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I have always wondered why do they flare gas with insufficient air? - Energy Collective
Jul 2nd 2013, 01:38


I have always wondered why do they flare gas with insufficient air?
Energy Collective
If you flare gas through a burner head with holes in the bottom it sucks in more air and burns a far far smaller blue flame which causes far less visible light and far less soot. Think back to your school days playing with a bunson burner, that valve ...

Wind farms touted as 'green' energy source but have impact on birds - KATU
Jul 2nd 2013, 01:29


KATU

Wind farms touted as 'green' energy source but have impact on birds
KATU
"It suggests the level of mortality of wind farms in general don't have population-level impacts," said Mike Green, a landbird biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Portland. "That's not to say we're not worried about it. We work with the ...

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KC startup 'PlanetReuse' helps environment, you - fox4kc.com
Jul 2nd 2013, 01:25


KC startup 'PlanetReuse' helps environment, you
fox4kc.com
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It's unique, often less expensive than brand new and it's helping the environment. Home improvement is all the rage and PlanetReuse Marketplace found a special niche. "If someone is renovating a kitchen, you can actually donate ...

Russia expects spat over arctic oil and gas - UPI.com
Jul 1st 2013, 23:05


Russia expects spat over arctic oil and gas
UPI.com
MOSCOW, July 1 (UPI) -- Rivals looking at the potential development of oil and natural gas in arctic regions may work to thwart Russia's ambitions, the deputy prime minister said. Energy explorers are examining emerging developments in arctic regions ...
UPDATE 1-Oil majors eye oil and gas off Arctic Jan Mayen island Reuters
Norwegian Petroleum Directorate announcess high exploration activity and eight ... Your Oil and Gas News (press release)
China Gets Hungry for Arctic Oil Money Morning

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Could New Fracking Laws Make This Company a Game Changer? - Motley Fool
Jul 1st 2013, 23:01


Could New Fracking Laws Make This Company a Game Changer?
Motley Fool
Companies that have unlocked vast quantities of oil and gas through hydraulic fracturing are all worried about the same thing: the rules regulating this new technique. These same companies have even more to worry about now because one state, Illinois ...

Hawaiian Homes Commission rejects Green Energy Team lease - Pacific Business News (Honolulu) (blog)
Jul 1st 2013, 21:20


Hawaiian Homes Commission rejects Green Energy Team lease
Pacific Business News (Honolulu) (blog)
The Hawaiian Homes Commission has voted to reject a proposal from Green Energy Team LLC to turn 2,134 acres of leased land in Anahola on Kauai into a tree farm that would have produced fuel for a $90 million biomass-to-energy plant. The commission ...

Obama to launch major initiative to curb wildlife trafficking - The Guardian
Jul 1st 2013, 20:50


The Guardian

Obama to launch major initiative to curb wildlife trafficking
The Guardian
The initiative, announced as the president visited Tanzania on the final stop of his African tour, was the second time in a week Obama has used an executive order to advance environmental policy, after announcing a sweeping new climate change plan.
Obama Orders US Agencies to Fight Global Wildlife Trafficking Environment News Service
Obama cracks down on wildlife trafficking WA today

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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Report Predicts Green Energy Will Beat Out ... - Truth-Out
Jul 1st 2013, 20:44


On the News With Thom Hartmann: Report Predicts Green Energy Will Beat Out ...
Truth-Out
According to the International Energy Agency, renewable energy will soon be the second-largest energy source worldwide. They report that in the next five years, renewable sources will be more common than natural gas. The IEA points to lowers costs as a ...

Shale gas promises could just be hot air - The Guardian
Jul 1st 2013, 20:00


The Guardian

Shale gas promises could just be hot air
The Guardian
The successful exploitation of these reserves is not a given, and the environmental and community impacts of extraction will be substantial. Shale has the potential to bring in substantial tax revenue but is this really the long-term solution to our ...
New Brunswick prepares blueprint for natural gas development Ecolog.com (subscription)

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Oil and Gas Report - Banner News (subscription)
Jul 1st 2013, 19:32


Oil and Gas Report
Banner News (subscription)
The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission issued 28 drilling permits, 11 well completions, and four well recompletions during the last reporting period. Area activity included the following: Drilling permits. Columbia: Bonanza Creek Energy Resources LLC of ...

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Q&A With Ramez Naam: Dialogues on the Environment - Huffington Post
Jul 1st 2013, 18:37


Q&A With Ramez Naam: Dialogues on the Environment
Huffington Post
In this ongoing series, I talk with thought leaders about ideas in my book Nature's Fortune and trends in the environmental movement. Next in the series is my conversation with computer science and technology expert Ramez Naam, whose latest book, The ...

Annaly Dividends Should Benefit From The Current Interest Rate Environment - Seeking Alpha
Jul 1st 2013, 17:10


Annaly Dividends Should Benefit From The Current Interest Rate Environment
Seeking Alpha
These articles ignore or downplay the likely increase in mREITs' dividends resulting from the new interest rate environment. In this article, I analyze the historical dividends of a specific mREIT - Annaly Capital Management (NLY) - to quantify how ...

Oil and gas magnates want to keep pricing status quo - RT
Jul 1st 2013, 16:24


RT

Oil and gas magnates want to keep pricing status quo
RT
President Vladimir Putin made Russia's message loud and clear at this year's Gas Exporting Countries summit: The members need to resist increasing pressure from gas consuming countries and keep sticking to the basic principles of long – term contracts.
Putin urges gas exporters to adopt single pricing model GlobalPost

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Evaluating claims of groundwater contamination from hydraulic fracturing - Oil & Gas Journal
Jul 1st 2013, 15:37


Evaluating claims of groundwater contamination from hydraulic fracturing
Oil & Gas Journal
Proper evaluation of a claim of groundwater contamination from hydraulic fracturing requires several steps, which include characterization of the background groundwater condition, the environmental condition of the area around the water wells, and the ...

Smethwick fire shows Chinese lanterns should be banned - The Guardian
Jul 1st 2013, 15:11


The Guardian

Smethwick fire shows Chinese lanterns should be banned
The Guardian
Today's fire will be deeply embarrassing to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), which published a report in May, based on a literature review, saying that the risk from sky lanterns was "low" and, therefore, a ban on their ...

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NM farmers selling water to oil and gas developers - Las Cruces Sun-News
Jul 1st 2013, 14:28


NM farmers selling water to oil and gas developers
Las Cruces Sun-News
CARLSBAD - With a scant agriculture water supply due to the prolonged drought, some farmers in Eddy County with supplemental wells are keeping bill collectors at bay by selling their water to the booming oil and gas industry. The industry needs the ...

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Green Energy Producers Urge Bulgaria to Seek Exports Opportunities - Novinite.com
Jul 1st 2013, 14:08


Novinite.com

Green Energy Producers Urge Bulgaria to Seek Exports Opportunities
Novinite.com
The Bulgarian Photovoltaic Association (BPVA) has insisted that the country must seek options to export renewable energy abroad. BPVA member Vladimir Alichkov, as cited by the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency (BTA), made clear Monday that EC regulations ...

Activist investors target UK oil and gas companies - Reuters UK
Jul 1st 2013, 13:47


The Times (subscription)

Activist investors target UK oil and gas companies
Reuters UK
LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) - UK-listed oil and gas companies that have lost favour with mainstream shareholders are attracting investors who want to push bosses out, access their cash and force asset sales. The trend took root in the United States last ...
Flaring hell for those who live in the oil and gas patch Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)
Shale gas and CBM companies to pay VAT Lexology (registration)
FOCUS: UNCONVENTIONAL OIL & GAS: EIA-ARI issues update of world ... Oil & Gas Journal
The Times (subscription)  - Seeking Alpha  - Marin Independent Journal
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Living Green: Energy Assessments Bring Savings - KLAS-TV
Jul 1st 2013, 13:30


Living Green: Energy Assessments Bring Savings
KLAS-TV
HENDERSON, Nev. - Homeowner and Henderson City Councilwoman Debra March knows her 13-year-old house is starting to feel and show its age. The energy-wasting spots she can't see are costing her money. "It was financial and energy efficiency that I ...

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County to Study Green Energy Potential at 2 Mount Pleasant Buildings - Patch.com
Jul 1st 2013, 13:02


County to Study Green Energy Potential at 2 Mount Pleasant Buildings
Patch.com
Westchester County will study the benefits of using renewable energy at three facilities to see whether solar and geothermal energy could save money while reducing negative environmental impacts. "Since day one, my administration has sought to protect ...

Climate change is a 'big business opportunity for the UK' - The Guardian
Jul 1st 2013, 11:48


The Guardian

Climate change is a 'big business opportunity for the UK'
The Guardian
"The UK is already one of the global leaders in this industry of the future and this market [for climate adaptation] is expected to grow by 5% or more year on year," said environment secretary Owen Paterson. "As the world's climate changes, Britain's ...

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Rampant, unseen oil thefts threaten the economy and environment of crude ... - Fox News
Jul 1st 2013, 09:19


ABC News

Rampant, unseen oil thefts threaten the economy and environment of crude ...
Fox News
But that balance comes at an environmental cost as well. Operations at local refineries, which produce crude gasoline, kerosene and diesel fuel, see oil spilled everywhere, soaking the ground into a mix of mud and crude that can swallow a leg up to the ...
Oil thefts threaten Nigeria's economy, environment Boston.com

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India's Renewable Energy Potential Remains Untapped - Triple Pundit
Jul 1st 2013, 09:10


Triple Pundit

India's Renewable Energy Potential Remains Untapped
Triple Pundit
India has tremendous energy needs and increasing difficulty in meeting those needs through traditional means of power generation. On July 30th and 31st, 2012, the world's largest blackout – The Great Indian Outage, stretching from New Delhi to Kolkata, ...
Climate change and a case for renewable energy options The Guardian Nigeria
Renewable Energy Infrastructure Group plans £300m IPO Business Green (blog)
40% of UK farmers use renewable energy – up from 5% in 2010 Blue & Green Tomorrow
solarserver.com
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Cameron unveils oil and gas plant in Kazakhstan - Fox News
Jul 1st 2013, 08:58


The Guardian

Cameron unveils oil and gas plant in Kazakhstan
Fox News
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AFP) – British Prime Minister David Cameron unveiled a massive oil and gas processing plant on the shores of the Caspian Sea on Monday during his first visit to ex-Soviet Kazakhstan. The British leader landed in the oil capital of ...
Nazarbayev, Cameron unveil Kazakh oil and gas plant Central Asia Online
Cameron signs $1bn deals in Kazakhstan Peninsula On-line
Kazakhstan: David Cameron's Oil-Slicked PR Huffington Post UK

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Seaweed biofuels: a green alternative that might just save the planet - The Guardian
Jul 1st 2013, 04:00


The Guardian

Seaweed biofuels: a green alternative that might just save the planet
The Guardian
"It's best to get it out of the water now or it'll start getting grazed by the little beasties," says Lars Brunner as he hauls 50kg of glistening, translucent kelp from the dark waters of the Sound of Kerrera into the boat. The long summer days mean ...

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We've all seen media accounts of a coach whipping one of his players, cursing ... - Shreveport Times
Jun 30th 2013, 07:08


We've all seen media accounts of a coach whipping one of his players, cursing ...
Shreveport Times
COMPANY: HHH Oil Co, T Lea, 15: 246262. WHERE: Caddo Pine Island, S 23. T. 22N R. 15W. DAILY PRODUCTION: n/a mcf gas on n/a/64 choke; 2 barrels 21 gravity condensate; 10 barrels water. PRESSURE: n/a lbs. SPECIFICS: Nacatoch; perforations ...

Fracking near Shafter raises questions about drilling practices - Sacramento Bee
Jun 30th 2013, 07:01


Fracking near Shafter raises questions about drilling practices
Sacramento Bee
Workers shuffled amid trucks and drilling equipment, preparing the site for hydraulic fracturing – fracking, for short – the controversial drilling method that has the potential to spark an economic boom in California and perhaps even free the state ...

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