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Poll: Consumers Back Natural Gas Expansion, Drilling

In a new national consumer poll, natural gas beat renewables and other forms of energy as to which projects should be considered for expansion, something an overwhelming majority of consumers also say would create badly needed jobs in a struggling economy.

October 14, 2011

Phony Round-Trip Energy Deals Shake Confidence, Executive Teams

Energy marketers involved in “wash” transactions were almost drowned last week with bad news, as investors bailed on their stocks and regulators called for a good soaping of the industry. It was a dreary week overall, but those taking the worst baths included Dynegy Inc., CMS Energy Corp. and Reliant Energy Inc. By the end of the week, at least three top trading executives at two companies had resigned and the weather showed no sign of clearing anytime soon.

July 11, 2005