International Business News - WST 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 A lawyer for environmentalists and tribal activists told a federal judge that the government's approval of a big gold mine was flawed and would prohibit the Western Shoshone from practicing religious rites on a mountain in northern Nevada. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/shoshone-activists-seek-to-halt-nevada-gold-mine.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:03:12 EST The Armchair Survivalist believes the nation is falling into chaos, and he wants to help. He offers practical advice for dealing with riots, wars, natural disasters and food shortages, which he says are imminent because of the worldwide economic meltdown and the incoming Obama administration. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/survivalist-business-booms-as-economy-flails.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:13:54 EST Energy companies can coax valuable oil and gas out of the ground by injecting a mix of water, sand and chemicals into rock formations--a process they say has never been shown to contaminate ground water. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081128/election-may-bring-hard-look-at-oil-gas-exemption.htm Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:52:55 EST The Bush administration has come through with the remaining $70 million of the disaster relief that Congress appropriated to help salmon fishermen and related business after the West Coast fishery collapsed last summer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/70-million-more-going-to-salmon-disaster-aid.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:59:20 EST A massive right-of way for moving oil, gas and electricity around the West no longer threatens the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in southwestern Oregon. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/route-for-energy-transmission-avoids-monument.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:20:16 EST Anglers and salmon lovers beware: Some of the state's most prized native fish could disappear by century's end, according to a new report by the advocacy group California Trout. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/advocates-california-salmon-in-rapid-decline.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:30:13 EST An appeals panel with the Environmental Protection Agency is being asked by New Mexico's top prosecutor to consider new evidence in the case of a proposed $3 billion coal-fired power plant. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/epa-asked-to-consider-new-info-in-power-plant-case.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:13:15 EST Qwest Communications International Inc. union workers in Montana have ratified a new contract. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 206 said Tuesday that about 81 percent of voting members ratified the contract, which is closely modeled after a four-year pact the Communications Workers of America ratified earlier this month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/qwest-union-workers-in-montana-ratify-new-contract.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:00:15 EST President Bush gave the direction that resulted in a deal to remove four hydroelectric dams from the Klamath River to help one of the West Coast's most beleaguered salmon runs, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/kempthorne-bush-wants-deal-to-remove-klamath-dams.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:26:50 EST Members of the Yellowstone Club for the ultrarich are opposing another loan to the financially troubled Montana resort and demanding to know what happened to $463 million in club dues and past loans. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/yellowstone-club-members-revolt-over-bankruptcy.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:38:41 EST A federal judge in Wyoming said a judge in Washington, D.C., was wrong to reject the government's snowmobile plan for Yellowstone National Park but said he doesn't have the power to revoke or alter the decision. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/wyo-judge-disputes-d-c-judges-snowmobile-order.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:00:33 EST Western conservationists want the U.S. Forest Service to reconsider a decision they say opens up tens of thousands of acres to oil and gas development in a northern New Mexico forest. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/group-appeals-forest-service-oil-and-gas-decision.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:12:22 EST Numismatics young and old will be able to complete their collections of state commemorative quarters as the U.S. Mint holds a ceremonial launch of the Hawaii quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081107/hawaii-quarter-poised-for-official-launch.htm Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:19:41 EST The U.S. Bureau of Land Management changed its mind on fast-tracking a decision about boosting logging on federal lands in Western Oregon. Faced with a lawsuit from conservation groups, the agency has decided to allow the public 30 days to voice protests over the Western Oregon Plan Revision, known as the Whopper. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081107/blm-agrees-to-more-time-for-oregon-logging-protest.htm Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:10:49 EST Mother Nature is smiling on Utah's tourism industry. Chilly temperatures and a few early snowstorms are allowing ski resorts to open earlier than usual this season, with the first Utah opening Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081106/utah-tourism-industry-banks-on-strong-ski-season.htm Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:31:07 EST Energy company executives are cheering Colorado voters' rejection of a severance tax ballot measure, but they warn that uncertainties about the economy, new state rules and a new president could reduce investment by the industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081106/colorado-oil-gas-industry-braces-for-tough-2009.htm Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:44:59 EST The company fighting to build a coal-fired power plant in central Utah might shop the project to another county or switch to burning cleaner natural gas, its attorney said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/utah-county-voters-pass-measure-on-coal-plants.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:56:04 EST With more than $9 million on the line, Dennis Phillips didn't want to leave the felt. The 53-year-old trucking account manager from suburban St. Louis was confident he had his opponents sized up after seven days of no-limit Texas Hold 'em at the World Series of Poker main event in July. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/final-9-try-to-rechannel-poker-world-series-mojo.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:38:50 EST Among the earnings projection stories for Tuesday, Nov. 4, from AP Financial News: HOUSTON (AP)--W&T Offshore Inc. said Tuesday it expects to produce less crude oil and natural gas in 2008 than previously forecast due in part to repairs from recent storms. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081104/outlook-roundup-w-t-offshore-health-net.htm Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:21:04 EST West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. on Tuesday lowered its 2008 profit outlook, as renewed strength in the dollar will lead to lower revenue. The company, which makes parts for vials and syringes, forecast an adjusted profit of $2.38 to $2.43 per share for the year, down from an earlier forecast of $2.40 to $2.50 per share. It reduced its revenue estimate to $1.06 billion from $1.08 billion, primarily due to a smaller foreign currency benefit. The company also cut its pharmaceutical systems sales guidance by about $25 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081104/west-pharma-trims-2008-outlook-on-stronger-dollar.htm Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:31:10 EST