08/28/2008
Energy Conversion Devices swings to 4Q profit (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Solar energy product maker Energy Conversion Devices Inc. said Thursday it swung to a profit in its fiscal 2008 fourth quarter on higher sales and stronger gross margins.
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08/28/2008
Swift Energy buys Texas oil properties for $47M (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Oil and natural-gas producer Swift Energy Co. said Thursday it has signed an agreement to buy some south Texas oil and natural gas properties from Crimson Energy Partners LP for $47 million.
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08/28/2008
Topnotch Managers Disagree on Energy's Future (Morningstar.com via Yahoo! Finance)
These proven managers stand at the extremes of the energy debate.
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08/28/2008
World Energy Demand May Rise 1.6% a Year Through 2030, ADB Says (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- World energy demand will rise 1.6 percent a year through 2030, driven by consumption growth in emerging economies including China, while security of supply will remain a concern, the Asian Development Bank said.
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08/28/2008
TSC Ratings' Updates: Mariner Energy (TheStreet.com)
Mariner Energy, McMoRan Exploration and Sapient upgraded; Cato downgraded.
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08/28/2008
Diageo Profit Drops on Higher Barley, Energy Costs (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Diageo Plc, the world's largest liquor maker, had an 8.1 percent drop in second-half profit on higher costs for barley and energy and said commodity expenses will increase further in the next year.
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08/28/2008
Hutton warns over energy policy (BBC News)
John Hutton appears to warn against a windfall tax, saying the "right framework" is needed to attract future energy investment.
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08/28/2008
Hutton said to favour energy over climate (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The battle against climate change must not take precedence over the need to guarantee energy security, industry minister John Hutton was quoted on Thursday as saying in an apparent policy change.
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08/28/2008
In Hot, Flat, and Crowded , Thomas Friedman Calls for a Green Energy Revolution (Wired News)
Hot, Flat, and Crowded , Thomas Friedman Calls for a Green Energy Revolution authorName= Garrett M. Graff creditType= photo credit= Greg Miller -- Thomas Friedman is about to dive into the green-tech fray. In his latest book, Hot, Flat, and Crowded , the multi-Pulitzer-winning journalist says everyone needs to accept that oil will never be cheap again and that wasteful, polluting technologies ...
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08/27/2008
Energy Company Agrees to Disclose Global Warming Risks (New York Times)
The New York attorney general said that Xcel Energy had agreed to disclose risks to investors from its stake in coal-burning power plants and any related liability.
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