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Robert Joe named CEO of Navajo Nation Oil and Gas Co. - Farmington Daily Times
Jun 19th 2013, 01:04


Robert Joe named CEO of Navajo Nation Oil and Gas Co.
Farmington Daily Times
The Navajo Nation Oil and Gas Co., based in Saint Michaels, Ariz., is a business entity of the Navajo government. It includes exploration and production, petroleum and pipeline entities. The company in 2012 produced nearly 7.9 million cubic feet of ...

Gardendale developer proposes plans for improving Fieldstown Road shopping ... - The Birmingham News - al.com
Jun 18th 2013, 23:57


Gardendale developer proposes plans for improving Fieldstown Road shopping ...
The Birmingham News - al.com
GARDENDALE, Alabama - The developer of the McAdam Plaza II property on Fieldstown Road near Waffle House spoke to the Gardendale City Council Monday night on ways to improve the appearance of the area and create a better shopping environment ...

Boulder County extends oil and gas moratorium for 18 months - Longmont Daily Times-Call
Jun 18th 2013, 23:43


Boulder County extends oil and gas moratorium for 18 months
Longmont Daily Times-Call
BOULDER -- Boulder County's 16-month-old moratorium on accepting and processing new applications for oil and gas development in unincorporated areas of the county will be extended for another 18 months, county commissioners decided Tuesday ...

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US won't look at NW coal's impact on climate - The Seattle Times
Jun 18th 2013, 23:04


McClatchy Washington Bureau

US won't look at NW coal's impact on climate
The Seattle Times
The Army Corps of Engineers will not consider the climate effects of burning U.S. coal in Asia in upcoming reviews of proposed export terminals in the Pacific Northwest, an agency official testified Tuesday during a congressional hearing. "What we have ...
Army Corps Won't Do Overall Study Of Coal Exports CBS Local
Army Corps of Engineers says no to broad review of coal exports OregonLive.com
Corps of Engineers won't review climate change impacts of Northwest coal exports McClatchy Washington Bureau
Crosscut  - The Hill (blog)
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Indonesian coal prices to reflect in tariff index - Economic Times
Jun 18th 2013, 21:52


Indonesian coal prices to reflect in tariff index
Economic Times
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has proposed to include Indonesian coal prices in a composite index that determines tariff for imported coal-based projects. The index, last revised in 2006, currently includes only Australian and ...
CERC proposes new index for imported coal Business Standard

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A tricky calculation:The risk of cancer from oil and gas drilling - Denver Post (blog)
Jun 18th 2013, 21:48


A tricky calculation:The risk of cancer from oil and gas drilling
Denver Post (blog)
At a Boulder County hearing in June on new oil and gas regulations, one resident invoked the 66 percent number and told the commissioners, "You are all nothing more than puppets of the industry." So what did the study actually say? Battlement Mesa is a ...

Pipeline Giant Signals It's Time To Buy Coal - NBCNews.com
Jun 18th 2013, 21:32


Pipeline Giant Signals It's Time To Buy Coal
NBCNews.com
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners is making a move into owning resource properties with the intent of leasing them to third parties to mine. The main focus appears to be coal. If Kinder sees value in coal, it might be time for investors to buy in, too ...

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House Bill Would Open Bristol Bay to Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing - KDLG
Jun 18th 2013, 21:30


House Bill Would Open Bristol Bay to Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing
KDLG
A bill working its way through the House of Representatives would open Bristol Bay to oil and gas lease sales in a new leasing plan. The legislation, however, faces a skeptical Senate and a very long road to implementation.The Offshore Energy and Jobs ...

GP workshop offers info, seeks input on hydraulic fracturing 0 - Alberta Daily Herald Tribune
Jun 18th 2013, 20:24


GP workshop offers info, seeks input on hydraulic fracturing 0
Alberta Daily Herald Tribune
To increase public confidence in hydraulic fracturing nine companies will make a stop in Grande Prairie Wednesday to host a hydraulic fracturing luncheon and workshop. The participating companies are part of the Petroleum Services Association of Canada ...

Esty And Malloy Hail Session's Progress For Energy - Hartford Courant
Jun 18th 2013, 19:43


Esty And Malloy Hail Session's Progress For Energy
Hartford Courant
Dannel Malloy and energy department commissioner, Dan Esty, met Tuesday to take stock of what the legislature accomplished for the state's environment and energy policy in the past few months. Four pages of briefing points ticked off the issues: clean ...

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Merrick engineering firm forms Canadian alliance to service oil and gas industry - Denver Business Journal (blog)
Jun 18th 2013, 18:46


Merrick engineering firm forms Canadian alliance to service oil and gas industry
Denver Business Journal (blog)
Colorado engineering firm Merrick & Company announced today that it's forming an alliance with Canadian firm TG Engineering Inc. to expand service officers to the oil and gas industry and related markets. TG Engineering is based in Calgary, Alberta, ...

G8 leaders tackle inequities of global oil, coal extraction - Christian Science Monitor
Jun 18th 2013, 18:38


Christian Science Monitor

G8 leaders tackle inequities of global oil, coal extraction
Christian Science Monitor
Large, multinational companies mine precious oil, gas, and coal from developing African, Asian, and Middle Eastern nations. That can generate much-needed job growth and infrastructure development, but the exchange isn't always balanced. Host countries ...

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CNPC, Partners Sign Tajikistan Oil and Gas Deal - Wall Street Journal (India)
Jun 18th 2013, 16:59


International Business Times

CNPC, Partners Sign Tajikistan Oil and Gas Deal
Wall Street Journal (India)
The venture is another piece in a jigsaw of projects being put together by China's state oil companies to diversify their energy supplies through investments in domestic and foreign oil and gas assets and the construction of a global network of ...
Chinese Oil Giant CNPC Finalized Agreement With France's Total SA And ... International Business Times

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Cloud Peak seeks 198M-ton coal lease in Montana - Billings Gazette
Jun 18th 2013, 16:49


Cloud Peak seeks 198M-ton coal lease in Montana
Billings Gazette
Federal and state officials will weigh in this week on a Wyoming company's application to lease 198 million tons of coal adjacent to a southeastern Montana mine, amid an emerging debate over whether the government is undervaluing the coal from such ...

Parenting and home environment influence children's exercise and eating habits - Science Daily (press release)
Jun 18th 2013, 16:18


Parenting and home environment influence children's exercise and eating habits
Science Daily (press release)
"The 'obesiogenic' environment is broad and multi-faceted, including the physical neighborhood environment, media and advertising, and food tax policies, but we feel that the home environment is critical, particularly among children. However, we didn't ...

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Illinois governor signs hydraulic fracturing regulation - Oil & Gas Journal
Jun 18th 2013, 15:52


San Francisco Chronicle

Illinois governor signs hydraulic fracturing regulation
Oil & Gas Journal
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed into law regulation for high-volume hydraulic fracturing, the governor's office said in a news release. Companies will be required to disclose chemicals used in fracturing and to test water before and after drilling ...
Signing of Hydraulic Fracking Act sets stage for potential Illinois oil boom Evansville Courier & Press
Quinn signs hydraulic fracturing law nwitimes.com
Quinn signs nation's strongest hydraulic fracturing regulations WLS
14 News WFIE Evansville  - Huffington Post  - Herald & Review
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Georgetown to sell water to proposed coal mine - Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
Jun 18th 2013, 15:27


Georgetown to sell water to proposed coal mine
Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
GEORGETOWN — City officials voted unanimously on Monday to sell up to 500,000 gallons of water a day to a proposed new coal mine near Homer. Georgetown City Council members voted to enter into a 30-year contract with Sunrise Coal of Terre Haute, ...

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UC Davis professor earns prestigious prize for environmental work - Sacramento Bee
Jun 18th 2013, 15:12


UC Davis professor earns prestigious prize for environmental work
Sacramento Bee
UC Davis professor Daniel Sperling, one of the nation's most influential transportation thinkers and policymakers, is the recipient of the 2013 Blue Planet Prize, sometime called the Nobel Prize for environmental science. The prize, presented by a ...

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How the IRS Encourages Oil and Gas Spinoffs - New York Times (blog)
Jun 18th 2013, 14:43


New York Times (blog)

How the IRS Encourages Oil and Gas Spinoffs
New York Times (blog)
In another recent example, a company that provides hydraulic fracturing services to oil exploration and production companies sought to qualify as an M.L.P. The company does not explore, develop or extract oil and gas. It merely provides the equipment ...
IRS Indirectly Encourages Oil and Gas Spinoff ValueWalk

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Taxpayers Lose As Coal Companies Win - U.S. News & World Report
Jun 18th 2013, 14:38


U.S. News & World Report

Taxpayers Lose As Coal Companies Win
U.S. News & World Report
By law, leases for coal on federal land are supposed to reflect the fair market value of the coal on hand. But, according to a report last year by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, the leases have fallen short of market value ...

Governor Signs Water Bills, Vetoes Reform for Oil and Gas Regulators - StateImpact Texas
Jun 18th 2013, 14:07


Governor Signs Water Bills, Vetoes Reform for Oil and Gas Regulators
StateImpact Texas
The commission has been criticized for close ties to the oil and gas industry it regulates. Other Railroad Commission reform bills died during the 83rd Session, including a bill that would have prevented commissioners from accepting campaign ...

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FTTN Works to Increase Oil and Gas Holdings in Booming Texas Market - DailyFinance
Jun 18th 2013, 10:56


FTTN Works to Increase Oil and Gas Holdings in Booming Texas Market
DailyFinance
BRADENTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- First Titan Corp. (OTCBB: FTTN) continues its determined pursuit of Texas oil and gas this week, targeting assets in Waller County for potential acquisition. This week, FTTN finalized a letter of intent to acquire a ...

The energy bill debate is distorted by climate contrarians - The Guardian
Jun 18th 2013, 07:01


The Guardian

The energy bill debate is distorted by climate contrarians
The Guardian
Hence, we briefly had avowed sceptic and hater of windfarms, John Hayes, as energy minister. We still have an environment secretary, Owen Paterson, who declared on the BBC's Any Questions that climate change was not real, and Michael Gove appears to ...

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Pittsburgh environment group's ties to gas industry called into question - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Jun 18th 2013, 04:12


Pittsburgh environment group's ties to gas industry called into question
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
A recent report says foundations and environmental groups partnering to improve Marcellus Shale gas drilling and development standards have substantial and undisclosed ties to the industry. The report by Public Accountability Initiative, a nonprofit ...

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Coping In A Toxic Work Environment - Forbes
Jun 18th 2013, 03:48


Coping In A Toxic Work Environment
Forbes
Recently, I had the occasion to observe a group of employees who were working in a toxic work environment. I witnessed the decline of self-esteem in each one of them as they endured month after month of poor leadership and dysfunction in their workplace.

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Fracking ignites fights over water in drought-stricken regions - RT
Jun 17th 2013, 19:09


RT

Fracking ignites fights over water in drought-stricken regions
RT
US states suffering a drought are facing a dire water crisis exacerbated by hydraulic fracturing. The procedure consumes vast amounts of water, which has driven up prices and depleted certain aquifers and rivers. In drought-stricken regions, fracking ...
Fracking fuels water fights in dry spots GazetteNET
Greenbacks Beat the Greens in Uber-Green California Health Care News (blog)
Fracking Fuels Water Fights in Nation's Dry Spots EverythingLubbock.com

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Hydraulic Fracturing: Bridge to a Clean Energy Future?
Sep 20th 2012, 17:48

The discussion explores whether hydraulic fracturing, better known as hydrofracking or fracking, will enhance America's energy security, or deter the develop...
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