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by Mark Silva SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt - A rebuffed President Bush complained today that "those who are screaming the loudest'' about Saudi Arabia stepping up oil production are the same people opposing his efforts to expand domestic oil drilling. The president, who failed this week to convince...
NEW YORK - Wall Street capped a week of big gains with modest moves yesterday as investors grappled with surging energy prices that overshadowed news of a surprise increase in home construction. Despite uneasiness over energy costs, stocks posted strong gains for the week. The broader market, as...
By David Lightman - dlightman@mcclatchydc.com Published 12:00 am PDT Saturday, May 17, 2008 Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Bush administration, bowing to intense political pressure, said Friday that it would cancel oil shipments into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve...
YORK, PA--(MARKET WIRE)--May 16, 2008 -- The York Water Company (NasdaqGS:YORW - News ) on May 16, 2008 asked the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission for a general increase in rates. Jeffrey R. Hines, President and CEO, said the Company is asking for a $7,086,000 increase in revenues. Hines...
BY FRANK LOMBARDI DAILY NEWS CITY HALL BUREAU Alvarez/News The Water Board approved a 14.5% hike on Friday. Already facing soaring gas and food prices, New Yorkers got soaked again Friday when the Water Board unanimously approved a 14.5% rate hike, the biggest jump in 16 years. The new rate,...
EVER since former Vice President Albert Gore won an Oscar and a Nobel Prize for his fight against expanding climate change, there have been claims that nuclear power plants are the easy solution. They give phenomenal amounts energy, after all, without much carbon production.
As the global economy is still reeling under the subprime crisis, infrastructure investing is becoming fashionable globally. Soon after Morgan Stanley and Global Infrastructure Partners (a PE firm backed by Credit Suisse and General Electric) announced almost $10 billion worth funds for...
Oshkosh, partner develop vehicle more attuned to urban warfare By RICK BARRETT rbarrett@journalsentinel.com Oshkosh - The current fleet of military Humvees could be replaced or augmented by a new breed of diesel-electric vehicles being developed by Oshkosh Corp. and defense contractor Northrop...
By AVRUM D. LANK alank@journalsentinel.com A system to reduce greenhouse gases being considered in the U.S. Senate that would give industries a government allowance that they could sell would result in job and income loss in Wisconsin and across the nation, the head of the National Association of...
By Thami Dickson Global initiatives of boosting agricultural development to curb rising food prices will not be successful if water supply in Africa is not improved. This came out at the conclusion of a three day high level meeting of global ministers of agriculture, water, land and environment...
