- Tesla Is First Green Tech Company to Pay Back Its Department of Energy Loan - May 22 2013 14:53
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- Complaint accuses Exxon Mobil of anti-gay bias - May 22 2013 10:10
NEW YORK (AP) — One after another, major U.S. corporations have updated anti-discrimination policies to protect gay, lesbian and transgender workers, drawing plaudits from gay-rights groups. There's one prominent exception: Exxon Mobil Corp. - W.Va. average gas prices up 5 cents in past week - May 22 2013 09:16
West Virginia gasoline prices are up about 5 cents over the past week heading into the Memorial Day holiday weekend. AAA East Central says the average price for a gallon of regular gas is $3.66 in the ... - Wind energy tax measure headed to final Neb. vote - May 22 2013 09:01
A plan aimed at attracting wind-energy farms to Nebraska is headed to a final vote in the Legislature. Lawmakers gave second-round approval Tuesday to the bill, which would extend sales tax exemptions ... - Solar industry pushes for more use in Ga. - May 22 2013 07:59
The solar industry in Georgia is pushing a power monopoly to expand its use of solar energy as it plans to meet the state's electricity needs over the next two decades. State utility regulators heard testimony ... - Canada retail sales unchanged in March, gas prices a drag - May 22 2013 05:37
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The value of Canadian retail sales in March was unchanged from February, due largely to the drag caused by lower gas prices, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. Analysts had expected retail sales to grow 0.1 percent from February. Statscan trimmed February's month-on-month growth to 0.7 percent from an initial 0.8 percent. After removing the effects of price changes, particularly less expensive gasoline, retail sales in volume terms grew by 0.7 percent. Higher sales were reported in six of 11 subsectors, representing 47 percent of total retail sales. ... - Get Ready for the Solar Energy Boom - May 21 2013 13:31
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- EU leaders look to end Apple-style tax avoidance schemes - May 21 2013 13:18
By Luke Baker and Mark John BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - Growing concern in European capitals about aggressive tax avoidance by high-profile corporations such as Amazon, Google and Apple looks set to steal the agenda of a European Union summit in Brussels on Wednesday. The summit was originally called to discuss energy policy and tax coordination, but press reports in Britain, France and the United States exposing how little tax major international companies have been paying by carefully structuring their European operations has forced the issue up the agenda. ... - EPA grant to help assess Detroit brownfield sites - May 21 2013 09:12
The Wayne County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority has received a $600,000 federal grant to assess about 32 potentially contaminated sites in southwest Detroit. The Environmental Protection Agency grant ... - Chevron nears sale of Egypt, Pakistan downstream assets -sources - May 21 2013 03:02
By Dinesh Nair DUBAI (Reuters) - Chevron Corp is in advanced talks to sell its downstream assets in Egypt and Pakistan, three sources said, with the planned disposals seen raising around $300 million for the U.S. oil major. Chevron, the second-largest U.S. oil company, is conducting a separate sale process for its assets in both countries, the banking sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity as the matter is not public. Downstream operations of oil companies include refining and processing of crude oil, as well as the marketing and distribution of products. ... - Are we on the cusp of a solar energy boom? - May 21 2013 00:50
Solar power is getting much easier to store — and at a much cheaper price - Gas prices in Rhode Island climb 2 cents - May 20 2013 10:44
Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have climbed 2 cents in the past week and a nickel over the past month. AAA Southern New England said Monday the latest gas survey shows the average cost of a gallon of ... - Massachusetts gas prices up a penny - May 20 2013 10:19
The price of a gallon of gas in Massachusetts is up a penny. AAA Southern New England reports Monday that self-serve, regular crept up to $3.49 per gallon in the past week. The in-state price is 16 cents ... - Gas prices rise slightly in New Hampshire - May 20 2013 09:58
Gas prices have risen in New Hampshire, but they're still below the national average. The website Gasbuddy.com says the average retail price for a gallon of gas rose 1.9 cents in the last week, averaging ... - AAA Mich.: Gas prices rise 10 cents over past week - May 20 2013 09:53
AAA Michigan says gasoline prices have risen about 10 cents during the past week to a statewide average of about $3.88 per gallon. The auto club says Monday the average is about 13 cents per gallon more ...