All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Government, alarmed by the economic impact of high electricity costs, plans to remove Value Added Tax from bulk fuel used for power generation.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Thousands of homes and businesses lost power Saturday afternoon after gusts of up to 40 mph knocked tree limbs into overhead power lines.
Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Two V.I. Water and Power Authority gas turbines - one on St. Thomas and one on St. Croix - tripped offline for different reasons on Friday, leading to power outages on both islands.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Palani residents protest frequent power cuts Staff Reporter “Supply is erratic and shutdown continues for seven hours” PALANI: A large number of Muslims picketed the Palani-Dindigul highway near the central bus stand here on Wednesday, condemning frequent power cuts. Traffic was disrupted for an hour. They alleged that despite appeals not to cut power during their...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | yesterday
Yukon Energy Corp.'s proposal to cut power rates for energy-saving customers will likely not make a difference, with other developments threatening to wipe out the potential savings, says one opposition politician.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sydney - Australian stocks traded in a massive range Tuesday with the announcement mid-session of a 1-per-cent interest rate cut powering the market off morning lows. Sellers swamped the market at the opening bell with the ASX 200 losing more than 3 ...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sydney - Australian stocks traded in a wide range Tuesday with the announcement mid-session of a 1-per-cent interest rate cut powering the market off morning lows. The AXS 200 put on 78 points, or 1.7 per cent, to close the day at 4,618. ...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
... make ecologically intelligent purchasing decisions and dispose of an old computer properly.Power corruptsThe first piece of advice is the simplest: Don't leave your computer on all the time. Shutting it down after an 8-hour workday provides 16 hours of savings each day. In addition, your computer should be set to go to sleep after periods of inactivity. Different parts of your system can...
ajc.com (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
... all its fuel via pipeline from the Gulf Coast, and each of the recent hurricanes damaged or cut power to most of the refineries that supply the pipelines. Then, just after Ike made landfall, crude oil futures spiked, setting off a run on gasoline stations. Intensive media coverage — with live shots of long lines at service stations — might have kept the crisis alive.Perdue and other officials...
Radio Netherlands English (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
... than 16 million people, enforcing this part of the law is an impossible measure, because frequent powercuts mean that entrepreneurs in the catering sector are regularly forced to use candles to light their establishments. Violations of the smoking ban carry a fine of 200 Indian rupees, the equivalent of over three euros. If the law is flouted in a privately owned business, the fine can amount...
