China's coal imports to grow 48% this year People's Daily Online China's coal imports will grow 48 percent year-on-year to about 270 million metric tons this year due to the country's increasing energy demand to support its economic development, said JYD Online Co Ltd, a Beijing-based bulk commodity consultant.
Scott Stinson: Ontario Liberals continue to prove that the Green Energy Act is ... National Post Last Tuesday, the office of Chris Bentley, the Ontario Minister of Energy, announced that the Minister would the following day announce an update on a program that would allow industrial businesses to buy electricity at discounted rates if they were ...
Study of economic impact of hydraulic fracturing released Scoop.co.nz (press release) The practice of hydraulic fracturing has the potential to deliver almost $800 million in annual GDP and over 7,000 jobs under a growth scenario, or fail to deliver $215 million in GDP and up to 2,000 jobs if a moratorium is imposed, a new report has found.
New genetic analysis has revealed that many Amazon tree species are likely to survive human-made climate warming in the coming century, contrary to previous findings that temperature increases would cause them to die out.
At ALEC Meeting, Indiana Regulator Advises Coal Companies on Delaying EPA ... PR Watch In a USB drive branded with the logo of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE), a folder labeled "Easterly" contains a presentation titled "Easterly ALEC presentation 11 28 12" explaining current EPA air pollution rules and how Tom ...
Scalise to get festively-wrapped lump of coal from St. Tammany Democrats NOLA.com St. Tammany Parish Democratic leaders are planning a special holiday greeting for U.S. Rep Steve Scalise, R-Metairie, on Friday. Led by Keith Villere, chairman of the parish's Democratic Executive Committee and former Covington mayor, the group is ...
William S. Becker: Oil and Gas in the Crystal Ball Huffington Post (blog) The undesirable environmental impacts of oil and gas production can be mitigated, the NIC says. It predicts that the benefits of more oil and gas production will include lower energy prices, more companies choosing to expand in the U.S., an increase in ...
Can Coal Rebound Internationally? (ACI) Motley Fool Coal companies here in the United States have had a rough go of it over the past 18-24 months due to natural gas, warm winters, and EPA regulations. Many of them are hoping for a pickup in their international business to carry them through this ...
More snow could mean less ice for Antarctica - US news - Environment... NBCNews.com Increased snowfall that's expected in Antarctica as the climate warms is likely to send more ice into the sea, new research finds. The effect is so strong that additional sea-level rise caused by extra snowfall is greater than the rise caused by extra ...
Oil and gas company fined after dead birds found at drilling facilities KBZK Bozeman News SM Energy Company operates oil and gas mining operations in several western states, including Montana, Wyoming and Nebraska. The company uses "reserve pits" to store petroleum and chemical substances during the drilling operations. Birds land in the ...
Napier grass to be part of green energy plan, minister says The Nation Speaking on the sidelines of the "Green Energy Forum: A Balancing Act for Sustainability" held by Krungthep Turakij, Pongsak said Germany had developed 7,000 power stations fuelled by Napier grass that provided 7,000 megawatts, and Thailand could ... Gassy grass tapped for gas Bangkok Post
Chasing Ice movie reveals largest iceberg break-up ever filmed - video The Guardian It's like watching 'Manhattan breaking apart in front of your eyes', says one of the researchers for filmmaker James Balog. He's describing the largest iceberg calving ever filmed, as featured in his movie, Chasing Ice. After weeks of waiting, the ...
Windhoek Skyscrapers Turn to Green Energy AllAfrica.com Windhoek — Windhoek's landscape has been transformed into a green zone with the installation of the largest roof-mounted crystalline photovoltaic system across a number of buildings in the town. The systems are on top of the Nampower head office ...
Eagle Spotlight: Smart and Green Energy (SAGE) Project Team Belvoir Eagle Smart and Green Energy for Base Camps is a Logistics Innovation Agency initiative to improve energy efficiency and reduce the quantity of fuel needed for electrical power generation at contingency base camps by integrating a novel smart micro-grid ...
UK seas to gain 31 marine conservation zones | Environment | guardian.co.uk The Guardian "The UK has one of the world's richest marine environments, and we need to make sure it stays that way," said environment minister Richard Benyon. "We have to get this right. Designating the right sites in the right places, so that our seas are ...
Maryland Residents Call for Moratorium on Hydraulic Fracturing of Natural Gas Metro Business Media Hydraulic fracturing begins with gas companies leasing land from homeowners, so they can gain access to natural gas trapped in underground rock formations. Next, the land is cleared of vegetation in order to construct roads for the transport of ...
Waitrose halts plans to expand Shell partnership | Environment | guardian.co.uk The Guardian A cross-party group of MPs subsequently called for a halt to oil exploration in the Arctic, warning that a spill would have "devastating consequences for wildlife" in its pristine environment. Only a few days ago, Shell Alaska's vice president, Pete ...
Fracking: is the UK right to go ahead? | Leo Hickman | Environment | guardian ... The Guardian (blog) My views on shale gas have not materially changed since I last examined the environmental impacts of fracking back in May. I'm not against it per se - I believe it can be part of the UK's energy mix, if it helps us to relinquish coal - but I do think ...
Coal ports are bad idea for both Washington and China Crosscut Editor's Note: On Wednesday, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn announced that the city will commission a study of the economic impacts of adding 18 coal trains to the daily load of train traffic that passes through Seattle. This afternoon, at 4 p.m, there will ...
Fracking campaigners fear government will give go-ahead to shale exploration The Guardian The Friends of the Earth senior energy campaigner, Tony Bosworth, said: "A green light to fracking would spell bad news for local communities and their environment, jeopardise UK climate change targets and help keep the nation hooked on dirty gas for ...
German capital aims for 100% local, green energy Greenbang Interesting energy developments in Germany's capital: even as cash-strapped cities and government agencies elsewhere in the world continue to sell off public assets to corporate owners, citizens in Berlin want to buy back the city's power supply from ...
Marine conservation group says UK lacks ambition to preserve seas The Guardian The government has been accused of a "lack of ambition" to preserve the seas, ahead of an expected announcement on Thursday about plans for a series of protected marine areas. A total of 127 potential marine conservation zones have been selected in a ...
Portland says no to coal Socialist Worker Online The Australian firm Ambre Energy wants to transport 8.8 million tons of coal per year by train from Montana or Wyoming to the proposed Coyote Island Coal Terminal to be built at the Port of Morrow in Boardman. From there, the coal would be barged to an ...
Big turnout expected for coal-transport project hearing | Local News | The ... The Seattle Times Big turnout expected for coal-transport project hearing. Several thousand people will gather at the Washington State Convention Center Thursday to weigh in on plans to export Rocky Mountain coal to Asia through ports in Washington and Oregon. By Craig ...
Paradigm Oil and Gas fires up Centurion going into 2013 Your Oil and Gas News (press release) 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- (OTC PINKS: PDGO) Paradigm Oil and Gas, Inc. is pleased to announced execution of service contracts starting January 2013 for the Centurion. "There is nothing like starting the New Year with work contracts earning revenue.
Coal Export Opponents Dominate Vancouver Hearing EarthFix Trains could bring millions of tons of coal from the Powder River Basin through Montana, Idaho and Washington for export to Asia from a proposed terminal near Bellingham, Wash. credit: Katie Campbell. /. Previous image Enlarge Close Next image ...
Douglas resident plans to petition oil and gas commission for rules changes Casper Star-Tribune Online "We want Wyoming to continue to be a leader in energy production, but being a leader cannot happen if the health, safety and private landowner rights are trampled on by the oil and gas industry." Mogen read her letter to the commission -- which ...
BP Brings Petascale Computing to Oil and Gas Industry HPCwire It will also support "rock physics," which will enable company scientists to produce images of rock structures deep underground -- all of this to help BP locate and exploit new oil and gas resources. The future center and supercomputer will put BP's ...
Utah's hydraulic fracturing 'strikes a good balance' StandardNet The fact is that oil and gas has been developed in Utah since the 1950s and hydraulic fracturing has been used to extract Utah's oil and gas resources since the 1980s. In all that time, there hasn't been a single confirmed case of water contamination ...
Bullfrog Power to bring more clean, renewable energy to Ontario grid PennEnergy (press release) Bullfrog Power, Canada''s 100 per cent green energy provider, announced today that it is partnering with SolarShare to bring more clean, renewable solar energy to the Ontario electricity system. Through the agreement, Bullfrog Power will provide ...
A Red Flag On Disclosure Of Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicals Environmental Defense Fund (blog) FracFocus, an online registry that compiles information on hydraulic fracturing chemicals both for states where disclosure is voluntary and required, has been up and running for just 20 months, but already it houses approximately 800,000 records that ...
Dover joins green energy plan laid out by Del. Municipal Electric Corporation Dover Post The state's Renewable Portfolio Standard requires each retail seller of electricity to include in its resource portfolio annually increasing amounts of electricity gained from renewable, "green" energy resources, including solar electric, wind, ocean ...
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