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Force 3’s Practice Director of Collaborations Jason Parry to Speak at Department of Energy Information Management Conference in Dallas, Texas

Parry Will Lead Information Session about “The Secrets to Building an Effective Collaboration Strategy for the Modern Day Workforce”Dallas, TX (PRWEB) April 10, 2012 Force 3, delivering innovative data center, collaboration, networking and security solutions, today announced that Practice Director of Collaboration Jason Parry will appear as a speaker at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Information Management Conference in Dallas, Texas on Thursday April 19 at 1:30 p.m. ...
Kitware to Develop Simulation Workflow for the United States Department of Energy
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 12:49 PM
The project will address hurdles that small and medium-size manufacturers face in adopting high performance computing.(PRWEB) April 10, 2012 Kitware, a leader in open-source software development, today announces that it has been awarded $150,000 in Phase 1 SBIR funding from the U.S. Department of Energy. The funding will be used to enable widespread adoption of high performance computing (HPC) functionality for small and medium-sized manufacturing firms by providing a suite of open source applications that address the complete simulation lifecycle. ...
EPA Says Dimock Water Safe After New Fracking Test Results Released
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 4:42 AM
According to the International Business Times, in its release of new testing results, the Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as "fracking," did not contaminate the groundwater supply in the small town of Dimock, Pa. The new findings support the EPA's initial conclusions released last month, specifically that the water does not pose an immediate health risk to the residents of the town.
PM Note: Gas Prices and Political Prices, Romney's Fork in the Road, Obama's Bricks, Egg Roll Mania
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 3:34 AM
ABC News / Washington Post Poll out Tonight – Higher Gas Prices, But Less Political Recrimination – From Gary Langer – “With gasoline nudging $4.00 a gallon, a new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds that the price at the pump is taking a toll on...
Gas Prices Take Less of a Toll; Let's See What $4.00 Does
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 3:05 AM
With gasoline nudging $4.00 a gallon, a new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds that the price at the pump is taking a toll on Americans’ pocketbooks – but so far with less pain and fewer political recriminations than in past episodes of gas-price run-ups. The...
Why you're wrong about gas prices and politics
Monday, April 09, 2012 11:30 PM
Think gas station owners are raking it in? Think Republicans loathe renewable energy? Think again
AAA Mich.: Gas prices down 13 cents in past week
Monday, April 09, 2012 7:16 PM
AAA Michigan says gasoline prices dropped about 13 cents during the past week to a statewide average of just over $3.90 per gallon.
AAA: Ohio gas prices dip by 6 cents
Monday, April 09, 2012 6:46 PM
Average gasoline prices in Ohio have dipped by 6 cents per gallon over the past week following an 8-cent dip a week earlier.
NH gas prices rise, national increase slowing
Monday, April 09, 2012 6:45 PM
The increase in the price of gasoline in New Hampshire outpaced the national rate in the last week.
Maine gas prices shoot up 8 cents per gallon
Monday, April 09, 2012 6:43 PM
Gas prices in Maine shot up more than eight cents per gallon in the past week and are now pushing the $4 per gallon mark.
National gas prices up 4 cents in past 2 weeks
Monday, April 09, 2012 6:42 PM
The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped nearly four cents over the past two weeks.
Industry report: NM among solar energy leaders
Monday, April 09, 2012 6:40 PM
A new report says New Mexico is among the nation's leaders in production of electricity from solar power.
Renewables, energy efficiency to be summit focus
Monday, April 09, 2012 6:29 PM
Leaders in the renewable energy and energy efficiency fields are to gather with lenders, elected officials and others for what's being billed as a summit aimed at promoting green energy in Vermont.
Clean Energy Alliance Announces Record Number of Student-Led Start-Ups Apply to Win Over $130,000 in Cash and Services from NY State Business Plan Competition
Monday, April 09, 2012 4:34 PM
One-hundred twenty-three (123) student-led start-ups from students at an accredited college or university in New York State in clean energy/sustainability, information technology, nanotechnology/high tech, healthcare, products/services, and social/non-profit will compete. There will be two sessions in the day: the morning will have 2-minute presentations by all 123 entrants, and then the judges will select the top 20 teams for the final round, which will be held in the afternoon.Golden, CO (PRWEB) April 09, 2012 Clean Energy Alliance, Inc. ...
Thompson International Speedway Introduces Solar Smarts of GP.Energy
Monday, April 09, 2012 12:41 PM
A historic New England speedway teams up with the Pennsylvania-based GP.Energy to support a new avenue of growth in alternative energy.Thompson, CT (PRWEB) April 09, 2012 Thompson International Speedway in Windham County, Connecticut is bringing its icebreaker weekend to racing fans on April 14 and 15—introducing the solar-geared GP.Energy of Berwyn, Pa. as one of its latest major track sponsors.“GP.Energy is absolutely honored to be a sponsor and part of a fourth generation family-owned business such as Thompson International Speedway,” said GP. ...
Love Energy Savings, Who Compare Business Electricity and Gas Prices, Add Dual Energy to their Panel of Suppliers
Monday, April 09, 2012 12:41 PM
Love Energy Savings who compare electricity prices have a new supplier coming on board which they will be comparing prices with on their new systems which compare the energy market in 90 seconds. The new supplier is called Dual Energy. Adding more suppliers to the panel to compare electricity prices ensure Love Energy Savings customers gets the best cheap gas and cheap electricity. ...
Libya probing local, foreign oil companies: WSJ
Monday, April 09, 2012 5:14 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Libyan general prosecutor's office is investigating foreign and domestic oil companies over their past operations in the country, which is recovering from a civil war that ended with the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi, the Wall Street Journal reported. The office is probing Libyan and foreign operators in the country for possible financial irregularities, the body's deputy head, Abdelmajeed Saad, told the newspaper. ...
More Solar Joins Berks County Homescape
Sunday, April 08, 2012 4:32 PM
Homeowner Berks County signs up for a solar lease with GP. Energy.Kutztown, PA (PRWEB) April 08, 2012 Frustrated with the rising costs of home heating oil, Archie Hill of Kutztown, PA added 44 solar panels to the back of his garage roof so he could take energy costs and production into his own hands.Hill worked with GP.Energy of Berwyn, Pa. for the installation of his solar energy system where he did a prepay, to secure the highest savings upfront. ...
Does New Message About Iran's Nuclear Power Expose Lies?
Saturday, April 07, 2012 10:26 PM
COMMENTARY | A member of the Iranian Parliament released a statement of how Iran has the capability of making nuclear weapons but will never do so, according to the Associated Press. As someone who has studied politics for years, I do not find any comfort in this statement. If anything, it makes me more concerned about Iran's overall statements.
Love Energy Savings Who Compare Energy Prices Are Launching Its New System X in Order to Reduce Contract Processing Time and Ensure Great Customer Service
Saturday, April 07, 2012 12:56 PM
Love Energy Savings who compare electricity prices are launching a new system known as system X to track customers on a real time basis and give partners transparency and full visibility on our performance. System X will help contracts on business electricity be dealt with, with the correct advisor to offer the best expert advice and efficient customer service to the customer. ...
Some Environmentalists Don't Even like Green Energy
Saturday, April 07, 2012 3:57 AM
COMMENTARY | Some environmentalists actually oppose green energy. To be sure, they have specific objections. Big wind farms kill migratory birds. Sprawling solar collectors wreck the fragile desert ecosystem. But it's really about Luddite philosophy.
EPA: Water quality OK at 20 wells in Pa. gas town
Saturday, April 07, 2012 2:29 AM
Testing at 20 more water wells in a northeastern Pennsylvania community at the center of a debate over the safety of natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale shows no dangerous levels of contamination, according to a report issued Friday by the Environmental Protection Agency.
EPA: Water quality OK at 20 more Dimock wells
Saturday, April 07, 2012 12:19 AM
Federal environmental regulators say testing at 20 homes in a northeastern Pennsylvania village where a gas driller was accused of polluting the aquifer showed no dangerous levels of water contamination.
Americans spread blame for high gas prices, foresee $4.75 a gallon
Friday, April 06, 2012 11:31 PM
Americans believe gas prices will climb higher heading into the summer driving season, new polling suggests, and they put the oil industry and Wall Street speculators at the top of the list of villains behind higher prices at the pump.
Better Mont. spill plan eyed by Exxon, agencies
Friday, April 06, 2012 10:08 PM

FILE - This July 2, 2011 file photo shows oil from a ruptured ExxonMobil pipeline on the Yellowstone River and along its banks near Laurel, Mont. Government agencies are working with Exxon Mobil Corp. to improve oil spill response times along Montana's upper Yellowstone River following this major spill last year. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)Exxon Mobil Corp. is working with government agencies on a plan to speed up the response to oil spills along Montana's upper Yellowstone River, after a major spill last year left local officials scrambling to deal with an ill-defined threat, state and federal officials said.

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Saudi petrochemicals giant expands in China
Friday, April 06, 2012 6:37 PM

Mohammed Al-Mady, CEO of Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) delivers a speech during the ground-breaking ceremony of the SABIC Technology Centre and Greater China Headquarters in Shanghai, China Friday April 6, 2012. SABIC, one of the world's largest chemical producers, has begun work on a $100 million new technology center in Shanghai, focusing on alternative energy and new materials for the construction and automotive sectors. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Saudi Basic Industries Corp. has begun work on a $100 million technology center in Shanghai, focusing on alternative energy and new materials for the construction and auto sectors.

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Japan should ideally phase out nuclear power: minister
Friday, April 06, 2012 1:37 PM
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan should aspire to phase out nuclear power completely, its energy minister said on Friday, even as the government struggles to persuade a wary public that it is safe to restart reactors after the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years. Yukio Edano, whose trade portfolio makes him responsible for energy, couched his remark as a personal and not necessarily realistic view - though it could still anger utilities and industries eager to see nuclear power bounce back. ...
Gas Prices Not the President's Fault
Friday, April 06, 2012 5:13 AM
COMMENTARY| The AAA Fuel Gauge reports puts the national average of a gallon of regular gas at $3.93, which is 23 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. Meanwhile, National Geographic is reporting that Congress has approved another round of economic sanctions against Iran, the third largest oil exporter in the world. Those sanctions will likely lead to higher fuel prices, and those prices could skyrocket even more should tensions with Iran begin to boil over.
Research Strengthens Link Between Pesticides and Colony Collapse Disorder, Supports Petitioners' Case for EPA Action
Friday, April 06, 2012 2:51 AM
WASHINGTON, April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Three studies released in the past two weeks, including one today by Harvard University, add to the growing body of evidence that implicate pesticides, specifically neonicotinoids, as one of the most critical factors contributing to Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), bolstering the need for regulatory action. The research is timely as beekeepers and environmentalists recently filed a legal petition with EPA calling for the suspension of the neonicotinoid pesticide clothianidin. ...
AAA: Gas prices down nearly a penny in Arizona
Friday, April 06, 2012 2:09 AM
A gallon of regular gas in Arizona has dropped by nearly a penny this week according to AAA. The average pump price around the state is $3.89 a gallon.
ND: Tesoro oil refinery workers prepared to strike
Thursday, April 05, 2012 9:03 PM
Union workers at the Tesoro Corp. oil refinery at Mandan, N.D. are prepared to go on strike if contract negotiations continue to stall.
Global Reinforced Plastics Market to Reach 7.9 Million Tons by 2017, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
Thursday, April 05, 2012 5:02 PM
GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Reinforced Plastics markets. The global market for Reinforced Plastics is forecast to reach 7.9 million tons by the year 2017, bolstered by renewed demand from major end-use sectors and robust demand from European and Asia Pacific markets. Further, rapidly evolving renewable energy markets such as wind energy are emerging as the most promising growth areas for Reinforced Plastics.San Jose, California (PRWEB) April 05, 2012 Follow us on LinkedIn – Reinforced plastics are proving to be an indispensable aspect of modern day life. ...
Analysis: In Iraq, oil majors play north versus south
Thursday, April 05, 2012 3:26 PM

Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs Hussain al-Shahristani speaks during a joint news conference with Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul-Kareem Luaibi in Baghdad(Reuters) - In the weeks before Iraqi Kurdistan revealed that Exxon Mobil had signed up to explore for oil there, executives at rival Shell faced a dilemma over whether or not to join the U.S. oil major in its foray north and risk angering Baghdad. The fields in the autonomous region offered rich potential, an easier working environment, better security and attractive contracts. That seemed a winning combination for smaller oil companies already working there, such as Norway's DNO, even though they struggled to collect profits. ...

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Hands-on Wind Power Training Coming to Chadron, Nebraska
Thursday, April 05, 2012 12:41 PM
Award-winning Colorado renewable energy authors and educators Dan Bartmann and Dan Fink will be teaching a series of intensive, hands-on wind power classes for home and business owners from April 30 through May 10, 2012 in Chadron, Nebraska.Chadron, NE (PRWEB) April 05, 2012 Award-winning Colorado renewable energy authors and educators Dan Bartmann and Dan Fink will be teaching a series of intensive, hands-on wind power classes for home and business owners from April 30 through May 10, 2012 in Chadron, Nebraska. ...
Watchdog finds solar energy loan was 'rushed'
Thursday, April 05, 2012 3:34 AM
Federal financial experts weren't consulted on a half-billion federal loan to a failed solar company until the last minute, and only then had "about a day" to complete their review, an internal watchdog concluded Wednesday.
ConocoPhillips board approves split
Thursday, April 05, 2012 3:21 AM
Oil giant ConocoPhillips said Wednesday that its board of directors gave final approval for its plan to split into two companies — one that produces oil and another that refines it.
Brazil seeks $10.9 bn from Chevron for second spill
Thursday, April 05, 2012 1:51 AM

Supply boats clean an oil spill around a Chevron platform operating in the Frade oil field in 2011A Brazilian prosecutor is demanding that Chevron and the oil drilling contractor Transocean pay $10.9 billion for a second offshore spill last month, the US oil giant said Wednesday.

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Brazil lets one Chevron accused leave, seeks bond
Thursday, April 05, 2012 1:32 AM

Chevron's Director of Corporate Affairs in Brazil, Williamson, wipes his face as he speaks about the oil leak that seeped off the coast of Rio de Janeiro in the waters of the Campos Basin, during a meeting in BrasiliaRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A judge in Brazil gave permission to one of the 17 Chevron and Transocean employees facing criminal charges over a November offshore oil spill to leave the country, documents released by a federal court on Wednesday showed. The permission is conditional on the payment of a 500,000 real ($275,000) bond, the court said. ...

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Prosecutor seeks another $11B from Chevron
Wednesday, April 04, 2012 11:21 PM
A Brazilian prosecutor filed a new $11 billion suit against U.S. oil company Chevron Corp. and drilling contractor Transocean Ltd for a second leak in an offshore oil field.
Ahead of the Bell: Chevron
Wednesday, April 04, 2012 6:58 PM
Wall Street thinks Chevron's fortunes in Brazil are improving, even as a prosecutor there continues his efforts to make the company pay large sums for a recent oil spill there.