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Seven months later, no progress - Chicago Tribune
Dec 28th 2012, 00:51


Seven months later, no progress
Chicago Tribune
Seven months later, Illinois is no closer to realizing the potential for hydraulic fracturing that was addressed in the legislation. Also known as fracking, the controversial extraction technique involves injecting water, sand and chemicals into rock ...

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Green energy here to stay? - Windsor Star (blog)
Dec 28th 2012, 00:28


Green energy here to stay?
Windsor Star (blog)
While the government reviewed the Green Energy Act over the past 18 months, it issued no new feed-in-tariff contracts. Some solar panel factories lured to the region went out of business, while others trimmed staff. The province released changes to the ...

Coal industry official: Jackson's departure from EPA good for state - Charleston Gazette
Dec 28th 2012, 00:00


WCHS-TV8

Coal industry official: Jackson's departure from EPA good for state
Charleston Gazette
Bill Raney, the president of the trade association that represents the majority of the state's underground and surface coal production, said Jackson is to blame for coal's decline in Appalachia. "There's been a lot of criticism directly to her ...
"War on Coal" Will Heat up as 2013 Progresses The Desert Sun (blog)
Top US Administrator For EPA Resigning From Post WCHS-TV8
Factbox: EPA chief Lisa Jackson sought to tighten pollution rules Chicago Tribune
The Courier-Journal (blog)  - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)  - Wvfx
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Silicon Valley's Green Energy Mistake - Wall Street Journal
Dec 27th 2012, 23:47


Silicon Valley's Green Energy Mistake
Wall Street Journal
Silicon Valley's investment wizards are fleeing the so-called green economy, and not a moment too soon for American prosperity. As painful as the era of enviro-investing has been for taxpayers and shareholders, there's an emerging silver lining. It's ...

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Suit questions constitutionality of oil and gas condemnation law - Williamson Daily News
Dec 27th 2012, 23:08


Suit questions constitutionality of oil and gas condemnation law
Williamson Daily News
PIKEVILLE — A lawsuit originating out of Knott County could have far-reaching implications for property rights, as well as the oil and gas industries in Kentucky. A group of 17 plaintiffs has brought suit in Knott Circuit Court against EQT Gathering ...

Coal Stocks a 'Buy' for Investors? - Fox Business
Dec 27th 2012, 23:06


Coal Stocks a 'Buy' for Investors?
Fox Business
This transcript is automatically generated. Thank you very much -- with -- you're stocking this year. We have to use that line. Well you might be in -- coal stocks have taken a tumble in recent times as we know. But they could be poised for a comeback ...
Arch Coal Falls as Goldman Puts Coal in Stocking Barron's (blog)

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If 'green' energy advocates want clean, they can start among their own - Washington Examiner
Dec 27th 2012, 22:43


If 'green' energy advocates want clean, they can start among their own
Washington Examiner
Environmentalists and green activists have tried to regulate fossil fuels to death for decades and replace them with green, "clean" energy solutions. Despite all their efforts, the industry as a whole has had limited success. What many fail to notice ...

Crash into coal facility in south Delta upgraded to federal class-three marine ... - Vancouver Sun
Dec 27th 2012, 21:47


Crash into coal facility in south Delta upgraded to federal class-three marine ...
Vancouver Sun
A federal inquiry into an ocean-going bulk carrier that crashed into a coal-loading facility at Westshore Terminals in south Delta has been upgraded to a class-three investigation. Mohan Raman, a marine investigator with the transportation safety board ...

Somalia Oil and Gas Potential - Mareeg
Dec 27th 2012, 21:27


Somalia Oil and Gas Potential
Mareeg
Somalia has high hopes in gaining revenue from oil and gas, currently hidden in the underground of Somalia (onshore) and below the Indian Ocean-floor (the offshore). More than two decades ago (in the eighties), there was an "oil and gas exploration ...

U.S. Silica Holdings Expands Its Oil And Gas Operation SCLA CP - Investor's Business Daily
Dec 27th 2012, 21:13


U.S. Silica Holdings Expands Its Oil And Gas Operation SCLA CP
Investor's Business Daily
Improved hydraulic fracturing techniques have made it easier to pull oil and natural gas out of the earth, as long as you have the right ingredients to do the job. One of those ingredients is high-purity silica sand, also called frac sand. It is used ...

Alaska coal exports dip in 2012: company official - Platts
Dec 27th 2012, 21:04


Alaska coal exports dip in 2012: company official
Platts
Alaska coal exports will dip in 2012, an official with Alaska's only coal producing company said Thursday. Shipments to export markets by Usibelli Mine Inc., which operates a surface mine at Healy, in Interior Alaska, will total about 877,000 tons for ...

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson resigns - The Desert Sun (blog)
Dec 27th 2012, 19:52


MSNBC

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson resigns
The Desert Sun (blog)
And you keep us moving toward energy independence … We have made historic progress on all these fronts. So, I will leave the EPA confident the ship is sailing in the right direction, and ready in my own life for new challenges, time with my family and ...
EPA, LG Electronics USA Collaborate On Broad Environmental Sustainability ... PR Newswire (press release)
EPA chief Lisa Jackson steps down after 4 fiery years Green Bay Press Gazette
Candidates to replace EPA chief quickly emerge The Hill (blog)
Climate Spectator  - The Moral Liberal
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Pivotal year ahead for oil and gas - Alaskajournal.com
Dec 27th 2012, 19:32


Pivotal year ahead for oil and gas
Alaskajournal.com
The year 2013 could be pivotal for Alaska's oil and gas industry. To breathe new life into the state's aging, and declining, North Slope oil fields, the Legislature will consider once again a reform of the state's oil and gas production tax. Gov. Sean ...

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Deals Year in Review: The Oil & Gas Industry Wins Most Active - Wall Street Journal- India (blog)
Dec 27th 2012, 19:02


Wall Street Journal- India (blog)

Deals Year in Review: The Oil & Gas Industry Wins Most Active
Wall Street Journal- India (blog)
Deal Journal is chronicling the deal activity in some of the biggest industries for 2012. Here's a recap of what went on in the oil and gas industry: Investment bankers in the oil & gas industry earned bragging rights this year. And maybe a vacation ...

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Fukushima radiation fears are linked to increase in obesity among children - The Guardian
Dec 27th 2012, 18:48


The Guardian

Fukushima radiation fears are linked to increase in obesity among children
The Guardian
The Fukushima prefectural board of education said the results reflected "stress caused by restrictions imposed on outdoor activities last fiscal year and changes in living environments in the process of evacuation". A local education official told the ...

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China changes coal pricing system, allows suppliers, users to negotiate - Platts
Dec 27th 2012, 17:31


Jakarta Globe

China changes coal pricing system, allows suppliers, users to negotiate
Platts
A new coal pricing system in China will replace the National Development and Reforms Commission-set annual key coal contracts with mid- or long-term contracts negotiated between miners and power generation companies, the State Council said in a ...
Coal Three-Year Low Sees Indonesia Rethink China Jakarta Globe
Top stories of the day: China power and coal ? Dec. 27 Electric Light & Power
China's thermal coal prices to become market-oriented Global Times
China Daily  - CRIENGLISH.com
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Coal Asia beefing up stake in Titan Mining - Philippine Star
Dec 27th 2012, 16:25


Business Mirror

Coal Asia beefing up stake in Titan Mining
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - Coal Asia Holdings is beefing up its shareholdings in wholly-owned unit Titan Mining & Energy Corp. (TMEC), which owns the mining and development rights in Davao Oriental and Zamboanga, Sibugay. In a disclosure to the Philippine ...
Coal Asia obtains more shares of Titan Mining Manila Standard Today
Coal Asia hikes stake in unit Titan Mining Business Mirror

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Environment Agency warns of further flood risk across Wales as heavy rain ... - This is South Wales
Dec 27th 2012, 16:11


This is South Wales

Environment Agency warns of further flood risk across Wales as heavy rain ...
This is South Wales
Environment Agency Wales say bands of heavy rain are expected to affect south west, mid and north west areas of Wales on Friday night into Saturday, and again on Sunday night into Monday morning. ​. Currently, there is one flood warning for the River ...
Environment Agency warns of localised flooding Western Telegraph
Flood risk warning after heavy rain forecast in Wales BBC News
Flood warnings continue Gazette Daily
This is Leicestershire
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Obama thanks EPA's Jackson for service on environment - Chicago Tribune
Dec 27th 2012, 15:54


MSNBC

Obama thanks EPA's Jackson for service on environment
Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama thanked retiring Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson on Thursday for her service, praising her work on mercury pollution limits, fighting climate change, and helping set new fuel ...
US environment watchdog, foe of Keystone pipeline, steps down Ottawa Citizen
EPA chief Lisa Jackson resigns after tenure marked by friction with GOP The Guardian
US EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Resigns Environment News Service
National Hog Farmer
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The Real Green in Fedgov's "Green Energy" - The New American
Dec 27th 2012, 15:25


solarserver.com

The Real Green in Fedgov's "Green Energy"
The New American
After the debate, establishment press organs charged to the defense of Obama's Energy Department, claiming only a handful of firms funded by the government went bankrupt. CNN claimed it could find only five "green energy" subsidies where the recipient ...
Secretary Salazar Announces Milestone on McCoy Solar Energy Project, PoliticalNews.me (press release)

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Erratic environment may be key to human evolution - Mother Nature Network
Dec 27th 2012, 14:29


Mother Nature Network

Erratic environment may be key to human evolution
Mother Nature Network
To learn more about the roots of humanity, scientists analyzed samples of leaf waxes preserved in lake sediments at Olduvai Gorge, identifying which plants dominated the local environment around 2 million years ago. This was about when Homo erectus, ...
Fluctuating Environment May Have Driven Human Evolution Science Daily (press release)
Human Evolution Gained Momentum Due to Sudden Changes in Environment ... Medical Daily

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Store Cards Can Deliver Lump of Coal When No-Interest Period Ends - Fox Business
Dec 27th 2012, 14:01


Store Cards Can Deliver Lump of Coal When No-Interest Period Ends
Fox Business
The credit cards that many Americans swiped to bring Christmas cheer this year could deliver a lump of coal in 2013. Personal-finance experts are warning consumers that a failure to pay off just a few dollars of their purchases on some credit cards ...

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Trauma – The Importance of the Post-Trauma Environment - PLoS Blogs (blog)
Dec 27th 2012, 13:37


PLoS Blogs (blog)

Trauma – The Importance of the Post-Trauma Environment
PLoS Blogs (blog)
Trauma. We often think of it as some event from the outside that hits us. That traumatizes us, leaving both immediate and lingering wounds. Like a gunshot to the heart or a knife to the belly. Something that decenters us, leaving not just physical ...

EPA Releases Update on ongoing hydraulic fracturing study. - ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release)
Dec 27th 2012, 13:31


MSNBC

EPA Releases Update on ongoing hydraulic fracturing study.
ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release)
December 27, 2012 - Results from U.S. EPA's ongoing national study to understand potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources will be released in draft for public and peer review in 2014. EPA provided update that outlines work ...
INHOFE REACTS TO EPA'S HYDRAULIC FRACTURING PROGRESS REPORT PoliticalNews.me (press release)
DC guessing game: Who will replace Lisa Jackson at EPA? Houston Chronicle (blog)
Departing EPA chief Lisa Jackson's tenure drew cheers, jeers Washington Times
Marketplace.org  - Reuters  - The Atlantic Wire
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Man-made tornadoes may produce green energy (PHOTOS) - RT
Dec 27th 2012, 13:19


RT

Man-made tornadoes may produce green energy (PHOTOS)
RT
Massive man-made twisters reaching to the skies from cyclopean structures on the ground may be the future of suburban landscape. A Canadian firm is developing the technology to use the tornadoes to produce electricity – and assures it would be safe.

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Atlanta Hawks purchase green energy for arena - Mother Nature Network (blog)
Dec 27th 2012, 13:11


Mother Nature Network (blog)

Atlanta Hawks purchase green energy for arena
Mother Nature Network (blog)
The Atlanta Hawks and Philips Arena have purchased 751,544 kilowatt-hours of green energy from Georgia Power, enough to cover the power needs for the arena for the entire 2012-2013 basketball season. The purchase was made as part of Georgia ...
Hawks purchase green energy from Georgia Power Examiner.com

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2012 through the lens of Green shoots - in pictures - The Guardian
Dec 27th 2012, 13:01


2012 through the lens of Green shoots - in pictures
The Guardian
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 ...

Sensex closes 0.48 percent down; metal, oil and gas stocks plummet - New York Daily News
Dec 27th 2012, 12:51


Sensex closes 0.48 percent down; metal, oil and gas stocks plummet
New York Daily News
Mumbai, Dec 27 — A benchmark index for Indian equities markets closed nearly half a percent down Thursday as heavy selling pressure led to decline in metal, oil and gas and capital goods stocks. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay ...

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PetroVietnam Reveals Oil and Gas Production Targets for 2013 - Rigzone
Dec 27th 2012, 12:50


Rigzone

PetroVietnam Reveals Oil and Gas Production Targets for 2013
Rigzone
PetroVietnam Reveals Oil and Gas Production Targets for 2013. State-backed PetroVietnam revealed Thursday that it aims to produce 16 million metric tonnes of crude oil (112 million barrels of crude oil equivalent) and 9.2 billion cubic meters of gas in ...

Power, steel PSUs with ready plants in coal-starved states to get coal blocks - Economic Times
Dec 27th 2012, 11:51


Moneycontrol.com

Power, steel PSUs with ready plants in coal-starved states to get coal blocks
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Power and steel plants of state-run companies like NTPC and Steel Authority of India Ltd that are ready for operations and are being set up in coal-starved states will get priority in coal block allocations. The government will rate power ...
Coal Ministry notifies evaluation criteria for mines to government firms NDTV
Firms with ready projects to get priority in coal allocation Business Standard
Coal Ministry gives evaluation criteria for mines to public sector Newstrack India

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Penalise CIL for not supplying coal: Power Ministry - The Hindu
Dec 27th 2012, 11:37


The Hindu

Penalise CIL for not supplying coal: Power Ministry
The Hindu
Amid fuel supply issues, the Power Ministry has suggested that if power companies are penalised for delays in commercial operation of its units, the same should also apply for CIL for not supplying coal as per commitment. Such a recommendation from the ...
CIL to miss supply growth target in absence of rail links Economic Times
MOEF eases norms for coal mine expansion Times of India
India railways ups coal supply to power plants CoalGuru.com
Energy Business Review  - Indian Express
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How to create sustainable innovation environment - Business Daily
Dec 27th 2012, 11:30


Business Daily

How to create sustainable innovation environment
Business Daily
How to create sustainable innovation environment. Share Bookmark Print Rating. Mobile money has been one of the technology advancements that the Kenyan market has experienced. FILE. By Mbugua Njihia Posted Thursday, December 27 2012 at 13:56 ...

Flame shell reef off Scotland could be world's biggest - The Guardian
Dec 27th 2012, 11:28


The Guardian

Flame shell reef off Scotland could be world's biggest
The Guardian
The Scottish environment secretary, Richard Lochhead, said: "The seas around Scotland are a hotbed of biodiversity and the clean and cold waters support many fascinating and beautiful species. "With Scottish waters covering an area around five times ...
Millions of rare shellfish discovered off west coast of Scotland Scotsman
Flaming-Orange Shellfish Reef Found in Scotland Our Amazing Planet

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Job Openings: County Hiring Community Health and Environment Director - Patch.com
Dec 27th 2012, 10:29


Job Openings: County Hiring Community Health and Environment Director
Patch.com
Description: Plans, develops and implements overall public health, animal control and environmental services through three division directors. Reviews existing programs for efficiency and economy, and implements necessary changes in response to the ...

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US to Become World's Top Oil and Gas Producer by 2017 - Triple Pundit
Dec 27th 2012, 10:09


Triple Pundit

US to Become World's Top Oil and Gas Producer by 2017
Triple Pundit
tar sands natural gas fracking IEA World Energy Outlook gulf oil spill. Deepwater Horizon flaming At one point not long ago, the three issues of climate change, energy independence, and peak oil were being effectively used in conjunction to motivate ...
Chevron CEO: Policies show risk of high energy prices is greater than risk of ... Washington Post
Oil lobby seeks to work with Obama Financial Times
US Energy Independence: The Next Big Thing for 2013? Right Side News
Global Times  - Herald Sun  - 4-traders
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Yingli Green Energy Powers Tibetan Families with Off-grid PV Systems - PR Newswire (press release)
Dec 27th 2012, 10:02


pv magazine

Yingli Green Energy Powers Tibetan Families with Off-grid PV Systems
PR Newswire (press release)
27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), a leading solar energy company and one of the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, which markets ...
Yingli Green Energy brings solar power into Tibet pv magazine

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Egypt Opens 20 Oil and Gas Concessions to Bids This Month - Bloomberg
Dec 27th 2012, 08:33


Egypt Opens 20 Oil and Gas Concessions to Bids This Month
Bloomberg
Ganoub El Wadi Petroleum Holding Co., an Egyptian state-owned energy company, is offering 20 concessions for oil and gas exploration to international investors from Dec. 30. The deadline for bids is May 30, the company said in an announcement in the ...

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K. William Watson: Taxes, subsidies bad for 'green' - OCRegister
Dec 27th 2012, 08:01


K. William Watson: Taxes, subsidies bad for 'green'
OCRegister
For anyone who wants to see more "green" energy production, these duties are a direct step backwards. Both the wind and solar industries are heavily subsidized by U.S. taxpayers. If the goal of subsidizing green energy is to reduce carbon emissions and ...

Habitat for Humanity helps family, environment - The Columbian
Dec 27th 2012, 05:02


Habitat for Humanity helps family, environment
The Columbian
Dennis and Sheri Ziesemer work on the Emerald House project, an environment-friendly partnership with Habitat for Humanity, that they will move into next year. After years of running into life's walls, Dennis and Sheri Ziesemer recently saw their ...

UK on track to hit 2020 green energy targets - DECC - Reuters
Dec 27th 2012, 01:01


Scotsman

UK on track to hit 2020 green energy targets - DECC
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - The UK is on track to meet its 2020 renewable energy targets after low-carbon electricity generation grew more than a quarter in the year to end-June 2012, thanks largely to new solar and offshore wind projects, a government report said.
UK close to green energy targets Scotsman
UK on course to meet its 2020 carbon objectives Home Heating Guide (blog)

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EPA releases hydraulic fracturing water study framework - Fort Worth Star Telegram (blog)
Dec 21st 2012, 23:16


World Resources Institute

EPA releases hydraulic fracturing water study framework
Fort Worth Star Telegram (blog)
The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday released a report describing how it will pursue its study of the impact of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water supplies. "The EPA has designed the scope of the research around five stages of the ...
EPA releases update on its hydraulic fracturing study West Virginia Public Broadcasting
A Progress Report on Fracking and Water Safety New York Times (blog)
EPA Scrambles on Year-End Regulatory Push National Journal
CNNMoney  - Wall Street Journal  - Daily Record (subscription)
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