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Electric vehicles provide electricity to the U.S. power grid
ReutersApril 26 (Reuters) - U.S. power company NRG Energy Inc said on Friday a technology it developed with the University of Delaware has sold power from electric vehicles to the power grid for the first time. The University and NRG said in a statement that...Tags: Electricity Production and Distribution
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U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP: Apple, Lockheed Martin, Netflix, eBay
ReutersApril 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including Apple, eBay, and Halliburton, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Apple : Credit Suisse, JP Morgan, others cut target on the...Tags: Centene Corporation, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Rent-A-Center Incorporated, Newfield Exploration Company, Halliburton Company
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Nest enlists U.S. utilities to power drive into homes
ReutersBy Poornima Gupta SAN FRANCISCO, April 22 (Reuters) - Tony Fadell, the designer known as the godfather of Apple Inc's iPod, is enlisting several of the country's largest power utilities to get his power-saving creation, the "Nest" thermostat, into more...Tags: Apple iPod, Google Inc., Southern California Edison Company
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New York OKs transmission upgrades to replace Indian Point
ReutersBy Scott DiSavino April 18 (Reuters) - New York utility regulators approved the construction of three power transmission lines needed to keep the state's electric system reliable in case the giant Indian Point nuclear power plant shuts at the end of...Tags: Energy Saving, Staten Island (New York City), Entergy Corporation, New York City, Environmental Issues
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Lake Forest High School adds 3 graduates to wall of fame
Three new faces will join the Alumni Wall of Fame at Lake Forest High School, which contains photographs and plaques celebrating the accomplishments of former students and inspiring current ones. The three unveiled Wednesday were David Crane, Thomas...
Tags: Project HOPE, Graduation, Central Asia, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Kobe Bryant
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New England's Reliance On Natural Gas Straining Reliable Power Operations
New England has become dependent on natural gas for more than half of its electric generation over the past decade, creating severe challenges to reliable power system operations, the region's power grid operator said Tuesday. The primary problem is...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Energy Resources, Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated, Home Heating, Entergy Corporation
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Environmentalists threaten to sue energy company
A trio of environmental groups warned Monday they would sue the operator of three coal-fired power plants in Maryland for allegedly discharging excessive amounts of nutrient pollution into Chesapeake Bay rivers and trying to mask their violations by...Tags: Environmental Issues, Metal and Mineral, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Rivers, Mining
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Coal-ash pollution at three Maryland landfills to be cleaned up
The operator of three coal-fired power plants in Maryland has agreed to pay a total of $2.2 million in penalties and fix long-standing pollution problems at the landfills in Southern Maryland and Montgomery County where it disposes of the ash from those...Tags: Waste, Environmental Issues, Tropical Storms, Metal and Mineral, Tropical Storm Lee (2011)
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Burger King profit slumps 83% amid revamp, re-franchising
Burger King Worldwide Inc., one of the country’s largest hamburger chains, said its net income tanked 83% in its third quarter, the first time the brand has reported earnings since returning to public trading. The fast food company was one of...
Tags: Restaurants, In-N-Out Burger, Thomson Corporation, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Dining and Drinking
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Sacrificing the desert to save the Earth
Construction cranes rise like storks 40 stories above the Mojave Desert. In their midst, the "power tower" emerges, wrapped in scaffolding and looking like a multistage rocket.
Clustered nearby are hangar-sized assembly buildings, looming berms of sand...Tags: Energy Resources, U.S. Geological Survey, White House, Global Change, Government
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State Utility Regulators 'Legally Obliged' To Review NU-NSTAR Merger
The Hartford CourantState utility regulators announced Wednesday that they are "legally obliged to review the proposed merger" of Northeast Utilities and NSTAR, a Boston-based utility, reversing a decision they made six months ago. The preliminary decision by the Public...Tags: Religious Festivals, Politics, Companies and Corporations, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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City fights new power plant in Carlsbad
FOX 5 San Diego StaffCARLSBAD, Calif. -- The California Energy Commission has temporarily approved permits to build a new power plant in Carlsbad, but members heard new evidence and public concern at a hearing Monday night which the city hopes will make the commission...Tags: Plant Openings
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