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NY agency names panel to review fracking study - Wall Street Journal
Nov 16th 2012, 00:51


NY agency names panel to review fracking study
Wall Street Journal
Health and environmental groups have pressed for a comprehensive and independent health impact analysis before hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is allowed. Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens rejected that request in September, ...
State taps experts for hydrofracking review Press & Sun-Bulletin

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Texas Tech University Develops Improved Fracturing Techniques - ParamusPost.com
Nov 16th 2012, 00:41


Texas Tech University Develops Improved Fracturing Techniques
ParamusPost.com
To keep up with increasing needs, well stimulation techniques such as hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) are becoming more and more important. A team of Texas Tech University researchers has developed new techniques to enhance the process. "Same cost ...
Texas Tech researchers develop new fracking techniques LubbockOnline.com
Texas Tech Develops Improved Fracking Techniques News/Talk 790 KFYO

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Groups seek expansion of Wyo. coal mining lawsuit - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Nov 16th 2012, 00:01


Groups seek expansion of Wyo. coal mining lawsuit
Seattle Post Intelligencer
(AP) — Environmental groups asked a judge Thursday to expand the scope of a lawsuit they've filed against the U.S. Forest Service over plans to mine coal in northeast Wyoming. U.S. District Judge Alan Johnson heard the groups' arguments, and the ...

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Patriot Coal to Stop Mountaintop Removal... - ABC News
Nov 15th 2012, 23:43


W*USA 9

Patriot Coal to Stop Mountaintop Removal...
ABC News
Bankrupt Patriot Coal Corp. agreed Thursday to become the first U.S. coal operator to phase out and eventually stop all large-scale mountaintop removal mining in central Appalachia under an agreement reached with three environmental groups that sued ...
Patriot Coal says it will phase out, end mountaintop removal coal mining in ... Washington Post (blog)
Insolvent US coal miner agrees to stop large-scale surface mining Creamer Media's Mining Weekly
Patriot Coal to end mountaintop removal mining State Journal
Fly Rod & Reel Magazine (blog)  - WSAZ-TV  - Businessweek
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House panel highlights forest law conflicts - Times of India
Nov 15th 2012, 23:28


Times of India

House panel highlights forest law conflicts
Times of India
The House panel on science and technology and environment and forests headed by T Subbarami Reddy of Congress was gathering evidence on the amendments proposed to the IFA when panel members quizzed the officials how one law gives tribal rights ...

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Liberals accuse environment minister Daniel Breton of intimidating the BAPE - Montreal Gazette
Nov 15th 2012, 23:26


Liberals accuse environment minister Daniel Breton of intimidating the BAPE
Montreal Gazette
Quebec's Liberals are calling for environment minister Daniel Breton's head because they say he meddled in the work of the province's environmental impact assessment agency. Breton denies the allegations, including a report in the Journal de Québec ...
Environment minister faces calls for resignation CJAD
Quebec's environment minister accused of violating public inquiries act Global Montreal

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As US hesitates, California pours billions into green energy - Reuters
Nov 15th 2012, 23:01


As US hesitates, California pours billions into green energy
Reuters
The Department of Energy's loan-guarantee program that supported bankrupt solar startup Solyndra sparked a political firestorm after the company's collapse, and a cash grant program that supports renewable energy projects is the subject of a Treasury ...

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Federal Government extends marine parks - ABC Online
Nov 15th 2012, 22:00


Sky News Australia

Federal Government extends marine parks
ABC Online
The Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke will today designate 2.3 million square kilometres of Australia's oceans as marine reserves, an area almost one-third the size of Australia. That's the biggest swathe of ocean environment to be protected in ...
Fisheries compo 'woefully inadequate' The Australian
$100m for fishermen locked out of marine parks Sydney Morning Herald
Marine park compo not enough: fishers The Age
Bangkok Post  - Ninemsn
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Biden, Boehner got letters touting Savannah harbor - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Nov 15th 2012, 21:19


Biden, Boehner got letters touting Savannah harbor
Seattle Post Intelligencer
(AP) — The federal agency seeking to deepen the Savannah harbor sent letters to Vice President Joe Biden, House Speaker John Boehner and eight other Washington lawmakers saying the $652 million project should be allowed to bypass environmental ...

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NASA Scientist: Astronauts Could Absolutely Live On Mars - Business Insider
Nov 15th 2012, 21:12


Business Insider

NASA Scientist: Astronauts Could Absolutely Live On Mars
Business Insider
So the questions remains: Could astronauts survive in the Martian environment? "Absolutely, astronauts can live in this environment," RAD's principal investigator Dan Hassler, said in a teleconference today. At least for a limited period of time ...
NASA Rover Providing New Weather and Radiation Data About Mars Space Daily
5 Reasons Mars May Never Have Seen Life Forbes
Mars rover Curiosity set to hit the road again 3News NZ

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Pentagon More Active in 'Green' Energy than the Energy Department - Heritage.org (blog)
Nov 15th 2012, 20:48


Heritage.org (blog)

Pentagon More Active in 'Green' Energy than the Energy Department
Heritage.org (blog)
According to a new report on financial waste in the Department of Defense, the Pentagon initiated more renewable energy projects in 2010 – the year measured – than any other federal agency, including the Energy Department and the Environmental ...

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Mother Nature and Discovery merge environment websites - Bizjournals.com
Nov 15th 2012, 20:41


Mother Nature and Discovery merge environment websites
Bizjournals.com
Walmart will be partnering with the company on a new content channel which will profile individuals, organizations, businesses, and products that are making a positive impact on the environment, according to the statement. Urvaksh Karkaria covers ...

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CyrusOne's Energy Cloud Powered by Dell - Data Center Knowledge (blog)
Nov 15th 2012, 20:05


Data Center Knowledge (blog)

CyrusOne's Energy Cloud Powered by Dell
Data Center Knowledge (blog)
Data center services provider CyrusOne, a subsidiary of Cincinnati Bell, has a very vertically-targeted cloud offering for oil and gas customers, which is housed in its Houston West colocation facility. The energy industry cloud is a high performance ...

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Don't bring Alberta oil into Quebec, province's environment ministersays - Canada.com
Nov 15th 2012, 20:03


Canada.com

Don't bring Alberta oil into Quebec, province's environment ministersays
Canada.com
MONTREAL – Quebec's environment minister is expressing reservations about private-sector plans to import crude from Alberta's oilsands to Montreal refineries, insisting Quebec will retain sovereignty over its land no matter what is decided by federal ...
Quebec wants to do its own review of proposed Enbridge pipeline project Macleans.ca

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Study: Coal seam gas field leaking methane - UPI.com
Nov 15th 2012, 19:49


Energy Matters

Study: Coal seam gas field leaking methane
UPI.com
Australia is sourcing close to 20 percent of its domestic natural gas from coal seam gas and up to 90 percent in Queensland, says the government's energy white paper released last week. But Australian farmers and environmentalists have been opposed to ...
Coal seam gas study labelled both 'premature and questionable' and 'highly ... ABC Online
Methane leaking from coal seam gas field, testing shows Sydney Morning Herald
Wheels turning for extension of coal seam gas study Northern Star
Ninemsn  - ABC Local  - Energy Matters
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Forecasters upbeat on W.Va. economy, except coal - Businessweek
Nov 15th 2012, 19:38


Forecasters upbeat on W.Va. economy, except coal
Businessweek
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's economy will continue to improve in the next five years, despite ongoing struggles in its mining sector. That was the forecast offered Thursday at the latest West Virginia Economic Outlook Conference ...
Even with coal decline, state economy to grow, forecast says Charleston Gazette
WOWK -- Charleston - Huntington, Working For YouForecasters upbeat on W.Va ... WOWK

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Euro drivers will worry a lot, do little about environment, Ford finds - Autoblog (blog)
Nov 15th 2012, 19:07


Euro drivers will worry a lot, do little about environment, Ford finds
Autoblog (blog)
Most Europeans expressed concern over climate change but very few are willing to give up their cars to do something about it, according to a new Ford poll. About 53 percent of the more than 6,000 people polled this summer called climate change the ...

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Coal protesters seek jury trials - The Missoulian
Nov 15th 2012, 19:04


Coal protesters seek jury trials
The Missoulian
(0) Comments. A group of people charged with trespassing in August during protests related to coal development filled a Helena courtroom Wednesday afternoon, asking a judge for jury trials in the matter. Over five days in August, 23 people affiliated ...

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Another Red Flag for Coal Stocks - Motley Fool
Nov 15th 2012, 18:35


ThinkProgress

Another Red Flag for Coal Stocks
Motley Fool
Coal stocks have bounced back from a low point in recent weeks but the industry still faces a myriad of challenges going forward. Domestically, there's little argument that coal demand will decline in coming year, the only question is -- by how much ...
America's Coal Export Dilemma Intensifies SustainableBusiness.com
Why Hundreds More Dirty, Aging Coal Plants In The U.S. Are 'Ripe For Retirement' ThinkProgress
353 Coal Power Plants Too Expensive To Run In US Power Markets CleanTechnica
Daily Beast  - ETF Daily News (blog)  - Businessweek
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TEXT - S&P raises James River Coal Inc to 'CCC' - Reuters
Nov 15th 2012, 18:31


TEXT - S&P raises James River Coal Inc to 'CCC'
Reuters
Overview -- U.S.-based coal producer James River Coal Co. repurchased $61 million of its debt at a discount but remains highly leveraged in our view. -- We have raised our corporate credit rating on the company to 'CCC' from 'SD' (selective default).

How Germany Is Getting to 100 Percent Renewable Energy - Truthdig
Nov 15th 2012, 17:52


ThinkProgress

How Germany Is Getting to 100 Percent Renewable Energy
Truthdig
By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law. There is no debate on climate change in Germany. The temperature for the past 10 months has been 3 degrees above average and we're again on course for the warmest year on record. There's no ...
November 15 News: How Germany Set The Stage For A Renewable Energy ... ThinkProgress
Entrepreneurs Turn 900-Year-Old German Abbey into Clean-Energy Icon Bloomberg

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AloStar secures $6M credit facility for Mobile oil and gas company - Bizjournals.com
Nov 15th 2012, 17:43


AloStar secures $6M credit facility for Mobile oil and gas company
Bizjournals.com
Mobile-based Offshore Inland Marine & Oilfield Services Inc., a support service provider for the oil and gas industry, received a $6 million senior secured revolving credit facility from AloStar Business Credit. AloStar Business Credit, the asset-based ...

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Arch Coal to Issue Senior Notes - Analyst Blog - NASDAQ
Nov 15th 2012, 17:39


Arch Coal to Issue Senior Notes - Analyst Blog
NASDAQ
St. Louis based coal company Arch Coal Inc. ( ACI ) announced that it will offer 9.875% senior notes worth $375 million due 2019. The interest is payable on the 15th of June and December each year. The yield-to-maturity from this issuance is set at 10 ...
Arch Coal Given "Neutral" Rating at Zacks (ACI) Zolmax

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Oil and gas - The Economist
Nov 15th 2012, 17:36


Washington Times

Oil and gas
The Economist
Oil has been costly for more than a decade. This has spurred prospectors to look harder for unconventional fuels: oil and gas that lie deep under the sea, buried in shale beds or stuck in Canada's vast oil sands (see article). They have developed ...
Breitling Oil and Gas Wins World Finance Award: 'Best Independent Oil and Gas ... Sacramento Bee
Oil and Gas Industry Eyes 19 Projects and Counting to Export Natural Gas eNews Park Forest
Saudi Arabia Oil and Gas Report Q4 2012 Equities.com
Business Insider  - Washington Times  - Financial Times
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Wind farms and renewable energy - The Economist
Nov 15th 2012, 17:36


The Economist

Wind farms and renewable energy
The Economist
Green energy is meant to be a cornerstone of the government's policy, which aims to decarbonise the country's power sector by 2030. Britain is committed to getting 15% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020, and onshore wind power is the cheapest ...
'End of story' for windfarms and Tory green credentials The Guardian (blog)
Tory MP apologises for appearing to encourage rival in Corby by-election BBC News
Polling day shambles for coalition over climate change policy Business Green

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Google extends commitment to green energy with $75 million investment in Iowa ... - Washington Post (blog)
Nov 15th 2012, 16:10


ValueWalk

Google extends commitment to green energy with $75 million investment in Iowa ...
Washington Post (blog)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google is investing $75 million in an Iowa wind farm as part of its effort to encourage development of cleaner energy sources. The deal announced Thursday gives Google Inc. a stake in the Rippey Wind Farm in Greene County, ...
Google Invests $75M In Iowa Wind Farm; Total Green Energy Investments Now ... Seeking Alpha
Google closes in on $1 billion invested in renewable energy Ars Technica (blog)
Google Makes A Massive Investment In Green Energy ValueWalk
Siliconrepublic.com  - The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines (blog)
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The Fiscal Cliff And The Environment - Forbes
Nov 15th 2012, 15:47


The Fiscal Cliff And The Environment
Forbes
Fresh off the re-election of President Obama, the U.S. is already embroiled in another bitter political fight. At issue is the so-called "fiscal cliff," a metaphoric ledge created by the Budget Control Act of 2011. Because the BCA's 12-member ...

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COLUMN-Uruguay's offshore draws oil and gas prospectors: Kemp - Reuters
Nov 15th 2012, 15:41


COLUMN-Uruguay's offshore draws oil and gas prospectors: Kemp
Reuters
By John Kemp. LONDON Nov 15 (Reuters) - Four of the world's most successful oil and gas exploration companies last month signed contracts to invest more than $1.5 billion over the next three years in prospecting for fossil fuels off the coast of ...

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'Green' energy still struggling - Jacksonville Daily News
Nov 15th 2012, 15:16


'Green' energy still struggling
Jacksonville Daily News
It's been a rough year for ethanol, the alternative fuel that was once touted as having great promise in soothing America's demand for foreign oil. But like many other "green" fuels that have been touted, ethanol has had trouble with sustainability ...

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Oil And Gas Volatility Creates Winners And Losers: Robert Cooper - Seeking Alpha
Nov 15th 2012, 15:10


Oil And Gas Volatility Creates Winners And Losers: Robert Cooper
Seeking Alpha
Price movements, distribution problems, drilling rig availability and regulatory factors have all come into play this year, providing both challenges and opportunities for junior companies, according to Robert Cooper, senior oil and gas analyst at ...

Arch Coal Announces Pricing of $375 Million Senior Notes Offering - Sacramento Bee
Nov 15th 2012, 15:05


Arch Coal Announces Pricing of $375 Million Senior Notes Offering
Sacramento Bee
14, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) today announced the pricing of $375 million aggregate principal amount of its 9.875% senior notes due 2019 at an issue price of 95.934% of principal amount, resulting in a yield to maturity of 10.75%.

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Numerous oil and gas agreements approved - Martins Ferry Times Leader
Nov 15th 2012, 15:05


Numerous oil and gas agreements approved
Martins Ferry Times Leader
CADIZ - The Harrison County Board of Commissioners were busy with oil and gas business Wednesday, passing seven agreements for road use and leasing of county property. Commissioners approved: - Road use agreement 55-12 with Cardinal Gas for 0 ...

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Norway's Troll C oil and gas platform shut due to corrosion - Reuters
Nov 15th 2012, 13:11


Rigzone

Norway's Troll C oil and gas platform shut due to corrosion
Reuters
OSLO Nov 15 (Reuters) - Norwegian oil and gas firm Statoil shut its massive Troll C oil and gas platform after discovering corrosion in the auxiliary system for gas treatment, it said on Thursday. Troll C has a daily production of around 120,000 ...
Norway Oil Association Sees O&G Investment Peaking in 2014 Rigzone
Statoil Shuts Troll C Field, Affecting 120000 B/D Oil Ouptut Fox Business
Statoil Uncertain When Troll C Can Resume Production NASDAQ

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Weekly Oil and Gas Report: North Range Exploration approved for Barile - Great Falls Tribune
Nov 15th 2012, 12:02


Weekly Oil and Gas Report: North Range Exploration approved for Barile
Great Falls Tribune
Whiting Oil and Gas Corp. was greenlighted for the Sundheim 44-8-3H, with an SHL at NW NE 17-25N-58E (345 FNL/1925 FEL) and a Probable Bottom Hole Location (PBHL) of 21,045 feet at NW NE 5-25N-58E (240 FNL/1980 FEL). Slawson Exploration ...

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Coal India Forecasts Sluggish Output Growth - Wall Street Journal
Nov 15th 2012, 09:44


Economic Times

Coal India Forecasts Sluggish Output Growth
Wall Street Journal
The forecast for the world's biggest coal company by output isn't good news for India's embattled power sector--which is heavily reliant on coal--or consumers. The consequence of inadequate coal production has been frequent power cuts and some major ...
No project in the implementation stage to suffer for want of coal Economic Times

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Nation's Renewable Energy Future Looks Bright - AllAfrica.com
Nov 15th 2012, 08:21


Nation's Renewable Energy Future Looks Bright
AllAfrica.com
Pretoria — November 5 will always occupy a place of special prominence in the history of South Africa's quest to secure the stability of energy supply in the country, especially as it forges ahead with its massive infrastructure build programme. The ...

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Infrastructure key in oil and gas boom - New Philadelphia Times Reporter
Nov 15th 2012, 05:25


Business Recorder

Infrastructure key in oil and gas boom
New Philadelphia Times Reporter
Building the necessary infrastructure — pipelines and processing plants — will prove key to effectively utilizing the oil and natural gas resources of the Utica Shale play in eastern Ohio. "It's all about building that infrastructure," said Shawn ...
Why Shell Is Making a Big Bet on Natural Gas CNBC.com (blog)
Cold winter would drive natural gas prices up Monroe News Star

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County fracking committee focuses on injection wells, downplays likelihood of ... - Athens NEWS
Nov 15th 2012, 04:21


Athens NEWS

County fracking committee focuses on injection wells, downplays likelihood of ...
Athens NEWS
A committee set up to study horizontal hydraulic fracturing in Athens County issued its final report to the county commissioners Tuesday, expressing concerns mostly about injection wells, while downplaying the likelihood that significant deep-shale ...

What The Frack?! - Overview of Hydraulic Fracturing - Informative Speech
Nov 9th 2012, 20:22

This presentation is part of the requirement of the Speech Communication course at the University of Lethbridge. This is an overview of Hydraulic Fracturing in southern Alberta. Presenters in order of appearance: Teddy Brinkman, Stephen Foster, and Taryn Fritz Sorry for poor footage quality.
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