Ethanol Economy Raises Food Prices... and HacklesFuel Alternatives for Business of the FutureThere are other fuel alternatives that are being researched and that do actually work. Algea fuel is being used and production is expanding.There is also another plant that can be grown as easily as corn,but enriches the soil...
Renewable energy In 2005 and 2007, two pieces of energy-related legislation with potentially far-reaching consequences became law. A key feature of these bills was a federal mandate to substantially increase the production of ethanol over the next two decades. These bills were aimed at reducing U.S. dependence...
We are living in a time of great economic crisis. Gas prices continue to soar. The U.S. dollar falls in value every day. Few people can even afford to buy a house anymore. It is time for the government to act. The government needs to stop bailing...
Our reliance on foreign oil is driving up all consumer prices today, including food. Americans know this. They know that soaring oil prices are increasing the cost of everything from apples to Pampers. Oil is used on the farm, in transportation, processing and packaging everything in the grocery store. ...
Despite the slow economy, venture-capital funding of clean-tech start-ups in the USA and abroad is on pace for a record year, according to a report released Tuesday. In the second quarter, venture funding for nearly 100 biofuel, solar, wind and clean-water start-ups hit a quarterly record...
For the past year, the Federal Reserve Board has defined its role in keeping the U.S. economy and its financial markets from collapsing. In furtherance of this goal, the Fed has cut interest rates very aggressively and created a safety net for...
CHICAGO -- Zacks Equity Research highlights El Paso Corporation (NYSE: EP) as the Bull of the Day and Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on PS Business Parks (NYSE: PSB), The Andersons, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANDE) and...
Dear Group of Eight Leaders: Unquestionably, the world is facing an unprecedented energy and economic crisis. Oil prices are at record highs, and despite Saudi Arabia's announcement that it is increasing production, experts warn that prices will only continue to soar reaching $150 to $170 within one or...
DELAND, Fla. -- Turbine Truck Engines, Inc. ('TTE') (OTCBB:TTEG) is extremely proud to announce today that the company has been accepted and is featured on the New Energy Congress ("NEC") prioritized listing of the Top 100 very best energy technologies according to ten NEC criteria including, but...
WASHINGTON -- The problems do not get any easier as President Bush attends his final summit with leaders of industrialized democracies. Disputes over global warming, worries about soaring oil prices and uncertainty about Iran and North Korea's nuclear ambitions pose daunting challenges for...
With the mortgage market in crisis and house prices falling, putting up interest rates to keep a lid on inflation will only tip the UK economy into deep recession, says Graham Turner. As the next election gets closer, Labour may not be able to afford an...
PARIS AFP — European Union energy ministers said at an informal meeting Saturday they had been labouring for 18 months under the false impression that an EU plan to fight global warming included an obligation to develop controversial biofuels. What seems to be a stunning misreading...
Energy Independence, environmental protection, growth for Pennsylvania businesses goals of bills HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future PennFuture today commended the Pennsylvania legislature for passing two bills to expand the use of biofuels in Pennsylvania. One bill (House Bill 1202) requires transportation fuels sold...
By Tim Carpenter THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL LAWRENCE - The Midwest's first persuasively "green" fuel station was unveiled Monday to bumper-to-bumper praise from politicians, environmentalists and researchers eager for success of the avant- garde business. The Zarco 66 Earth...
By Tim Carpenter THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL LAWRENCE - The Midwest's first persuasively "green" fuel station was unveiled Monday to bumper-to-bumper praise from politicians, environmentalists and researchers eager for success of the avant- garde business. The Zarco 66 Earth...
THE U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that it has opened an investigation into whether futures traders conspired to drive up oil prices. We doubt the investigation is necessary; when one considers breakneck economic development in India and China, the weak U.S. dollar, and the Organization of...
The country's economic hardships are driving a major Utah turkey production company to temporarily suspend its operations this winter. The Moroni Feed Co., an owner of Norbest turkey brand, plans to make sweeping layoffs in December at its various facilities. The layoffs will...
HAMILTON, Bermuda -- Foster Wheeler Ltd. (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that its Spanish subsidiary Foster Wheeler Energia, S.A., part of its Global Power Group, has been awarded three contracts for heat recovery steam generators HRSGs in Portugal, Spain and the Netherlands. An HRSG recovers heat...
SAN DIEGO -- Green Star Products, Inc. (OTC:GSPI) president, Joseph P. LaStella, will be announcing the selection of talented, experienced executives to Green Star's financial, engineering and marketing teams. Joseph LaStella, president of Green Star Products, stated, "I have taken this company through good and...
WASHINGTON -- World energy demand will grow 50 percent over the next two decades, oil prices could rise to $186 a barrel, and coal will remain the biggest source of electricity, despite its effect on global warming, government experts predict. The Energy Information...
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