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Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee staff has invited 32 groups to present their proposed solutions to the domestic natural gas supply shortfall at a conference to be held later this month.

Rhode Island Gov. Donald L. Carcieri has invited the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to join the state, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), KeySpan Energy and others in a memorandum of understanding to develop a comprehensive Statewide Emergency Response Plan (SERP) for KeySpan’s proposal to upgrade its LNG storage facility in Providence, RI, to an import terminal.

Cantor Fitzgerald L.P. announced Wednesday it was making grief counseling services available for surviving employees and the families of employees, including those of affiliates eSpeed and TradeSpark, who had been working on floors 101 to 105 of the World Trade Center.

California continued to sizzle through last week, but some wereoblivious. The word “energy,” let alone a policy statement on thesubject, was nearly impossible to find at the Democratic NationalConvention in Los Angeles. A media aide for the Democrats put in acomputerized search under the word “energy” in the party’s platformcommittee report on the convention Internet web site and drewblanks Monday, the opening day of the political show.

California continued to sizzle through the week, but some wereoblivious. The word “energy,” let alone a policy statement on thesubject, was nearly impossible to find at the Democratic NationalConvention in Los Angeles this week. A media aide for the Democratsput in a computerized search under the word “energy” in the party’splatform committee report on the convention Internet web site anddrew blanks Monday, the opening day of the political show.