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E Source surveyed 51 electric and gas utilities in the U.S. and Canada to discover the latest trends and best practices in utility social media use. Utilities that participated in the 2012 E Source Utility Social Media Survey were asked to identify which utilities they consider to be ...
New vehicles' fuel economy hits record Feb 14 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Alisa Priddle Detroit Free Press In advance of the seasonal spring hike in gasoline prices, the fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the U.S. last month was at a record high, according to the University ...
Kazakhstan launches construction of Balkhash thermal power plant Sep 13 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - D. Mukhtarov Trend News Agency, Baku, Azerbaijan A laying ceremony by Balkhash TPP construction was held in Astana using in television space bridge with the participation of Kaz...
Lawmakers push for small modular nuclear reactors in Tri-Cities Jun 21 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Annette Cary Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash. Nine of Washington's U.S. congressional leaders are encouraging Energy Secretary Steven Chu to locate a small modular nuclear react...
But Alabama and Tennessee listeners to the two-hour meeting at NRC's Southeast region headquarters in Atlanta told the federal utility and regulator they were frustrated at hearing TVA's same reasons for performance problems and violations. After listening to conversation about a Brow...
In "The Quest - Energy Security and Remaking of the Modern World," Daniel Yergin addresses how electricity has become centrally important to modern life, how it can be made more secure, the threat to climate from greenhouse gas emission and new energy technologies on the horizon. Atte...
Weatherization Assistance Program Ranked as Second Highest Recovery Act Job Creator WASHINGTON, Jan 31, 2012 -- BUSINESS WIRE The U.S. Department of Energy's low-income Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) created or retained more than 13,000 jobs in the fourth quarter of 2011, ran...
For the first time the number of mergers and acquisitions in the South American renewable energy sector (wind, biomass, solar and hydroelectric plants that generate up to 30MW) overtook the hydroelectric power sector. In 2011 the number of transactions in the renewable energy sector g...
