NewsRack: 'Businesses' news in 'Green Technology' topic for user newstrust (30,119-30,139 of 35,955)

Senate reaches agreement on tax relief package	17.9.2008	SFGate: Business & Technology
Senate leaders said Tuesday that they had broken a months-long impasse over a tax break package that would bring billions of dollars in relief to individual and business taxpayers, developers of clean energy resources and people threatened by the ...
Also found in: [+]
House move toward vote on offshore drilling	17.9.2008	Boston Globe: Latest
The House moved toward a vote Tuesday on whether to allow oil drilling off the nation's Atlantic and Pacific coastlines -- but only 50 or more miles out, well beyond where most of the estimated 18 billion barrels of recoverable oil is believed to be located.
Also found in: [+]
House moves toward vote on offshore drilling; GOP calls it a ruse to provide political cover	17.9.2008	Star Tribune: Politics

Also found in: [+]
TECH CHRONICLES / A daily dose of postings from The Chronicle's technology blog (sfgate.com/blogs/tech)	16.9.2008	SFGate: Business & Technology
Online shopping up, but glitches a downer According to a new online survey by Harris Interactive, 67 percent of people have shopped online at least once in the past year compared with 62 percent in 2005. In fact, 35 percent reported that they prefer ...
Also found in: [+]
Bay State faces political reality of offshore drilling	16.9.2008	Boston Globe: Latest
Environmentalists and fishermen, who pitched hard-fought battles in the 1970s and 1980s to protect New England's prime fishing grounds from offshore drilling, say they are dismayed to learn that new legislation, to be voted on as early as today in Washington, could open Georges Bank to oil and gas companies.
Also found in: [+]
House moves toward vote on offshore oil drilling; GOP calls it a ruse.	16.9.2008	Star Tribune: Nation

Also found in: [+]
Bush returns to Gulf Coast, this time for Ike	16.9.2008	SFGate: Top Stories
President Bush urged Americans on Tuesday to give money to help people recover from Hurricane Ike's battering of the Gulf Coast, warning against letting "disaster fatigue" slow donations when the need remains great. The president also asked frustrated people... ...
Also found in: [+]
Kroger profit rises 3.4 pct on sales growth	16.9.2008	SFGate: Business & Technology
Kroger Co., the nation's largest traditional grocery chain, said Tuesday its second-quarter profit rose 3.4 percent as a slowing economy prompted people to eat at home more often and try more store brands. The results boosted Kroger stock, which jumped ...
Bay State faces political reality of offshore drilling	16.9.2008	Boston Globe: Massachusetts
Environmentalists and fishermen, who pitched hard-fought battles in the 1970s and 1980s to protect New England's prime fishing grounds from offshore drilling, say they are dismayed to learn that new legislation, to be voted on as early as today in Washington, could open Georges Bank to oil and gas companies.
Also found in: [+]
Opposition organizes against area power line plan	16.9.2008	Post-Bulletin: Local News
ST. PAUL -- A major high-voltage power line proposal is generating organized opposition. The CapX 2020 project would bring more electricity -- including wind-generated power -- from remote parts of Minnesota closer to the Twin Cities.
Also found in: [+]
Ike Raises River Flooding Fears Across Midwest	16.9.2008	WCCO: National
Just a few months after near-record flooding in the Midwest, authorities in towns along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers fear a soggy repeat following heavy rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ike.
Also found in: [+]
Ike triggers fears of new river flooding in Midwest still coping with prior burst levee damage	16.9.2008	Star Tribune: Nation

Also found in: [+]
U.S. states to put price on emissions, but flaws are seen	16.9.2008	International Herald Tribune: Americas
Ten states are about to undertake the nation's most serious effort yet to tackle climate change, but there are worries that it may fail to reduce pollution.
Also found in: [+]
First step to wind farm clears hurdle	16.9.2008	Mankato Free Press: Local News
The Nicollet County Planning Commission on Monday recommended approval of a meteorlogical tower that would help determine the viability of a proposed wind farm in western Nicollet County.
Also found in: [+]
U.S. states aim to cut gases by making polluters pay	16.9.2008	International Herald Tribune: Americas
Ten states are about to undertake the nation's most serious effort yet to tackle climate change, but there are worries that it may fail to reduce pollution.
Also found in: [+]
Big storms are taking heavy toll on U.S. Midwest	16.9.2008	International Herald Tribune: Americas
Communities across the Midwest were reeling after storms left at least 17 people dead, homes and businesses without power and roadways flooded.
Also found in: [+]
2 energy propositions flawed, critics say	16.9.2008	SFGate: Top Stories
In eco-conscious California, ballot measures that support alternative energy should be the political equivalent of apple pie - impossible to oppose. But two propositions on the November ballot that would radically change California's energy future have left a... ...
Also found in: [+]
Congress to debate end of offshore drilling ban	16.9.2008	SFGate: Top Stories
Congress opens a historic debate this week over lifting the federal moratorium on offshore drilling, which for nearly three decades has blocked oil and gas development along most of the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. In a strange election-year twist, House... ...
Also found in: [+]
The Energy Challenge: States Aim to Cut Gases by Making Polluters Pay	16.9.2008	NY Times: National
Ten states are about to undertake the nation’s most serious effort yet to tackle climate change, but there are worries that it may fail to reduce pollution.
Also found in: [+]
Ike remnants blamed for Midwest deaths, blackouts	16.9.2008	SFGate: Top Stories
Residents of the Midwest faced blackouts affecting more than 2 million homes and businesses and flooded homes Monday after a weekend of devastating weather caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ike. The violent weather in the Midwest, the latest in a brutal... ...
Also found in: [+]

30,119 to 30,138 of 35,975