Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil rose after a British yacht crew was seized by Iran and a report showed that U.S. business activity gained for a second month.

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Five Britons are being held in Iran after the Iranian navy seized their racing yacht, which may have strayed into Iranian waters in the Gulf en route from Bahrain to Dubai, Britain’s foreign ministry has said.

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The provincial regulator has approved Nova Scotia Power’s plan to build a $120-million wind farm on Nuttby Mountain, north of Truro.

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Springdale » Zion National Park has installed solar power systems at the south and east entrance stations. Park Superintendent Jock Whitworth says the 2-kilowatt systems provide half the electricity needed to run the stations.

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Electric vehicles may be efficient, but they can be dangerous, too. Without a conventional gasoline-powered engine, EVs run almost silently–and that’s bad news for the blind and anyone else who happens to be distracted when a car comes barreling at them. Nissan decided to solve the problem by giving its upcoming Leaf EV a Blade Runner-like sound, and now GM and Chevrolet are teaming up with the …

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HANCOCK — EOS Ventures, the Hancock-based renewable energy development company, played a key role in the largest community-owned wind farm and the

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Japanese electronics makers Toshiba and Hitachi said Monday they had won contracts to develop large solar power generation projects for Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO).

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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.—-Fast growing REC Solar, the leading solar installer in the U.S., today announced an agreement to build 1.7 megawatts of solar power systems on federal facilities in California, Arizona and Nevada.

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I have never met Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala one-on-one. But I am greatly enamoured of her.

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Even in this rough prototype, the whole car seems lighted from within by the ambitions of its builders. And it goes about 40 miles before dipping into its gas tank. It accelerates with a big husky twist of its electric motor. Actually, you can even chirp the front tires if you push the go-button hard enough — very unlike a golf cart. It corners confidently and brakes crisply and, if it’s no …

Source: www.latimes.com