International Business News - SCEPE http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Day by day, name by name, President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet is taking shape, and other top jobs are being filled. A look at who has made the list and who is being talked about for jobs that are still open: http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/189004-barack-obama.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081204/name-by-name-obamas-cabinet-taking-shape.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081204/name-by-name-obamas-cabinet-taking-shape.htm Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:24:25 EST The number of Americans whose electricity or gas has been shut off for nonpayment of their bills is up sharply in many parts of the country as people struggle to cope with higher prices and a shaky economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/146222-utility-shut-offs.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/ap-enterprise-in-bad-economy-power-cutoffs-soar.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/ap-enterprise-in-bad-economy-power-cutoffs-soar.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:36:02 EDT Californians will vote on two ballot initiatives this fall that at first glance would seem shoo-ins for approval in a state long associated with environmental activism. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/critics-claim-deception-in-calif-energy-measures.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:47 EDT Californians will vote on two ballot initiatives this fall that at first glance would seem shoo-ins for approval in a state long associated with environmental activism. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080914/critics-claim-deception-in-calif-energy-measures.htm Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:43:10 EDT Federal energy officials say they have approved more than $4 million in settlements over losses sustained in Southern California during the state's electricity crisis. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/feds-approve-4m-in-socal-energy-settlements.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:37:44 EDT The Grant County Public Utility District is getting $11.8 million from three California utilities in a settlement. PUD commissioners voted last week to accept the resolution of claims over unpaid power sales during the energy crisis of 2000-01. Electricity prices skyrocketed to $200 to $500 a megawatt from $30 to $50 a megawatt, partly because of manipulation by Enron before that company went bankrupt. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/wash-utility-to-get-11-8m-in-enron-related-settlement.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 12:22:16 EDT