An old saying references ‘thick-skinned people,’ those who handle controversy fairly well and allow any criticism of their beliefs to simply ‘roll off their backs.’ Thick skin came to the forefront during a ...
Tags: West, USA, agriculture
Investment bank Goldman Sachs on Monday cut its 2013 US natural gas price forecast to $3.75/MMBtu form $4.25/MMBtu, saying mild winter weather across the US has failed to put a serious dent in storage levels. The bank said higher levels ...
Tags: Investment bank, Goldman Sachs, US, natural gas, price
With yet more snow forecast for this weekend in some parts of the country, an increasing number of people are likely to be using a greater deal of energy in the home. Indeed, uSwitch.com believes that the recent cold snap could cost ...
Tags: energy, cold snap, energy bills, heating, EDF Energy
We already know that the UK is heading for an energy crisis.By 2015,the closing of some coal power stations means the total capacity of the grid will be just a few percent above peak-time load.A cold snap or a supply side problem could then ...
Tags: Looming Energy Crisis, Smart Meters, peak-time, energy shortfall
Since the beginning of April, Swiss softwood sawmills have shown a revival in demand from building companies and to a lesser extent from the pallet and packaging industry. However, in view of the positive figures for the Swiss building ...
Tags: market view, softwood-lumber, demand