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Green energy: Diesel to be made from sugar - Times of India
Nov 10th 2012, 00:45


Green energy: Diesel to be made from sugar
Times of India
The retooled process produces a mix of products that contain more energy per gallon than ethanol that is used today in transportation fuels and could be commercialized within 5-10 years. While the fuel's cost is still higher than diesel or gasoline ...

Landrieu sees opportunity for accelerated oil and gas revenue sharing in new ... - NOLA.com
Nov 10th 2012, 00:34


NOLA.com

Landrieu sees opportunity for accelerated oil and gas revenue sharing in new ...
NOLA.com
Landrieu hopes a compromise could help trigger passage of a major energy bill, with "robust domestic oil and gas production," and development of alternative energy sources. Among the state's mostly Republican members, there's some talk of cooperation ...

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US energy strategy requires gas and coal Election-season talking points ... - Washington Times
Nov 10th 2012, 00:33


kypost.com

US energy strategy requires gas and coal Election-season talking points ...
Washington Times
@Text.rag.dropcap7.FG:Over the past several years, energy policy has fallen victim to election-season oversimplification, turning critical issues into sound bites. Liberals have claimed that coal is "dirty" and, therefore, evil, while "renewable ...
The War on Coal - Round 2 Power Engineering Magazine (blog)
Discouraging fracking means loss of jobs Bloomington Pantagraph
One Man's Opinion: Just in case, we have a plan B Longview News-Journal

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US energy strategy requires gas and coal Election-season talking points ... - Washington Times
Nov 10th 2012, 00:33


kypost.com

US energy strategy requires gas and coal Election-season talking points ...
Washington Times
On the other side, conservatives routinely tout the virtues of fossil fuels — secure, cheap and accessible — while lambasting the viability of "green" energy sources and their need for constant taxpayer support. Interestingly, natural gas appeals to ...
EPA Gas Drilling Study: Top Agency Official Optimistic Before Report's Release Huffington Post

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Florens 2012: Cultural and Environmental Heritage Week - National Geographic
Nov 10th 2012, 00:24


National Geographic

Florens 2012: Cultural and Environmental Heritage Week
National Geographic
Florens is a biannual international cultural forum aimed at sharing and debating cultural and environmental heritage and its economic implications. The forum features international speakers, seminars, plenary and breakout sessions covering the broad ...

It's the Environment, Stupid - Huffington Post
Nov 9th 2012, 23:44


It's the Environment, Stupid
Huffington Post
In the days leading up to Election Day this year, we were reminded by Hurricane Sandy of how humans are hurting ourselves and our planet. This brought into sharp relief Tuesday's electoral choices and the vastly divergent future paths they offered ...

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Ryals, advocate for environment, other causes, dies - Durham Herald Sun
Nov 9th 2012, 23:33


Ryals, advocate for environment, other causes, dies
Durham Herald Sun
DURHAM -- Hildegard Scheffey Ryals, known for her advocacy of the environment, open space and land preservation in Durham and Chapel Hill, died Nov. 1 at the age of 81. She had a lifelong interest in environmental conservation. She moved to Durham in ...

27 Oil and Gas Stocks to Sell Now - Investorplace.com
Nov 9th 2012, 23:27


27 Oil and Gas Stocks to Sell Now
Investorplace.com
PDC Energy is an oil and gas company with drilling and production operations in the Rocky Mountains, the Appalachian Basin, and Michigan. In Portfolio Grader's specific subcategories of Earnings Momentum, Earnings Revisions, and Cash Flow, PDCE also ...

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Ontario environment minister pushes Ottawa to act on airport contamination - Hamilton Spectator
Nov 9th 2012, 23:17


Ontario environment minister pushes Ottawa to act on airport contamination
Hamilton Spectator
Ontario Environment Minister Jim Bradley has stepped into the fray over who should clean up Hamilton's contaminated airport. A consultant has spent the year studying perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) pollution and cleanup options at the city-owned ...

EPA Gas Drilling Study: Top Agency Official Optimistic Before Report's Release - Huffington Post
Nov 9th 2012, 22:52


kypost.com

EPA Gas Drilling Study: Top Agency Official Optimistic Before Report's Release
Huffington Post
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A top official with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is optimistic that a nationwide project examining natural gas hydraulic fracturing and potential drinking water impacts will provide comprehensive guidelines to help ...
Discouraging fracking means loss of jobs Bloomington Pantagraph
Lack of partners holds up EPA study on fracking, water wells Tribune-Review
US energy strategy requires gas and coal Election-season talking points ... Washington Times
StateImpact Pennsylvania
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Around 90 TECO Coal employees lose jobs - WKYT
Nov 9th 2012, 22:30


Around 90 TECO Coal employees lose jobs
WKYT
TECO Coal Corporation is reducing their staffing due to the state of the coal market. All of their mines are affected, and the layoffs included both production and administration and support staff. "The market for coal has been weak both for thermal or ...
TECO coal announces layoff of 90 employees The News Journal
TECO layoffs affect 90 in E. Ky. Williamson Daily News
Coal company trimming about 90 jobs, reducing production in eastern Ky ... The Republic

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Researchers from Alberta universities will eavesdrop on fracking - Calgary Herald
Nov 9th 2012, 22:24


Researchers from Alberta universities will eavesdrop on fracking
Calgary Herald
Using microseismic technology, scientists will monitor what goes on during the hydraulic fracturing or fracking process. This involves injecting fluid into cracks in underground rock formations, forcing them to open further to allow additional oil and ...

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Arch Coal Larger Than S&P 500 Component Lexmark International - Forbes
Nov 9th 2012, 21:44


Arch Coal Larger Than S&P 500 Component Lexmark International
Forbes
In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) was identified as having a larger market cap than the smaller end of the S&P 500, for example Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE ...

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Oil and Gas Industry Loses Latest Round in Battle with SEC - Project on Government Oversight (blog)
Nov 9th 2012, 21:36


Oil and Gas Industry Loses Latest Round in Battle with SEC
Project on Government Oversight (blog)
By MIA STEINLE. In an attempt to combat corruption in resource-rich developing countries, two years ago Congress ordered U.S. corporations to disclose payments they make to foreign governments for the extraction of oil, gas, and minerals. As supporters ...

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Coal company to lay off 156 workers in Utah, Ill. - Businessweek
Nov 9th 2012, 21:29


Slate Magazine

Coal company to lay off 156 workers in Utah, Ill.
Businessweek
LOUIS (AP) — A coal producer owned by a longtime critic of President Barack Obama's energy policies will lay off nearly 160 workers at Illinois and Utah mines, blaming the freshly re-elected president for a "war on coal." Ohio-based Murray Energy Corp ...
After Obama reelection, Murray Energy CEO reads prayer, announces layoffs Washington Post (blog)
Coal executive explains layoffs with prayer lamenting Romney loss Los Angeles Times
Coal company announces layoffs in response to Obama win CNNMoney
Slate Magazine  - Fox News  - NBCNews.com (blog)
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Regulatory siege continues for oil and gas industry - Oil & Gas Journal
Nov 9th 2012, 21:22


Regulatory siege continues for oil and gas industry
Oil & Gas Journal
Four more years for US President Barack Obama means 4 more years of regulatory siege on the oil and gas industry. Obama's reelection is, of course, momentous. It occurred without the president's having diverted at all from the large-government, ...
Let's find agreement on new offshore access The Hill (blog)

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3 Oil and Gas Shares Rising Fast - Motley Fool
Nov 9th 2012, 21:08


3 Oil and Gas Shares Rising Fast
Motley Fool
LONDON -- Oil prices rose through the first part of the week before following stock markets down again after President Obama's reelection was confirmed. When U.S. markets opened on Friday, Brent crude on the December contract was up by 1.2% on the ...
Two Paths Forward on Oil and Gas Council on Foreign Relations (blog)

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Coal's Brutal Sell-Off - Seeking Alpha
Nov 9th 2012, 19:50


Coal's Brutal Sell-Off
Seeking Alpha
When I heard Romney make that pitch a few weeks ago, a small pit began to grow in my stomach ... a time bomb ticking away, set to go off on November 7. Granted, I expected our candidates to pander to the coal industry while on the campaign trail no ...
Obama soundly rejected by Logan Co., 'Coal Country' [The Logan Banner, W.Va.] Equities.com

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EPA official hopeful on gas drilling study - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Nov 9th 2012, 19:39


kypost.com

EPA official hopeful on gas drilling study
Seattle Post Intelligencer
The EPA says in the project overview that natural gas "plays a key role in our nation's clean energy future" but that serious concerns have been raised about potential impacts to the environment and human health. The fracking process has made it ...
Re-Election Greenlights Host of EPA Rules, Solidifies Regulation of Greenhouse ... Bloomberg BNA

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In A Fiscal Restraint Environment, There Is Nowhere To Hide - Seeking Alpha
Nov 9th 2012, 19:07


In A Fiscal Restraint Environment, There Is Nowhere To Hide
Seeking Alpha
Any way you slice it and you dice it, a fiscal restraint environment will most likely drag the U.S. economy in recession. That will also have an adverse effect on Europe, which might intensify the recession in the U.S.. Banks lead in a recovery and ...

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Energy secretary shortlist: All 'green' subsidy winners - Washington Examiner
Nov 9th 2012, 18:50


Washington Examiner

Energy secretary shortlist: All 'green' subsidy winners
Washington Examiner
One official expected to be shown the door is Energy Secretary Steven Chu. The short-list of likely replacements is made up entirely of individuals with ties to green energy companies that got taxpayer money during Obama's first term. "[T]he Solyndra ...

Before You Invest Take A Look At The Current Macro Environment - Forbes
Nov 9th 2012, 18:41


Before You Invest Take A Look At The Current Macro Environment
Forbes
When investing, it is always good to step back, take a deep breath and assess the current macro environment. I'll start off with the election, mainly because I feel that saying nothing about it would be to ignore the proverbial elephant in the room ...

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Coal India Profit Misses Forecast - Wall Street Journal
Nov 9th 2012, 17:28


Firstpost

Coal India Profit Misses Forecast
Wall Street Journal
KOLKATA—Coal India Ltd., the world's largest coal producer by output, Friday missed market forecasts for its second-quarter net profit, as lower spot-market sales hurt margins. The state-run company said its net profit for the July-September quarter ...
Coal India net profit up 19 percent in Q2 New York Daily News
Coal India Q2 net up 19 pct, narrowly misses estimates Reuters
Coal India Ltd Q2 net up 19% Times of India
Firstpost  - The Hindu  - Business Standard
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CPUC Approves Utilities' Renewable Energy Plans - Renew Grid
Nov 9th 2012, 17:02


CPUC Approves Utilities' Renewable Energy Plans
Renew Grid
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved the renewable energy plans of the state's utilities, paving the way for the utilities to solicit bids for green energy procurement. California's renewable portfolio standard (RPS) program ...

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Promens taps green energy at Iceland plant - Plastics News
Nov 9th 2012, 16:57


Promens taps green energy at Iceland plant
Plastics News
KOPAVOGUR, ICELAND (Nov. 9, 11:45 a.m. ET) -- Iceland's Promens hf has turned to green energy for its latest investment at its expanding rotational molding plant in Dalvik in northern Iceland. Last month, it installed the facility's third rotomolding ...

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Love of adventure, environment takes friends on coastal journey - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Nov 9th 2012, 16:22


Love of adventure, environment takes friends on coastal journey
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Four friends, connected by a love of adventure, are kayaking 100 miles along the coast to raise money to help aid efforts to save the environment. The trip started out as a guys' outing for Allen Bradley, James Marlow, Phillip Hodges and Doug Pettersen ...

Ash dieback: Disease will be 'impossible to eradicate' - The Guardian
Nov 9th 2012, 16:19


TopNews Arab Emirates

Ash dieback: Disease will be 'impossible to eradicate'
The Guardian
Simon Pryor, natural environment director of the National Trust, said: "We welcome the action plan but we are surprised the government is saying that it will not be possible to eradicate the disease. Given our limited understanding of this disease in ...
Farewell to the ash trees: a mournful walk in the woods The Independent
Chalara ash dieback summit to be held at Holyrood BBC News
Ash dieback cannot be eradicated, UK says Channel 4 News
Phys.Org  - Telegraph.co.uk  - TopNews Arab Emirates
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European 2013 Coal Set for Biggest Weekly Gain in Nine Months - Bloomberg
Nov 9th 2012, 16:16


European 2013 Coal Set for Biggest Weekly Gain in Nine Months
Bloomberg
Thermal coal for delivery in 2013 to Amsterdam, Rotterdam or Antwerp added 0.3 percent to $95.50 a metric ton at 3:30 p.m. in London, according to broker data compiled by Bloomberg. The contract is set to add 2.1 percent this week, the most since the ...
EU Power Has Biggest Weekly Gain for 3 Months on Coal Businessweek

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Breitling Oil and Gas CEO to Present Keynote at Opportunities in North Dakota ... - Sacramento Bee
Nov 9th 2012, 16:13


Breitling Oil and Gas CEO to Present Keynote at Opportunities in North Dakota ...
Sacramento Bee
9, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Breitling Oil and Gas Corporation, an independent exploration and production company based in Irving, Texas, will present at Opportunities in North Dakota and The Bakken New York Summit held on November 13, 2012 at the ...
Northern Oil and Gas reports decline in 3Q income, revenue [Pioneer Press, St ... Equities.com
Kodiak: A Solid Bakken-Focused Oil Company Seeking Alpha

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Oil and gas industry claims plot to stop drilling - Ventura County Star
Nov 9th 2012, 14:46


Oil and gas industry claims plot to stop drilling
Ventura County Star
(AP) - Oil and gas industry supporters say environmentalists, government officials and sympathetic federal agencies are conspiring to sabotage the industry's plans to drill on federal lands in Thompson Divide. According to the Glenwood Springs Post ...
Industry claims opponents want to ruin drilling plans in Thompson Divide Aspen Times

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Stadiums increase renewable energy use - UPI.com
Nov 9th 2012, 14:25


Stadiums increase renewable energy use
UPI.com
9 (UPI) -- Green is more than a team color for the Philadelphia Eagles. By the end of the year the team's stadium, Lincoln Financial Field, will generate enough energy from 14 wind turbines and 11,000 solar panels to power every home game. "One of the ...

Legal forum on fracking on Nov. 16 in Cleveland - Akron Beacon Journal (blog)
Nov 9th 2012, 13:33


Legal forum on fracking on Nov. 16 in Cleveland
Akron Beacon Journal (blog)
Case Western Reserve University School of Law is holding a day-long look at legal issues surrounding hydraulic fracturing or fracking on Nov. 16. The program, "The Law and Policy of Hydraulic Fracturing: Addressing the Issues of the Natural Gas Boom ...

Oklahoma oil and gas prices: November 9, 2012 - NewsOK.com
Nov 9th 2012, 13:04


Oklahoma oil and gas prices: November 9, 2012
NewsOK.com
1H Well; N1/2 NW1/4 NE1/4 NE1/4 (SL) of 03-24N-09W; 656,000 cu-ft gas per day, 53 barrels oil per day; TD 10,928. Chesapeake Operating Inc.; Brady 17-27-12 No. 1H Well; SE1/4 SW1/4 SE1/4 SE1/4 (SL) of 17-27N-12W; 3,501,000 cu-ft gas per day, 377 ...

UPDATE 1-Poland's JSW may cut dividend as coal price slides - Reuters
Nov 9th 2012, 13:02


UPDATE 1-Poland's JSW may cut dividend as coal price slides
Reuters
(Adds comments on coal prices, details). * Lower coal prices could affect dividend policy. * Says keeping 2012 net profit above PLN 1 bln a "challenge". * Share price drops over 3 pct. WARSAW, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Polish coal miner JSW could cut dividend ...
Polish Coal Miner JSW Posts 58% Decline in 3Q Net Profit Fox Business
UPDATE 1-Polish JSW's earnings drop on lower coal prices Reuters Africa
JSW - JASTRZ : Good JSW results despite receding coke and coal prices 4-traders

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Coal seam gas plan will put 66 wells in south-west - Sydney Morning Herald
Nov 9th 2012, 12:58


Sydney Morning Herald

Coal seam gas plan will put 66 wells in south-west
Sydney Morning Herald
UP TO 66 coal seam gas wells would be drilled in south-west Sydney under a revised proposal being considered by the state's Planning Assessment Commission. The gas company AGL wants clusters of six wells each at 11 sites between Campbelltown and ...

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Wichita Business Journal by Daniel McCoy, Reporter - Wichita Business Journal
Nov 9th 2012, 11:08


Wichita Business Journal by Daniel McCoy, Reporter
Wichita Business Journal
The two camps are fairly clearly defined. Those in favor of hydraulic fracturing contend the risks it poses to the environment are minimal and see its use as an important generator of jobs and revenue in the state. Those against it say there are ...

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Scientists to monitor fracking projects in real time, probe link to tremors - Vancouver Sun
Nov 9th 2012, 10:00


CTV News

Scientists to monitor fracking projects in real time, probe link to tremors
Vancouver Sun
"Collaborating with Alberta's oil and gas sector to investigate key industry issues ... will bring economic benefits today and tomorrow and safeguard against unexpected environmental effects," McAuley said. Hydraulic fracturing is the process of ...
Alberta researchers to listen for fracking quakes CBC.ca
Alberta researchers to record ground vibrations to look for fracking quakes CTV News
University of Calgary: New project to improve monitoring of fracking MarketWatch (press release)

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More obstacles need to be cleared following lifting of fracking moratorium -- lawyer
Nov 9th 2012, 08:44

While the moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in South Africa has been lifted, fracking applicants would have additional hurdles to clear before starting operation, law firm Werksmans Attorneys director Justin Truter said at a mining seminar held by the firm last month.
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What will the election mean for renewable energy? - Examiner.com
Nov 9th 2012, 04:09


Examiner.com

What will the election mean for renewable energy?
Examiner.com
Tuesday's election was a pivotal moment for renewable energy in America. During President Barack Obama's first term, the amount of electricity generated through renewable sources doubled. On Tuesday the President was re-elected; Democrats increased ...
Solar Panels – A Great Renewable Energy Solution for Business Business 2 Community
Renewable Theology vs. economic reality Laurel Outlook
Second anniversary of green energy research reveals solar panels "do what ... University of Sheffield News
Billingsnews  - PennEnergy (press release)
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Nanoparticles: When less is more in predicting performance
Nov 8th 2012, 19:08

A computational approach that makes processor-intensive first-principle calculations more manageable is now available to predict the structure of nano-alloy catalysts.

Oil-and-gas lobby says despite losses, election not a referendum on industry - The Hill (blog)
Nov 8th 2012, 19:03


FuelFix (blog)

Oil-and-gas lobby says despite losses, election not a referendum on industry
The Hill (blog)
A top oil-and-gas lobby contends that, despite a drubbing for the GOP Senate candidates it backed and Mitt Romney's failed White House bid, the election was not a bad omen for the industry. The American Petroleum Institute (API) claimed victory in ...
Energy Is Key Issue For Americans: Poll Shows 73 Percent Of Voters Favor More ... Oil and Gas Online
Oil industry: Don't buy environmentalists' 'spin' on climate change FuelFix (blog)

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COLUMN-Russia's tantalising Arctic oil and gas deposits: Kemp - Reuters
Nov 8th 2012, 16:22


COLUMN-Russia's tantalising Arctic oil and gas deposits: Kemp
Reuters
By John Kemp. LONDON Nov 8 (Reuters) - Some of the world's largest undiscovered oil and gas deposits lie under shallow seas on the broad continental shelves off the northern coasts of Alaska, Canada and especially Russia -- a tantalising prize for the ...
Alaska has plenty to ponder with second Obama term Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

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Coal stocks shudder at Obama's victory - MarketWatch
Nov 8th 2012, 12:42


MarketWatch

Coal stocks shudder at Obama's victory
MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — A cold post-election wind blew through the nation's coal fields Wednesday. Investors wasted no time running from what had been a nice little three-month rally in coal stocks ahead of the 2012 presidential election.
Coal stocks plunge after Obama victory Businessweek
Vote of No Confidence in Coal Miners Wall Street Journal
Why Coal Stocks Were Crushed Today Motley Fool
Reuters  - NASDAQ  - Bloomberg
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