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Oil Falls On New Signs Of Slowing Global Economy

Associated Press — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:22:16 +0000

The price of oil is falling as Japan becomes the latest country to report slower economic growth.

Benchmark crude fell 62 cents Monday to $92.25 per barrel in New York.

Japan says its economy grew less than expected in the second quarter in part because of less demand for its exports in Europe

Oil Prices Jump More Than 3 Percent

Associated Press — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:23:43 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are soaring on promising economic news out of Europe and the U.S.

Benchmark crude on Tuesday rose $3.47, or 3.7 percent, to $97.52 per barrel in New York. Brent crude rose $3

U.S. Slips In Clean Energy Race

Karen Snyder — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:33:47 +0000

Wyoming News Service

Germany has pushed the U-S down a notch in a new report that tracks investments in the clean energy sector. The U-S is now third, Germany second and China is number one, according to the report from Pew Charitable Trusts… and the research finds a connection between those investments and strong clean energy policies. Peggy Beltrone with Exergy Integrated Systems says her company is designing new technologies and hopes to site new wind turbines in Wyoming in the future. But she says there is still uncertainty at the state and federal levels.