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Judge OKs New Energy sale
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- The New Energy Corp. ethanol plant cost more than $180 million to build in the early 1980s. But when it was sold at auction last week as part of the company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, the winning bid came in at just $2.5 million....Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, Environmental Issues, Economy, Business and Finance, Bankruptcy, Renewable Energy
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Huge travel weekend likely for Labor Day
South Bend TribuneIf you were planning on hitting the road this weekend and thought that maybe a rise in gas prices might hold traffic down a little, don't count on it. According to AAA, 33 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more this weekend, a 2.9 percent...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Labor Day, Hurricane Isaac (2012), Trips and Vacations, Weather
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DOE finalizes loan to build vehicles in Mishawaka
MISHAWAKA, Ind. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy says it's finalized a $50 million loan to a Miami-based company that has a contract with AM General to build wheelchair accessible vehicles in northern Indiana. The Energy Department said...Tags: Indiana, Alternative Energy, Steven Chu, Natural Resources, Energy Resources
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Dow, S&P end at records, stocks mark fourth week of gains
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks continued their climb into uncharted territory on Friday, racking up the fourth week of gains in a row as encouraging economic data prompted investors to pick up shares of growth companies. The Dow and the S&P 500 finished...Tags: Alternative Energy, Energy Saving, Time Warner Telecom Inc., Biogen Idec Incorporated, Elan Corporation Plc
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Chevron says Argentina has world's No. 2 shale oil resources
ReutersBy Karina Grazina BUENOS AIRES, May 16 (Reuters) - Argentina has the world's second largest reservoir of unconventional oil after the United States, concentrated in the Vaca Muerta megafield, said Ali Moshiri, president of Latin American and African...Tags: Argentina, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Ecuador, Energy Resources
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US STOCKS-Futures flat with data on tap; Cisco jumps
Reuters* Cisco jumps after earnings, outlook * CPI, housing starts, jobless claims data on tap * Futures: Dow up 3 pts, S&P flat, Nasdaq up 2 pts By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Thursday,...Tags: Prices, Cisco Systems Inc., Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Economy, Business and Finance, Market and Exchange
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Tesla revenue to get boost from selling "green" car credits -analyst
Reuters* Tesla relied heavily on "green" car credits in Q1 -analyst * Credit sales may allow Tesla to repay DOE loan in 18 months By Deepa Seetharaman DETROIT, May 14 (Reuters) - Tesla Motor Co may draw about 11 percent of its revenue this year from selling...Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Environmental Issues, Services and Shopping, Vehicles, Passenger Cars
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Fracking's risks greatly overstated
In a recent letter to the editor ("Fracking is not the answer for U.S. economy," May 7), David Wagenheim relies on outdated and previously debunked talking points in an attempt to convince readers that hydraulic fracturing harms groundwater,...Tags: Catonsville, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Lisa P. Jackson
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State's $75M Share In Nuclear Waste Settlement Heads To Ratepayers
The Hartford CourantMoney from a multi-million settlement with the federal energy department will trickle to state ratepayers over the next three years. The $160 million settlement resulted from the energy department's failure to dispose of spent nuclear fuel and nuclear...Tags: National Government, Environmental Issues, Litigation, Nuclear Power, Trials
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OBIT-STARKER Grammy-winning cellist Janos Starker dead at 88 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Grammy Award-winning cellist Janos Starker has died after months of declining health. He was 88. Alain Barker, a spokesman for the Jacobs School of Music at...Tags: Students, Artists, Bankruptcy, Economy, Business and Finance, Explosions
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Carmel school wins National Science Bowl final for middle schools
CARMEL, Ind. (AP) — A suburban Indianapolis school has won the middle school competition of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Science Bowl. The department says Carmel Creekside Middle School beat Takoma Park Middle School from Silver Spring,...Tags: Schools, Takoma Park (Montgomery, Maryland), High Schools, Middle Schools, Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland)
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UC researchers are engineering the tobacco plant to produce bio-fuels
Once celebrated as an economic mainstay, the tobacco industry has been hard hit by health concerns, bans, lawsuits and the social stigma of cigarette smoking. Now, UC researchers are testing the plant’s potential to be genetically modified in...
Tags: University of Kentucky, Science and Technology, University of California, Berkeley, Heart Disease, Medical Research
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