Energy
Grocers allege potato group pumped up spud prices
A battle between grocers and potato growers has been silently hitting shoppers' pocketbooks, according to a U.S. wholesaler accusing America's spud farmers of driving up prices while spying on farmers with satellites and aircraft fly-overs to enforce strict limits on how many tubers they can grow. Associated Wholesale Grocers' lawsuit ...
Oil back above $96; gasoline steady at $3.63
The price of oil rose above $96 a barrel Thursday on signs of steady hiring and resilient consumer spending in the U.S. and a rally in the stock market. Benchmark oil for July delivery gained 81 cents to close at $96.69 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Meanwhile ...
Storms bring damaging winds, outages to Ohio
Storms with swift, straight-line winds soaked parts of Ohio, damaging trees and barns and leaving tens of thousands of customers without power Thursday as commuters dodged fallen branches on roads and backups at intersections where traffic lights were out. There were toppled trees, damaged buildings and minor flooding, but state ...
EU presents post-Fukushima nuclear safety rules
The European Commission proposed tougher nuclear safety rules Thursday, amid international debate about the future of nuclear energy and how to secure aging plants. Stress tests on European nuclear plants prompted by the 2011 disaster at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant showed that almost all of them needed safety improvements. A ...
Oil prices fall closer to $95 as US supplies grow
The price of oil fell toward $95 a barrel Thursday, dragged down by evidence that U.S. crude supplies are rising while global economic growth is seen slowing. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for July delivery was down 47 cents to $95.41 a barrel in electronic trading on the ...
Fukushima plant steps closer to fuel-rod removal
Damaged vehicles, twisted metal and other debris remain strewn about Japan's crippled nuclear power plant. Scores of black and gray pipes and hoses cover the ground, part of the makeshift system to pump water into the damaged reactors to keep them from overheating. Plant chief Takeshi Takahashi told journalists on ...
Tax credits for filmmakers become Nevada law
Gov. Brian Sandoval's signature Tuesday means filmmakers now have more reasons than the rugged mountains and fabulous Las Vegas to shoot their movies in Nevada. The Republican signed the bill granting transferrable tax credits to major filmmakers in an effort to bring a new industry to the Silver State along ...
Oil rises to $96, reverses 2 days of losses
The price of oil rose above $96 a barrel and reversed some of its losses for the past two days. In New York, benchmark oil for July delivery rose 50 cents to finish at $95.88 a barrel. Oil lost a combined 65 cents a barrel Monday and Tuesday. Oil-related news ...
100-turbine wind farm planned for E. Ind. county
A wind farm with up to 100 electricity-generating turbines is being planned for a rural area of an eastern Indiana county. The project is being developed by Houston-based EDP Renewables North America across a stretch of farmland south of the Randolph County city of Winchester. It is estimated to cost ...
Cheaper solar panels fuel rise in renewable energy
A dramatic drop in the price of solar power technology last year helped the continued growth of renewable energy, according to a U.N.-backed report published Wednesday. Global energy-generating capacity from renewable sources rose by 115 gigawatts in 2012, compared with 105 gigawatts the previous year, the report by the Paris-based ...
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