX) May 27, 2008 - U.S. Geothermal has announced that it has entered into a joint venture agreement with Gerlach Green Energy of Nevada (GGE). The target of the joint venture is the exploration of the Gerlach geothermal system, which is located in northwestern Nevada, at the town of Gerlach.
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) May 27, 2008 - Western Wind Energy is pleased to announce that Western Wind is now engaged in negotiations reviewing other offers and is in discussions with major US institutions regarding self-financing initiatives whereby its 120 MW Windstar Project will produce directly, $1.7 billion in revenue over 30 years.
Washington DC (UPI) May 26, 2008 - Unless the United States' energy structure changes radically and rapidly, soaring oil prices will leave the country at the mercy of hostile states and terrorists, witnesses testified Thursday in Congress.
Hong Kong (AFP) May 26, 2008 - Chinese oil giant CNOOC is in talks with Canadian-based Talisman Energy over a possible takeover deal, a report in Hong Kong said Monday.
