Exelon idles New Jersey’s Oyster Creek nuclear plant

NEW YORK | Sat Aug 27, 2011 7:03pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – Exelon Corp said on Saturday it took offline its Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in New Jersey as a precautionary measure as Hurricane Irene bore down on the U.S. East Coast. Article source: Source

Irene closes on New York after battering East Coast

By Ned Barnett MOREHEAD CITY, North Carolina | Sat Aug 27, 2011 11:59pm EDT MOREHEAD CITY, North Carolina (Reuters) – Hurricane Irene closed in on New York on Saturday, shutting down the city, and millions of Americans on the East Coast hunkered down as the giant storm halted transport and caused massive power blackouts. Article [...]

5.2-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu

SUVA (Xinhua) – An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted Vanuatu at 12:07:35 GMT (20:07:35 Beijing Time) on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 53.00 km, was initially determined to be at 18.1760 degrees south latitude and 168.3106 degrees east longitude.

Hurricane Irene touches U.S. mainland

WASHINGTON (Xinhua) – Hurricane Irene, which was downgraded to category one, made its first landfall Saturday morning in the U.S. state of North Carolina, crawling up the East Coast as tens of thousands along its projected path were ordered to evacuate. The National Hurricane Center said Saturday morning the center of Irene made landfall near [...]

Taiwan issues land warning for typhoon Nanmadol

TAIPEI (Xinhua) – Taiwan’s local weather bureau issued a land warning for typhoon Nanmadol at 8:30 p.m Saturday, saying that the areas of Pingtung and Taitung should prepare for torrential downpour and strong winds.

Quake strikes in central Calif. Coastal area

HOLLISTER, Calif. (AP) — A moderate earthquake shook California’s central coastal area early Saturday. The quake was widely felt in the region but there were no immediate reports of any injuries or damages. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 4.6 quake struck at 12:18 a.m. and was centered 22 miles southeast of Hollister.

U.S. oil-spill ruling pleases plaintiff lawyers

NEW YORK | Fri Aug 26, 2011 9:30pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – Plaintiff lawyers claimed a victory on Friday when a federal judge overseeing hundreds of lawsuits against BP and others over last year’s big oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico allowed much of the case to move ahead, including punitive damages claims. [...]

Hurricane Irene rages up U.S. east coast

By Joe Rauch WILMINGTON, North Carolina | Sat Aug 27, 2011 3:57am EDT WILMINGTON, North Carolina (Reuters) – Hurricane Irene lashed North Carolina with driving wind and rain on Saturday as it neared land on a path threatening the densely populated U.S. east coast with flooding and power outages. Article source: Source

The Weather Channel Coverage of Hurricane Irene Aims to Keep Consumers Safe

ATLANTA, Aug. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — For The Weather Channel Companies (TWCC), keeping people prepared and safe during severe weather events is the company’s number one priority. Therefore, the company is taking extensive measures across TV, online, mobile, radio and social media to keep viewers and users informed as Hurricane Irene progresses up the East [...]

Panasonic Supports Solar Vehicle Teams From Berkeley and Stanford for 2011 World Solar Challenge

SONOMA, Calif., Aug. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Panasonic Corporation of North America has announced their support for student teams in the Darwin-to-Adelaide, 3,021-kilometer 2011 World Solar Challenge in Australia this October. Panasonic is providing the latest Lithium Ion battery technologies for use with solar-powered vehicles engineered by undergraduate teams from the University of California at [...]

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