Archive for March 15th, 2010

SXSW lures new GM hybrid into town

Monday, March 15th, 2010

General Motors trotted out its new Chevy Volt on Monday at Highland Mall, hoping to impress the tech-savvy people in town for SXSW.

Source: www.kxan.com

High Court Won’t Stop Tuesday Execution in Ohio

Monday, March 15th, 2010

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to stop the execution of an Ohio inmate who strangled an elderly neighbor in 1994 and who last week tried to kill himself on death row by overdosing on pills.

Source: www.wsaz.com

Work Stalled at Haddad Riverfront Park Until Water Recedes

Monday, March 15th, 2010

The high water along the Kanawha River has stalled work on a new stage at Haddad Riverfront Park in Charleston.

Source: www.wsaz.com

BREAKING NEWS: Three People Shot in Two Separate Shootings; Suspect Captured

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Jimmy Levering has been taken into custody by Kentucky State Police. State Police dispatchers say he was taken peacefully around 3pm. He is being taken to the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center. WSAZ.com has confirmed that one of the victims has died.

Source: www.wsaz.com

Research and Markets: Obama’s Pro-Nuclear Policy to Benefit Companies across the Nuclear Value Chain

Monday, March 15th, 2010

DUBLIN—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData’s new report “Obama’s Pro-nuclear Policy to Benefit Companies across the Nuclear Value Chain” to their offering.

Source: biz.yahoo.com

Dallas Will Host Solar Power International 2011

Monday, March 15th, 2010

The Board of Managers of Solar Energy Trade Shows, LLC (SETS), fresh of the heels of naming an executive director, have announced that the Solar Power International (SPI) 2011 conference and trade show will take place in Dallas, Texas, at the Dallas Convention Center on October 17-21.

Source: www.renewableenergyworld.com

OPEC Expands Oil Rig Drilling the Most Since 2007

Monday, March 15th, 2010

March 15 (Bloomberg) — OPEC is increasing oil drilling at the fastest rate in 2 1/2 years, even as production exceeds its quotas by the equivalent of a supertanker of crude a day and delegates prepare to pledge no increase in output.

Source: www.bloomberg.com

OPEC Expands Oil Rigs Most Since 2007 as Quotas Prove Illusory

Monday, March 15th, 2010

March 15 (Bloomberg) — OPEC is increasing oil drilling at the fastest rate in 2 1/2 years even as production exceeds its quotas by the equivalent of a supertanker of crude a day and delegates prepare to pledge no increase in output.

Source: www.bloomberg.com

The islands of black and gold

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Nobody dreamed in the 1970s that a few years later Britain would be waging war over the Falklands. Now, as UK companies drill for oil and Argentina mobilises support, are we moving towards another, deeper conflict?

Source: www.newstatesman.com

Wall Street: Inside the Collapse

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Author Tells “60 Minutes” What Led to Wall Street Collapse and Who Predicted It

Source: www.cbsnews.com