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Schneider eyes local demand for efficiency
The Bangkok PostFrance-based Schneider Electric SA is looking forward to capitalising on growth in Thailand's energy management solutions sector as higher energy prices drive demand for cost control measures. Nelson Yeap, the country president of Schneider Electric...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Bangkok (Thailand), Environmental Issues, Energy Saving, Thailand
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Plans to conserve energy in spotlight
Gulf Daily News, Manama, BahrainBAHRAIN is set to save hundreds of thousands of dinars through energy conservation initiatives, a top official said yesterday. Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) distribution and customer services deputy chief executive Adnan Fakhro said the EWA...Tags: Heads of State, Environmental Issues, Alternative Energy, Conservation, Politics
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Xcel aiming to get weather forecasts on the nose (of the wind turbine)
Star TribuneResearchers and Xcel Energy have joined forces to try to tighten up one of the key uncertainties in the renewable energy business: the weather forecast. Using tools that could provide forecasts for wind, icing and other dynamics down to the location...Tags: National Weather Service, Alternative Energy, Weather, Wind Power, Weather Statistics
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Officials, activists tout energy savings plan
The Eagle-Tribune, North Andover, Mass.Town Manager Andrew Maylor and other local officials hope a multi-million dollar energy savings plan will achieve a comeback at the May 21 annual Town Meeting. Article 19 asks voters to borrow $4,049,027 to pay for a variety of energy-conserving...Tags: Environmental Issues, Politics, Elections, Energy Saving, Georgetown
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New Washington County Public Schools administrative offices still in planning phases
julieg@herald-mail.comA sheet of paper with the words “Do not move” was taped to the U-shaped receptionist desk. A similar note was taped to a large white planter nearby that contained a pot of crusty old soil and dead plant material. A few yards away was a set...Tags: The Herald-Mail, Building Material, Manufacturing and Engineering, Arts and Culture, Electricity Production and Distribution
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N.C. coast ideal for wind farms, but logistics complicated
Star-News, Wilmington, N.C.For years, chatter about the possibility of offshore wind power in North Carolina has hummed among state environmental groups. In the past year, that conversation intensified as concrete plans to develop the state's offshore resource moved forward through...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Alternative Energy, Weather, Beach Vacations
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From blackouts to food shortages: Why the Philippine clean energy sector needs a boost
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila / Asia News NetworkMANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) -- Former Philippine Senator Heherson Alvarez thinks that the world is so close to what is known as the "tipping point" where even the food chain will be directly affected. He mentioned a UN report that cites the...Tags: Hydroelectricity, Environmental Issues, Ecosystems, Weather, Meteorological Disasters
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Study: Gap seen for manufacturing workers in Southside
Danville Register & Bee, Va.Demand for additional manufacturing workers across Virginia's former Tobacco Region will reach nearly 7,000 by 2017, according to a study paid for by the Virginia Tobacco Commission. However, there will be a supply gap of 1,045 medium-skilled,...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Labor Legislation, Manufacturing and Engineering, China, Career and Workplace
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The New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester, State House Dome column
The New Hampshire Union Leader, ManchesterThe joint House Finance and Ways and Means Committee will vote on the bill this week that would legalize casino gambling at one location in New Hampshire. Proposed changes to Senate Bill 152, which passed the Senate on a 16-8 vote and has the backing of...Tags: John H. Lynch, Crime, Law and Justice, Board of Directors, Americans for Prosperity, Justice System
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Report: American automakers fall in latest Fortune 500 rankings
Autoblog.comFiled under: Ford, GM, Earnings/Financials Not that it means anything beyond bragging rights, but if you're fixated on the positions of domestic automakers on the annual Fortune 500 list, both General Motors and Ford are still on it but they've slipped... -
Bulgarians vote in election unlikely to soothe anger
Reuters* Rightist GERB government resigned during protests * Remains most popular party but unlikely to win majority * Discontent with poverty likely to persist By Angel Krasimirov SOFIA, May 12 (Reuters) - Bulgarians vote on Sunday in an election forced...Tags: National Government, Politics, Political Corruption, Economy, Business and Finance, European Debt Crisis
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Uptown
A story in the April 19 Herald Palladium,St. Joseph, "Upton panel sends XL along pipeline" gives a good account of the environmental risks posed by the XL oil pipeline that would run from Canada across the Great Plains to Gulf Coast refineries. But here...Tags: U.S. Department of State, Petroleum Industry, Manufacturing and Engineering, Business Enterprises, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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