Trane Advances Green Communities with Platinum Sponsorship of Greenbuild 2008

Trane, a leading global provider of indoor comfort systems and services for homes and commercial buildings, will be prominently represented in Boston as the city welcomes the U.S. Green Building Council’s 2008 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo on Nov.19-21 in the Boston Convention and Expo Center (BCEC). As a platinum sponsor for the... 

Waratah Board Recommends Shareholders Reject Mineralogy’s Unsolicited Partial Offer

In its Directors’ Circular filed today, the Board of Directors of Waratah Coal Inc. unanimously recommends that holders of Waratah common shares reject the unsolicited partial offer from Mineralogy Pty Ltd. and not tender their Shares to Mineralogy. In reaching this recommendation and concluding that the Mineralogy partial offer is not in the... 

Couple Breaks Guinness World Record for U.S. Fuel Efficiency

After 22 days, driving 9,419 miles and using less than 12 tanks of Shell Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuel, global world-record holders John and Helen Taylor broke the existing Guinness World Record for lowest fuel consumption on a road trip across the continental United States. On this drive, which began Sept. 3, the Taylors achieved 58.82 miles per gallon,... 

Leaders Discuss Trade Policy, Energy and the Economy at Americas Conference

The second day of the Americas Conference presented by The Miami Herald, the State of Florida and Florida International University (FIU) continued with discussions by area leaders including Florida governor, Charlie Crist; Haitian president, René Préval; Vice-president of Argentina, Julio Cobos; and Vice-president of Panama, Samuel Lewis Navarro. Florida... 

California Academy of Sciences Incorporates SunPower’s High-Efficiency Solar Cells into its Sustainable, Living Roof

SunPower Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced that its industry-leading solar cells have been incorporated into the unique architecture of the California Academy of Sciences (Academy) in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Calif., which is re-opening its new home... 

RAE Systems Makes Inroads Into the Latin American Energy Market

RAE Systems Inc., a leader in delivering innovative sensor solutions to serve industrial, energy, environmental, and government safety markets worldwide, has delivered personal and wireless toxic gas monitoring systems and instruments to the three largest Latin American oil producers: Pemex of Mexico, PDVSA of Venezuela and Petrobra of Brazil. “These... 

Duke Energy Finalizes Catamount Energy Acquisition

Duke Energy has finalized its acquisition of Catamount Energy Corporation, announced on June 26, 2008. “The Catamount purchase further positions Duke Energy with additional expertise, resources and a proven track record to continue our growth in the wind business,” said Wouter van Kempen, president of Duke Energy Generation Services (DEGS),... 

ICIS Chemical Business Unveils Top 100 Chemical Companies

ICIS Chemical Business magazine has unveiled the ICIS Top 100 Chemical Companies, featuring the world’s top chemical players ranked by annual sales. According to the ICIS Top 100 listing of chemical company financial performance, published in the September 15 issue of ICIS Chemical Business, sector sales rose by 11% in 2007 in local currency terms... 

Duke Energy Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index for North America

Duke Energy has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for North American companies in the electric utility sector. “We’re especially pleased to have Duke Energy’s sustainability efforts recognized by Dow Jones for the third year in a row,” said Jim Rogers, chairman, president and CEO of Duke Energy. “This... 

The Sterling Group, L.P. Completes the Sale of Hudson Products Holdings, Inc.

The Sterling Group, L.P., a middle-market private equity firm based in Houston, Texas, today announced that they have finalized the sale of Hudson Products Holdings, Inc. to Riverstone Holdings LLC. Since 1939, Hudson Products has designed and manufactured air-cooled heat exchanger equipment to serve the oil, gas, and petrochemical processing industries....