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The Latest Theft - Used Cooking Oil

[Your Name Here] — Thu, 22 May 2008 22:03:22 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO - A few years ago, drums of used French fry grease were of interest only to a small network of underground biofuel brewers, who would use the slimy oil to power their souped-up antique...

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Consumer Energy Alliance Supported by ATA

[Your Name Here] — Tue, 27 May 2008 20:11:22 +0000

Consumer Energy Alliance Efforts The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the major U.S. airlines, is echoing the call of the Consumer Energy Alliance to...

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Chaves Oil Threat Against European Countries

[Your Name Here] — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:26:07 +0000

Chavez Says E.U. Countries That Back Migrant Law Won't Get Oil Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he'll prohibit sales of oil to European Union countries that apply a new law...

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Workers Of the World On the Move

[Your Name Here] — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:53:01 +0000

Relocating for work . . . From Filipino electricians in western Australia and Indian petrochemical engineers working in the Persian Gulf, to Latvian stone masons in Northern Ireland, the...

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Oil Surges Past $140 Barrel

[Your Name Here] — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:59:27 +0000

It seems like yesterday when many of us could not believe oil at $100 a barrel, but those days are long gone . . . CT Oil surged past $140 a barrel after OPEC's president stated that prices could go...

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Soaring Price of Oil Continued

[Your Name Here] — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:13:45 +0000

Thanks to all who sent e-mail from our last post about soaring oil prices. From analysts, politicians and just about everybody weighing in, there are many opinions about the cause and ways to solve...

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GM, Ford, Chrysler Credit Ratings May Be Cut

[Your Name Here] — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:21:14 +0000

There is speculation about takeovers, bankruptcy and asset sales . . . CT General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC credit ratings may be lowered by Standard & Poor's as higher gas...

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U.S. Freezes Solar Energy Projects

[Your Name Here] — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:24:49 +0000

This is why we remain dependent on oil . . . I guess the solar industry doesn't have enough powerful friends in Washington - CT Faced with a surge in the number of proposed solar power plants, the...

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Bureau of Land Management

[Your Name Here] — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:41:04 +0000

Federal Agencies Move to Ease Development of Geothermal Energy and Increase Power Generation Potential for ten-fold increase in geothermal power-generation capacity on federal lands WASHINGTON, D.C....

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Indiana Solar Tax Incentives

[Your Name Here] — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:08:12 +0000

Renewable Energy Property Tax Exemption Last DSIRE Review: 10/02/2008 Incentive Type: Property Tax Exemption Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies: Solar Water Heat, Solar Space Heat, Wind,...

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