Mike O'Brien

Could nuclear sell-off be another taxpayer bail-out?

Late in September, the leading UK nuclear generator, British Energy (BE), said it had concluded a deal to be bought by France's sole nuclear generator, Electricité de France (EDF). The buyout creates a new company -...

Green fever colors the future of roads

You probably haven't heard of Mike O'Brien. But if there's anyone from the governor to the mayor to the special-interest... You probably haven't heard of Mike O'Brien. But if there's anyone from the governor to the mayor to the...

Britain drives on with nuclear rebuild

By Jean Eaglesham in London Britain's new energy minister will today reassure nuclear companies and investors that the country's drive to build the next generation of nuclear power stations will continue unabated under the...

Line drives Caravan

8A | MOUNT CARMEL 42, MARIST 7 Greer, Stanford, Lynch each run for more than 100 yards in rout Mount Carmel coach Frank Lenti pointed to a ''young and inexperienced'' offensive line as a reason the Caravan didn't deserve the...

QUENTIN LETTS: Maybe it was the Y-fronts that held him back

Here is a tale of three ministers. It is not normally possible for a man to lick his own sideburns yet Mr Purnell seemed to do this, so moist was his self-satisfaction, so bristling his pride. The Government had given a big...

7,000 still waiting

Published Date: 14 November 2008 MORE than 7,000 coal miners in Scotland have been waiting for an average of five years and five months for compensation claims relating to breathing diseases, it emerged last night. The figure...

SSE energy price cut move hailed by Minister

Gas and electricity companies should follow the lead set by Scottish and Southern Energy and indicate that they are looking to bring down prices, Energy Minister Mike O'Brien said today. Mr O'Brien said he was "pleased" at the...

Boosters, WPIAL benefit from football playoff contests

by Michael Love Sports Editor Dorian Bell's three touchdown runs highlighted the Gateway Gators' 24-0 victory over Shaler Area on Friday night in the quarterfinal round of the WPIAL Quad A playoffs. When the quarterfinal rounds...

UT draws No. 1 Irish

The UT soccer team will face No. 1 seed Notre Dame tomorrow night in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Notre Dame won the Big East and is undefeated this season with a 21-0-0 record. "It's a great challenge," Traven...

UK offers 171 new licenses to 100 companies in offshore round

London (Platts) -- 12Nov2008 -- The UK has offered 171 new licenses to 100 companies under the country's 25th offshore oil and gas licensing round, the Department of Energy and Climate Change said Wednesday. "We are now seeing...

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