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IID brings back controversial former employees as consultants
Staff WriterThe September 2011 Southwest power outage that left some 2.7 million customers in the dark is on the top of the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors agenda again. While IID officials said they did not have anything to report from Tuesday&...Tags: Board of Directors, Insurance
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CF Industries 1Q profit rises 10%
Fertilizer producer CF Industries on Wednesday reported that net earnings climbed to a record-high $406.5 million, or $6.47 per share, for the first quarter, from $368.4 million, or $5.54 per share, a year ago. Excluding one-time items, among them a $22....
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Softball, Natural Gas, Fertilizer, Thomson Corporation
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Voice of the People, May. 01
Fresh water threat The Tribune's prominent April 22 editorial urging the Illinois Legislature to hurry up and allow fracking could not have been more heavily spun nor more badly timed ("Put Illinois to work; The stall on fracking is a job-killer")....Tags: Earth Day, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Water Pollution, Union (McHenry, Illinois)
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Alaska Takes Bids on Petroleum, Geothermal Tracts
Alaska has auctioned off 29 energy tracts in Cook Inlet, including one for geothermal energy on Augustine Island and 28 for crude oil or natural gas. Nicholas Van Wyck bid $1.02 per acre, or $2,544.90 for the geothermal tract. It covers 2,495 acres on...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Auction Service
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FPL's rising natural-gas use spurs push for new pipeline into Florida
PORT ST. JOHN — Competing with the high-pressure whine of natural gas surging through gleaming pipes, Florida Power & Light Co. executives on Wednesday dedicated their newest power plant: a monster overlooking the Indian River Lagoon that bolsters...
Tags: Mexico, Plant Openings, Petroleum Industry, Juno Beach, Economy, Business and Finance
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Confused about trade
For decades, Americans have been told of the evils of importing energy. It sends our money abroad, the argument goes, makes us vulnerable to supply disruptions, strengthens our enemies and weakens the economy. Now, though, the tide is turning....
Tags: Eastman Chemical Company, Energy, Ron Wyden, Dow Chemical Co., H.L. Mencken
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Fracking is not the answer for U.S. economy
Apparently, columnist Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. doesn't understand the difference between manufacturing and mining or mineral extraction ("New day for U.S. manufacturing," May 5). While manufacturing is sustainable as long as there is a demand for the...Tags: Mining, Global Warming, Petroleum Industry, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Environmental Pollution
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$2.25-billion penalty recommended in San Bruno blast
Utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric should pay a record $2.25-billion penalty for a 2010 natural gas explosion in San Bruno that killed eight people and devastated a neighborhood, regulators recommended Monday. If approved by the California Public...
Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, Fines, Punishment, Explosions, Transportation Industry
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Gas line struck, repaired in downtown Harbor Springs
HARBOR SPRINGS — A natural gas odor helped prompt the Harbor Springs Fire Department to respond to the downtown intersection of State and Bay streets early Monday afternoon. DTE Energy dispatched a crew as well, finding that a contractor working on...
Tags: DTE Energy Company
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Natural gas-fed Fort Wayne fire forces evacuations
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A Fort Wayne fire fed by natural gas has forced at least 16 people from their homes. The fire began early Tuesday in a building housing an antique shop and apartments. Once firefighters learned of the natural gas, they... -
Record $2.25-billion fine recommended in San Bruno explosion
A division of the California Public Utilities Commission recommended Monday that the agency levy a $2.25-billion penalty against Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the deadly 2010 explosion in San Bruno. If approved, Commission officials said, the...
Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, Explosions, Punishment, Fines, Transportation Industry
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