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    Cap And Refund  Nov 15, 2008
    This article went to press before Americans elected a new President, but both campaigns talked a lot about a cap on carbon emissions, which would force big energy companies to buy permits to pollute and hence drive the price of coal and gas and oil higher ... The biggest opponents, though, may be utilities and other energy companies. (Forbes)

    Markets: Wall Street stumbles again and closes with a sharp drop  Nov 15, 2008
    Energy companies including Exxon Mobil, Chevron and Conoco Phillips were all down, and the price of crude fell $1. 11, to $57. (International Herald Tribune)

    OPEN FORUM The measure of environmental leadership  Nov 15, 2008
    To mitigate the impact of the conference, they will be purchasing certified carbon credits from nearly a dozen projects throughout the world - from wind farms in China to methane capture facilities in Brazil, to renewable biomass energy companies in India and Russia, and projects that reduce greenhouse gases in the United States. The clean, renewable energy these offsets will fund will counterbalance the transportation of 700 attendees and the energy used in their hotel and conference rooms -... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)

    Asian Stocks Gain, Paring Weekly Decline; Commodity Producers Lead Advance  Nov 14, 2008
    Nine of the 10 industry gauges advanced, with energy companies climbing 2. 2 percent. (Bloomberg -- Asia)

    A great day for renewable energy  Nov 14, 2008
    7 would harm small renewable energy companies, which was patently not the case for a number of reasons, including the fact that the California Solar Initiative governs solar facilities under one megawatt and the Renewable Portfolio Standard law, which Prop. 7 would have changed, covered medium and large-scale renewables. (Energy Pulse, CO)

    Bolivian Gas Crackdown May Spur Inflation in Brazil, Argentina  Nov 14, 2008
    May 4 (Bloomberg) -- Bolivia's crackdown on foreign energy companies may fuel inflation in neighboring Brazil, South America's largest economy, as the cost of importing gas climbs. Prices in Brazil are going to rise,'' said Tereza Fernandez, managing director of MB Associados, an economic consulting company in Sao Paulo. (Yahoo News -- Argentina)

    Petrobras' Latest Discovery: A Record Quarter  Nov 14, 2008
    Like most energy companies, Petrobras has seen its shares slide like tots on a playground since spring. My advice to Fools is to wait until the current crude price retreat appears to have run its course, and then to consider slowly acquiring the company's shares with an eye to long-term appreciation. (MSNBC -- Business)

    Worst effects of fading commodities yet to come: BMO  Nov 14, 2008
    Mr. Porter noted that energy companies have already cut back planned oil sands spending next year by 20 per cent to $16-billion. (). (Globe and Mail)

    Plug Power CEO and CFO to Present Corporate Strategy At Stephens Investment Conference  Nov 14, 2008
    However, there may be events in the future that we are not able to accurately predict or control and that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations we describe in our forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, the risk that the restructuring results in greater restructuring charges or less cost savings; the risk that the FCC does not adopt rules regarding backup power requirements; the risk that unit orders will not ship, be installed and/or convert... (Primezone Releases)

    Feds move on Virginia drilling Drilling may go in Va. waters  Nov 14, 2008
    Mike Easley wants to review Thursday's development, and Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue said she wants to ensure that states share the money earned from leasing the nation's oceans to energy companies ... "We'd be hopeful they'd look at this and say, 'Eh, this doesn't fit.' "Studies show offshore drilling won't lower gas prices for years, but energy companies are promoting exploration as a source for jobs ... "By opening up those areas offshore, it's going to provide our domestic companies access to... (News & Observer)

    Good gas prices mean bad economy  Nov 13, 2008
    "I was apprehensive about starting my own Christmas tree and wreath business, but with the lower gas prices, the question is, 'Why wouldn't I start a business,' but now, 'Can Christmas come fast enough?'" Ed Barger of Philadelphia said it's great for his expense budget, but it's horrible for anyone with a stock portfolio composed primarily of energy companies. "The stock price of The Big Three oil companies is currently down approximately 40 percent year-to-date," he said. (Springfield Sun, PA)

    A look at Obama transition team leaders  Nov 13, 2008
    Records show Stonebridge has lobbied for Airbus Americas Inc., and energy companies ConocoPhillips, Dynegy and Gulfsands Petroleum Ltd.. Based in Washington, the company does a global business. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)

    U.K. Government Delays Nuclear Power Recommendation  Nov 13, 2008
    He will press energy companies to ``double'' current obligations to provide customers with energy-saving advice and require that all new household gas and electricity meters a digital display showing energy consumption. To contact the reporter on this story: in London at. (Yahoo News -- Nuclear Power and Waste)

    LED lights the way to glow  Nov 13, 2008
    Energy companies have a vested interest in promoting energy conservation. Short, cold winter days bring steep heating and lighting bills for customers and peak demand for companies. (Chetek Alert, WI)

    Gov. Kaine Announces Fuel Assistance Extension  Nov 13, 2008
    "The Commonwealth is fortunate to have obtained additional federal funding to offset heating costs. Additionally, energy companies and organizations such as the AARP are providing easy avenues for all of us to pitch in, and I encourage people to help where they can.". The federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) block grant funds the Commonwealth's Energy Assistance Program, which is administered by the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS). (WTKR.com, VA)

    Stocks in Canada Slide on Oil, Credit Slump; Suncor, Manulife Pace Decline  Nov 13, 2008
    Updated: New York, Nov 13 03:42 London, Nov 13 08:42 Tokyo, Nov 13 17:42. Canada Stocks Fall on Oil, Credit Concern; Suncor, Teck Drop. (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    Asian stocks extend global rout  Nov 13, 2008
    Energy companies on the MSCI Asia Pacific Index lost 1. 4 % as a group, while raw-material producers declined 4. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Energy agency warns of impending supply crunch  Nov 13, 2008
    The IEA stressed that it's essential for the world's energy companies to continue investing in new projects despite tumbling crude prices. The total potential tab through 2030: $26. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)

    Meltdown 101: The economy and alternative energy  Nov 13, 2008
    Q: What effect will the economic crisis have on emerging alternative energy companies. A: U.S. venture capital investment in cleantech, a sector that includes alternative energy, climbed to a record $1. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)

    Miller Petroleum Announces Plans to Change Name to Miller Energy Resources  Nov 12, 2008
    This experience has positioned Miller as one of Tennessee's premier energy companies. Forward Looking Statements Certain matters discussed within this press release are forward-looking statements. (PR Newswire)

    Answers may be ‘blowing in the wind’  Nov 12, 2008
    Overstreet said the group does not plan on any representative from the wind energy companies to be present at the meeting. The wind farm companies have not been specifically asked to join the meeting, Overstreet said. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)

    World stocks suffer broad drops on gloomy economic outlook  Nov 12, 2008
    As oil prices dwindled on worries of falling demand, shares in energy companies like Exxon Mobil, Chevron and Royal Dutch Shell dropped. Hess Corp. was down 8 percent. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)

    MARKETS: Asian shares decline; Europe expected to open higher  Nov 12, 2008
    Energy companies have tumbled 58 percent and materials producers slid 54 percent this year, the biggest declines among the 10 industry groups on MSCI Asian index. . (International Herald Tribune)

    Net firms face constant attack  Nov 12, 2008
    Power and energy companies are the favourite targets, with financial service firms coming second. It is so volatile that we do not know what is going to hit us next week. (Yahoo News -- Computer Viruses & Worms)

    Canada's Dollar Declines for a Second Day on Concern Commodities May Fall  Nov 12, 2008
    Energy companies are scaling back development of Canadian oil sands, the world's biggest energy reserves outside Saudi Arabia. The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers cut its forecast for spending next year by 20 percent to C$16 billion ($13. (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    Al Gore For Secretary of State  Nov 12, 2008
    Gore, who is described in the piece s tagline bio as an investor in alternative energy companies , explains another solution to the energy problem: Here s what we can do -- now: we can make an immediate and large strategic investment to put people to work replacing 19th-century energy technologies that depend on dangerous and expensive carbon-based fuels with 21st-century technologies that use fuel that is free forever: the sun, the wind and the natural heat of the earth. That s great -- but we... (Human Events Online)

    State, FERC Thawing an Icy Relationship  Nov 12, 2008
    Perhaps no single issue illustrates the ongoing tensions better than the dispute over how much money energy companies should pay California for alleged overcharges during the market meltdown. A group of California parties has demanded $9 billion. (Yahoo News -- Utility Industry Deregulation)

    Davis calls energy crisis over  Nov 12, 2008
    Davis on Thursday reiterated his call for billions in refunds from energy companies, an issue that is still proceeding at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. And state regulators voted Thursday to appeal a recent FERC decision to deny California's request to throw out some long-term contracts Davis signed with companies during the peak of the crisis. (Yahoo News -- Utility Industry Deregulation)

    Portable Nuclear 'Hot Tubs' Could Power America  Nov 11, 2008
    That's what Hyperion Power Generation, a small Santa Fe, N.M.-based startup, hopes lots of utility and energy companies say over the next few years as it prepares to build and market small, self-contained, portable nuclear reactors that need almost no oversight or maintenance. "Our goal is to generate electricity for 10 cents a watt anywhere in the world," Hyperion CEO John Deal told Britain's Observer newspaper in an article published Sunday. (Fox News)

    Investigation sought into Slope oil-spill case  Nov 11, 2008
    BP, one of the world's largest energy companies, pleaded guilty last November to the federal misdemeanor and paid $20 million in criminal penalties for two Prudhoe Bay spills. One was the largest spill on the North Slope: About 201,000 gallons of oil leaked onto the tundra and a frozen pond. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Probe sought of Bush handling of Alaska oil-spill case  Nov 11, 2008
    Latest Political Stories. Latest World Stories. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Alternative Energy Demands Generate Hot Career Opportunities  Nov 11, 2008
    "Alternative energy companies are seeking professionals to fill a wide variety of positions, including mechanical engineer, project manager, programmer analyst, IT sourcing specialist, administrative assistant and marketing director," she says. "Business Week" magazine reports that a growing number of professionals are moving to jobs in renewable energy fields to promote their own personal environmental concerns. (Pekin Times, IL)

    * Taiwans energy demand falls for third month  Nov 11, 2008
    1 billion kilowatt-hours in September, with demand from industrial and energy companies 8. 2 percent higher than a year earlier. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Oil-Sands Spending to Fall 20% as Shell, Suncor, Encana Delay Development  Nov 11, 2008
    Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Energy companies are cutting back development of Canadian oil sands, the world's biggest energy reserves outside Saudi Arabia, as crude prices plunge and processing costs become prohibitive. the world's second-largest oil company, and Calgary-based and said they will reduce plans to extract bitumen, the tar-like raw material for the crude, after prices fell 65 percent to $37. (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    Canada Stocks Rise, Led by Suncor, Barrick, on China Plans; Nortel Falls  Nov 11, 2008
    paced the advance among energy companies as natural-gas led the commodity-price rally on prospects that colder U.S. weather will stoke consumption. climbed more than 6 percent, lifting mining shares. (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    Energy: Lay Out Clean Rules—and Fast  Nov 11, 2008
    Such choices aren't limited to energy companies, since energy costs determine whether or not it will be economically feasible to site a new aluminum plant in the U.S. or to expand airline routes. Investments could be brilliant or doomed, depending on what Washington does. (BusinessWeek)

    Time for Nortel investors to face some hard truths  Nov 11, 2008
    So are Canada's blue-chip energy companies now screaming buys. Well, before diving into the sector, consider what Merrill Lynch quantitative analysts have to say about value traps. (Globe and Mail)

    So much else happened while people eyed election  Nov 10, 2008
    So with credit tightening and oil prices falling, shares of alternative energy companies have fallen more sharply than the broader stock market. Venture capital financing is more difficult to get for advanced solar and biofuels projects. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)

    Syncrude hasn't agreed to new royalties  Nov 10, 2008
    Alberta's energy revenue projections are already sagging and falling oil prices have forced a growing list of energy companies to put the brakes on billions of dollars worth of oil sands projects. Failure to complete a royalty deal with Syncrude would be seen as a major setback for the government and there is no clear indication of what royalties would apply if there is no deal by the new year. (Globe and Mail)

    Obama likely to boost alternative energy  Nov 9, 2008
    The economy's meltdown has hurt alternative energy companies by cutting off their access to capital. But many entrepreneurs in the field still see the crisis as an opportunity, for the new president and for them. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)

    Truly inconvenient truths about climate change being ignored  Nov 8, 2008
    Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Michael DuffyNovember 8, 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Obama's energy plan fuels hope, concern  Nov 8, 2008
    Obama's energy plan fuels hope, concern. Certainly he ran on a platform that supported alternative energy, said Paul Copleman, a spokesman for Iberdrola Renewables. (Somerset Daily American, PA)

    Barack could teach Brown to say boo to the goose  Nov 8, 2008
    "Our free market was never meant to be a free licence to take whatever you can get, however you can get it." Obama promises a windfall on energy companies too. Beyond that, he lays into tax avoiders. (guardian.co.uk)

    Will Obama's Stimulus Plan Work?  Nov 8, 2008
    With oil now at $65 a barrel and sub-$2 gas in some regions, justifying rebates might be a tough sell -- especially to energy companies scrapping projects to deal with deflating prices. Plus, the stimulus checks sent out earlier this year were distributed to 130 million Americans. (MSNBC -- Business)

    Hong Kong stocks bounce 3.29% after Thursday's tumble  Nov 8, 2008
    China's energy companies were higher. PetroChina, the country's largest oil producer, added 2. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Environment: Gone With The Wind  Nov 8, 2008
    There, Proposition C mandated a 15% increase in renewable energy by 2021 with slow and steady yearly increases that energy companies felt they could phase in without disruption and with which voters felt more comfortable. The mantra is that oil and car companies are blocking the increased use of renewable energy. (Investors Business Daily)

    Canadian Natural's cuts a blow to oil patch  Nov 8, 2008
    If the price rebounds, energy companies will of course change their plans again. Canadian Natural said yesterday that it will spend $574-million (Canadian) on Horizon in 2009, down from 2008's $4-billion. (Globe and Mail)

    Buttoning up your house for winter heating savings  Nov 7, 2008
    With winter on the way and the cost of living rising as quickly as ever, energy companies, government officials and private organizations are doing their part to soften the impact of a possible spike in heating costs. On Oct. 31, U.S. Rep. (Malden Observer, MA)

    TUSK Energy Corporation: Financial and Operating Results For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008  Nov 7, 2008
    Nonetheless, stakeholders should expect energy companies to divert capital to areas with higher rates of return and certainty in the rules. The majority of TUSK's 2009 capital budget will be directed outside of the province of Alberta. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Canada Stocks Decline With Oil, Led by Canadian Natural; Canaccord Falls  Nov 7, 2008
    Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian stocks fell a second day, led by energy companies, after lowered its production forecast and crude oil prices slid to a 19-month low ... The energy companies are enunciating that they're slowing down these capex projects, reaffirming in the minds of some investors that these projects may be delayed even longer than the average investor thinks,'' said , who helps manage about C$450 million at Toronto-based Davis-Rea Ltd. ``This earnings season you're getting more... (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    Moscow, Gazprom and Venezuela  Nov 6, 2008
    Gazprom is also negotiating several gas exploitation projects in Bolivia and aims at replacing US energy companies that were displaced by President Evo Morales' nationalization of natural resources policies. Bolivia has the third largest natural gas reserves in Latin America after Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago. (Suite101.com)

    Destiny Resource Services Corp. Announces Q3'08 Results  Nov 6, 2008
    Demand for products and services depend on the exploration, development and production activities of energy companies. These activities are directly affected by factors such as oil and gas commodity prices, weather, changes in legislation, exchange rates, the general state of domestic and world economies, concerns regarding fuel surpluses or shortages, substitution through imports or alternative energy sources, changes to taxation or regulatory regimes and the broad sweep of international... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Post-election slide  Nov 6, 2008
    Selling hit across the board, with shares of big manufacturers, including , as well as banks, technology companies, home builders, retailers and energy companies, among the biggest casualties. And today could be even uglier after , a technology bellwether, said after the close of regular trading yesterday that fallout from the United States had now spread to key markets abroad and its revenue could fall as much as 10 percent in the current quarter. (Newsday)

    Wall Street US stocks tumble  Nov 6, 2008
    Selling hit across the board, with shares of big manufacturers, including Boeing, as well as banks, technology companies, home builders, retailers and energy companies among the biggest casualties. Investors worried the new administration won't be in a position to act fast enough to avert a deep economic downturn. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Obama's Technology Push: Solar Jobs, R&D Tax Credits  Nov 6, 2008
    Internet and software firms, as well as alternative energy companies, are likely to benefit from a Barack Obama presidency ... Solar energy companies like First Solar, () SunPower () and Suntech Power () are likely to benefit from this, analysts say. (Investors Business Daily)

    Colorado goes to the polls  Nov 5, 2008
    Also being watched closely is Amendment 58, which would raise an estimated $321 million a year in severance tax revenue from energy companies drilling in the state by eliminating a tax credit the companies get for paying local property tax ... Supporters including Gov. Bill Ritter and University of Colorado President Bruce Benson say 58 ends a tax break that energy companies don t need, and provides much-needed support for college students ... Opponents including several energy companies and... (Denver Business Journal, CO)

    Cimarex reports $232M loss  Nov 5, 2008
    In other results from Colorado-based energy companies. Denver s Corp. (NYSE: FST) reported Q3 net earnings of $429 million, or $4. (Denver Business Journal, CO)

    Stocks to join global party  Nov 5, 2008
    US stocks had their biggest Election Day rally ever, as investors looked forward to the end of the uncertainty surrounding the long fight for the White House, and as energy companies' shares followed oil prices higher. According to latest reports, Obama won at least 195 electoral votes, including those of Pennsylvania and Ohio, while McCain claimed 90, networks projected. (Economic Times)

    Bolivian Gas Crackdown May Spur Inflation in Brazil, Argentina  Nov 5, 2008
    May 4 (Bloomberg) -- Bolivia's crackdown on foreign energy companies may fuel inflation in neighboring Brazil, South America's largest economy, as the cost of importing gas climbs. Prices in Brazil are going to rise,'' said Tereza Fernandez, managing director of MB Associados, an economic consulting company in Sao Paulo. (Yahoo News -- Argentina)

    U.K. Government Delays Nuclear Power Recommendation  Nov 5, 2008
    He will press energy companies to ``double'' current obligations to provide customers with energy-saving advice and require that all new household gas and electricity meters a digital display showing energy consumption. To contact the reporter on this story: in London at. (Yahoo News -- Nuclear Power and Waste)

    Calif. Rejects Clean Power Initiative  Nov 5, 2008
    Energy Companies Spent $30M To Defeat Prop ... Critics charged California's aggressive initiative would have driven up electricity rates, delayed the state's transition to clean power and put small renewable energy companies out of business. (KCRA 3, CA)

    Slaughter Heads Back to Washington  Nov 5, 2008
    Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has established a code of conduct to provide more oversight of energy companies operating wind farms. A new report from the state's comptroller says that childhood obesity is costing millions of dollars in health care costs. (R News)

    ANALYSIS - Solar Sector Shakeout Looms As Credit Crunch Bites  Nov 5, 2008
    FRANKFURT - Many of the world's solar energy companies could fail or fall into the arms of stronger rivals as the financial crisis raises borrowing costs and as solar module prices fall. Any such shake-out would in turn precipitate consolidation in the industry, which has for years been attracting heavy investment and government subsidies that have driven supply ahead of demand. (Planet Ark, United States)

    Climate Change Disclosure Becomes an Investor Thing  Nov 5, 2008
    Dynegy, a Texas-based company operating coal, oil, and natural gas power plants, was one of five large energy companies the attorney general subpoenaed in the fall of 2007 to investigate whether investors were informed about the financial risks of operating the plants. Another energy company, Xcel Energy, agreed in August to disclose its climate risks. (OMB Watch)

    Venable lawyers: Change is coming  Nov 5, 2008
    To date, neither candidate has proposed a comprehensive energy plan recognizing the necessity of developing all of the nation s resources and addressing our critical infrastructure crises, said Richard Powers, a Venable partner who advises energy companies on policy and regulatory issues. Both candidates support a cap and trade system, which raises the cost to use of carbon, including gasoline and diesel fuel. (Washington Business Journal, DC)

    Better for stock market: Democrats or the GOP?  Nov 4, 2008
    Traditional energy companies could fare somewhat worse under Obama than McCain, although both candidates favor developing alternative energy sources. Defense is another industry that would do somewhat worse under the Democrats, Orlando says. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)

    Wall Street ends flat after economic data  Nov 4, 2008
    Shares of energy companies declined in turn, with Exxon Mobil off 0. 5 percent and Chevron losing 2. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)

    Qaddafi, in Belarus, criticizes U.S.  Nov 4, 2008
    Russian energy companies have been offering Libya sweeping cooperation and investment programs. In July, for example, Gazprom, the Russian natural gas monopoly, offered to buy all of Libya's natural gas production in a deal that could help Gazprom corner the European natural gas market. (International Herald Tribune)

    EnCana Says British Columbia Wellhead Natural Gas Leak Sealed After Blast  Nov 4, 2008
    A letter sent to local media before the first bombing called on EnCana and other energy companies to shut down their operations, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported. To contact the reporters on this story: in Calgary at. (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    Cancer patients' fuel bill fears  Nov 4, 2008
    Ensuring the energy companies provide specific and explicit help for people with cancer ... "Energy companies too offer help for their most vulnerable customers. "People could potentially save money by contacting their energy supplier to see if they qualify for a reduced tariff or extra help making their home energy-efficient. (BBC News)

    Smartcool Systems approved for B.C.'s clean technology tax credit program  Nov 3, 2008
    More than 25,000 units have been installed in North America, Asia, Europe and Australia for Smartcool customers such as supermarkets, food distributors, telecommunications companies, hospitals, hotels, universities and energy companies. SEDAR: 00015981E. (Canada Newswire)

    Stocks Likely to Recover No Matter Who's President  Nov 3, 2008
    And under McCain, Froehlich said, it's likely that big energy companies would do better because he does not support a windfall profits tax, and that financial companies could benefit because of his stance on dividend taxes, long-term capital gains taxes, and estate taxes. 1. (ABC News -- Wire)

    Qaddafi discusses energy ties with Russia  Nov 3, 2008
    Russian energy companies have been offering Libya sweeping cooperation and investment programs. In a bold offer in July, for example, Gazprom, the Russian natural gas monopoly, offered to buy all of Libya's natural gas production in a deal that could help Gazprom corner the European natural gas market. (International Herald Tribune)

    Net firms face constant attack  Nov 3, 2008
    Power and energy companies are the favourite targets, with financial service firms coming second. It is so volatile that we do not know what is going to hit us next week. (Yahoo News -- Computer Viruses & Worms)

    Davis calls energy crisis over  Nov 3, 2008
    Davis on Thursday reiterated his call for billions in refunds from energy companies, an issue that is still proceeding at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. And state regulators voted Thursday to appeal a recent FERC decision to deny California's request to throw out some long-term contracts Davis signed with companies during the peak of the crisis. (Yahoo News -- Utility Industry Deregulation)

    State, FERC Thawing an Icy Relationship  Nov 3, 2008
    Perhaps no single issue illustrates the ongoing tensions better than the dispute over how much money energy companies should pay California for alleged overcharges during the market meltdown. A group of California parties has demanded $9 billion. (Yahoo News -- Utility Industry Deregulation)

    Promising New Energy Companies  Nov 2, 2008
    In Pictures: Eight Promising Alternative Energy Companies - Forbes ... In Pictures: Eight Promising Alternative Energy Companies. (Forbes -- Technology)

    Third attack on sour-gas pipeline 'deliberate'  Nov 2, 2008
    Before the first explosion, northern media received suspicious handwritten letters that branded energy companies as terrorists. Dawson Creek Coun. (The Province)

    Alternative Energy Demands Generate Hot Career Opportunities  Nov 2, 2008
    "Alternative energy companies are seeking professionals to fill a wide variety of positions, including mechanical engineer, project manager, programmer analyst, IT sourcing specialist, administrative assistant and marketing director," she says. "Business Week" magazine reports that a growing number of professionals are moving to jobs in renewable energy fields to promote their own personal environmental concerns. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)

    Sabotage Suspected in Third Explosion at Encana Pipe in British Columbia  Nov 2, 2008
    A letter sent to local media before the first incident called on Encana and other energy companies to shut down their operations, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported. Boras declined to speculate on the cause of the leak, referring questions to police. (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    GUEST OPINION: Take your country back on Nov. 4  Nov 2, 2008
    Not cozy collaboration with energy companies that in the end rob us blind both at the gas pump and through taxation to fund their military adventures in colonialism. The reNew Deal is going to be needed and fast. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)

    Key dates in the history of FutureGen  Nov 1, 2008
    December 2005: DOE says it will work with a group of energy companies, eventually known as the FutureGen Alliance, to build the power plant. May 2006: Illinois joins six other states in submitting bids for the plant. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Obama's '$4 Billion for Exxon' Myth  Nov 1, 2008
    org did discover that Mr. Obama's claim about "$4 billion in tax breaks for energy companies" came from a two-page memo from the Center for American Progress Action Fund -- a political lobby headed by John Podesta, former chief of staff to Bill Clinton, with tax issues handled by two lawyers, Robert Gordon and James Kvaal, former policy directors for the John Kerry and John Edwards campaigns. Those lawyers confused average tax rates (after credits and deductions) with the 35% statutory rate on... (Wall Street Journal)

    ABCNEWS: Obama's New Attack on Those Who Don't Want Higher Taxes: 'Selfishness'...  Nov 1, 2008
    Power, pop, and probings from ABC News Senior National Correspondent Jake Tapper. is ABC News' Senior National Correspondent based in the network's Washington bureau. (The Drudge Report)

    Two vie for Bristol, Norfolk senate seat  Nov 1, 2008
    Timilty said it s important that we re investing in energy companies that use homegrown technology, homegrown people, and homegrown power sources. At 38-years-old, Timilty and his wife, Mary, have two daughters, Maryjane, 4 and Kaitlin, 19 mos. (Medfield Press, MA)

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