AP Enterprise: NASA, cruise line got flu shots

2010-03-18T12:45:43Z

<div id="subtitle">AP Enterprise: Cruise line, NASA got swine flu shots early on; CDC says system worked well</div><div><p>Last fall, as swine flu cases mounted and parents desperately sought to protect their kids, the hard-to-get vaccine was handed out in some surprising places: the Energy Department on Tuesday released its monthly short-term energy outlook report. The following includes 2009 price data and 2010 price estimates for major energy sources, according to the Energy Information Ad...

Energy Dept. still sees $3-plus gasoline coming

2010-03-09T13:30:24Z

<div id="subtitle">Energy Department holds to pump prices above $3 for spring and summer driving seasons</div><div><p>The Energy Department hasn't changed its mind about higher gasoline prices. It still expects pump prices to climb past $3 per gallon as more motorists hit the road in the spring and summer driving seasons.</p><p>In its monthly short-term energy outlook report, the...

Limited Hanford nuclear tours fill up fast

2010-03-09T12:30:20Z

<div id="subtitle">Hanford is a hot destination, limited slots for nuclear reservation tours fill up fast</div><div><p>Hanford is a hot destination for tourists.</p><p>Hundreds waited until midnight to sign up on line for a limited number of tours of the nuclear reservation that will be available from April through September.</p><p>Cameron Hardy with the Energy Department...

Wash. to intervene in Yucca Mountain case

2010-03-01T18:30:12Z

<div id="subtitle">Wash. to intervene in fed. government's move to withdraw nuclear license application</div><div><p>Washington state plans to intervene in the federal government's decision to withdraw its license application for a Nevada nuclear waste repository.</p><p>The U.S. Energy Department had planned to send waste from

Ahead of the Bell: Build in crude reserves seen

2010-02-22T08:52:40Z

<div id="subtitle">Analysts expect DOE to post increase in oil, gasoline stockpiles</div><div><p>The Energy Department will likely report a 1.65 million-barrel build in crude oil reserves on Thursday for the week ended Feb. 12, according to a survey by Platts, the energy information arm of Hanford nuclear cleanup would threaten Columbia River with radioactive contaminants</div><div><p>A federal proposal for cleaning up the nation's most contaminated nuclear site says radioactive contaminants from the sprawling Hanford nuclear reservation could threaten the Columbia River for thousands of years...

WhatÕs next for Yucca? Restoration

2010-02-22T10:38:07Z

<div><p> When it was on the drawing boards, the Yucca Mountain radioactive waste dump promised unprecedented challenges to nuclear engineers and physicists: How to safely store nuclear waste underground?</p><p>Now with the project being killed by President Barack Obama, the site will offer unprecedented challenges to desert ec...

Caterpillar joins backers of power plant project

2010-02-22T10:44:32Z

<div id="subtitle">Caterpillar to join backers of clean-coal power plant project known as FutureGen</div><div><p>Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest maker of mining and construction equipment, plans to join a coalition of companies planning to build an experimental clean-coal power plant known as FutureGen, key politicians announced Monday.</p><p><...

ND synfuels plant makes $7.1M last payment to feds

2010-02-22T11:47:06Z

<div id="subtitle">ND company makes final payment of $7.1M to federal government for synthetic natural gas plant</div><div><p>A North Dakota company has made its final payment to the federal government for a synthetic gas plant, making up most of the $1.5 billion loss taxpayers initially had on the project.</p><p>Nuclear Waste Policy Act, charging the Energy Department with finding, building and operating an underground waste repository. The legislation requires at least five sites be considered.</p><p>198...

Retail gasoline prices fall in latest week

2010-02-22T15:07:12Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail gasoline prices fell again in the latest week from the previous week but remained sharply up from the same week last year, the U.S. Energy Department said on Monday.</p><p>The average national pr...

U.S. picks GE to develop medical isotopes

2010-02-22T15:14:05Z

<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy has selected a unit of General Electric Co to begin research on a domestic supply of medical isotopes, which are used in millions of diagnos...

Ahead of the Bell: Crude reserves build expected

2010-02-22T17:11:21Z

<div id="subtitle">Analysts expect DOE to post increase in oil, gasoline stockpiles</div><div><p>The Energy Department will likely report a 2.8 million-barrel build in crude oil reserves on Thursday for the week ended Jan. 15, according to a survey by Platts, the energy information arm of Energy Department to announce draw in natural gas storage inventories</div><div><p>The Energy Department on Thursday is expected to report a draw of 253 billion to 258 billion cubic feet of natural gas storage inventories for the week ended Jan. 8, according to a survey of analysts by Platts, the energy information arm of

Winter can chill your workplace and your cash flow

2010-02-22T20:53:56Z

<div id="subtitle">Prolonged cold snap chills small businesses _ their buildings and their cash flows</div><div><p>This winter's long cold snap has made people across the country miserable. Many small business owners are going to feel even worse when they see their heating bills.</p><p>The added expense of keeping businesses warm when the temperature dives cuts into already thin cash flows. It's not just the cost...

Idaho gov rails against a favorite target: Feds

2010-02-22T21:39:27Z

<div id="subtitle">Idaho Gov. Otter uses annual speech to rail against a favorite target: Federal government</div><div><p>Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter used his annual State of the State speech to pick on one of his favorite targets: the federal government.</p><p>In his nearly hour-long address, he complained about proposed health care insurance reform and hig...

Space Heater Can Add Comfort on Frigid Days

2010-02-23T00:15:24Z

<div id="subtitle">Keeping one room comfortable may allow you to lower thermostat</div><div><p>When the winter chill sets in, even your home's furnace might not be adequate to keep you as comfortable as you'd like. And then there's the expense of keeping every room at a comfortable temperature when you spend most of your time in only one or two. </p><p>In cases like that, a radiant or convection space heater mi...

Frbiz Introduce the Air Purifier

2010-02-23T01:17:48Z

As temperatures decrease, many people have been troubled by colds. Today Himfr recommends an air purifier with a germicidal feature; it not only filters out airborne bacteria and dust, but also removes the air's toxic substances, such as formaldehyde.<br><br>An air purifier is a device which removes contaminants from the air. Air purifiers for residential use are commonly marketed as being particularly beneficial to allergy sufferers and asthmatics, and at reducing...

U.S. loans to boost nuclear industry seen soon

2010-02-23T08:44:45Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is poised to announce loan guarantees to help kick-start the country's nuclear power industry, which hasn't built a new plant in more than three decades.</p><p>Congress authorized $18.5 billion for nuclear loan guarantees in 2005, hoping to revive development of the...

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