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Having previously placed the blame for rising energy costs on Big Oil, OPEC, greedy refiners and various other vilified price gougers and corporate misfits, Congress is now focused on a new culprit: speculators. Specifically, the hedge funds, pension funds and other large institutions that buy and sell oil futures contracts with no intention of actually taking delivery. They do so purely as an ... news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20080630/cm_usatoday/ourviewonener...
The government signed a preliminary nuclear cooperation deal with Jordan on Sunday, as the desert kingdom scrambles to meet growing energy needs and find alternative sources of power to desalinate water. news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080630/wl_uk_afp/jordanbritainenergyn...
Governors from several Western states voted Sunday to form a council that will study ways to protect wildlife habitat in the face of ever-increasing demand for energy development in their region. news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080630/ap_on_re_us/western_governors_2
Bangkok Weaving Mills Ltd expects to achieve total revenue of about two billion baht this year by cutting energy costs and squeezing benefits from brand creation. www.bangkokpost.com/300608_Business/30Jun2008_biz012.php
SEOUL, June 30 (Reuters) - South Korea's SK Energy <096770.KS> said on Monday it had secured a 20 percent stake in an oil field in Vietnam currently under exploration. malaysia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080630/tbs-skenergy-vietnam-4...
June 30 (Bloomberg) -- Turkish inflation probably accelerated for a fifth month on higher food and energy costs, adding to pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates for the third time this year, a survey shows. www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=aUXLc3IKGGhg
UK households could see annual energy bills rise 20% to pay for the cost of meeting Europe's emissions targets. news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/7480204.stm
The stock market took a beating last week, as troubles in the energy and credit markets hammered equities. biz.yahoo.com/nytimes/080629/1194789490978.html?.v=14
The candidates would take very different steps to greater energy independence for Americans. www.csmonitor.com/2008/0630/p01s02-uspo.html
June 29 (Bloomberg) -- John McCain, the presumed Republican nominee for president, offers ``more of the same'' energy policy as George W. Bush while gas prices rise to record levels, Jon Corzine, New Jersey's Democratic governor, said today. news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20080629/pl_bloomberg/aptvirsubnw...
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