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Most and Least Expensive Gasoline

June 14th, 2008

At an average $3.74 per gallon, Wichita, Kan., had the least expensive gas in the country Thursday, according to GasBuddy.com.
Wichita is followed by Oklahoma City ($3.79), Tulsa, Okla. ($3.79), Tucson, Ariz. ($3.80) and Columbia, S.C. ($3.84).
At an average $4.56 per gallon, Los Angeles has the most expensive gas in the country Thursday, according to [...]

Gas prices up 5 cents in 2 weeks

April 7th, 2008

A survey says the national average price for gasoline rose 5 cents over the last two weeks.
The average price of self-serve regular gasoline on Friday was $3.32 a gallon, mid-grade was $3.44 and premium was $3.55. That’s according to the Lundberg Survey of 7,000 stations nationwide released Sunday.
Of the cities surveyed, the cheapest price was [...]

USA Uranium Completes Utah Property Acquisition

January 24th, 2008

USA Uranium Corp. announces that it has completed the acquisition of a 75% joint venture interest in the LaSal West mineral claim group located in the prolific LaSal uranium district of Utah.
The ore previously produced from the existing mines on this Property contained up to 0.35% U3O8 (Uranium) and 1.5% V2O5 (Vanadium) resulting in [...]

Livermore Lab to escalate depleted uranium testing

April 30th, 2007

If it’s news to you, you’re not alone. Livermore National Laboratory has been testing radioactive devices – exploding depleted uranium and tritium into the open air – just 50 miles east of San Francisco since 1961. And now the lab has a permit to raise the amount of radioactive material they detonate yearly from 1,000 [...]

To curb global warming, U.S. coal producers are adrift in choppy political seas

January 26th, 2007

The battle lines have been clearly drawn between the Democrats in Congress, a handful of major names in the international mining industry and the National Mining Association and its coal company members.
The Democrats’ victory in last year’s elections means Congress’s stance on environmental issues has changed dramatically. Gone is the champion of mining and big [...]

Texas Hunger Strike, Mayors Oppose TXU Plan for Coal Plants

January 9th, 2007

TXU Corp. Chief Executive Officer C. John Wilder wasn’t counting on hunger strikes and opposition from big-city mayors when he proposed spending $10 billion to build coal-fueled power plants in Texas.
The energy company has invested time and money in building corporate goodwill in Texas, where it is the largest power producer. Wilder, 48, is United [...]

Goodrich Petroleum to Present at Pritchard Capital Conference

January 9th, 2007

Goodrich Petroleum Corporation announced that the Company’s President, Robert C. Turnham, Jr., will present at the Pritchard Capital Partners, LLC Energize 2007 Conference in San Francisco, California at the Omni San Francisco Hotel on Wednesday, January 10, 2007, at 10:30 am Pacific Time. A copy of the presentation will be available on the Company’s website [...]

enXco Closes Financing of Minnesota’s Largest Wind Farm, with Union Bank of California and GE Energy Financial Services

January 6th, 2007

enXco, Inc. announced today that it has closed on the project financing for Minnesota’s largest wind farm, the $385 million Fenton Wind Energy Project under construction in Murray and Nobles Counties, Minnesota, with its financial partners Union Bank of California and GE Energy Financial Services.
The project pushes the total US wind energy development portfolio for [...]

enXco Closes Financing of Minnesota’s Largest Wind Farm, with Union Bank of California and GE Energy Financial Services

January 6th, 2007

enXco, Inc. announced today that it has closed on the project financing for Minnesota’s largest wind farm, the $385 million Fenton Wind Energy Project under construction in Murray and Nobles Counties, Minnesota, with its financial partners Union Bank of California and GE Energy Financial Services.
The project pushes the total US wind energy development portfolio for [...]

56 workers freed at Canadian mine in Ecuador, activist says

December 11th, 2006

Ecuadoran indigenous activists freed 56 workers taken hostage at a Canadian mine, ending a six-day protest over a planned strip mine in the Andes, the protest leader said.
“These people, that we will insist on calling paramilitaries, were released and are in good health and are with the police,” Indian leader Gustavo Leon told AFP by [...]