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St. Joseph offers family environment for labor and delivery nurses - Houston Chronicle
Dec 20th 2012, 00:18


St. Joseph offers family environment for labor and delivery nurses
Houston Chronicle
"It's similar to an ICU or ER nurse in that you really have to have a passion for nursing in a fast-paced, high-risk environment," said Registered Nurse Paula Efird, director of labor and delivery at St. Joseph Medical Center, at 1401 St. Joseph Parkway.

State fined €3.5m over environment - Irish Times
Dec 20th 2012, 00:08


Irish Times

State fined €3.5m over environment
Irish Times
The second case involved the State's failure to impose environmental impact assessments on projects relating to irrigation or land drainage which did not take sensitive countryside features fully into account. In this case the State was fined €1.5 ...
Ireland fined €3.5m for green law breaches ENDS Europe (subscription)
Ireland fined €3.5m for environmental law failures RTE.ie

all 5 news articles »

Alberta to post hydraulic fracturing information on FracFocus.ca - Edmonton Journal
Dec 20th 2012, 00:05


Alberta to post hydraulic fracturing information on FracFocus.ca
Edmonton Journal
CALGARY — Public disclosure of what chemicals have been used in hydraulic fracturing of wells in Alberta will soon be available on a public website. The regulator, the Energy Resources Conservation Board, announced Wednesday it has decided to follow ...
Stikeman Elliott LLP | ERCB Releases Discussion Paper and Draft Elective ... Linex Legal (press release) (registration)

all 3 news articles »

Navajo Nation moves to buy reservation coal mine - Houston Chronicle
Dec 19th 2012, 23:54


Navajo Nation moves to buy reservation coal mine
Houston Chronicle
(AP) — The Navajo Nation is moving toward taking over a coal mine that supplies one of two power plants on the reservation, in an effort to preserve jobs and protect one of its top revenue sources. The tribe and BHP Billiton announced Wednesday they ...
Navajo Nation to take over coal mine Farmington Daily Times
Navajo moves to buy coal mine on reservation MyFox Phoenix

all 22 news articles »

The environment is important to agriculture - Times LIVE
Dec 19th 2012, 23:40


The environment is important to agriculture
Times LIVE
One of the odd things about a lot of government regarding the environment is that environmental concerns are assigned lower priority than economic concerns, yet damage to the environment damages our options when it comes to building the economy.

Senior Research Scientist- Hydraulic Fracturing - The Conversation
Dec 19th 2012, 23:23


Senior Research Scientist- Hydraulic Fracturing
The Conversation
CSIRO Earth Science and Resource Engineering seek to appoint a Senior Research Scientist to join the Hydraulic Fracturing research team.You will be required to utilise a range of investigative approaches including laboratory experimentation, numerical ...

Carferry future murky as coal ash permit expires - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Dec 19th 2012, 23:14


Carferry future murky as coal ash permit expires
Seattle Post Intelligencer
(AP) — A federal permit allowing the S.S. Badger ferryboat to dump coal ash into Lake Michigan has expired, and it's uncertain whether the vessel will be able to operate next year. The 410-foot Badger hauls vehicles and passengers across the lake ...

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AEP Plans to Shut Down Kentucky Coal Plant Unit - Fox Business
Dec 19th 2012, 22:47


AEP Plans to Shut Down Kentucky Coal Plant Unit
Fox Business
The economics of keeping older coal plants operating has become increasingly dire as a U.S. natural-gas production boom has made the rival fuel plentiful and cheap, while making coal expensive in comparison, and as power demand in the U.S. Midwest ...
Utility to close 800-megawatt coal plant in Ky. Seattle Post Intelligencer
Power Company Loses Some of Its Appetite for Coal New York Times
AEP to retire Big Sandy coal-fired Unit 2 PennEnergy (press release)
WFPL
all 45 news articles »

A Life Size Lego Hobbit Environment! - Wired
Dec 19th 2012, 22:27


A Life Size Lego Hobbit Environment!
Wired
It's an exclusive sneak peek at a documentary that our friends at Lego have put together. They had so much fun creating the Hobbit themed sets that they decided to make a life size duplicate of the set called An Unexpected Gathering. In this video you ...

ENVIRONMENT: Importance of Perris company's elephant breeding - Press-Enterprise (blog)
Dec 19th 2012, 22:25


ENVIRONMENT: Importance of Perris company's elephant breeding
Press-Enterprise (blog)
ENVIRONMENT: Importance of Perris company's elephant breeding. Posted on | December 19, 2012 | Comments. If you're wondering why the elephant breeding that Have Trunk Will Travel is involved with is important, here's why. 1197485 bytes; 2500 x ...

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COUNTY CURRENTS: Going green to save green: energy efficient retrofits ... - Milpitas Post
Dec 19th 2012, 21:59


COUNTY CURRENTS: Going green to save green: energy efficient retrofits ...
Milpitas Post
What if I told you I had a program that would give you a guaranteed savings on your utility bill? Would you think it is a scam? It isn't. Energy efficiency retrofits of your home will provide cost savings for you. Unless your home was built within the ...

British Columbia Bans Oil and Gas Development in Sacred Headwaters - National Geographic
Dec 19th 2012, 21:53


National Geographic

British Columbia Bans Oil and Gas Development in Sacred Headwaters
National Geographic
The response to a decade of work came yesterday, when the B.C. government announced a permanent ban on oil and gas exploration in the Sacred Headwaters. This is an historic event for the region and an inspiration for the world – it is possible to have ...
Oil and Gas Development Banned In Skeena River's Sacred Headwaters American Rivers (blog)

all 2 news articles »

The Geopolitics of Shale Oil and Gas - The Market Oracle
Dec 19th 2012, 21:50


The Geopolitics of Shale Oil and Gas
The Market Oracle
Robert D. Kaplan writes: According to the elite newspapers and journals of opinion, the future of foreign affairs mainly rests on ideas: the moral impetus for humanitarian intervention, the various theories governing exchange rates and debt rebalancing ...

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Advantage Oil And Gas - Seems Destined To Be Acquired In The LNG ... - Seeking Alpha
Dec 19th 2012, 21:04


National Post

Advantage Oil And Gas - Seems Destined To Be Acquired In The LNG ...
Seeking Alpha
With the Canadian Government approving the Petronas takeover of Canadian natural gas producer Progress Energy (PGN), the race is officially on for companies to secure Montney natural gas resources. The race is going to be between the companies listed ...
Alfa Laval wins SEK 50 million natural gas order in Australia Your Oil and Gas News (press release)
Plan for US natural gas exports brings talk of economic boon, fears of failure Fox News
Investment in Canada's natural gas sector set to rival the oil sands National Post

all 105 news articles »

Five Stocks to Play the 2013 Coal Recovery - Barron's
Dec 19th 2012, 20:33


Christian Science Monitor

Five Stocks to Play the 2013 Coal Recovery
Barron's
Chinese coal imports reportedly rose to a record level in November. Coal imports in November increased to almost 29 million metric tons (including lignite imports), an increase of 35% sequentially and 6.5% year-over-year. The latest coal-import figure ...
Coal Rebound Seen From Biggest Drop Since 2005: Energy Markets Bloomberg
Coal on the rise as developing nations seek cheap fuel Christian Science Monitor
The future of energy? Coal SmartPlanet.com (blog)
Marketplace.org  - Wall Street Journal (blog)  - NPR (blog)
all 276 news articles »

'Golden eagle' video: birders get their talons into 'fake' footage - The Guardian (blog)
Dec 19th 2012, 20:21


The Guardian (blog)

'Golden eagle' video: birders get their talons into 'fake' footage
The Guardian (blog)
Subscribe. Subscribe to the Guardian · iPhone app · iPad edition · Kindle · Extra · Guardian Weekly · Digital edition · All our services · The Guardian home. The Guardian, Environment, User comments. News · Sport · Comment · Culture · Business · Money ...
Canada: Eagle snatches toddler in park Ynetnews

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WTO: Green Energy Scheme Broke Rules - Fox Business
Dec 19th 2012, 20:10


Globe and Mail

WTO: Green Energy Scheme Broke Rules
Fox Business
Reuters. A Canadian scheme to pay green energy companies more for their electricity if they use local technology broke World Trade Organization rules, the global body said on Wednesday in a ruling that could lead to challenges against similar programmes.
Canada to appeal WTO ruling against Ontario green energy program Chicago Tribune
Canada to appeal WTO ruling on energy program Globe and Mail
As WTO rules against Ontario green energy law, provincial politics muddles ... iPolitics.ca (subscription)
Daily Commercial News  - Bridges Weekly Trade News Digest
all 27 news articles »

Brazil's CSN Faces BRL11.6 Million Fine From Environment Authorities - Fox Business
Dec 19th 2012, 20:00


Brazil's CSN Faces BRL11.6 Million Fine From Environment Authorities
Fox Business
Environmental authorities in Rio de Janeiro state said Wednesday they're fining Brazilian steel maker Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (SID, CSNA3.BR) for 11.6 million Brazilian reais ($5.6 million) for failing to take corrective action following a 2009 ...

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Virtual Editorial Board: Hydraulic fracturing - Daily Camera
Dec 19th 2012, 19:46


Virtual Editorial Board: Hydraulic fracturing
Daily Camera
This week's question: Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," was a major topic locally and nationwide this year. And it's clear that the controversy over the practice will continue in 2013. What do you think? Copyright 2012 Boulder Daily Camera. All ...

Inergy Vs. Inergy: A Midstream Oil And Gas Dilemma - Seeking Alpha
Dec 19th 2012, 19:38


Inergy Vs. Inergy: A Midstream Oil And Gas Dilemma
Seeking Alpha
Inergy, L.P. (NRGM) and its daughter partnership Inergy Midsteam, L.P (NRGY) are part of the country's midstream oil and gas sector. The Missouri-based limited partnerships provide transportation, storage and market services to producers and ...

State regulators want tougher standards for oil and gas wells - Watertown Public Opinion
Dec 19th 2012, 19:37


State regulators want tougher standards for oil and gas wells
Watertown Public Opinion
PIERRE – Some of the proposals for reforming South Dakota's regulations on oil and gas wells, including hydraulic fracturing, will be handled directly through rule-making by the state Board of Minerals and Environment this winter, rather than by the ...

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TAKE-A-LOOK-Colombia's coal sector: politics and production - Reuters
Dec 19th 2012, 19:27


TAKE-A-LOOK-Colombia's coal sector: politics and production
Reuters
We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the ...

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East Bay MUD's Retreat on Green Energy Is a Call for Cities to Lead - East Bay Express (blog)
Dec 19th 2012, 19:21


East Bay Express (blog)

East Bay MUD's Retreat on Green Energy Is a Call for Cities to Lead
East Bay Express (blog)
On December 11 East Bay MUD's board of directors decided to shelve the agency's plan for becoming an energy provider through community choice aggregation (CCA). While East Bay MUD's decision doesn't take the utility completely out of efforts to ...

Group Sues Obama Administration Over Offshore Oil And Gas Leasing Program - De Smog Blog (blog)
Dec 19th 2012, 18:20


Group Sues Obama Administration Over Offshore Oil And Gas Leasing Program
De Smog Blog (blog)
A lawsuit has been filed against the Obama administration over the economic claims that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) made in their 5-year plan to open up new areas around the United States to offshore oil and gas leasing. The suit ...

City to get green energy from inside its water pipes - Portland Tribune
Dec 19th 2012, 17:53


City to get green energy from inside its water pipes
Portland Tribune
Portland-based Lucid Energy has inked a deal with the Portland Water Bureau to install a system for generating hydro energy by tapping water flowing inside a water pipe. The project, at Southeast Powell Boulevard and 147th Avenue, will provide ...

Coal Exports Emerging As Major Climate Fight In The Pacific Northwest - ThinkProgress
Dec 19th 2012, 17:46


ThinkProgress

Coal Exports Emerging As Major Climate Fight In The Pacific Northwest
ThinkProgress
With coal prices plummeting, thanks in large part to the spike in natural gas use, coal barons are desperate to offload their lucre. Showing ever-greater verve, they're dumping it in overseas markets, especially China. The US Energy Information ...

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From seams to beams ... Wales coal museum fits solar panels - The Guardian
Dec 19th 2012, 16:47


Slate Magazine (blog)

From seams to beams ... Wales coal museum fits solar panels
The Guardian
Peter Walker, the museum manager at Big Pit, said: "Coal is such an important part of Wales's heritage, and yet green energy will play a major part in its future. A solar-powered coal mining museum is a fantastic way to celebrate this national journey ...
A coal museum powered by solar panels SmartPlanet.com (blog)
Wales' National Coal Museum to add solar panels to save money on energy costs Death and Taxes
Coal Mining Museum Installs Solar Panels To Save on Energy Bill Slate Magazine (blog)
OnEarth Magazine (blog)  - Geekosystem  - Examiner.com
all 11 news articles »

Lower Readmissions for Hospitals with Good Work Environment - Newswise (press release)
Dec 19th 2012, 15:56


Lower Readmissions for Hospitals with Good Work Environment
Newswise (press release)
Newswise — New research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has found that Medicare patients treated in hospitals with a good work environment for nurses had up to ten percent lower odds of readmission than those treated in hospitals ...

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Jewish environment coalition asks Congress to extend tax credit - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Dec 19th 2012, 15:30


Jewish environment coalition asks Congress to extend tax credit
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
WASHINGTON (JTA) – The Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life urged Congress to extend the production tax credit as a way to encourage renewable energy development. Ten leaders representing the Reform, Conservative and Reconstructionist ...

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Half a million Texas jobs added by oil and gas boom - Dallas Morning News (blog)
Dec 19th 2012, 15:06


FuelFix (blog)

Half a million Texas jobs added by oil and gas boom
Dallas Morning News (blog)
WASHINGTON — Texas has gained more than 576,000 jobs from the ongoing U.S. oil and natural gas boom, far more than any other state, the IHS CERA analysis group reported Wednesday. The estimate includes both direct hires by oil and gas companies ...
Study: Texas leads nation in unconventional oil and gas jobs FuelFix (blog)
Study: 39000 Ohio jobs linked to shale oil, gas production Columbus Dispatch
Colorado's "unconventional" oil/gas jobs are growing Bizjournals.com
Houston Chronicle  - Akron Beacon Journal (blog)  - Northern Colorado Business Report
all 56 news articles »

California Releases Draft Hydraulic Fracturing Standards on Testing ... - Bloomberg BNA
Dec 19th 2012, 14:26


NBC Bay Area

California Releases Draft Hydraulic Fracturing Standards on Testing ...
Bloomberg BNA
LOS ANGELES--California oil and gas regulators released draft regulations Dec. 18 on hydraulic fracturing activities. The release of the draft regulations does not launch an official rulemaking process, according to the Department of Conservation's ...
California releases draft fracking regulations abc7news.com
California releases first-ever fracking regulations San Jose Mercury News
New State Fracking Regulations Following NBC Bay Area Investigation NBC Bay Area
ThinkProgress  - Huffington Post  - Houston Chronicle (blog)
all 102 news articles »

Focused BHP looks at selling UK oil and gas - The Australian
Dec 19th 2012, 13:12


ITV News

Focused BHP looks at selling UK oil and gas
The Australian
BHP Billiton is considering exiting its British petroleum operations, including crude oil and natural gas fields and a processing plant, as part of ongoing efforts to sharpen the focus of its portfolio of mining and energy assets. The Anglo-Australian ...
BHP considers offloading UK oil and gas assets Business Spectator
300 jobs at risk at Point of Ayr gas terminal and Northop HQ Daily Post North Wales

all 12 news articles »

Coal Mine Collapse and Blast Kills 8 in Iran - ABC News
Dec 19th 2012, 13:05


Latin American Herald Tribune

Coal Mine Collapse and Blast Kills 8 in Iran
ABC News
Iran's official news agency says a collapse and explosion in a coal mine has killed eight workers in the country's east. IRNA on Wednesday quoted Ahmad Talebian Moqadam, who is governor of Tabas city near where the accident occurred, as saying that a ...
At least seven dead in Iranian coking coal mine accident Steel Business Briefing (subscription)
Eight killed in Iran mine collapse: report FRANCE 24
Eight Miners Die in Coal Mine Collapse in Eastern Iran Latin American Herald Tribune
Trend.az
all 241 news articles »

Nano Labs CTLE Literally Redefines "Green Energy" Through Advanced LEDs ... - GlobeNewswire (press release)
Dec 19th 2012, 12:10


Nano Labs CTLE Literally Redefines "Green Energy" Through Advanced LEDs ...
GlobeNewswire (press release)
DETROIT, Dec. 19, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nano Labs Corp. (OTCQB:CTLE) today announced it has developed an innovative "intelligent illumination system" for greenhouses, that works with commercial light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to reduce energy ...

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Will US colleges kick coal out of their endowments? - The Guardian
Dec 19th 2012, 11:56


The Guardian

Will US colleges kick coal out of their endowments?
The Guardian
Can college students reshape energy politics in the US by reforming their colleges' endowments? That's the hope of idealistic students on 189 different campuses across the country, who have launched campaigns to encourage their school administrators ...

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William Penn Foundation plans grants for arts, environment - Philadelphia Inquirer
Dec 19th 2012, 08:05


William Penn Foundation plans grants for arts, environment
Philadelphia Inquirer
The William Penn Foundation will announce more than $3.2 million in grants Wednesday to fund a modern arts home on the Delaware waterfront, expand a successful early literacy program, and encourage appreciation of the environment - by getting out in it.

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Frontier Communications Begins Offering Consumers 100% Green Energy Supply - FierceTelecom
Dec 19th 2012, 07:05


Frontier Communications Begins Offering Consumers 100% Green Energy Supply
FierceTelecom
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR), the largest provider of communications services focused on rural America, today announced the availability of a cost-effective, clean energy supply through FTR Energy Services. Customers will receive ...
Frontier inks partnership to provide green electricity Rochester Business Journal

all 13 news articles »

Spendthrift Oil Firms Could Turn Scrooge - Wall Street Journal
Dec 19th 2012, 01:35


Wall Street Journal

Spendthrift Oil Firms Could Turn Scrooge
Wall Street Journal
Higher natural-gas and strong oil prices in 2013 are needed to keep this spending—and, crucially, growth—going. However, those bargain Canadian barrels offer a warning of what rapid supply growth can do to prices. And the recent gas rally has fizzled ...

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Brown administration proposes rules for hydraulic fracturing - The Sacramento Bee's Capital Alert (blog)
Dec 19th 2012, 00:00


Brown administration proposes rules for hydraulic fracturing
The Sacramento Bee's Capital Alert (blog)
The Brown administration today released draft regulations that would require oil companies for the first time to disclose where in California they use hydraulic fracturing, a controversial but little regulated method of oil extraction. The proposed ...

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Green-energy mandates will hit PA's poorest hardest - Pennsylvania Independent
Dec 18th 2012, 21:43


Green-energy mandates will hit PA's poorest hardest
Pennsylvania Independent
HARRISBURG – A state mandate that requires electric providers to use more renewable and alternative sources in coming years will drive up the cost of electricity for all Pennsylvanians by $16 billion over the next eight years, according to a new study ...

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ARVA awarded York County incentives for green energy project - Bizjournals.com (blog)
Dec 18th 2012, 18:51


ARVA awarded York County incentives for green energy project
Bizjournals.com (blog)
ARVA awarded York County incentives for green energy project. Charlotte Business Journal by Ken Elkins, Senior Staff Writer. Date: Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 1:46pm EST. Enlarge Image · ARVA's solar- and wind-powered streetlights don't have to be ...

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Hollywood tapping into hydraulic fracturing fears - Midland Reporter-Telegram
Dec 18th 2012, 16:08


The Guardian

Hollywood tapping into hydraulic fracturing fears
Midland Reporter-Telegram
Nuclear power was one of the central environmental issues of the late 1970s; hydraulic fracturing — in which drillers use pressurized water, sand and chemicals to crack gas out of shale — has taken that place in recent years. In New York State, it ...
No Fracking in the Promised Land American Thinker

all 7 news articles »

Energy Agency Sees Global Coal Boom Unabated, Europe's Binge Temporary - New York Times (blog)
Dec 18th 2012, 13:39


New York Times (blog)

Energy Agency Sees Global Coal Boom Unabated, Europe's Binge Temporary
New York Times (blog)
The International Energy Agency's Medium-Term Coal Market Report, issued today in Paris, is essential reading for anyone wishing to maintain a reality-based view of global trends in fuel use. While many energy forecasts end up wrong, on short time ...

EU to award rest of green energy fund within 12 months - Reuters
Dec 18th 2012, 13:01


PublicServiceEurope.com

EU to award rest of green energy fund within 12 months
Reuters
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission aims to award remaining funding for renewable energy and carbon capture projects within the coming 12 months, EU Environment Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said on Tuesday. "Within 12 months, we ...
Renewable energy projects awarded EU funding PublicServiceEurope.com
European Commission Awards 1.2 Billion Euros To Renewable Energy Projects North American Windpower
European Commission's Carbon Capture and Storage Contest Declares No ... The Green Optimistic (blog)

all 45 news articles »

Using Tornadoes For Good, Not Evil — Green Energy - CleanTechnica
Dec 18th 2012, 12:58


Smithsonian (blog)

Using Tornadoes For Good, Not Evil — Green Energy
CleanTechnica
Never one to let a good heading get away from me, it's time to turn the evil power of tornadoes into something good — namely, green energy. And thanks to The Thiel Foundation's funding program Breakout Labs, a new grant has been awarded to harness the ...
Tornado Power: Green Energy of the Future? Smithsonian (blog)
Tornado Wrangling – The Next Green Energy Source? The Green Optimistic (blog)
Increasing fossil-fuel power by 40% with a green, clean tornado turbocharger ExtremeTech
Geek  - SustainableBusiness.com
all 27 news articles »

Longmont sued by Colorado oil and gas industry - Daily Camera
Dec 18th 2012, 04:02


Longmont sued by Colorado oil and gas industry
Daily Camera
"We hope that the lawsuit can be quickly resolved," Schuller continued, so that industry and the city can cooperate "to address those concerns in a way that does not illegally preclude the safe and responsible development of oil and gas reserves ...

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