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Chesapeake Energy Corp. co-founder Aubrey McClendon was re-elected as chairman and CEO on Friday, despite a call for his ouster by an influential shareholder advisory firm.

The drive to put natural gas on the road has influential congressional supporters, Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-OK, said last Wednesday, commenting on testimony by the head of a natural gas vehicle coalition before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.

The drive to put natural gas on the road has influential congressional supporters, Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-OK, said Wednesday, commenting on testimony by the head of a natural gas vehicle coalition before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.

The drive to put natural gas on the road has influential congressional supporters, Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-OK, said Wednesday, commenting on testimony by the head of a natural gas vehicle coalition before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.

A group of influential U.S. corporations, including top oil and gas and power companies, last week joined environmental organizations to offer a detailed blueprint for the incoming Obama administration that, among other things, calls for a cap-and-trade system to cut 2005 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions levels 42% by 2030 and 80% by 2050.

A group of influential U.S. corporations, including top oil and gas and power companies, Thursday joined environmental organizations to offer a detailed blueprint for the incoming Obama administration that, among other things, calls for a cap-and-trade system to cut 2005 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions levels 42% by 2030 and 80% by 2050.

Tuesday’s 18-cent drop by January futures proved to be more influential to the cash market than sliding temperatures in much of the East. The result was price drops across the board Wednesday.

KeySpan Corp. last Tuesday said Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), the influential proxy advisory firm that advises institutional investors in proxy voting matters, has recommended a vote in favor of KeySpan’s proposed merger with United Kingdom’s National Grid.

KeySpan Corp. Tuesday said Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), the influential proxy advisory firm that advises institutional investors in proxy voting matters, has recommended a vote in favor of KeySpan’s proposed merger with United Kingdom’s National Grid.