Energy

Green Inc.: Bank Won’t Finance Mine Method

Executives from the bank were given a personal view of mountaintop mining near Kayford, W. Va. (Photo: Associated Press) The Natural Resources Defense Council, one of the nation’s most powerful environmental groups, has managed...

Royal Dutch Shell Board appoints new head of downstream

The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc today announced that Mark Williams will take over the responsibilities of Rob Routs for the Oil Products, Chemicals and Oil Sands business, as Downstream Director and a member of the Executive...

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. Provides Notice of Redemption of $40 Million of Senior Notes...

LEAWOOD, Kan.----Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. today announced that it has redeemed $40 million of its $150 million of Series E Senior Notes. The company redeemed the notes utilizing cash on hand and its bank line of...

CORRECTING and REPLACING PHIs MAPP Transmission Line Continues to Add Benefits (Business Wire)

Thursday December 4, 3:01 pm ET WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First graph, first sentence of release should read: ...by increasing the line’s reliability to carry electricity to the Delmarva Peninsula (sted ...by increasing the...

Loonie drops more than 1.5 cents, markets tumble on falling oil, political turmoil

TORONTO - Canada's dollar fell nearly 1.5 cents and stock prices tumbled Thursday as financial markets navigated a turbulent political situation and worsening news about the North American and global ...

Gunmen attack vessels in Nigeria's restive delta

LAGOS (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked two oil services vessels in separate incidents in Nigeria's restive Niger Delta on Thursday, kidnapping a Russian, a Mexican and seven Nigerians, security sources working in the industry said.

Will solar power ever be as cheap as coal?

“Solar power is the energy of the future – and always will be.” That tired joke, which has dogged solar-generated electricity for decades due to its high cost, could be retired far sooner than many think. While solar...

World Energy Solutions, Circa Telecom to Sell TVSS

Circa Telecom, a wholly owned subsidiary of Circa Enterprises, is a specialty manufacturer and distributor of telecommunications and hi-tech security equipment. Homeland Security has seen substantial growth in recent years. The...

Electric Car Sales in Freefall; Industry Risks Collapse

Michael Asher (Blog) - December 4, 2008 2:52 PM Electric Cars at a dealership in Los Angeles (Source: LA Times) A bright star just months ago, electric car industry goes into dramatic reverse. When asked how well their cars...

Bernanke On Housing: 'More Needs To Be Done'

Retail, Jobless Numbers Announced POSTED: 5:15 am EST December 4, 2008 UPDATED: 2:53 pm EST December 4, 2008 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke called on the government to ramp up efforts to stem home foreclosures that are...