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1 hr ago | Seattle Times

CEO raises, pay cuts; What a change 1 year makes

Here's a look at the CEOs that received the biggest raises and the biggest pay cuts in 2012 compared with 2011, as calculated by the executive pay research firm Equilar and The Associated Press.

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Related Topix: Public Service Enterprise Group

4 hrs ago | ClickOnDetroit

Michigan questions Canadian nuclear waste proposal

A state Senate resolution that was introduced by Democratic Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood of Taylor passed Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Ontario Power Generation

5 hrs ago | Tri-cityherald.com

Marathon Oil says talks end on possible stake sale

Marathon Oil Corp. was in talks with a possible buyer for a portion of its 20 percent interest in the project, but said a deal was not reached.

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Related Topix: Oil & Gas, Marathon Oil

9 hrs ago | Denver Post

Stricken Japan nuke plant struggles to keep staff

In this Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011 file photo, workers in protective suits and masks wait to enter the emergency operation center at the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station in Okuma, Japan.

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Related Topix: Nuclear Energy, Tokyo Electric Power Company

10 hrs ago | Business Journal

Illinois House overrides Quinn's veto of energy bill

The Illinois House on Wednesday voted 71-41 to override Gov. Pat Quinn 's veto of a bill aimed at allowing Ameren Illinois and Commonwealth Edison to raise rates to pay for so-called Smart Grid technology.

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Related Topix: Pat Quinn, US Governors, Ameren

Wed May 22, 2013

KGWN

Groundbreaking for Cheyenne gas-fired power plant

The newest electrical generation project in the top coal-mining state is a power plant to be fueled by natural gas.

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Related Topix: Cheyenne, WY, Black Hills, Oil & Gas

Burlington Times News

Feds open special inspection into N.C. nuclear plant

Federal regulators said Wednesday that they are conducting a special inspection of a nuclear power plant outside North Carolina's capital city that was forced to shut down last week after operators discovered corrosion and cracking in the reactor vessel's covering.

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Related Topix: Nuclear Energy, Duke Energy, US Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Services, Progress Energy, Oil & Gas, Wake County, NC

FOX23

Koch Industries gives $1M to tornado recovery

The Wichita, Kan.-based conglomerate said Wednesday that half the money would go to the OK Strong relief fund established with the United Way of Central Oklahoma.

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Related Topix: Oil & Gas, Koch Industries

The Columbus Dispatch

Complaint accuses Exxon Mobil of anti-gay bias

The E-Edition includes all of the news, comics, classifieds and advertisements of the newspaper.

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Related Topix: Exxon Mobil, Oil & Gas, Gay/Lesbian, ExxonMobil Chemical, Chemicals, Transgender, Patoka, IL, Law, Employment / Labor Law

KMIZ

Companies donate more than cash for tornado relief

It's common for companies to make big cash donations after a disaster. But following Monday's tornado in Oklahoma City, several firms are going beyond writing a check, offering help through the use of their equipment, staff, buildings and other in-kind donations.

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Related Topix: Chesapeake Energy, Oil & Gas, Wichita, KS, Home Depot, Retail, Household Products

WLWT-TV Cincinnati

Companies donate more than cash for tornado relief

It's common for companies to make big cash donations after a disaster. But following Monday's tornado in Oklahoma City, several firms are going beyond writing a check, offering help through the use of their equipment, staff, buildings and other in-kind donations.

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Related Topix: Chesapeake Energy, Oil & Gas, Wichita, KS, Home Depot, Retail, Household Products

The Globe and Mail

Once red-hot, ConocoPhillips' oil sands assets in deep freeze

ROB Insight is The Globe and Mail's exclusive feature led by a team of award-winning editors and writers who provide you with in-depth analysis on breaking business news and the issues that matter most.

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Related Topix: Oil & Gas, ConocoPhillips

The Inter-Mountain

Protesters rally at FirstEnergy meeting in W.Va.

At least 200 union workers picketed FirstEnergy's annual shareholder meeting in West Virginia on Tuesday, demanding the Ohio-based utility hire enough people to keep the power on without forcing an ever-shrinking labor force to work as many as 1,800 hours of overtime a year.

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Related Topix: Toledo Edison, FirstEnergy, Jersey Central Power and Light, Ohio Edison, Morgantown, WV, Martinsburg, WV

Tue May 21, 2013

Norwalk Citizen News

NRG to deactivate its Norwalk Harbor power plant

Faced with difficult market conditions in southwestern Connecticut, including low capacity prices and energy prices fueled by the sustained low price of natural gas, NRG Energy, Inc.

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Related Topix: NRG Energy, ISO New England

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Saber Partners Sees Strong Investor Demand for FirstEnergy Pass-Through Certificates

According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, three Ohio subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp.

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Related Topix: Toledo Edison, FirstEnergy, Ohio Edison, Jersey Central Power and Light, Securities and Exchange Commission, Corporate / Securities Law, Law, Marketing

Fox 23

Puma to sell gasoline-ethanol mix in Puerto Rico

A Swiss oil company says it will start selling regular gasoline mixed with ethanol as part of a pilot program in Puerto Rico.

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Related Topix: Oil & Gas, Chevron Corporation

WCHS-TV Charleston

UMWA President Cecil Roberts Among 14 Arrested At Rally In St. Louis

St. Louis Fourteen miners and supporters, including United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts, were arrested on trespassing charges Tuesday at a rally in downtown St.

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Related Topix: Economics News, Bankruptcy, Patriot Coal, Illinois

Electric Energy Online

Consumers Energy Awards $4.3 Million To Help Michigan Businesses And Schools Save Energy And Money

Consumers Energy awarded $4.3 million in incentives through its Business Solutions program to fund 835 projects in the first quarter of 2013 to help Michigan businesses and schools become more energy efficient.

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Related Topix: Consumers Energy

Government Executive

Energy Department Weighs Permits for Exporting Natural Gas

Christopher Smith, the Energy Department official in charge of shaping the Obama administration's policy on exporting natural gas, recalls working for Chevron on an import facility during the first part of the last decade.

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Related Topix: Chevron Corporation, Oil & Gas, Fort Worth, TX

Weirton Daily Times

Chesapeake Energy names Lawler as new CEO

Looking to move beyond the controversy of Aubrey McClendon's personal dealings in Upper Ohio Valley drilling operations, Chesapeake Energy named Robert "Doug" Lawler its new chief executive officer Monday.

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Related Topix: Chesapeake Energy, Oil & Gas, Anadarko Petroleum, Ohio

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