The Mesothelioma Victims Center is the premier advocate for all US victims of a rare form of cancer called mesothelioma. While the group may be best known for offering unparalleled free services for US Navy Veterans, who have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, the group is expanding its mesothelioma victims initiative to include all oil refinery, […]
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Exxon selling Japan unit for $3.9B to cut refining
TOKYO (AP) — Exxon Mobil Corp. is selling its Japanese refining and marketing business to partner TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K. in a $3.9 billion deal that reflects a long-term decline in Japan‘s demand for fuel and a global strategy to refocus on exploration. TonenGeneral Sekiyu will buy 99 percent of the shares of Exxon Mobil Yugen […]
Yingli inks 200MW solar deal with IBC Solar
NEW YORK (AP) — Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. said Monday that IBC Solar AG will buy up to 200 megawatts of solar modules this year. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Yingli, based in China, will make an initial installment of 180 megawatts. Germany-based IBC will have the option to purchase an additional 20 […]
UN panel urges world at Rio to launch energy fixes
GENEVA (AP) — A high-profile U.N. panel headed by the presidents of Finland and South Africa hopes to spark an “ever-green” energy revolution later this year in Brazil using a general roadmap it presented Monday on how world leaders could wean the world off fossil fuels. Its report links the world body’s goals of reducing […]
True Green Energy Group Will Duel List in Berlin
True Green Energy Group, ISIN number CA8724191066, CUSIP number 872419106 and trading on Deutsche Boerse AG under the stock symbol TGG.F, TGEG Manila, Philippines (PRWEB) January 30, 2012 True Green Energy Group announced today that it was going to duel list its public company in Berlin because the Frankfurt exchange has had so many problems […]
Germany’s green energy sector: can it grow without subsidies?
Germany’s renewable energy sector has experienced a boom in the last decade that has far superseded expectations. Supported by generous subsidies, a public that is fairly open to green investments, and a widespread skepticism of nuclear power, energy producers have covered the country with wind generators and solar panels. Twenty percent of Germany’s electricity now […]
PureShield Inc. Seeks New Distributors For Bio-Protect 500 – The New EPA-Approved Safe Non
A burgeoning population of huge pythons — many of them pets that were turned loose by their owners when they got too big — appears to be wiping out large numbers of raccoons, opossums, bobcats and other mammals in the Everglades, a study says. Views: 0
Higher oil prices boost Exxon 4Q profit 2 percent
NEW YORK (AP) — Exxon Mobil‘s fourth-quarter profit rose 2 percent as higher oil prices offset a drop in production. The world’s largest publicly traded oil company said Tuesday that it sold crude between October and December for 27 percent more than one year ago. Natural gas prices also jumped 27 percent outside the United […]
Higher oil prices lift Exxon’s 4Q profit
NEW YORK (AP) — Soaring oil prices helped Exxon Mobil post a slightly higher fourth-quarter profit. But a slowdown in production and lower natural gas prices are worrying investors. Exxon’s oil and natural gas production fell 9 percent during the quarter. The drop came even after the company spent a record $36.8 billion last year […]
Imperial Oil profit surges 26 percent on crude prices
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Imperial Oil Ltd reported a sharply higher quarterly profit on Tuesday, thanks to stronger crude prices and an improved performance at its refining operations, and boosted its dividend by more than 9 percent. Canada’s No. 2 oil producer and refiner, majority owned by U.S. major Exxon Mobil Corp , said fourth-quarter […]
Exxon narrowly beats, but production falls short
(Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp reported quarterly earnings that narrowly beat expectations, on higher oil prices and asset sales of about $1 billion, but the company’s shares dropped nearly 2 percent as its oil and gas production fell short of estimates. Exxon, the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, said fourth-quarter production dropped 9 percent, […]
New map for what to plant reflects global warming
WASHINGTON (AP) — Global warming is hitting not just home, but garden. The color-coded map of planting zones often seen on the back of seed packets is being updated by the government, illustrating a hotter 21st century. It’s the first time since 1990 that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has revised the official guide for […]
Invisibility Tube Conceals 3-D Objects
It may not be a cape of magical, silvery material, but it’s still an invisibility cloak. A tube made of an insulating material striped with long, thin strips of copper makes objects within it invisible to microwaves. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin reported their cloaking chamber Jan. 25 in the New Journal […]
Scientists: Haiti, DR may facing big quake period
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Republic could be in for a period of periodic powerful earthquakes, according to a scientific study released Thursday. The study says Haiti’s 7.0-magnitude earthquake two years ago is likely to be the first of several quakes of a similarly powerful magnitude. The Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake […]
Fear of Hard Work Steers Students Away From Science & Tech
While job opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) professions may be plentiful, many teenagers are unwilling to pursue a long-term career in these fields due to the challenges they present. According to a new study conducted by ASQ, students in sixth through twelfth grade felt that careers as doctors and engineers would offer […]
FDA doctors, scientists claim illegal surveillance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration secretly monitored the private emails of staff doctors and scientists who alleged the agency was approving medical devices that posed a danger to patients, according to federal court documents. In a lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court in Washington, six current and former FDA […]
Powerful Sun Storms May Sweep Away Space Junk
Violent sun storms that shoot bursts of energy in Earth‘s direction have the potential to damage satellites and power infrastructures, but they can also clear the skies of dangerous space debris, NASA scientists say. The energy from these intense solar eruptions, called coronal mass ejections, causes the atmosphere to expand, creating more friction on pieces […]
NASA Probe Discovers ‘Alien’ Matter From Beyond Our Solar System
This story was updated at 2:26 p.m. EST. For the very first time, a NASA spacecraft has detected matter from outside our solar system — material that came from elsewhere in the galaxy, researchers announced today (Jan. 31). This so-called interstellar material was spotted by NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX), a spacecraft that is studying […]
Is Club Drug ‘Special K’ a Quick Fix for Depression?
About 30 million Americans suffer from depression, and when a sudden wave of severe symptoms hits them, there’s no instant fix. The most commonly prescribed drugs — Prozac, Celexa and Zoloft — take a few weeks to kick in, and in the meantime, depressed people are at an escalated risk of suicide. More than half […]
Marijuana Mouth Spray: Will Cancer Pain Reliever Be Abused?
The medical marijuana drug Sativex, which could be approved in the United States in the coming years as a treatment for pain relief, has little potential for abuse, experts say. The British pharmaceutical company GW Pharmaceuticals is currently testing the drug, which is delivered as a mouth spray and called Sativex, in clinical trials. The […]