There’s no reason to determine your virtual worth based solely on the number of people who follow you on Twitter — not when you can find the number of people who follow your followers, at least. That’s what an app launched Monday promises to tell you — and along the way, it will also name […]
Archive for January, 2012
US unveils offshore oil, gas plan in energy push
In 2012, Yahoo! News will tell the nation’s story through the experiences and views of real Americans like you. Watch the first Remake America video » Views: 0
Android tablet for kids wins best of show at UK toy fair
An Android tablet designed for children has been awarded Best of Show at the Toy Fair, held at London’s Olympia January 24-26. Runners-up include alternative-energy-powered cars, an electric scooter and an augmented reality game. The winner of the Best of Show award at the Toy Fair was voted for by the organizers of the […]
EPA Administrator to Address EUEC 2012 on Mercury Standards Affecting 1,400 Power Plants
2,000 delegates and 600 speakers register to attend EUEC 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona. Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) January 26, 2012 Gina McCarthy, Assistant Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Air and Radiation, will address about 2,000 delegates at EUEC 2012, the USA’s largest energy, utility and environment conference to be held at the […]
Wind power bought as part of pact over Ark. plant
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Southwestern Electric Power Co. has signed long-term agreements to purchase power from wind projects as a way to meet a renewable energy commitment it made in a recent legal settlement over a coal-fired power plant in southwestern Arkansas. Southwestern Electric officials said Wednesday wind power from projects in Kansas, Oklahoma […]
NY court: Judge can’t block $18B Ecuador judgment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man who accused a former Syracuse assistant basketball coach of abusing him as a boy filed a statement in court saying that the assistant coach’s wife had sex with several Syracuse basketball players, and Hall of Fame head coach, Jim Boeheim, should have known. Former Syracuse ballboys, Bobby Davis, … Views: […]
Pennsylvania DCED: State Investment Supports Clean Energy Projects in Six Counties
To: ENERGY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND STATE EDITORS CFA Funding will Support Construction of Pennsylvania‘s Largest Wind Farm HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Pennsylvania is expanding its commitment to advance clean, alternative and renewable energy sources by investing in six projects in six counties that can power more than 44,000 Pennsylvania homes. “These investments will […]
NY court: Judge can’t block $18B Chevron judgment
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge overstepped his authority when he tried to ban enforcement around the world of an $18 billion judgment against Chevron Inc. for environmental damage in Ecuador, a federal appeals court said Thursday. The three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals explained why it lifted the ban last […]