Archive for August 14th, 2008


New York Times
Two Large Solar Plants Planned in California
New York Times - 2 hours ago
Air Force Col. Dave Belote (left) and Eric Vanderleest, a technician for SunPower, walk through an array of solar panels at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.
PG&E to buy power from solar farms on Calif. coast BusinessWeek
Biz break: PG&E, SunPower announce major solar deal San Jose Mercury News
San Francisco Chronicle - San Antonio Business Journal - CNET News - Greentech Media
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Times Online
Georgia: A Blow to US Energy
BusinessWeek - Aug 14, 2008
by Steve LeVine The sudden war in the Caucasus brought Georgia to heel, reasserted Russia's claim as the dominant force in the region, and dealt a blow to US prestige.
Oil falls to $115 on economic weakness guardian.co.uk
Conflict Narrows Oil Options for West New York Times
Wall Street Journal - OpEdNews - Washington Post - MarketWatch
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Florida: Judge Strikes Tax Cut Measure
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By DAMIEN CAVE A Florida judge struck a proposed property tax cut from the Nov. 4 ballot, declaring that the language would mislead voters because it incorrectly suggested that money for education would be permanently secured from other sources.
Tax-swap plan taken off ballot MiamiHerald.com
Tax-Swap Amendment Off Ballot Brandon News and Tribune
The Ledger - MarketWatch - Sun-Sentinel.com - Bizjournals.com
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CBC.ca
Plug-In Hybrid From GM Is Nearly Ready for Testing
New York Times - 45 minutes ago
By NICK BUNKLEY TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - General Motors said Thursday that it had “essentially finished” designing its first plug-in hybrid car, the Chevrolet Volt, and would have production-ready prototypes within 10 days.
GM allows a peek at production-version Volt; shares rise MarketWatch
UPDATE: GM Gives First Look At Production-Ready Chevy Volt CNNMoney.com
Detroit Free Press - Reuters - Edmunds.com/Inside Line - The Associated Press
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New York Times
Inflation Hits Annual Pace Not Seen Since 1991
New York Times - 1 hour ago
Increases in food prices helped push inflation in July to the highest annual rate in 17 years. By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM The cost of living, led by the soaring cost of gasoline and food, is rising at the fastest rate since the recession of the early 1990s
Video: Consumer Prices Surge, Job Market Remains Strain AssociatedPress
Fed Tries To Stave Off Inflation Forbes
Wall Street Journal - Bizjournals.com - BusinessWeek - The Associated Press
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CNNMoney.com
SEC settles with ex-Apple lawyer
Financial Times - 1 hour ago
By Kevin Allison in San Francisco Apple's long-running options backdating saga appeared to come to an end yesterday after the Securities and Exchange Commission ann-ounced it had reached a settlement with the computer maker's former top lawyer.
Ex-Apple top attorney settles with SEC for $2.2M The Associated Press
Former Apple lawyer settles backdating charges San Francisco Chronicle
Milwaukee Business Journal - Charlotte Business Journal - San Jose Mercury News - CRN
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RTT News
Obama specifies payroll, dividend tax plans
Reuters - 2 hours ago
By Jeff Mason HONOLULU (Reuters) - Barack Obama's presidential campaign said on Thursday a potential hike in payroll taxes for wealthy Americans under an Obama administration would not occur for 10 years while taxes on dividends and capital gains would
The Obama Tax Plan Wall Street Journal
Obama Plan Will Delay Social Security Tax Increase Until 2019 Bloomberg
Washington Post - MarketWatch - Atlantic Online - MSNBC
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