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Monsoon may fail more often due to climate change: study - Reuters India
Nov 6th 2012, 00:34


Monsoon may fail more often due to climate change: study
Reuters India
OSLO (Reuters) - The Indian monsoon is likely to fail more often in the next 200 years threatening food supplies, unless governments agree how to limit climate change, a study showed on Tuesday. The monsoon rains could collapse about every fifth year ...

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Mining for coal to develop drugs? Avexa's bold play - Crikey
Nov 6th 2012, 00:27


Proactive Investors Australia

Mining for coal to develop drugs? Avexa's bold play
Crikey
For biotechnology companies, the path towards commercialising a drug is torturously long and extraordinarily expensive. And while drug company executives are typically blessed with patience, securing funding to get through the multiple rounds of drug ...
Sweet home Alabama for biotech mine hopes The Australian
Avexa surprises markets with buy of coal mine stake Business Spectator
Avexa to purchase 25.5% equity in Coal Holdings Energy Business Review
Proactive Investors Australia  - 4-traders
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Coal trains would block eight Seattle crossings, McGinn says - The Seattle Times (blog)
Nov 6th 2012, 00:04


KOMO News

Coal trains would block eight Seattle crossings, McGinn says
The Seattle Times (blog)
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn signaled Monday that he'll become a player in the Northwest movement against coal exports, by releasing an analysis of how the added freight trains would congest traffic in Sodo and Belltown. McGinn is responding to a proposal ...
Seattle: more coal trains would increase delays Seattle Post Intelligencer
Study: Coal trains could increase Seattle traffic delays L.A. Biz
Study: Coal trains through Seattle would snarl traffic, delay emergency crews Northwest Cable News

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Overturn foreign workers ruling for BC coal mine, unions ask judge - Globe and Mail
Nov 5th 2012, 23:46


Globe and Mail

Overturn foreign workers ruling for BC coal mine, unions ask judge
Globe and Mail
Two labour unions are asking a federal court to overturn temporary work permits issued to Chinese workers at a coal mine in northern British Columbia, arguing that there are unemployed Canadians who could fill the jobs. Permits have been granted under ...
BC unions to seek injunction against work permits for Chinese coal miners Vancouver Sun
Unions go to court over chinese miners in B.C. The Province
BC unions want foreign worker permits cancelled CBC.ca

all 55 news articles »

Nine energy policy principles for Obama, Romney - Christian Science Monitor (blog)
Nov 5th 2012, 23:00


Christian Science Monitor (blog)

Nine energy policy principles for Obama, Romney
Christian Science Monitor (blog)
assets in non-competitive segments to eliminate the possibility of exploitation by for-profit monopolists; Set minimum standards of health, safety and environmental compliance, ensure these standards are met by all market participants, and enforce via ...

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Georgetown receives $20 million environmental studies gift - Washington Post
Nov 5th 2012, 22:55


Georgetown receives $20 million environmental studies gift
Washington Post
The professors hired through that endowment, Georgetown President John J. DeGioia said in the announcement, will be "leaders in their fields" who have a record of "interdisciplinary research in the environment." Throughout academia, interdisciplinary ...

Green Graveyard: 19 Taxpayer-Funded Failures - Heritage.org (blog)
Nov 5th 2012, 21:57


Heritage.org (blog)

Green Graveyard: 19 Taxpayer-Funded Failures
Heritage.org (blog)
While there's speculation over which federally supported green energy company may be the next to declare bankruptcy, plenty have already gone belly up. In one of the most extensive compilations to date, Heritage has identified 19 bankrupt green energy ...

Weir shares overcome oil and gas worries to soar - Scotsman
Nov 5th 2012, 21:54


Weir shares overcome oil and gas worries to soar
Scotsman
The value of total orders received shrunk 15 per cent in the third quarter on an underlying basis with a 47 per cent fall seen in like-for-like orders from oil and gas customers. Shale gas customers in the US and oil customers in Canada were seeing ...

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Kansas extends registration deadline for oil and gas conference - Bizjournals.com
Nov 5th 2012, 20:54


Kansas extends registration deadline for oil and gas conference
Bizjournals.com
The Kansas Oil and Gas Small Business Opportunities Conference will be held on Nov. 27 in Hutchinson at the Kansas State Fairgrounds. At the conference, the state aims to help small businesses get in on some of the action the Mississippian Lime oil and ...

Harbinger, Exco form oil and gas joint venture - Businessweek
Nov 5th 2012, 20:43


ValueWalk

Harbinger, Exco form oil and gas joint venture
Businessweek
NEW YORK (AP) — Holding company Harbinger Group Inc. and oil and gas company Exco Resources Inc. said Monday that they are creating a private oil and gas joint venture that will buy and operate Exco properties in Texas and Louisiana.
Exco, Harbinger Partner on Oil and Gas Fields Wall Street Journal (blog)
Harbinger, Exco form $725 million oil and gas fields venture Bizjournals.com
Harbinger Group Inc. Establishes Energy Operating Business through $725 ... DailyFinance
Rigzone  - ValueWalk  - Reuters India
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Coal Alliance CEO Responds To AFL-CIO Chief's Support Of Obama Energy ... - Sacramento Bee
Nov 5th 2012, 20:39


In These Times

Coal Alliance CEO Responds To AFL-CIO Chief's Support Of Obama Energy ...
Sacramento Bee
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 5, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- John Pippy, CEO of the Pennsylvania Coal Alliance, today (Nov. 5) issued the following statement in response to comments made about the Presidential campaign by Richard Trumka, head of the AFL-CIO: ...
Trumka to slam Romney on coal in Pennsylvania Politico (blog)
AFL-CIO chief Trumka to hit Romney on coal The Hill (blog)
False New Jersey Utility Union Story; Lonmin Witnesses Tortured; Trumka ... In These Times

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The Electrifying Math of Renewable Energy As Observed By A Music Nerd - Huffington Post (blog)
Nov 5th 2012, 20:36


CTV News

The Electrifying Math of Renewable Energy As Observed By A Music Nerd
Huffington Post (blog)
Earlier this year when Bill McKibben's Rolling Stone article "Global Warming's Terrifying New Math" came out, we decided to post it on our band's Facebook page. We'd always been fans of Bill, and his clear determination that we finally know who's to ...
Robert Haw: Taking positive steps against climate change San Gabriel Valley Tribune

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Hollywood heavyweights producing anti-fracking radio spots - Legislative Gazette
Nov 5th 2012, 20:02


Hollywood heavyweights producing anti-fracking radio spots
Legislative Gazette
Hydraulic fracturing, widely known as fracking, is the process of injecting chemically laced fluids into underground rock formations to release natural gas or oil. Redford said he thinks this process will threaten New York state's drinking water and ...

Cast your vote for the environment on Election Day - Examiner.com
Nov 5th 2012, 20:02


Cast your vote for the environment on Election Day
Examiner.com
Tuesday, November 6, is Election Day. The voters in our country will not only be choosing a President and countless other representatives but there are also many propositions and initiatives, some of which affect the environment, on ballots across the ...

Daybreak Oil and Gas, Inc. Receives Financing - Sacramento Bee
Nov 5th 2012, 19:35


Daybreak Oil and Gas, Inc. Receives Financing
Sacramento Bee
5, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Daybreak Oil and Gas, Inc. (OTCBB: DBRM) ("Daybreak" or the "Company"), a Washington corporation, announced that on October 31, 2012, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the "Loan Agreement") with ...

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China files WTO complaint against EU over green energy: source - AFP
Nov 5th 2012, 19:35


AFP

China files WTO complaint against EU over green energy: source
AFP
GENEVA — China has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization against the European Union over renewable energy subsidies, a source close to the world trade body said Monday. "I can confirm we have received a complaint from China against ...
China files WTO green energy complaint The Australian
China Hits EU With WTO Case Over Green Energy Subsidies Law360 (subscription)
China opens WTO front in solar power war with EU Reuters AlertNet
Today's Energy Solutions
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GSE Environmental Hosts Coal Ash Technical Seminar - DailyFinance
Nov 5th 2012, 18:53


GSE Environmental Hosts Coal Ash Technical Seminar
DailyFinance
The seminar, led by a panel of seven of the world's top geosynthetics experts, covered a variety of topics of concern to the coal ash industry, particularly in regard to coal ash combustion and storage. GSE's Dhani Narejo and Boyd Ramsey were among the ...

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Environment and fatalism - Daily Star Online
Nov 5th 2012, 18:35


Environment and fatalism
Daily Star Online
Yet, I asked Sir Abed a simple question, "How does the environment figure in your philosophy of development?" I pointed out two interrelated issues as a context for my question. First, Bangladesh is an extremely land-scarce country relative to its ...

Oil and Gas Shortages Hurt Third Quarter Earnings - Seeking Alpha
Nov 5th 2012, 17:50


Oil and Gas Shortages Hurt Third Quarter Earnings
Seeking Alpha
Rapidly increasing costs of exploration and development are making things harder for oil and gas companies as they struggle to match output rates. Recently released third-quarter results from major companies like Shell (RDS.A), Exxon Mobil (XOM), and ...
Exxon (NYSE:XOM) Reports Experts' Topping Quarterly Profit- XOM, APC, APA ... FxPips.com (blog)

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"25 x 25" is a Big Fat Bio-Massacre - Huffington Post (blog)
Nov 5th 2012, 17:47


San Francisco Chronicle

"25 x 25" is a Big Fat Bio-Massacre
Huffington Post (blog)
Yes that's right, in the name of saving the planet and renewable energy we are about to make things worse. For those unfamiliar with biomass burning, it releases more carbon dioxide and more harmful particulates than even coal. Logging for biomass can ...
Michigan to vote on clean energy mandate Bellingham Herald

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Oil and gas companies remain focused on fundamentals - Sacramento Bee
Nov 5th 2012, 17:35


Oil and gas companies remain focused on fundamentals
Sacramento Bee
5, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Key findings of the bi-annual Oil & Gas Global Capital Confidence Barometer indicate that only 27% of oil and gas executives feel that the global economy is strongly or modestly improving, down sharply from 55% just six ...
Future for African Gas Lies in East Africa AllAfrica.com
Eastern Africa Will Head Future of African Natural Gas Market Energy Digital
Summit Focused on Enhancing North African Oil and Gas Industry Zawya (registration) (press release)
Stockhouse
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What the Election Could Mean for Oil and Gas - CNBC.com
Nov 5th 2012, 16:50


CNBC.com

What the Election Could Mean for Oil and Gas
CNBC.com
Bottom line: Whoever wins, oil and gas are likely going higher. The real question is at what rate? The world is growing, and there simply isn't enough capacity to satisfy global demand. But if Romney wins, prices at the pump won't rise as fast as his ...

Are coal stocks predicting a Romney win? - MarketWatch
Nov 5th 2012, 16:36


Are coal stocks predicting a Romney win?
MarketWatch
Many analysts look at the Market Vectors Coal exchange-traded fund (NAR:KOL) as the representative for the industry, but 60% of its value comes from foreign stocks. For the purposes of determining what the U.S. stock market thinks about possible energy ...
ETF Tip Of The Week: November 5, 2012 Wall Street Sector Selector

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Concord-based SBM Solar shakes up the green-energy market - Charlotte Observer
Nov 5th 2012, 16:26


Charlotte Observer

Concord-based SBM Solar shakes up the green-energy market
Charlotte Observer
Before entering the green energy field, Dr. Osbert Cheung studied the range of solar panels on the market and made a risky decision. Rather than produce the standard best-selling type of panels, he would make his own, combining what he thought were the ...

Green energy grants: Millions of dollars unused - ABC7Chicago.com
Nov 5th 2012, 15:55


ABC7Chicago.com

Green energy grants: Millions of dollars unused
ABC7Chicago.com
November 5, 2012 ( MADISON, Wis.) -- Millions of dollars in federal grants and loans for property owners in Madison, Milwaukee and Racine are still unused more than two years into a program to help homes and businesses become energy efficient.
"Green Energy" grants go unused WTAQ
Millions in green energy grants, loans remain to be used RenewablesBiz

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Breitling Oil and Gas CEO to Present at the 3rd Annual UGAS 2012 ... - Sacramento Bee
Nov 5th 2012, 15:36


Breitling Oil and Gas CEO to Present at the 3rd Annual UGAS 2012 ...
Sacramento Bee
IRVING, Texas, Nov. 5, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Breitling Oil and Gas Corporation, an independent exploration and production company based in Irving, Texas, will present at 3rd Annual UGAS 2012 Unconventional Gas Asia Summit in Beijing, China.
Breitling O&G Starts Drilling Ops at OK Well Rigzone

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1 Huge Reason Coal Won't Cut It - DailyFinance
Nov 5th 2012, 15:34


1 Huge Reason Coal Won't Cut It
DailyFinance
Coal mining is a dangerous business, and not just because of the black lung. Lawsuits are a part of life, and some mining companies could be caught between their rocks and a hard place. Here's the latest: Alpha's beta. Alpha Natural Resources (NYS: ANR ...
Alpha Natural's Turnaround To Boost Stock Price Further Seeking Alpha
Alpha Natural's Earnings Slump On Weak Demand But A Recovery Awaits Trefis

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Hydro-fracking: Fact vs. fiction - Phys.Org
Nov 5th 2012, 15:04


Hydro-fracking: Fact vs. fiction
Phys.Org
"When people talk about contamination from hydraulic fracturing, for instance, they can mean a lot of different things," says hydrogeologist Harvey Cohen of S.S. Papadopulos & Associates in Bethesda, Maryland. "When it's what's happening near their ...

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Issue: November/December 2012 - Ibmag
Nov 5th 2012, 14:41


Proactive Investors Australia

Issue: November/December 2012
Ibmag
Pennsylvania's Marcellus shale deposit shows the promise of what lies beneath the ground in Ohio, and the potential for businesses that make the most of their opportunity to be part of the state's hydraulic fracturing supply chain. Bentleyville, Pa ...
Experts fear fracking could damage Bath's famous hot springs This is Somerset
Plank: North American energy indepenence possible FuelFix (blog)
China Offers Shale-Gas Subsidy to Spark Development Fox Business
Global Times  - OilPrice.com
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Tarmin Drills for Success in Oil and Gas Industry - Sacramento Bee
Nov 5th 2012, 14:40


Tarmin Drills for Success in Oil and Gas Industry
Sacramento Bee
Speaking on behalf of Tarmin, President and CEO, Shahbaz Ali added, "GridBank is uniquely positioned to deliver value to oil and gas companies. With native support for O&G file formats, a superior security framework, unmatched scalability and ...

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Spring Arctic snow pack melting fast, study warns - CBC.ca
Nov 5th 2012, 14:35


CTV News

Spring Arctic snow pack melting fast, study warns
CBC.ca
Combined with recent news that the Arctic sea ice retreated to an all-time low this summer, it suggests climate change may be happening much faster than expected, said Dr. Chris Derksen, a research scientist for Environment Canada and one of the study ...
Arctic snow pack vanishing faster than thought: Environment Canada CTV News

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Green Energy Kept NYU (Partly) Lit: DNews Nugget - Discovery News
Nov 5th 2012, 14:30


Green Energy Kept NYU (Partly) Lit: DNews Nugget
Discovery News
Dnews-nuggets-278x225 Green Energy Kept NYU (Partly) Lit: In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the vast majority of lower Manhattan was left without power or heat. But a sizable chunk of New York University's campus retained their power, thanks to a ...

Flood warning campaign stepped up - WalesOnline
Nov 5th 2012, 14:18


Telegraph.co.uk

Flood warning campaign stepped up
WalesOnline
The Environment Agency has stepped up a national flood awareness campaign as large parts of England, including areas of East Anglia, remain on flood alert after torrential rain, snow and blizzards swept into the UK over the weekend. There are seven ...
UPDATE: Flood warnings issued as snow and thunderstorms strike the West This is Bristol
Flood alerts remain in place after extreme winter weather hits Somerset This is Somerset

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Environmentally Correct Europe Turns to Coal - New York Times (blog)
Nov 5th 2012, 14:03


New York Times (blog)

Environmentally Correct Europe Turns to Coal
New York Times (blog)
LONDON — You may think that coal is fading away as a fuel, but it isn't. It's booming. As I write in my latest Green Column, last year coal as a proportion of world energy was at its highest since the 1960s. A lot of the growth in coal use is ...
Fossil fuels: Low prices fire demand for coal across Europe Financial Times

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Environment Minister: Gas drilling could cause disaster - Globes
Nov 5th 2012, 13:59


Environment Minister: Gas drilling could cause disaster
Globes
Erdan said that his ministry did not oppose offshore oil and gas exploration, but he stressed that the damage to the environment caused by the drilling should be reduced. "Here, in the small Mediterranean Sea, huge environmental damage could be caused, ...

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Obama's War on Coal Will Only Get Worse if He Is Re-Elected - U.S. News & World Report (blog)
Nov 5th 2012, 13:35


U.S. News & World Report (blog)

Obama's War on Coal Will Only Get Worse if He Is Re-Elected
U.S. News & World Report (blog)
During this election season, there has been a highly-charged debate about coal. I have argued that the Obama administration has made significant progress towards fulfilling his 2008 campaign promise of bankrupting the coal industry. Others, like Sen.
EPA planning new anti-coal regulations for after election Examiner.com
EPA planning post-election coal regulation WND.com
November surprise: An EPA crackdown on coal Washington Examiner
RedState  - The Inquisitr  - Canada Free Press
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McGuinty Liberals' dream of renewable energy has not come to pass - National Post
Nov 5th 2012, 13:29


National Post

McGuinty Liberals' dream of renewable energy has not come to pass
National Post
The irony, though, is that the gas-plant affair takes place against the backdrop of an energy-planning strategy, and the Liberals' signature Green Energy Act, which was specifically designed to override local concerns about generation facilities. It ...
Green zombie Financial Post

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Increased optimism in UK oil and gas companies - BBC News
Nov 5th 2012, 12:53


BBC News

Increased optimism in UK oil and gas companies
BBC News
UK oil and gas companies have reported increased levels of optimism in spite of skills shortages and rising costs. The annual survey from Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce (AGCC) has found the sector is outperforming the rest of the Scottish ...
Survey shows that oil and gas sector continues to fuel Scottish economy STV Local
Scotland's oil and gas sector reports growing optimism Business7
Oil industry 'still doing well' Irvine Herald

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As battle over government support for green energy intensifies, jobs begin to ... - Washington Post
Nov 5th 2012, 11:32


Press News

As battle over government support for green energy intensifies, jobs begin to ...
Washington Post
The government poured billions of dollars into renewable energy, hoping to unleash a wave of good-paying, high-tech manufacturing jobs. But federal spending to support development of green energy has dropped sharply— 75 percent since 2009 — amid ...
Jobs dwindle during green power debate Daily Astorian
On Obama: CleanTechnica’s Evaluation & Endorsement IBTimes.co.uk

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Environment Canada confirms test results - Vancouver Sun
Nov 5th 2012, 09:27


MINING.com

Environment Canada confirms test results
Vancouver Sun
Environment Canada scientists have confirmed results published by researchers from the University of Alberta showing contaminants accumulating in the snow near oil-sands operations, an internal federal document has revealed. They also discovered ...
Environment Canada's document indicates pollutants near oil sands MINING.com
Federal government learning more about oilsands impacts, Kent says Canada.com

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Ash dieback: Government faces possible legal action - BBC News
Nov 5th 2012, 08:16


BBC News

Ash dieback: Government faces possible legal action
BBC News
A nursery forced to destroy 50,000 ash trees after a fungal disease was found is considering taking legal action against the government for failing to block imports sooner. Simon Ellis of Crowders in Lincolnshire said ash dieback was found in 15 trees ...
Ash dieback found in Kent and Essex countryside The Guardian
Ash dieback on 80 sites an 'epidemic' as nurseries threaten to sue for £10m Telegraph.co.uk
Plant nursery suing government over destroyed ash trees The Independent
The Week UK  - DigitalJournal.com  - Scotsman (blog)
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Findings: New Zealand coal company ignored methane warnings before mine ... - Washington Post
Nov 5th 2012, 05:38


Sydney Morning Herald

Findings: New Zealand coal company ignored methane warnings before mine ...
Washington Post
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A New Zealand coal mining company ignored 21 warnings that methane gas had accumulated to explosive levels before an underground explosion killed 29 workers two years ago, an investigation concluded. The official ...
Lax safety standards led to NZ coal mine disaster - report Reuters
Key blames Pike River Coal for disaster Otago Daily Times
Drive for coal put before workers' safety - commission Radio New Zealand
The Australian  - Yahoo!Xtra New Zealand News  - Stuff.co.nz
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Don't Let the Frac Sand Debate Turn Into the Fracking Debate - Health Care News (blog)
Nov 5th 2012, 00:56


Health Care News (blog)

Don't Let the Frac Sand Debate Turn Into the Fracking Debate
Health Care News (blog)
The sand is used as a key ingredient in the energy sector's latest breakthrough innovation: high-volume, slick-water hydraulic fracturing. This new technology involves pumping water, chemical additives, and sand deep into underground formations at high ...

Understanding Hydraulic Fracturing Operations; Tight Oil
Oct 12th 2012, 15:35

A unique perspective from onsite a tight oil hydraulic fracturing operation in southern Alberta, Canada. This video was produced by the Canadian Society for Unconventional Resources. Please visit our website for more information; www.csur.com.
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