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Coal India is not an expert in CBM exploration: Oil minister Veerappa Moily - Economic Times
Oct 17th 2013, 01:28


Coal India is not an expert in CBM exploration: Oil minister Veerappa Moily
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Oil minister Veerappa Moily has rejected a draft note for the Cabinet proposing exploration of coal-bed methane (CBM) rights to state-run Coal India without auction and directed bureaucrats to re-draft it to encourage competition and ...

Colorado Oil and Gas Association spends $604583 to defend fracking - Denver Post
Oct 17th 2013, 01:20


Colorado Oil and Gas Association spends $604583 to defend fracking
Denver Post
Groups opposing four anti-fracking measures have campaign contributions of $606,205, 99.7 percent of which came from the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, reports filed by Tuesday show. The sum is nearly 40 times more than the $15,725.36 raised by ...
Colo. Oil and Gas Association gives $600K to fight fracking bans on Front ... Daily Camera
Colorado Oil and Gas Association gives $600K to fight fracking bans on Front ... Broomfield Enterprise

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M&A bounces back for oil and gas companies - San Antonio Express
Oct 17th 2013, 00:14


M&A bounces back for oil and gas companies
San Antonio Express
Hungry state-owned oil giants and a spike in conventional asset sales drove oil and gas producers' deal activity to normal levels in the third quarter, a comeback after mergers and acquisitions dried up in the first half of 2013. After a global decline ...

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Green groups seek assurances Energy Future can clean up coal mines - Reuters
Oct 16th 2013, 23:18


Green groups seek assurances Energy Future can clean up coal mines
Reuters
HOUSTON Oct 16 (Reuters) - Environmental group leaders on Wednesday urged Texas regulators to ensure that financially strapped Energy Future Holdings can cover the cost of cleaning up its coal mine operations in the state in the future. Dallas-based ...

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Buy These Independent Oil And Gas Plays For Upside This Winter [SM Energy Co.] - Seeking Alpha
Oct 16th 2013, 23:15


Buy These Independent Oil And Gas Plays For Upside This Winter [SM Energy Co.]
Seeking Alpha
If you prefer owning individual companies rather than the energy basket, four independent oil and gas stocks tracked by my firm offer robust tailwinds into the end of the year. Noble Energy (NBL) plans to spend $10 billion over the next five years ...

Navajo Nation To Vote On Coal-Related Energy Bills - KJZZ
Oct 16th 2013, 23:12


Navajo Nation To Vote On Coal-Related Energy Bills
KJZZ
The Navajo Nation Council is scheduled to vote on two coal-related energy bills on Wednesday. Coal is one of the tribe's most abundant natural resources. One of the bills would invest money in a company the tribe formed to purchase a coal mine in ...
Navajo lawmakers approve $4 million to tribal company to buy coal mine ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)

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Improvement needed in cruise line practices, environment group says - MiamiHerald.com
Oct 16th 2013, 23:00


Improvement needed in cruise line practices, environment group says
MiamiHerald.com
Friends of the Earth graded 16 cruise lines using data from the Environmental Protection Agency and information from the cruise operators. The group looked at whether cruise lines had installed advanced sewage and wastewater treatment systems; whether ...

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US oil and gas implications from the government shutdown - Platts
Oct 16th 2013, 20:00


US oil and gas implications from the government shutdown
Platts
The US federal government has shut many services after failing to pass a spending bill, something that has implications for the highly regulated oil and gas sector. On Wednesday, a deal was announced in the US Senate to extend government funding to ...

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Colorado Floods Highlight Opportunity In Oil And Gas Services [Total SA (ADR)] - Seeking Alpha
Oct 16th 2013, 19:32


Washington Post

Colorado Floods Highlight Opportunity In Oil And Gas Services [Total SA (ADR)]
Seeking Alpha
In this interview with The Energy Report, Jason Wangler, analyst with SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, recounts how emergency service, information technology and small infrastructure-building companies have found a profitable niche in making oil and gas ...
Fossil Fuel Euphoria: Hallelujah, Oil and Gas Forever! Truth-Out
Sustainable Challenges Facing the Oil and Gas Industry Greener Ideal
Oil and Gas Services Needed in Colorado After Floods Wall Street Sector Selector
SBWire (press release)  - Green-Buildings.com
all 51 news articles »

PC Parakh — from mining geologist to Coal Secretary - The Hindu
Oct 16th 2013, 18:39


Times of India

PC Parakh — from mining geologist to Coal Secretary
The Hindu
He was Chief Commissioner of Land Administration — a post that is next only to the Chief Secretary of the State government in importance — before taking over as Coal Secretary in April 2004. He was Collector of Adilabad and Commissioner of Municipal ...
PMO rejected ex-coal secretary's auction plea: CAG Times of India
Coal chapter in Parakh book Deccan Chronicle

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Montana seeks $3.4M in taxes from Wyoming coal company - Casper Star-Tribune Online
Oct 16th 2013, 18:08


Montana seeks $3.4M in taxes from Wyoming coal company
Casper Star-Tribune Online
HELENA, Mont. — A Wyoming mining company asked a judge Tuesday to block Montana tax authorities from seeking to collect about $3.4 million the state claims it's owed after the company sold its coal for less than market value to affiliates it partially ...

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CSX Hopes to Expand Profit Despite Coal Slowdown - ABC News
Oct 16th 2013, 17:21


Dividend.com

CSX Hopes to Expand Profit Despite Coal Slowdown
ABC News
CSX Corp. remains optimistic the railroad's profits will improve over the next two years even though coal demand has remained stubbornly weak. Officials at the Jacksonville, Fla.-based railroad said Wednesday that shipments of intermodal containers and ...
CSX Defies a Tough Coal Market to Beat Earnings Estimates Motley Fool
CSX income tops expectations, even with coal-haul declines Florida Times-Union
CSX Raises Forecast as Railroads Chase Cargo Beyond Coal Bloomberg
Progressive Rail Roading
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When it comes to oil and gas job growth, Pennsylvania is tops - Pittsburgh Business Times (blog)
Oct 16th 2013, 15:35


When it comes to oil and gas job growth, Pennsylvania is tops
Pittsburgh Business Times (blog)
The analysts crunched the numbers, and between 2005 and 2012 almost 90 percent of the job growth in Pennsylvania at that time came from oil and gas jobs in the upstream and midstream. That's the highest percentage of any state, according to analysts ...

Engine technology on the road to meeting emissions standards
Oct 16th 2013, 15:28

An engine design appearing under the hoods of many new cars and light trucks today is close to meeting the latest pollution standards that will require vehicles to emit fewer harmful particles over their lifetimes, scientists are reporting.

Oil and gas industry is open about chemicals - Marietta Times
Oct 16th 2013, 14:13


The Daily Jeffersonian

Oil and gas industry is open about chemicals
Marietta Times
As a longtime oil and gas producer in the area, I was very disappointed to see the Marietta Times assuming our industry does not disclose the chemicals we use and somehow put first responders at risk. Ohio has long been in the forefront of making sure ...
Breitling Oil and Gas CEO to Lead Shale Gas Forum and Workshop PR Newswire (press release)
20th Africa Oil Week Proves Landmark in Oil and Gas Game EIN News (press release)
Drill Bits: News about the gas and oil industry for Guernsey County and ... The Daily Jeffersonian
Coshocton Tribune  - Linex Legal (press release) (registration)
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Redford: 'Racism involved' in the 'paralyzed environment' Obama faces - Daily Caller
Oct 16th 2013, 13:48


UPI.com (blog)

Redford: 'Racism involved' in the 'paralyzed environment' Obama faces
Daily Caller
I don't envy [Obama's] position. I think he is a good man. I think he is an intelligent man, a compassionate man who can't function in that environment. That environment — it is so decrepit. It is so paralyzed. And the worst of it is that it is ...
Robert Redford says there is 'racism involved' in government shutdown UPI.com (blog)

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Houston oil and gas company prices IPO - Houston Business Journal
Oct 16th 2013, 13:13


Here Is The City

Houston oil and gas company prices IPO
Houston Business Journal
Plains GP Holdings LP, an affiliate of Houston-based oil and gas transport company Plains All American Pipeline LP (NYSE: PAA) has priced its initial public offering of 128 million Class A shares at $22 each. Shares will begin trading today on the New ...
Plains All American Affiliate Prices $3 billion IPO Oil and Gas Investor (registration)
Oil pipeline holding company Plains GP rises 5 pct in market debut Reuters
Oil and natural gas pipeline co. Plains GP Holdings gains in New York Stock ... Brandon Sun

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GM golden rice opponents branded 'wicked' by UK environment secretary - The Guardian
Oct 16th 2013, 12:41


The Guardian

GM golden rice opponents branded 'wicked' by UK environment secretary
The Guardian
His statement, described as personal by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, coincided with the launch of what appeared to be a co-ordinated campaign by some scientists and a handful of GM advocates in the US and UK to back golden ...
Environmental groups that oppose GM crops are 'wicked', says environment ... Telegraph.co.uk
Opponents of third world GM crops are 'wicked', says Environment Secretary ... The Independent
Hang-up over GM foods cost children their sight, says Environment Secretary ... Evening Standard
Reason  - Science 2.0  - BBC News
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Mercury levels rising near oilsands, Environment Canada study finds - Edmonton Journal
Oct 16th 2013, 12:20


Mercury levels rising near oilsands, Environment Canada study finds
Edmonton Journal
While it's not yet clear the oilsands are the source of the mercury pollution, the trend to rising mercury levels in eggs 200 kilometres downstream from the open-pit mines and plants needs to be looked at, said Craig Hebert, Environment Canada ...

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UPDATE 1-Indonesia's Borneo Lumbung slashes 2013 coking coal output goal - Reuters UK
Oct 16th 2013, 12:20


UPDATE 1-Indonesia's Borneo Lumbung slashes 2013 coking coal output goal
Reuters UK
JAKARTA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Indonesia's Borneo Lumbung Energy & Metal has cut its 2013 coking coal production target by a third to 3 million tonnes, the chief executive said on Wednesday, and plans to extend its window to repay a large chunk of its ...

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'Fracking' foes may key drive - Livingston Daily
Oct 16th 2013, 12:18


'Fracking' foes may key drive
Livingston Daily
Livingston County opposition to hydraulic fracturing could be instrumental in getting a proposal to ban "fracking" on the November 2014 ballot, the head of the ballot effort said. Many of the 965 county residents who signed the petition to put the ...

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Attenborough: poorer countries are just as concerned about the environment - The Guardian
Oct 16th 2013, 12:16


The Guardian

Attenborough: poorer countries are just as concerned about the environment
The Guardian
Sir David Attenborough has said that people living in poorer countries are just as concerned about the environment as those in the developed world, and "exporting environmentalism" isn't necessarily an "uphill struggle". The veteran broadcaster said ...

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Environment Impact Assessments & Environmental Clearances on Goa mining ... - Economic Times
Oct 16th 2013, 11:22


Firstpost

Environment Impact Assessments & Environmental Clearances on Goa mining ...
Economic Times
PANAJI: A high-level committee of environmentalists have discovered discrepancies in the EIA (Environment Impact Assessment) and EC (Environmental Clearance) documents of mining leases in Goa and found that most of the mines in the state are ...
Goa: Process for granting clearances to mines flawed, says study Firstpost

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Environment Agency cuts will have a far-reaching impact on communities - The Guardian
Oct 16th 2013, 11:01


The Guardian

Environment Agency cuts will have a far-reaching impact on communities
The Guardian
Although we do not know the details, one thing is clear: the Environment Agency relies on a complex web of interacting functions and activities to provide its services to the public in England. This is true for routine activities and its incident ...

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Oklahoma oil and gas prices: October 16, 2013 - NewsOK.com
Oct 16th 2013, 10:49


Oklahoma oil and gas prices: October 16, 2013
NewsOK.com
Alfalfa: Midstates Petroleum Co. LLC; Leamon No. 1H-29 Well; S1/2 S1/2 SW1/4 SE1/4 (SL) of 29-26N-12W; 359 barrels oil per day, 5,377,000 cu-ft gas per day; TD 10,204. Beaver: Overflow Energy LLC; Bryans Corner East SWD No. 1 Well; SW1/4 NE1/4 ...

Coalition states back plan for 'one-stop shop' for environmental assessments - The Guardian
Oct 16th 2013, 07:55


The Guardian

Coalition states back plan for 'one-stop shop' for environmental assessments
The Guardian
The federal government's contentious plan to devolve power for environmental assessments has won enthusiastic backing from the Liberal-run states. Greg Hunt, the environment minister, wants to create "one stop shops" to assess the ecological impact of ...
Abbott government expects early pact with states on environmental approvals The Age

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California's Big Fracking Mess - National Journal
Oct 16th 2013, 04:10


Legislative Gazette

California's Big Fracking Mess
National Journal
Fracking, known officially as hydraulic fracturing, is a drilling technology that's helped unlock vast reserves of oil and natural gas throughout the country, trapped deep underground in rock formations. But it has been criticized for the environmental ...
Study questions whether fracking causes earthquakes Watchdog.org
Albany Law School hosts drilling debate Legislative Gazette
California passes fracking law Lexology (registration)

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Japan on gas, coal power building spree to fill nuclear void - Reuters
Oct 16th 2013, 02:26


Japan on gas, coal power building spree to fill nuclear void
Reuters
TOKYO/PERTH (Reuters) - Japan plans to start up 14 new gas and coal-fired power plants by the end of 2014, allowing a switch away from pricey oil, as Tokyo struggles with a shutdown of nuclear reactors and energy imports drive a record trade deficit.
With Nuclear Reactors on Ice, Japan Fires up Coal and Gas TIME
Debate over Japan CIF index for thermal coal heats up with major trader ... Platts
After Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan Moves toward Coal and Gas Power The Green Optimistic

all 9 news articles »

EPA Shutdown Is Great, Say Senate Environment Committee Republicans - The Atlantic Wire
Oct 15th 2013, 20:43


The Atlantic Wire

EPA Shutdown Is Great, Say Senate Environment Committee Republicans
The Atlantic Wire
Sen. David Vitter, not content to be the most-hated boss in Capitol Hill history, apparently gave his thumbs up to a post on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee website outlining the various ways it's great that most of the EPA has been ...
Biting humor: GOP members of environment panel say shutdown has a silver lining Washington Post (blog)
'Shutdown Isn't All Bad,' According to Environment Panel GOP in Top 10 List Roll Call (blog)
Sen. Vitter's Environment and Public Works' staff skewer Obama Admin in ... Americans for Tax Reform
The Hill (blog)
all 19 news articles »

Scientists create a super antioxidant
Oct 15th 2013, 16:37

Scientists are enhancing the natural antioxidant properties of an element found in a car's catalytic converter to make it useful for medical applications.

World Coal Consumption To Surpass Oil By 2020 Due To Rising Demand In ... - Huffington Post
Oct 15th 2013, 13:18


Power Line (blog)

World Coal Consumption To Surpass Oil By 2020 Due To Rising Demand In ...
Huffington Post
DAEGU, South Korea, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Coal will surpass oil as the key fuel for the global economy by 2020 despite government efforts to reduce carbon emissions, energy consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie said on Monday. Rising demand in China and ...
The Return of the King (Coal, That Is) Power Line (blog)
Coal to outweigh oil in five years' time South China Morning Post
China demand to see coal overtake oil as the key fuel for global economy Telegraph.co.uk
MINING.com  - The Star Online
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Balancing act needed to win with hydraulic fracturing - FuelFix (blog)
Oct 15th 2013, 11:09


Balancing act needed to win with hydraulic fracturing
FuelFix (blog)
JIM WELLS COUNTY, Texas – On a September morning near the line where Jim Wells and Duval counties meet, truck tracks mark the path to a new oil well like chicken scratch. More than a mile below the surface, ancient rock starts cracking.

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Unfair Share: How Oil and Gas Drillers Avoid Paying Royalties - Mother Jones
Oct 15th 2013, 10:01


Mother Jones

Unfair Share: How Oil and Gas Drillers Avoid Paying Royalties
Mother Jones
In 1982, in a landmark effort to keep people from being fleeced by the oil industry, the federal government passed a law establishing that royalty payments to landowners would be no less than 12.5 percent of the oil and gas sales from their leases.

Study highlights concerns over hydraulic fracturing - Farm and Dairy
Oct 12th 2013, 15:02


Study highlights concerns over hydraulic fracturing
Farm and Dairy
The new Duke study examined the quality of shale gas wastewater from hydraulic fracturing and the stream water above and below the disposal site. The study found that some of the discharged effluent is derived from the Marcellus shale gas flowback water.

Europe mulls reviews for fracking - UPI.com
Oct 12th 2013, 02:32


Telegraph.co.uk

Europe mulls reviews for fracking
UPI.com
BRUSSELS, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A decision by the European Parliament to call for an environmental review for hydraulic fracturing operations is a relief, an environmental group said. The European Parliament issued a proposal calling for environmental ...
Europe Votes to Tighten Rules on Drilling Method New York Times (blog)

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France Upholds Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing - New York Times (blog)
Oct 11th 2013, 21:18


France Upholds Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing
New York Times (blog)
PARIS — France's highest court on Friday upheld a government ban on a controversial drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, in a defeat for a method that has revolutionized the oil and natural gas industry in the United States.

News Summary: France upholds ban on hydraulic fracturing, 2nd European ... - Washington Post (blog)
Oct 11th 2013, 17:22


Novinite.com

News Summary: France upholds ban on hydraulic fracturing, 2nd European ...
Washington Post (blog)
The French, who rely largely on nuclear energy, fear the environmental costs of hydraulic fracturing are too steep. Earlier this week, the European Parliament voted to require full environmental reports from companies that want to establish hydraulic ...
French Court Upholds Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing Novinite.com
France's constitutional council upholds ban on fracking Financial Times
France cements fracking ban The Guardian
ThinkProgress  - Reuters  - FRANCE 24
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