NASA just released this image of the very frozen Great Lakes taken by one of its satellites on Feb. 19. A NOAA analysis found that the lakes were more than 88 percent covered in ice in mid-February, one of the largest freezes in four decades.
Fracking is a thirsty business.
A typical hydraulic fracturing well requires two to four million gallons of fresh water. Multiply that times hundreds of thousands of wells developed in the U.S. and Canada over the last decade and you get the idea -- the shale revolution has an unquenchable water habit.
Although water use for hydraulic fracturing is a relatively small proportion of a state's overall water use, at the local county or municipal level it is typically very high, often exceeding the water use of all residents in a region.
Growing older comes with a few nice things. Knowledge evolves into wisdom. Context informs perspective. A long life's ups and downs are woven into a rich tapestry of memories.
Hold onto your bottles and travel mugs, the new GE Profile™ Series dishwasher has a mind-blowing, industry-first feature---bottle wash jets. New, dedicated jets---a total of 16 of them---have been integrated into the top rack of the dishwasher to clean the bottom of a tall travel mug or dried milk from a baby bottle. Why is this important? Because, noting the consumer trends listed below, squeaky-clean bottles and drinking containers are in demand and, often times, getting dirtier than ever.
Bottle statistics
BETHESDA, MD -- FEB. 26, 2014 --- GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services, announced today that it has recently provided a $2.5 million senior secured credit facility to SynGen, Inc., a medical device company with a 510(k) approved bench-top system for isolating stem cells from umbilical cord blood, peripheral blood and bone marrow. GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services is acting as administrative agent for the credit facility.
$1.7B buyout agreement ends exposure for GE
related to 2008 sale of Japanese consumer loan business
FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- February 26, 2014 -- GE announced today an agreement with Shinsei Bank to end GE's obligation to reimburse Shinsei Bank for refunds of interest paid in excess of the statutory interest rate by customers of the Japanese consumer finance business that General Electric Capital Corporation (GECC) sold to Shinsei in 2008.
