Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jul 5, 2008	Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) Could Save Billions Of Dollars By Switching From Diesel To Natural Gas To Drive Its Power-generation Turbines - Says AES Spokesman Aaron Sampson
AES Proposes BEC Switch To Natural Gas: By Quincy Parker - Nassau, Bahamas: AES Corporation – which wants to build an LNG plant in The Bahamas – could potentially help the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) both save millions in fuel costs and become more environmentally friendly,...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jun 11, 2008	Bahamas Seek Alternatives For Imported Food Staples
Alternatives Sought For Imported Food Staples: By Tameka Lundy - Nassau, Bahamas: As the price of staples like wheat, corn and rice balloon in some cases out of the reach of the world’s poor, agriculture and fisheries officials have been huddled in talks about how to use another starch...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Apr 28, 2008	Bahamas Government Focus On Food Security For The Islands' People
Government Focus On Food Security: By Kendea Jones - Nassau, Bahamas: The government is working feverishly to help Bahamian farmers to produce their own food in the midst of a worldwide food crisis, according to Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Larry Cartwright. Food prices...... [view]

Posted By:  ascendency Posted On:  Mar 31, 2008	Top Three Quizzical Quotes at State of the Planet
coal at terminal getting ready to export #3. “The Amazon Rainforest is not being used for sugar cane for ethanol. This is absolutely wrong! The Amazon region is far from the consumer centers and ports to ship. It needs water in the soil. It is a stupidity to grow cane in the...... [view]

Posted By:  ighih Posted On:  Mar 31, 2008	Top Three Quizzical Quotes at State of the Planet
coal at terminal getting ready to export #3. “The Amazon Rainforest is not being used for sugar cane for ethanol. This is absolutely wrong! The Amazon region is far from the consumer centers and ports to ship. It needs water in the soil. It is a stupidity to grow cane in the...... [view]