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October 12, 2007

Enron "whistle-blower" a phony?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 12, 2007 · Comments (15)

She's written a book and given nearly 200 speeches around the world for as much as $13,000 each, based on being an "Enron whistle-blower." Turns out she was a low-level paralegal who didn't blow any whistles at Enron, but is rather proficient at tooting her own horn. Greg Farrell reports... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.4/5 (13 votes cast)

October 8, 2007

Obama's energy plan: shut down the economy?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 8, 2007 · Comments (69)

Perhaps annoyed, but undeterred by the constant snickering over his naivety on foreign policy, Senator Barack Obama hastened to add energy policy to the list of subject areas on which he comes off as a sputtering buffoon, as Steve Holland reports for Reuters: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Monday... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (22 votes cast)

October 3, 2007

Five dead in Colorado power plant accident

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 3, 2007 · Comments (2)

Sad news out of Colorado, as the five trapped contractors are dead, reports Reuters: Five workers died on Tuesday after they were trapped deep underground at a hydroelectric plant near Georgetown, Colorado, amid a chemical fire, power company Xcel Energy Inc said. The five outside contractors were putting on an... [Full Story]

Rating: 1.9/5 (20 votes cast)

September 30, 2007

It's the thought that counts . . .

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 30, 2007 · Comments (18)

Los Angeles County is about to take the lead in the fight against global warming, reports Susannah Rosenblatt for the Los Angeles Times : Following San Francisco's lead, Los Angeles County and city officials are urging people, businesses and government to switch off nonessential lights for one hour next month... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.7/5 (15 votes cast)

October 13, 2006

Some First Hand Reporting On Gas Prices

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: October 13, 2006 · Comments (31)

I have been watching gas prices fall the past few weeks, wondering whether they would hit below $2 a gallon in my area. Prices the past week leveled off and even ticked up a bit, settling between $2.12 and 2.22 according to the part of town where the stations were... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

September 27, 2006

7-Eleven Drops Citgo Gasoline

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: September 27, 2006 · Comments (14)

7-Eleven's primary motivation for the switch is that it wants to sell its own brand of gasoline, but Hugo Chavez' anti-American diatribes played a part: DALLAS -- 7-Eleven Inc. is dropping Venezuela-backed Citgo as its gasoline supplier after more than 20 years as part of a previously announced plan by... [Full Story]

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September 22, 2006

Hugo Chavez' Citgo

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: September 22, 2006 · Comments (61)

I deliberately steer clear of Citgo gas stations because they are owned by Venezuela, i.e. Hugo Chavez. After Chavez came onto American soil, insulted America, and called President Bush the devil, you may also want to consider buying your gasoline somewhere other than Citgo, too, so as to not line... [Full Story]

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Energy Archives

October 12, 2007

Enron "whistle-blower" a phony?

October 8, 2007

Obama's energy plan: shut down the economy?

October 3, 2007

Five dead in Colorado power plant accident

September 30, 2007

It's the thought that counts . . .

October 13, 2006

Some First Hand Reporting On Gas Prices

September 27, 2006

7-Eleven Drops Citgo Gasoline

September 22, 2006

Hugo Chavez' Citgo

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