WASHINGTON -- Environmental advocates urged Congress yesterday to reinstate the broad moratorium on offshore oil drilling, but a key congressman said on that issue, "The ship may have already sailed." Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, said the political reality is that the broad...
US, Switzerland complete tax negotiations
The News & Observer
The News & Observer
WASHINGTON -- The United States and Switzerland have agreed to increase the amount of tax information they share to help crack down on tax evasion. The Treasury Department said Friday that the two nations concluded...
Some Reservoir Residents Say Blasting Shaking Homes
MSNBC
MSNBC
updated 9:45 a.m. ET June 23, 2009 RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. - Some people who live at the Ross Barnett Reservoir said they thought an earthquake hit Monday morning. advertisement | This week an oil company began blasting to...
Ocean current experts raise offshore drilling alarm
Energy Current
Energy Current
6/17/2009 WASHINGTON: While Congress considers opening the eastern Gulf of Mexico to oil-and-gas drilling, experts on ocean currents warn of a potential environmental nightmare that could reach the coast of South...
Software is the next battleground for BPOs
Inquirer
Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines Software development is seen as the next battleground for business process outsourcing destinations like the Philippines. This is largely due to maturing benefits from offshore services, according...
Report Refutes Opposition's Claims Regarding Legislation to Prevent Loss of U.S. Tax Revenues to Offshore ...
Insurance Newsnet
Insurance Newsnet
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Sir Alan Sugar may not be a 'fit and proper person' to sit in the ...
The Daily Mail
The Daily Mail
Sir Alan Sugar is facing searching new questions about his suitability for a peerage after a complaint to sleaze watchdogs. The Apprentice boss, who Gordon Brown wants to make a peer, will undergo a...
Lawmakers Back Energy Companies With Their Private Dollars
The New York Times
The New York Times
Members of Congress with key roles crafting legislation that would transform the United States' energy portfolio laws own as much as $22.8 million in stocks, bonds and other assets of companies potentially affected by...
Birnbaum named chief of Minerals Management Service
The Business Review
The Business Review
Liz Birnbaum, an attorney with two decades of experience in energy and environmental policy within the government and in the private sector, has been appointed head of the federal Minerals Management Service (MMS) in...
R.I. Senate approves alternative energy for National Grid
The Providence Journal
The Providence Journal
PROVIDENCE — In a near-unanimous vote, the state Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that will allow electricity utility National Grid to sign long-term contracts to purchase power from alternative-energy...

