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C'tee moves renewable energy from wind to solar - Jerusalem Post
Dec 3rd 2012, 00:35


C'tee moves renewable energy from wind to solar
Jerusalem Post
A solar farm [illustrative] Photo: REUTERS. A 300-megawatt quota for renewable energy development will move from the wind energy sector to that of solar power, following a meeting of the Ministerial Committee for Promoting Renewable Energy on Sunday.

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BP keen to take long view on oil and gas after troubles in US and Russia - Scotsman
Dec 3rd 2012, 00:22


Scotsman

BP keen to take long view on oil and gas after troubles in US and Russia
Scotsman
OIL giant BP will outline growth plans for its oil and gas production arm today in its first strategy update since striking a series of deals aimed at getting its Russian and US operations back on track. In the United States, and particularly the Gulf ...

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Clearance delays to hit coal output from January - Economic Times
Dec 3rd 2012, 00:09


Clearance delays to hit coal output from January
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: India's coal output will again miss production targets from January after bouncing back with a 9% growth in the current fiscal, delivering another blow to the power sector, which already has a huge stranded capacity due to coal shortage.
FE Editorial : Open up coal market Financial Express

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Encourage City Council to ban fracking - The Coloradoan
Dec 3rd 2012, 00:02


Encourage City Council to ban fracking
The Coloradoan
When meeting with representatives from Fort Collins city staff's Oil and Gas Advisory Team, the answer to a question I asked regarding Colorado's implementation of Federal Human Health Protection and Environmental Regulations was unknown. This is not ...

Flood Traps 16 Coal Miners in China - NASDAQ
Dec 2nd 2012, 23:49


Global Times

Flood Traps 16 Coal Miners in China
NASDAQ
Sixteen Chinese miners were trapped on Saturday after a coal mine in Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province in northeast China was flooded. The 16 are among 22 miners deployed by the Furuixiang Coal Company. Six of them escaped before the water entered ...
Rescuers on scene at flooded China mine UPI.com
Two rescued, 14 trapped in flooded coal mine in China Zee News
Chinese miners trapped underground Australian Mining
RIA Novosti  - Global Times  - Parramatta Sun
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Use of tuna fishing device concerns environment group - Gant Daily
Dec 2nd 2012, 23:29


AFP

Use of tuna fishing device concerns environment group
Gant Daily
Manila, Philippines (4E) – A major international environmental group, Pew, on Sunday released its first ever estimate of the use of Fish Aggregating Device (FADs) and the use worries the group and the Pacific island nation because it is an unregulated ...
Pacific nations, environmentalists alarmed by tuna overfishing mysask.com (press release)

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Community gets say on coal mine expansion - ABC Online
Dec 2nd 2012, 23:18


Community gets say on coal mine expansion
ABC Online
New Hope Coal says it has listened to community concerns and will reduce the amount of land it will mine, move operations away from Oakey and Acland and abandon plans to divert local creeks. The revised plan is open to public comment and the Deputy ...

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Greens to fight government over environment at COAG - Fraser Coast Chronicle
Dec 2nd 2012, 23:13


Greens to fight government over environment at COAG
Fraser Coast Chronicle
The handover, led by Environment Minister Tony Burke, and not opposed by the Coalition, was originally the product of a business meeting in which Prime Minister Julia Gillard asked for recommendations to ease the regulatory burden on businesses.

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We are losing climate change race, says Davey - The Independent
Dec 2nd 2012, 22:30


The Independent

We are losing climate change race, says Davey
The Independent
The world is losing the race to keep global warming in check, the Energy Secretary has conceded. Ed Davey delivered the candid assessment of the international community's collective failure on the eve of major UN negotiations in the Gulf state of Qatar ...
Doha: Latest figures show global CO2 emissions are rising Telegraph.co.uk
Carbon emissions are 'too high' BBC News
Plants and soils could accelerate climate's warming, study warns SunHerald.com
BigPond News  - The Age  - mysask.com (press release)
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Coal City Madrigals a holiday tradition - Joliet Herald News
Dec 2nd 2012, 22:18


Coal City Madrigals a holiday tradition
Joliet Herald News
Add a two-hour magical medieval twist to your holiday fun with a performance by the Coal City High School Madrigals. Inside the school's gymnasium turned medieval castle, you'll enjoy a multicourse formal dinner or high tea (including the choir's ...

Solar panel tree installations at California General Motors dealership - Examiner.com
Dec 2nd 2012, 21:30


Examiner.com

Solar panel tree installations at California General Motors dealership
Examiner.com
Envision Solar array products are ideal for a distinguished piece of property. The features the ability it provides like creating shade for vehicles, bringing down the carbon footprint while producing renewable energy, and moving forward the ...
Yingli Americas To Supply PV For 170 MW Centinela Solar Energy Facility CleanTechnica
Solar industry gaining strength from home market People's Daily Online
Yingli Q3 Earnings Were Weak But Underlying Trends Look Solid Trefis
Off-Grid  - Marketwire (press release)
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CMDC to represent coal mines de-allocation order - Times of India
Dec 2nd 2012, 20:47


IBNLive

CMDC to represent coal mines de-allocation order
Times of India
RAIPUR: A day after the Coal ministry de-allocated the Shankarpur (Bhatgaon II) and extension coal blocks, Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation (CMDC) on Sunday said it would represent against the order and would also consider legal options ...
Sancheti's Bhatgaon coal blocks cancelled Indian Express
Coal Ministry decides to de-allocate 2 coal blocks Hindu Business Line
De-allocation of coal block: Chhattisgarh mulls legal action Daily News & Analysis
Business Standard  - CoalGuru.com
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Govt 'delists' power plants from coal supply - Times of India
Dec 2nd 2012, 19:35


Govt 'delists' power plants from coal supply
Times of India
NAGPUR: Two major private players with power plants in the state may find it difficult to get coal under the fuel supply agreement (FSA) mode from Coal India Limited (CIL) for a part of their thermal power projects (TPPs). These include two units of ...

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State govt to assess environment impact assessment reports of mines - Times of India
Dec 2nd 2012, 19:21


State govt to assess environment impact assessment reports of mines
Times of India
The letter also stated that the state government had demanded that environment clearance (EC) should be issued by the MoEF only after a detailed assessment of the EIA report to ensure that local sentiments expressed during public hearings have been ...

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Hydraulic Fracturing: Ten Ways To Invest In Fracking - ETF Daily News (blog)
Dec 2nd 2012, 18:12


ETF Daily News (blog)

Hydraulic Fracturing: Ten Ways To Invest In Fracking
ETF Daily News (blog)
Justin Kuepper: Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has become tremendously popular in the United States and Canada over the past couple of years. By pumping pressurized fluid into a wellbore the process enables companies to extract previously ...

Environment group urges Pawar to tackle environmental problems - Times of India
Dec 2nd 2012, 15:42


Environment group urges Pawar to tackle environmental problems
Times of India
The Samiti, which submitted a memorandum to Pawar during his visit to Chinchwhad on Sunday, said that there has been rapid urbanisation of Pimpri-Chinchwad and this also increased problems related to environment. Samiti chairman Vikas Patil said there ...

Republicans tell Sebelius to exercise caution on fracking study - Examiner.com
Dec 2nd 2012, 14:47


Examiner.com

Republicans tell Sebelius to exercise caution on fracking study
Examiner.com
A group of key GOP Congressmen on the House Energy Committee told Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to use extreme caution in a study of the health effects of hydraulic fracturing or "fracking." The Congressmen said that if the ...
Lawmakers fear Kathleen Sebelius taking aim at natural gas boom Washington Examiner
For GOP, fracking is more important than your health and safety AMERICAblog (blog)

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The Environmental Movement Doesn't Resemble the Obama Coalition - Care2.com (blog)
Dec 2nd 2012, 14:06


The Environmental Movement Doesn't Resemble the Obama Coalition
Care2.com (blog)
Last week Earth Island Institute hosted a discussion here at the David Brower Center in Berkeley to explore what the results of the 2012 election will mean for the environmental movement. I had the pleasure of moderating the evening's conversation with ...

Coal helps Krishnapatnam port tide over iron ore export ban - Hindu Business Line
Dec 2nd 2012, 13:54


Hindu Business Line

Coal helps Krishnapatnam port tide over iron ore export ban
Hindu Business Line
Privately-owned Krishnapatnam port in Andhra Pradesh is emerging as a major hub for coal handling in India. In fact, if the same handling trend continues, the port could be a major threat to Ennore port, which benefited from the diversion of coal from ...

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Warmth and healthy menu give city spiders big edge on country cousins - Sydney Morning Herald
Dec 2nd 2012, 13:05


Sydney Morning Herald

Warmth and healthy menu give city spiders big edge on country cousins
Sydney Morning Herald
She studied the golden orb weaver in three types of environments in and around Sydney - urban parks, remnant bushland and continuous bushland. Twenty sites were studied and for each spider web found, she assessed its proximity to man-made objects ...

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EU ministers to debate post 2020 green subsidy reform - Reuters
Dec 2nd 2012, 11:01


The Guardian

EU ministers to debate post 2020 green subsidy reform
Reuters
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU energy ministers are poised to seek "non-binding" guidance from the European Commission on reform of green fuel subsidies as part of a debate on new post-2020 policy goals, according to a draft document. The cost of renewable ...
Energy firms call for clear carbon emissions targets The Guardian

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Environmental risk: UK protests over fears of fracking ban lift - RT
Dec 2nd 2012, 10:05


RT

Environmental risk: UK protests over fears of fracking ban lift
RT
Demonstrators, including one wearing a mask of British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (L) pose placards in protest against hydraulic fracturing for shale gas outside parliament in London on December 1, 2012. (AFP Photo / Justin Tallis) ...

$10 billion coal boom for Qld - The Australian
Dec 2nd 2012, 09:57


International Business Times AU

$10 billion coal boom for Qld
The Australian
The Adani Group has completed a comprehensive geotechnical field investigation to define the coal resource at Carmichael Mine, which at ten billion tonnes, worth an estimated $10 billion, makes it the largest coal tenement in the world. The company ...
Adani completes coal exploration at Australian mine Business Standard
Queensland, Adani Group to Ink $10B Coal Mine Deal International Business Times AU
Adani plans $1.5-b global bond issue, stake sale in group firms Hindu Business Line
Livemint  - Zee News  - Moneycontrol.com
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Rod Walton: Fracking may be less harmful than surface coal mining, Duke ... - Tulsa World
Dec 2nd 2012, 09:27


Rod Walton: Fracking may be less harmful than surface coal mining, Duke ...
Tulsa World
One Duke researcher is learning that hydraulic fracturing is far from perfect but may be less harmful than the way another major power-generation fuel source is produced - surface coal mining. Brian Lutz, who is moving to Kent State University for the ...

Experts' review of NY fracking soon to be complete - Wall Street Journal
Dec 2nd 2012, 08:34


CBS Local

Experts' review of NY fracking soon to be complete
Wall Street Journal
"While voicing concerns is an understandable and at times necessary function of scientific progress, these experts have chosen to make statements that contradict well established scientific conclusions about both hydraulic fracturing and shale ...
Our view: DEC must do better assessing its own needs Auburn Citizen
Revised fracking rules raise more questions in the Finger Lakes region MPNnow.com
What's next for New York's fracking review? Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
TimesLedger  - Huffington Post  - New York Daily News (blog)
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EarthTalk: Bill's goal is to create green energy bonds - Poughkeepsie Journal
Dec 2nd 2012, 08:09


EarthTalk: Bill's goal is to create green energy bonds
Poughkeepsie Journal
The Clean Energy Victory Bonds Act of 2012, if enacted, would generate some 1.7 million new jobs in and around the renewable energy sector across the United States. The bill was introduced by California Democrat Bob Filner and 10 other co-sponsors.

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Coal regulations are killing jobs - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Dec 2nd 2012, 05:22


WDTV

Coal regulations are killing jobs
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Mark Joseph Stern's Forum article ("Big Coal Keeps Whining," Nov. 16) was riddled with what the author himself calls "obfuscating facts," particularly with reference to CONSOL Energy's recent layoff at its Miller Creek facility. Mr. Stern asserts that ...
Windsor Coal Mine Permit Up for Renewal Wheeling News Register
Search continues for worker in Harrison County slurry pond Charleston Gazette
Dredges brought in for search for W.Va. worker Daily Mail - Charleston

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Landrieu, Louisiana oil and gas - The Advocate
Dec 2nd 2012, 04:00


Landrieu, Louisiana oil and gas
The Advocate
With so much liquefied natural gas in production and prices very low, Landrieu and much of the Louisiana congressional delegation support allowing the oil-and-gas industry to utilize the "free market" and export natural gas to the rest of the world ...
LNG and Natural Gas Exports: A Primer RedState

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Getting Gen Y on environment's side - The Hindu
Dec 2nd 2012, 03:46


The Hindu

Getting Gen Y on environment's side
The Hindu
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board will work with like-minded institutions such as Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan to instil a sense of environmental protection among the younger generation, KSPCB chairperson Vaman Acharya said here on ...

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Search continues for worker in coal slurry pond - San Francisco Chronicle
Dec 1st 2012, 22:57


News10.net

Search continues for worker in coal slurry pond
San Francisco Chronicle
SHINNSTON, W.Va. (AP) — Crews on Saturday located a bulldozer that plummeted into a West Virginia coal slurry pond when an embankment collapsed, and will resume the search Sunday for the operator. The bulldozer and two pickup trucks slid into the ...
Steven O'Dell, West Virginia Coal Mine Electrician, Killed At Pocahontas Mine ... Huffington Post
One Dead, One Missing in Separate Coal Accidents Wall Street Journal

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Using Hydraulic Fracturing and Horizontal Drilling for Natural Gas Production
Sep 17th 2012, 19:10

Geologists have long known about huge natural gas deposits trapped in shale rock formations, but it is only over the past decade that energy companies have combined two established technologies to unlock this resource. See how Chevron uses horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing to safely produce natural gas from shale. For more about Chevron's shale gas business, visit [www.chevron.com To watch more Chevron Human Energy Stories, visit www.chevron.com
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