OTTAWA, Canada, Jan. 14, 2010 – GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE), unveiled today a study estimating that renewing a Canadian federal financial incentive that has now allocated virtually all of its funding for wind energy projects would more than pay for itself through tax revenues from the projects’ income, vendors’ profits and individual workers’ wages. The study estimated that injecting an additional $1.5 billion CDN into Canada’s ecoENERGY for Renewable Power program could spawn 5.2 gigawatts of new wind projects and carry a net present value benefit to Canada’s governments of $287 million CDN.
KATE PEARCE: LINCOLN MKT MARKETING ROLE A NATURAL FOR CLASSIC CAR BUFF, MOTORSPORTS FAN
Kate Pearce, marketing manager, Lincoln MKT (Press Release) Catherine Pearce – Kate, to family, friends and colleagues – was an easy selection for Ford Motor Company recruiters visiting the Miami University campus…
CVS Caremark Charitable Trust Awards $6.3 Million to Nonprofit Organizations
(Press Release) WOONSOCKET, R.I., Jan 14, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust announced today that it awarded $6.3 million to nonprofit organizations across the country in grants in…
President Obama Welcomes CEOs to White House Forum on Modernizing Government
(Press Release) WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of his commitment to change how business is done in Washington and instill a new sense of responsibility for taxpayer dollars, the President welcomed more…
Doomsday Clock gets Moved Back One Minute
Doomsday clock set back one minute.
Teddy Pendergrass R&B Singer Dead at 59
R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass died from an illness at the age of 59.
Miley Cyrus to be a Presenter at the Grammy Award Ceremony
Miley Cyrus is going to be a presenter at the Grammy Award Ceremony that airs on January 31st.
New Jersey 8 year old on Terrorist Watch List
An 8 year old boy is on the TSA terrorist watch list and he has been frisked a number of times when he flys on an airplane.
Two Lung Cancer Tests May Determine Presence and Type of Disease
Digital News Report – In the future, perhaps a simple blood test may be used to diagnose lung cancer and a breath test can determine the type. These findings were discussed as scientists shared knowledge at the Joint Conference on Molecular Origins of Lung Cancer in Coronado California on Wednesday.
These two lung cancer tests may be available in the future. The first is a blood test to determine if a patient has lung cancer.
Morphine Helps Prevent Post Traumatic Stress Disorders
Digital News Report – Quick action by first responders in the war zone and a shot of morphine may help injured soldiers cope with stress later on.
The research, which appears in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), found that of 696 soldiers injured in Iraq from 2004 to 2006, those who were administered morphine within an hour after being wounded were less likely to develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).