Vital Signs: Price of Oil Tumbling
The cost of a barrel of crude oil fell 93 cents to $97.01 on Tuesday.
Fukushima Fuel Pools Are an American National Security Issue
Senator: Fukushima Fuel Pool Is a National Security Issue for AMERICA After visiting Fukushima, Senator Ron Wyden warned that the situation was worse than reported … and urged Japan to accept international help to stabilize dangerous spent fuel pools. An international coalition of nuclear scientists and non-profit groups are calling on the U.N. to coordinate...
CLP Mulls IPO, Full Sale for TRUenergy
Power generator CLP Holdings could be indulging in some smoke and mirrors regarding the fate of its TRUenergy unit in Australia by touting a potential outright sale alongside an initial public offering later this year.
Secondary Sources: Government Investment, Policy Uncertainty, Falling Oil
A roundup of economic news from around the Web.
How Corn Keeps Fertilizer Costly
How is it that fertilizer prices are so stubbornly high while the production cost has plunged?
How Corn Keeps Fertilizer Costly
How is it that fertilizer prices are so stubbornly high while the production cost has plunged?
U.S. Import Prices Jump on Petroleum Costs
The cost of goods imported into the U.S. charged ahead in March, posting the largest gain in nearly a year, as petroleum prices jumped.
Fukushima to Burn Highly-Radioactive Debris
Japan is Poisoning Other Countries By Burning Highly-Radioactive Debris Fukushima will start burning radioactive debris containing up to 100,000 becquerels of radioactive cesium per kilogram. As Mainchi notes: The state will start building storage facilities for debris generated by the March 2011 tsunami as early as May at two locations in a coastal area of...
