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Hot Jobs: Diesel USA seeks a new chief executive

POSITION: CHIEF EXECUTIVE COMPANY Diesel USA JOB DESCRIPTION Oversee the U.S. division of the trendy Italian fashion company MOST IMPORTANT TASKS Maintain bottom line, increase sales CREDENTIALS NEEDED Proven ability to run a...

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'Clunkers' keeps guzzlers on road

Even critics of the Cash for Clunkers program say it worked to stir auto sales and was a good deal for buyers of cars and trucks. But another intended effect of the program was getting old gas-guzzlers off the road to help the...

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Cash for Clunkers report card: Truck owners cashed in most

More than half of the local trade-ins under the federal government’s popular Cash for Clunkers program involved old trucks swapped for new trucks, a Reporter-News analysis of federal data shows. In the Big Country, all five of...

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Energy Trends

Nov 22, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's power generation rose 1.3 percent in August 2009 to 845 GigaWatt hours from a year earlier, with hydro power increasing its share, the latest official data showed. In the first half of the year...

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If Nothing Else, Save Farming

It’s probably too late to prepare for peak oil, but we can at least try to salvage food production. I don’t know when global oil supplies will start to decline. I do know that another resource has already peaked and gone into...

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Going Green For Christmas

Eco Friendly Propane Lawn Mowers, Leaf Blowers & Weed Trimmers Dad loves new power tools and gadgets. Buy a propane weed trimmer and leaf blower. Propane Weed Trimmers For those looking for a smaller, less expensive gift this...

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Mich. company's donation powering marine education: EMCC automotive shop gets five diesel engines

Nov 21, 2009 (Bangor Daily News - In the automotive shop at Eastern Maine Community College, two students bent over a clean, white 12-cylinder marine diesel engine recently, checking the valves. There are five new marine...

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Valero Will Close Delaware Refinery

BY NAUREEN S. MALIK Valero Energy Co. is permanently closing a major gasoline refinery in Delaware and laying off 550 workers in the clearest sign yet of financial stress in the U.S. fuel-refining industry. The move comes as...

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Iran refinery to issue bonds worth $250 million

Iran's largest refinery will start issuing bonds on Sunday worth a total of 2.5 trillion rials (about $250 million) to help finance expansion of gasoline production, state broadcaster IRIB reported on Saturday. Iran is the...

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Electric Cars Throwing Japanese Engine Makers Into Crisis Mode

Source: Bloomberg Class: SYNDICATED NEWS SYNOPSIS: What do you do when Nissan doesn't need your gasoline engine components anymore? Auto supplier NTN Corp. knew its gasoline engine parts wouldn’t be needed in Nissan Motor Co.’s...

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