Scientists find bugs that eat waste and excrete petrol - Times Online

Scientists find bugs that eat waste and excrete petrol - Times Online

Saudis get serious on oil prices - Jun. 19, 2008

Saudis get serious on oil prices - Jun. 19, 2008: "NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Saudi Arabia this weekend will convene a special summit on oil prices that could lead to cheaper crude on the world market."

Bloomberg.com: Commodities

Bloomberg.com: Commodities: "June 19 (Bloomberg) -- Gold prices may rise to $5,000 an ounce as investors seek to protect themselves against accelerating inflation, said Schroder Investment Management Ltd., which oversees $277 billion of assets globally."

Bank robberies up around USA - USATODAY.com

Bank robberies up around USA - USATODAY.com: "Bank robberies are up in cities across the USA this year and, although the reason is unclear, the down economy is a suspect."

ExxonMobil to sell 2,220 gas stations - CNN.com

ExxonMobil to sell 2,220 gas stations - CNN.com: "(CNN) -- Oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to sell its company-owned gas stations, saying they aren't profitable enough even with gasoline selling at $4 per gallon.
The 2,220 stations make up about 1/5 of the Exxon and Mobil stations in the United States.
The nation's largest oil company, which earned nearly $41 billion last year, says it will sell more than 2,000 stations over the next few years."

With transparent HP tech, pretty solar buildings? | Green Tech - CNET News.com

With transparent HP tech, pretty solar buildings? | Green Tech - CNET News.com: "Hewlett-Packard is licensing flat-panel display technology to a start-up that could lead to dramatically more productive--and aesthetically pleasing--solar panels.

The deal, announced Wednesday, allows Livermore, Calif.-based Xtreme Energetics to use HP-developed transparent transistors to bend light in concentrating photovoltaic, or CPV, solar arrays. CPV systems squeeze more electricity from panels by maximizing the light that hits solar cells."

More than a million homes in foreclosure in latest report - Jun. 5, 2008

More than a million homes in foreclosure in latest report - Jun. 5, 2008: "NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- More than one million homes are now in foreclosure, the highest rate ever recorded, according to a trade group which warned Thursday that number will continue to climb."