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3 hrs ago | Cw56.com

Cahill turns down running mate offer

State Treasurer Timothy Cahill, running for governor of Massachusetts as an independent, said he has turned down offers from supporters of Republican candidate Charles Baker to be his running mate.

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Related Topix: Nstar

7 hrs ago | This is York

Scottish & Southern Energy has warned of price hike despite rise in profits

One of the UK's biggest energy suppliers has revealed a sharp rise in profits before warning it may have to hike prices next year.

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11 hrs ago | Grand Junction Free Press

Williams says Colorado Hub pipeline now in service

Williams Cos. Inc. says a 26.4-mile-long natural gas transmission pipeline in Colorado is now in use.

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Related Topix: Meeker, CO, Rangely, CO

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Clovis News Journal

Press Release: Xcel names Hill president and CEO of Southwestern Public Service Company

AMARILLO Xcel Energy today named Riley Hill, chief operating officer of its Southwestern Public Service Company subsidiary, to succeed David Eves as president and CEO of SPS.

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Related Topix: Xcel Energy

KXKT-FM thekat.com

OPPD Rate Hike Poposal

A year after raising electric rates an average 14.5 percent, the Omaha Public Power District is considering a residential rate increase of 4.9 percent more.

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WHAS-TV Louisville

2 Ky. men sue contractors over exposure to toxins

A pair of Kentucky men who served in Iraq and Afghanistan are suing two U.S. military contractors and accusing the companies of exposing them to toxic fumes and ash from "burn pits." The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Louisville on Monday by former Air Force Sgt.

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Related Topix: Louisville, KY, US Military, US Air Force, Halliburton, Oil & Gas

WTXL

PSC agrees more electricity needed

State regulators say Mississippi Power Co. has shown a need to increase its capacity to generate electricity.

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Related Topix: Southern

MySanAntonio.com

Tesoro 3Q net income down 87%

Lower margins on fuels, including diesel, prompted San Antonio-based refiner Tesoro Corp.

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Related Topix: Construction, Tesoro Petroleum, Oil & Gas

MarketWatch

Sempra Energy's profit climbs on commodities unit

Sempra Energy's third-quarter net income rose 3% on a return to profit in its commodities unit as well as gains in its core utility business in Southern California, the company said Monday.

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Related Topix: Sempra Energy

Mon Nov 09, 2009

WTVY Dothan

Gulf Power prepares for Ida

Gulf Power is making preparations for Hurricane Ida as the storm approaches Northwest Florida.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ida

The Jersey Journal

NRG Energy of Princeton acquires Hoboken-based Bluewater Wind

NRG Energy Inc. has bought a company that is working on several offshore wind power projects along the Atlantic coast.

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Related Topix: Hoboken, NJ, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Oil companies evacuate workers as Ida approaches

Oil companies are evacuating workers from operations in the Gulf of Mexico as Tropical Storm Ida approaches.

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Related Topix: Chevron Corporation, Oil & Gas, New Orleans, LA

Portland's CW32 KRCW -TV

Consumer advocates urging public to speak out on Empire District Electric rate hike in Kansas

Consumer advocates say the public should be ready to express its opposition to Empire District Electric Co.'s proposed rate hike for Kansas customers.

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Related Topix: Empire District Electric, Baxter Springs, KS, Galena, KS, Riverton, KS

The Mobile Register Online

Alabama Power gets stimulus money for Coosa River dam work

The U.S. Department of Energy is allocating up to $6 million of federal stimulus money to help Alabama Power Co.

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The Macon Telegraph

TVA prepares to start smokestack scrubbers

Smokestack scrubbers will eliminate most of the sulfur emissions from the coal-fired Kingston Fossil Plant, but they will also produce a new waste stream for a site still engaged in a $1 billion cleanup from a massive ash spill.

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Related Topix: 9, US National Parks, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Blogging Stocks

Buffett's railroad move: A win for BNI shareholders

Filed under: Deals , Berkshire Hathaway , Burlington Northern Santa Fe Warren Buffett's decision to buy the 77.4% shares of Burlington Northern Santa Fe that he did not already own, for $100 each in cash and stock, is like an early holiday present for BNI shareholders.

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Related Topix: Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Construction, Investment Services, Railroads, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Financial Services, Santa Fe Energy Trust, Oil & Gas, Warren Buffett

WBAL-AM Baltimore

$300K Contribution To Plant Trees In City

An energy company is spending $300,000 to help plant trees in Baltimore. Constellation Energy is committing the money over the next three years to help with tree planting and maintenance for existing trees.

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Related Topix: Baltimore Metro, Constellation Energy Group

Salon.com

York Water posts big gain in third-quarter profit

York Water Co., which purifies and distributes water, said Friday a higher number of customers plus a rate increase lifted its third-quarter profit by 20 percent.

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Related Topix: York Water Company The, Water Utilities

R & D

4 Colo. vets sue Halliburton, KBR

Four Colorado veterans are the latest to file "burn pit" lawsuits against military contractors accused of exposing soldiers to toxic fumes and ash.

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Related Topix: Halliburton, Oil & Gas

Herald-Bulletin

$300,000 in fees from Fort Wayne utility battle

Fort Wayne has paid nearly $300,000 to lawyers since last year in a legal battle with Indiana Michigan Power.

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