Re: Goldman Sachs Said to Shut Principal Strategies Unit
brent, it means nothing. These money making folk will either be switched to an internal hedge fund or (as the article makes clear) will possibly be switched to
Don't Get Caught with Your Parts Down
Parts is parts, right? Not for business owners. If you own a business in the United States, you have another government regulation to deal with. It pertains to your lighting. The Department of Energy (DOE) will be implementing new regulations regarding the manufacture and sale of fluorescent lamp ballasts. According to the DOE, this will result in significant energy savings and emission reductions. Lighting accounts for 20-25% of all electricity consumed in the United States.
Sepco III and Al-Arrab win Ras al-Zour contract
Saudi Arabia's Saline Water Conversion Corp (SWCC) has awarded Al-Arrab Contracting Co (ACC) and its Chinese partner Sepco III Electric Power Construction Corp the $2.42bn contract to build the electricity generation component of the Ras al-Zour power and water project, Meed has reported. The combined-cycle power plant will have a capacity of 2,800MW when the three and a half year contract is completed in early 2014. [AMEInfo.com]
WattBusters Proud Parent - MTI Lighting Specialists
WattBusters is just over one year old now and we would like you to finally meet our Dad, um, I mean parent
company, MTI Lighting Specialists, Inc. MTI is Michigan and the Midwest's premier commercial relamping, energy management and lighting retrofit company and has had a stellar reputation for 15 years. A while back, MTI was invited to the Senate Hearings on Energy at the State Capitol in Michigan.
Car Wars - Hummer vs. Hoopty
What kind of vehicle do you drive? Why did you choose that particular vehicle? Answering those two simple questions may open a window into the inner workings of your mind. I was pondering my answers to the questions while stuck in the morning rush hour traffic around Detroit. As I sat, looking straight into the bumper of a 2003 Hummer, I knew Mad Max would have been proud of me.
My 1993 Tercel (i.e. Hoopty: beat up old car with a dull paint job and no hubcaps) braves the rush hour traffic and does an admirable job. It's kind of ugly and extremely small but it doesn't cost much at all to own.
WattBusters Slashes Prices
Good news people. We've cut the price of many products on our website. Due to volume purchasing, WattBusters can now offer the same great products at lower prices and pass the savings on to you.
As products come to market, we are able to work with manufacturers to acquire
larger lots of new and current items. With an eye toward cutting energy usage and the resulting reduction of pollutants in the air and water, we're excited by the positive impact each item brings to the environment. Changing a light bulb seems like such a small thing but when you add up all the energy-saving light bulbs being installed all over the country, we're making BIG changes.