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No plans for new investment in coal - The Guardian
May 16th 2013, 00:45


No plans for new investment in coal
The Guardian
Your article (European energy chief puts forward case for funding coal, 12 May) says the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has "hinted it may expand funding of high-carbon coal projects despite mounting pressure from climate change ...

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State of Wyoming oil and gas lease auction brings in $10.4 million - Casper Star-Tribune Online
May 16th 2013, 00:21


State of Wyoming oil and gas lease auction brings in $10.4 million
Casper Star-Tribune Online
CHEYENNE -- The state's oil and gas lease auction on May 8 generated $10.4 million from bids on 82,970 acres of land. The sale included parcels from Albany, Campbell, Carbon, Converse, Crook, Fremont, Goshen, Hot Springs, Johnson, Laramie, Lincoln, ...

Peabody's Boyce: Demand for coal from 2 major basins to increase - St. Louis Business Journal (blog)
May 15th 2013, 23:57


Peabody's Boyce: Demand for coal from 2 major basins to increase
St. Louis Business Journal (blog)
The coal industry has been suffering after natural gas prices dropped dramatically last year, but Peabody Energy Chairman and CEO Gregory Boyce said today that demand for coal from two major U.S. basins is expected to grow in the coming years.
Arch Coal and Meritage Midstream Services II form oil transhipment JV Creamer Media's Mining Weekly
Meritage Midstream and Arch Coal to Form Joint Venture Wall Street Journal (press release)

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Climate research nearly unanimous on human causes, survey finds - The Guardian
May 15th 2013, 23:12


The Guardian

Climate research nearly unanimous on human causes, survey finds
The Guardian
Authors of the survey, published on Thursday in the journal Environmental Research Letters, said the finding of near unanimity provided a powerful rebuttal to climate contrarians who insist the science of climate change remains unsettled. The survey ...
Is the science settled? ABC Online
Not much climate change doubt, science says - Sydney Morning Herald Sydney Morning Herald
Study: Consensus on Climate Still Means Consensus Pacific Standard
Science 2.0
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Tucson Embedded Systems' iDECs Units Expanding Innovative Solutions for ... - GlobeNewswire (press release)
May 15th 2013, 22:50


Tucson Embedded Systems' iDECs Units Expanding Innovative Solutions for ...
GlobeNewswire (press release)
TUCSON, Ariz., May 15, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tucson Embedded Systems, Inc. (TES) continues to find success innovating and implementing new technologies for the Hydraulic Fracturing business in partnership with Green Field Energy Services.

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US Arctic strategy aims to exploit oil and gas for 'national security' - Climate Science Watch
May 15th 2013, 21:37


Climate Science Watch

US Arctic strategy aims to exploit oil and gas for 'national security'
Climate Science Watch
The region holds sizable proved and potential oil and natural gas resources that will likely continue to provide valuable supplies to meet U.S. energy needs. Continuing to responsibly develop Arctic oil and gas resources aligns with the United States ...

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Interior secretary pressed on oil and gas on Indian lands - The Hill (blog)
May 15th 2013, 21:31


Interior secretary pressed on oil and gas on Indian lands
The Hill (blog)
In her prepared testimony, Jewell said "the Department is committed to assisting tribes in expanding on Indian lands renewable, low cost, reliable and secure energy supplies as well as safe and responsible oil and gas development in accordance with ...

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End of coal? NRG Energy to shutter coal-fired electricity plants in PA and New ... - Penn Live
May 15th 2013, 20:40


End of coal? NRG Energy to shutter coal-fired electricity plants in PA and New ...
Penn Live
Overall, NRG and the Houston-based GenOn Energy are shuttering nine coal-fired plants, including four others in Pennsylvania. The two power companies merged last year. And their planned coal plant closures will begin in June and run through 2015.
Portland Generating Station to shut down coal-fired units several months early ... The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com
Portland plant will stop using coal six months early Philly.com (blog)
CT, NJ Settlement To Shut Down PA Coal Plants Hartford Courant
Reuters  - Allentown Morning Call  - Hartford Business
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Forum on hydraulic fracturing/gas drilling on June 8 - phillyBurbs.com
May 15th 2013, 20:27


Forum on hydraulic fracturing/gas drilling on June 8
phillyBurbs.com
NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP — The Newtown Township Environmental Advisory Council will hold a free public forum on hydraulic fracturing, which is drilling for natural gas in a process known commonly as fracking, from 9:30 a.m. to noon June 8 at the township ...

US power plant emissions data shows why getting rid of coal won't be easy - Quartz
May 15th 2013, 20:23


Daily Caller

US power plant emissions data shows why getting rid of coal won't be easy
Quartz
Altogether, the top 100 power companies provide 86% of US electricity demand, according to the report compiled by Ceres, a Boston-based nonprofit that promotes corporate sustainability. Coal-fired power plants belonging to those top 100 supplied 44% of ...
Report: Outlook not good for coal country Daily Caller
Appalachian coal industry faces more troubles The Tennessean
Report: Appalachian coal mining will continue to decline - WKYT.com WKYT
Business First of Louisville (blog)  - Charleston Gazette  - WWBT
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Centre, Sindh spar over control of oil and gas blocks - The Express Tribune
May 15th 2013, 20:20


Centre, Sindh spar over control of oil and gas blocks
The Express Tribune
The federal and Sindh governments are locked in a row over who has rights over oil and gas exploration blocks following the passage of 18th Constitution Amendment with the latter claiming that the Centre is meddling in its affairs by extending ...

INSTANT MBA: Create An Environment Where New Ideas Are Actually Used - Business Insider
May 15th 2013, 20:13


INSTANT MBA: Create An Environment Where New Ideas Are Actually Used
Business Insider
But in order for this to happen, there needed to be an environment that encouraged these new ideas in the first place. "It is worth remembering that you have to give people who work for you a reason or a motive to come forward with new ideas and methods.

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Top aide for Rep. Scalise lands at offshore oil and gas industry group - The Hill (blog)
May 15th 2013, 19:39


Top aide for Rep. Scalise lands at offshore oil and gas industry group
The Hill (blog)
NOIA represents various facets of the offshore energy industry, including oil and gas producers, marine transport, construction and design of offshore platforms, communications, companies involved in offshore renewable energy, and other sectors. Tweet ...

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Dems warn sequester will lower federal oil-and-gas revenues - The Hill (blog)
May 15th 2013, 19:34


FuelFix (blog)

Dems warn sequester will lower federal oil-and-gas revenues
The Hill (blog)
The automatic, across-the-board spending cuts will result in a loss of $150 million in federal revenue through slower permitting at the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and canceled lease sales for oil and gas development ...
Sequester will cut oil and gas drilling leases, Democrats say FuelFix (blog)
While private energy booms, Dems blame sequester Daily Caller

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Offshore Africa: The Next Oil and Gas Hotspot? - Motley Fool
May 15th 2013, 18:18


spyghana.com

Offshore Africa: The Next Oil and Gas Hotspot?
Motley Fool
Ever since the late 1950s, when commercial quantities of oil were first discovered in Nigeria's Niger Delta basin, West Africa has been an area of interest for oil and gas exploration and production companies. But a host of challenges, many of them ...
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Outlook in US Gulf of Mexico to 2016 ... PR Newswire (press release)
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production (E&P) in the Barents Sea - Market ... The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
Texas monthly oil and gas statistics Leon County Today
spyghana.com
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Climate change activists say they blocked freighter from delivering coal to ... - Boston Globe
May 15th 2013, 18:17


The Nation. (blog)

Climate change activists say they blocked freighter from delivering coal to ...
Boston Globe
Climate change activists say protesters in a little white lobster boat flying an American flag blocked a coal delivery today at the Brayton Power Station, getting in the way of a freighter nearly 690 feet long. "The climate crisis real, and it's ...
The 'Henry David T.' Blocks a Coal Tanker at Brayton Point The Nation. (blog)
Activists declaring "Coal Is Stupid" attempt blockade of coal delivery at ... Fall River Herald News

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Colombia's Coal Output Drops 21% in First Quarter From Year Ago - Fox Business
May 15th 2013, 17:20


Colombia's Coal Output Drops 21% in First Quarter From Year Ago
Fox Business
BOGOTA, Colombia – Colombia, one of the top coal exporters in the world, suffered a drop in coal production in the first three months of the year as a result of a labor strike and environmental problems that prompted a halt in output. Coal output fell ...
Colombia coal output slides 21.4% in Q1 – government - Mining Weekly Creamer Media's Mining Weekly

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Coal Would Be A Poor Investment For Arizona - CleanTechnica
May 15th 2013, 17:13


Coal Would Be A Poor Investment For Arizona
CleanTechnica
When two of Arizona's neighbors, California and Nevada, decide to abandon coal-generated electricity in favor of renewable and natural gas, the writing is on the wall: The days of the Navajo Generating Station and other coal-fired power plants are ...

BioBlitz Raises Stewards of the Environment - National Geographic
May 15th 2013, 17:10


BioBlitz Raises Stewards of the Environment
National Geographic
The mission of our foundation is to promote environmental education opportunities for children and families in underserved communities. The BioBlitz, by choosing to highlight national parks close to urban areas, dovetails nicely with everything we are ...

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Google announces Android Studio, a new dev environment for Android - The Verge
May 15th 2013, 17:05


BGR India

Google announces Android Studio, a new dev environment for Android
The Verge
Google is announcing its brand new development environment for Android today at Google I/O: Android Studio. Google isn't revealing all the changes today, but some of the big additions include a focus on multiple layout tools for a variety of devices ...
Google announces Android Studio dev environment, could help improve tablet ... BGR India

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'Green' energy kills American eagles - RT
May 15th 2013, 16:03


RT

'Green' energy kills American eagles
RT
Wind farms kill about 83,000 hunting birds each year, including hawks, falcons and eagles. Killing an American eagle is federal crime, but despite the mass die-offs, the Obama administration has never once fined or prosecuted a wind energy company.
Wind Farms And Eagles Don't Mix - The Inquisitr The Inquisitr
Obama Administration Gives Pass To Wind Energy Companies On Eagle Deaths Energy Tribune
Wind Energy Is Cutting Down On Birds - iTechPost iTech Post
ABC News
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Goshen College runs on green energy - Goshen News
May 15th 2013, 14:57


Goshen College runs on green energy
Goshen News
GC President Jim Brenneman announced Monday to the applause of students that the campus' electricity source is now 100 percent green. The college administration is choosing to buy renewable electric certificates from Northern Indiana Public Service Co.

Coal jobs coming to Pike County - WKYT.com - WKYT
May 15th 2013, 14:39


Coal jobs coming to Pike County - WKYT.com
WKYT
High Ridge Mining plans to develop seven deep mines in Pike County which will employ 36 miners each. Bill Smith, the owner of High Ridge Mining was in meetings on Wednesday, but his son took us on a tour of the prep plant that will be used when the ...
Seven Idled Coal Mines to Reopen in Pike County - WSAZ WSAZ-TV

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City and schools win Green Energy Ohio awards - ThisWeekNews
May 15th 2013, 14:11


City and schools win Green Energy Ohio awards
ThisWeekNews
Dublin will be the star of the show at the upcoming Green Energy Ohio events. Along with hosting the GEO 13th annual meeting, workshop, green expo, EV activities and teacher workshop at Jerome High School Friday and Saturday, May 17 and 18, the city ...

Scindia in Germany to finalise pact for Green Energy Corridors - Business Standard
May 15th 2013, 14:11


Business Standard

Scindia in Germany to finalise pact for Green Energy Corridors
Business Standard
"The Green Energy Corridors will enable evacuation of over 30,000 MW of renewable energy generated from wind and solar power during the 12th FiveYear Plan in India into the national grid, for which Germany has committed to provide developmental and ...

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UK signals support for EU import of Canadian tar sands oil - The Guardian
May 15th 2013, 13:55


Morning Sentinel

UK signals support for EU import of Canadian tar sands oil
The Guardian
Britain has given its clearest signal yet that it wants to allow European countries to import carbon-intensive tar sands oil from Canada. Leaked papers seen by the Guardian show that in EU negotiations on laws intended to encourage the use of low ...
Canada Pulls its Goalie on the Environment Huffington Post Canada

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Oil and gas industry lobbies for land in Colorado mountains - Denver Post
May 15th 2013, 13:34


KJCT8.com

Oil and gas industry lobbies for land in Colorado mountains
Denver Post
ASPEN —The oil-and-gas industry is claiming that closures of land and increased regulations contemplated in the White River National Forest will make drilling "uncompetitive." Five organizations affiliated with the gas industry submitted comments last ...
Oil and gas industry says land closures in White River forest will make ... The Republic

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EU fisheries reform plan falls short of outright discards ban - The Guardian
May 15th 2013, 13:33


The Guardian

EU fisheries reform plan falls short of outright discards ban
The Guardian
The next step is for the European parliament to agree these reforms which are set to bring about real benefits for our fishermen and the marine environment for years to come. We have worked hard on these negotiations, and I hope that parliament ...
Ban on fish discards step closer after EU talks Scotsman
EU agrees fishing overhaul to replenish stocks www.worldbulletin.net

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Wind farms, unlike oil and gas industry, get pass on eagle deaths - Anchorage Daily News
May 15th 2013, 13:18


Anchorage Daily News

Wind farms, unlike oil and gas industry, get pass on eagle deaths
Anchorage Daily News
Nearly all the birds being killed are protected under federal environmental laws, which prosecutors have used to generate tens of millions of dollars in fines and settlements from businesses, including oil and gas companies, over the past five years ...
Environmental Activists Are Annoyed With The Obama Administration For ... Business Insider Australia

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EPA picking favorites in charging Freedom of Information Acts fees, Green ... - The Global Dispatch
May 15th 2013, 13:00


The Global Dispatch

EPA picking favorites in charging Freedom of Information Acts fees, Green ...
The Global Dispatch
Requests from conservative groups Judicial Watch and National Center for Public Policy Research were approved half the time, and all requests from Franklin Center and the Institute for Energy Research were denied. "Their practice is to take care of ...
Republican: EPA 'rewards its friends and punishes its opponents' The Hill (blog)

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Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd (NYSE:YGE) down by 6.35%, Houston ... - GSPInsider
May 15th 2013, 12:43


Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd (NYSE:YGE) down by 6.35%, Houston ...
GSPInsider
Greensboro, NC 05/15/2013 (GDPInsider) – Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd (NYSE:YGE): The trading session on Tuesday saw Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd (NYSE:YGE) climbing down by 6.35%. It opened at a price of $2.49 which touched an ...

WTO Appellate Body Rules against Canada in Renewable Energy Case - International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
May 15th 2013, 12:17


WTO Appellate Body Rules against Canada in Renewable Energy Case
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
The WTO's highest court has confirmed that the local content requirement in the Canadian province of Ontario's feed-in tariff (FIT) programme for renewable energy is inconsistent with international trade rules, officials announced on Monday. Brussels ...

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Eating As Though the Environment Mattered - Huffington Post
May 15th 2013, 12:03


Eating As Though the Environment Mattered
Huffington Post
When you factor in all the extra stages of production that are required for meat relative to grains and legumes, the anti-environmental nature of meat consumption becomes even more stark: First, you have to grow many times more corn, grain, and soy ...

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Oil demand in developing nations overtakes industrialised world - The Guardian
May 15th 2013, 10:59


The Guardian

Oil demand in developing nations overtakes industrialised world
The Guardian
Developing countries have overtaken the industrialised world for the first time in their thirst for oil, according to the world's leading energy authority. This transformation in the demand for oil has come as production of the fuel has boomed in the ...

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politics and climate change go hand-in-hand - The Guardian
May 15th 2013, 10:59


French Tribune

politics and climate change go hand-in-hand
The Guardian
The state spends $10m a year to repair roads that buckle with melting permafrost, said Larry Hartig, who heads Alaska's Department of Environment. But recognition of the opportunities – and costs – does not quite translate into explicit recognition of ...
Alaska's erosion accelerated by climate change The Guardian

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Is Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Setting Its Sights on Hydraulic ... - The National Law Review
May 15th 2013, 09:20


Is Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Setting Its Sights on Hydraulic ...
The National Law Review
While chemicals in the rule include those that can be employed in a broad range of uses, of particular interest is the listing of one compound used in natural gas and oil well drilling and hydraulic fracturing to eliminate bacteria in the water that ...

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Diplomatic cables reveal aggressive GM lobbying by US officials - The Guardian
May 15th 2013, 09:19


Diplomatic cables reveal aggressive GM lobbying by US officials
The Guardian
Subscribe. Subscribe to the Guardian · iPhone app · iPad edition · Kindle · Extra · Guardian Weekly · Digital edition · The Guardian home. The Guardian, Environment, User comments. News · Sport · Comment · Culture · Business · Money · Life & style ...

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Merkel's Greens Challenger Seeks CO2 Price Rises to Ditch Coal - Bloomberg
May 15th 2013, 09:04


Merkel's Greens Challenger Seeks CO2 Price Rises to Ditch Coal
Bloomberg
Chancellor Angela Merkel must ditch coal in favor of cleaner gas power plants to protect the climate, said the co-leader of Germany's Greens party, urging a redoubling of efforts to raise carbon prices in the world's biggest cap-and-trade program. The ...

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Mongolia's Erdenes TT to Mine Coal Coveted by Peabody, Shenhua - Bloomberg
May 15th 2013, 07:02


Mongolia's Erdenes TT to Mine Coal Coveted by Peabody, Shenhua
Bloomberg
Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi LLC will begin this year to mine Mongolia's West Tsankhi coal area as part of the debt-laden company's plan to ramp up output and pay off money owed to Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. Erdenes TT, as the state-owned company is also ...

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NC forestry highlighted in green-energy bill - WNCN
May 15th 2013, 06:42


NC forestry highlighted in green-energy bill
WNCN
A bill sought by North Carolina's forest products industry has cleared the House despite opposition by legislators worried it could harm a Charlotte-based steel company. The House gave its final approval Monday evening to legislation making clear no ...

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