June 30, 2010

Tate & Lyle poised for US sale (at Financial Times)

Tate & Lyle is poised to sell a large part of its sugars operation to American Sugar Refining of the US for about £200m in a deal that would cut many of its historic ties with the business on which the UK group was founded.

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Senate bill restricts Interior moves to industry (AP)

A bill endorsed by a Senate panel would slow the revolving door between the Interior Department and the oil and gas industry.

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SD Gov. Rounds critical of EPA delay on ethanol (AP)

Gov. Mike Rounds criticized the federal government for delaying a decision on allowing a 15 percent ethanol blend in gasoline during a conference Wednesday on using technology and research to expand South Dakota s agriculture economy.

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Oil prices post first quarterly decline since 2008 (CNNMoney.com)

Oil prices continued to slide Wednesday, and posted the first quarterly decline since the fourth quarter of 2008, after a weaker-than-expected report on crude inventories.

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Fire damages Massey coal plant in W.Va. (AP)

The second fire in a year will delay the reopening of a southern West Virginia coal processing plant, owner Massey Energy Co. said Wednesday.

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Fire damages Massey coal plant in West Virignia (AP)

The second fire in a year will delay the reopening of a southern West Virginia coal processing plant, owner Massey Energy Co. said Wednesday.

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Gasoline prices little changed ahead of weekend (AP)

Gasoline prices were flat Wednesday despite an uptick in supply as cautious consumers weigh taking a road trip against the latest worries about the economy.

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Arch Coal, ADA-ES sign deal for new technology (AP)

Arch Coal Inc. has finalized an agreement to pay ADA-ES Inc. at least $2 million to create technology to reduce combustion-related emissions of mercury and other metals from PRB coal.

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