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Oil and gas block offer results due next Tuesday - National Business Review
Dec 6th 2012, 00:44


Oil and gas block offer results due next Tuesday
National Business Review
Energy Minister Phil Heatley is set to announce the results of this year's block offer for oil and gas exploration permits on Tuesday and government officials are confident more activity will follow in the coming years. New Zealand Petroleum and ...

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Badger ferry loses this round: Congress dumps special legislation for coal ... - Chicago Tribune
Dec 6th 2012, 00:41


New York Times (blog)

Badger ferry loses this round: Congress dumps special legislation for coal ...
Chicago Tribune
Congress on Wednesday dumped special legislation that would have allowed the last coal-powered steamship on the Great Lakes to keep polluting Lake Michigan. Under pressure from Sen. Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat and assistant majority leader, the ...
SS Badger Is Left to Sink or Sail on Its Own New York Times (blog)
House bill passes with SS Badger go-ahead stripped out Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Setback dealt to SS Badger on coal ash dumping Petoskey News-Review

all 33 news articles »

Fracturing can cause small quakes, Oklahoma researcher says - Fort Worth Star Telegram (blog)
Dec 6th 2012, 00:37


Fracturing can cause small quakes, Oklahoma researcher says
Fort Worth Star Telegram (blog)
Hydraulic fracturing, not just wastewater injection wells, has likely caused small earthquakes in Oklahoma, a research scientist with the state said Wednesday. Austin Holland, speaking at the American Geophysical Union annual meeting in San Francisco, ...

Aussie Coal Miner Bulks Up With US Deal - Wall Street Journal (blog)
Dec 6th 2012, 00:29


OregonLive.com

Aussie Coal Miner Bulks Up With US Deal
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Ambre's latest move involves the purchase of the 50% interest that it doesn't already own in the Decker thermal coal mine in the state of Montana from industry heavyweight Cloud Peak Energy Inc. The deal, which settles a legal dispute between the two ...
Ambre Energy removes one obstacle to exporting coal through the Northwest OregonLive.com
Cloud Peak Energy and Ambre Energy Announcement: Ambre Energy to ... DailyFinance

all 10 news articles »

Oil industry wary of Obama's renewable-energy fervor - Washington Times
Dec 6th 2012, 00:20


Oil industry wary of Obama's renewable-energy fervor
Washington Times
The White House's energy policy, Mr. Wigley fears, will continue to favor renewable power sources such as wind and solar. Leaders of those sectors have said they view last month's presidential election as vindication, a clear message from voters that ...

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Cascade Coal's A-list of investors - The Australian Financial Review
Dec 6th 2012, 00:05


The Australian Financial Review

Cascade Coal's A-list of investors
The Australian Financial Review
Legendary corporate raider Ron Brierley, mining identity Peter "Talky" Newton and his Monaco-based friend Bobby Pittorino are among the wealthy investors who poured $28 million into Cascade Coal. Other prominent investors include property developer ...
Coal comfort: how old mates became ill-fated raiders of Lost Ark The Australian
Brierley, Newton among investors in Cascade Coal Business Spectator
Coal shares in trust for Labor friend Sky News Australia
Sydney Morning Herald  - The Age  - Australian Mining
all 128 news articles »

Ministry of Environment and Forest nod to master plan of lion safari project ... - Times of India
Dec 5th 2012, 23:20


Ministry of Environment and Forest nod to master plan of lion safari project ...
Times of India
LUCKNOW: Things couldn't have moved faster for the lion safari project in Etawah. The technical committee of the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), GoI, granted the approval for the master layout plan of the project on Wednesday. The master ...

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Govt retreats from environment plan - The Australian
Dec 5th 2012, 23:15


SBS

Govt retreats from environment plan
The Australian
The Australian Greens say the move is not a victory for the environment, just a reprieve. The controversial plan, which aimed to reduce the burden of green tape on business, was high on the agenda of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting ...
Less green tape could mean more legal battles ABC Local

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Coal Industry Stock Review - Dec 2012 - Industry Outlook - NASDAQ
Dec 5th 2012, 22:56


Hindu Business Line

Coal Industry Stock Review - Dec 2012 - Industry Outlook
NASDAQ
Coal is burned as fuel or gasified to create a synthetic gas (syngas) that can then be used as feedstock for the production of chemicals, fertilizer and electric power. Coal is also used for producing heat through combustion. The U.S., Russia ...
Coal must be mined sensibly Hindu Business Line
UK industry body calls for new coal strategy Energy Global

all 12 news articles »

Researcher on international environment panel - Voxy
Dec 5th 2012, 22:51


Researcher on international environment panel
Voxy
Professor Sims, of the School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, will sit on the science and technology advisory panel of the Global Environment Facility. The facility unites 182 countries in partnership with international institutions, civil ...

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Kodiak Lately Running on 100 Percent Green Energy - KMXT Public Radio News
Dec 5th 2012, 22:07


Kodiak Lately Running on 100 Percent Green Energy
KMXT Public Radio News
Several years ago Kodiak Electric set the ambitious goal of being 95 percent renewable by the year 2020. And while the utility appears to have hit the goal for this year, there is still much to do to maintain that level of green energy use over the ...

Freeport-McMoRan buys oil and gas producers for $9B, creating natural ... - Washington Post
Dec 5th 2012, 21:41


AFP

Freeport-McMoRan buys oil and gas producers for $9B, creating natural ...
Washington Post
NEW YORK — Mining company Freeport-McMoRan is buying a pair of oil and gas producers for $9 billion, creating a natural resources conglomerate with assets ranging from oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico to a huge copper mine in Indonesia.
Mining giant makes bid for oil and gas business San Antonio Express
Freeport McMoRan Is Now An Oil And Gas Company, Too Insider Monkey (blog)
Mining company Freeport enters oil and gas space with MMR, PXP acquisition Oil & Gas Financial Journal
Financial Post  - AFP
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Report Bolsters the Case for Large US Natural Gas Exports - New York Times
Dec 5th 2012, 20:55


Morning Whistle

Report Bolsters the Case for Large US Natural Gas Exports
New York Times
HOUSTON — In a victory for the oil and gas industry, a federal Energy Department study released Wednesday concluded that the national economic benefits of significant natural gas exports far outweighed the potential for higher consumer energy prices.
It's Time to Look Overseas for Shale Plays Motley Fool
Non-oil firms dominate China's second shale gas auction Morning Whistle
Long-awaited DOE report says LNG exports good for US economy Oil & Gas Financial Journal
Huffington Post  - Kansas City Star  - Alexandria Echo Press
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Debate over coal exports in Pacific Northwest leaves some out, critics charge - Kansas City Star
Dec 5th 2012, 20:27


Kansas City Star

Debate over coal exports in Pacific Northwest leaves some out, critics charge
Kansas City Star
PASCO, Wash. -- While proposals to turn green-leaning Washington state into a major exporter of coal to China have caused an uproar in coastal communities, the heated debate is largely absent from other places along the industry's expected trade route ...

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Asia air pollution deaths to rise, environment group says - Phys.Org
Dec 5th 2012, 19:42


NEWS.com.au

Asia air pollution deaths to rise, environment group says
Phys.Org
Traffic gridlock is seen in Hong Kong. Air pollution in Asia, which already kills at least 800,000 people each year, will likely lead to even higher death rates as the region's air quality worsens, an environmental group warned Wednesday. Air pollution ...
Christine Loh wants a more holistic strategy to fight air pollution South China Morning Post

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Colombian coal exports may fall up to 10 pct in 2012 -group - Reuters
Dec 5th 2012, 19:34


Colombian coal exports may fall up to 10 pct in 2012 -group
Reuters
Strike, lower demand, licensing delays hurt exports * Output in 2012 below target, still up from last year By Jack Kimball BOGOTA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Exports of Colombian coal will likely drop up to 10 percent this year due to lower global demand, a ...

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Waterkeepers Worldwide Stand Strong Against the Global Impacts of Coal ... - Huffington Post (blog)
Dec 5th 2012, 19:21


San Francisco Chronicle

Waterkeepers Worldwide Stand Strong Against the Global Impacts of Coal ...
Huffington Post (blog)
As you read this, the Army Corps of Engineers is holding a series of public hearings on a proposal to build the largest coal-export terminal in North America. A consortium of investors, myopically focused on profit, want to build the Gateway Pacific ...
Hundreds attend Spokane hearing on coal exports The Seattle Times
Spokane coal terminal hearing draws estimated 800 people Bellingham Herald (blog)
Montanans go to Spokane to argue against increased coal trains Helena Independent Record
The Spokesman Review (blog)  - KGMI
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Canadian oil and gas companies set to spend $44.7B in 2013: Barclays - National Post
Dec 5th 2012, 18:54


National Post

Canadian oil and gas companies set to spend $44.7B in 2013: Barclays
National Post
North American oil and gas capital spending will grow at the slowest pace in the world compared to other regions, according to a Barclays Capital Inc. report published Tuesday. Canadian exploration and production expenditures will eke out growth of 0.6 ...

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Government integrates environmental policies - AngolaPress
Dec 5th 2012, 18:27


Government integrates environmental policies
AngolaPress
Doha - The Angolan Environment minister, Fátima Jardim, Wednesday in Doha (Qatar), said that the Government has been integrating environmental policies that, with international assistance, has been contributing to the reinforcement of food self ...

It isn't green energy causing killer bills - New Internationalist (blog)
Dec 5th 2012, 17:48


New Internationalist (blog)

It isn't green energy causing killer bills
New Internationalist (blog)
British newspapers, from the Mail to the Guardian, regularly carry headlines saying 'green energy' will be responsible. We are being told we have to choose between the climate and keeping our homes warm – what a tragic dilemma that would be!

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Colorado debating increased setbacks from oil and gas operations, and a water ... - Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)
Dec 5th 2012, 17:09


Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)

Colorado debating increased setbacks from oil and gas operations, and a water ...
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)
The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) is in the process of updating some of its oil and gas rules. Colorado, to its credit, has updated its rules periodically in recent years, to catch up with advancements in the oil and gas industry.
Browse MMJ Centers Colorado Springs Independent (blog)

all 2 news articles »

Breitling Oil and Gas CEO to Lead Workshop at the Next Generation Oil and Gas ... - Sacramento Bee
Dec 5th 2012, 16:06


Breitling Oil and Gas CEO to Lead Workshop at the Next Generation Oil and Gas ...
Sacramento Bee
IRVING, Texas, Dec. 5, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Breitling Oil and Gas Corporation, an independent exploration and production company based in Irving, Texas, will lead a workshop at the Next Generation Oil and Gas Summit US in San Antonio, Texas.

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Environment Minister Peter Kent touts Harper government's climate record at ... - Vancouver Sun
Dec 5th 2012, 16:05


DAWN.com

Environment Minister Peter Kent touts Harper government's climate record at ...
Vancouver Sun
Environment Minister Peter Kent touted the federal government's progress in tackling greenhouse gas emissions Wednesday as he addressed an international climate change summit in Doha, Qatar. He also suggested that the private sector must play a ...
Climate compensation row at Doha BBC News
Environment Minister to give global climate talks a miss Business Standard
UK will 'pay the price in British lives' if government fails to help poor ... Telegraph.co.uk
The Guardian (blog)  - The Hindu  - Independent Online
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COLUMN-Seismic risk of fracking has been wildly overstated:Kemp - Reuters
Dec 5th 2012, 15:36


COLUMN-Seismic risk of fracking has been wildly overstated:Kemp
Reuters
LONDON Dec 5 (Reuters) - Hydraulic fracturing to produce oil and gas has become closely associated in the public mind with the risk of triggering man-made earthquakes. But the risk is not high and it is not confined to fracking. There may be greater ...

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Billionaire Ken Griffin Just Bought Oil And Gas Stock Halcon Resources - Seeking Alpha
Dec 5th 2012, 15:21


Billionaire Ken Griffin Just Bought Oil And Gas Stock Halcon Resources
Seeking Alpha
Citadel Investment Group, a large hedge fund managed by billionaire Ken Griffin, has acquired 11.2 million shares of oil and gas company Halcon Resources Corp. (HK). According to a 13G filed with the SEC, Citadel now owns 5.2% of the shares outstanding ...

China Coal Mine Accident Kills 17 - Wall Street Journal
Dec 5th 2012, 15:14


AFP

China Coal Mine Accident Kills 17
Wall Street Journal
BEIJING—An accident in a coal mine in southwest China killed 17 miners on Wednesday, while 11 workers were still missing three days after another mine flooded in the northeast, state media reported. The official Xinhua News Agency said there was an ...
17 Die in China coal mine blast Fox News
Coal and gas outburst kills 17 miners in China The Associated Press
China mine blast kills 17: state media NDTV
RTT News
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Yingli Green Energy Announces Upcoming Maturity of its Zero Coupon ... - Sacramento Bee
Dec 5th 2012, 14:29


Yingli Green Energy Announces Upcoming Maturity of its Zero Coupon ...
Sacramento Bee
BAODING, China, Dec. 5, 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 ...

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Climate change serious for India, says expert - The Hindu
Dec 5th 2012, 14:20


The Hindu

Climate change serious for India, says expert
The Hindu
Terming the current global climate change scenario as "serious times", a US environmental law expert on Wednesday cautioned that the rise in sea level in the Indian Ocean could make cities like Kolkata and Mumbai vulnerable. "There might be particular ...

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Oil and gas lobbying dominates in Ottawa, dwarfs other industries: study - National Post
Dec 5th 2012, 13:36


National Post

Oil and gas lobbying dominates in Ottawa, dwarfs other industries: study
National Post
OTTAWA — Heavy lobbying by the oil and gas industry has far outstripped any other interest group seeking to influence the Harper government over the last four years, according to a new study that examined the lobbyist registry. The left-leaning ...
Canada is a 'petro state,' thanks to heavy oil and gas lobbying: Polaris study Macleans.ca
Ottawa: Oil & Gas Lobbying Overshadows Other Industries Resource Investing News
"Big Oil's Oily Grasp": Polaris Institute Documents Harper Government ... De Smog Blog (blog)

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Environmental powers to be kept by Canberra - The Age
Dec 5th 2012, 13:10


The Age

Environmental powers to be kept by Canberra
The Age
The Baillieu government is challenging in the courts a decision by Environment Minister Tony Burke to block its controversial trial of cattle grazing in the Alpine National Park under national environment laws. Tensions have also exploded between Mr ...

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A man nicknamed 'Goon' becomes Quebec's environment minister - Macleans.ca (blog)
Dec 5th 2012, 10:30


Globe and Mail

A man nicknamed 'Goon' becomes Quebec's environment minister
Macleans.ca (blog)
QUEBEC – Quebec Premier Pauline Marois has shuffled her cabinet to fill the environment portfolio left vacant when a minister quit over financial imbroglios. Marois announced Tuesday that one of her leadership loyalists, Yves-Francois Blanchet, is the ...
Quebec's Marois appoints new environment minister in minor cabinet shuffle Globe and Mail
Marois shuffles PQ cabinet to fill environment minister's post CTV News
Pauline Marois proceeds with minor cabinet shuffle to fill environment job 660 News
CBC.ca
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South Australia leading nation on green energy, says Tim Flannery - Herald Sun
Dec 5th 2012, 10:28


South Australia leading nation on green energy, says Tim Flannery
Herald Sun
He said the decisions made this decade about the future of renewable energy would be "absolutely critical" in moving toward the best possible outcomes for the planet's future. "Energy use and prosperity are starting to de-couple and that's what we need ...

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Proposed rates for CleanPowerSF green energy program rise again - San Francisco Examiner
Dec 5th 2012, 09:55


San Francisco Examiner

Proposed rates for CleanPowerSF green energy program rise again
San Francisco Examiner
Customers who are automatically enrolled in San Francisco's ambitious green energy program will have to pay significantly more than was expected when supervisors approved the program less than three months ago. The adjusted rates were released last ...

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For Mongolia, China's too close for comfort - Businessweek
Dec 5th 2012, 07:13


For Mongolia, China's too close for comfort
Businessweek
TSOGTTSETSII, Mongolia (AP) — After years of testy debate, Mongolia broke ground this spring for a railroad that will haul coal across the pebbled Gobi desert to China, but with one costly condition. Citing national security, the government ordered ...

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Pick one: fossil fuels or green energy - The Daily News of Newburyport
Dec 5th 2012, 07:06


Pick one: fossil fuels or green energy
The Daily News of Newburyport
Stimulus legislation, which presidents proposed and Congress approved — has included funds for the green energy industry — solar, wind, hydro, non-ethanol biofuel — giving emerging technology companies the boost needed to become viable producers ...

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State's green energy policies come with a high price tag - Redlands Daily Facts
Dec 5th 2012, 06:58


CBS Local

State's green energy policies come with a high price tag
Redlands Daily Facts
California's push toward clean and renewable energy will likely translate into higher electric bills for both businesses and consumers, according to a newly released report. The Little Hoover Commission, an independent state oversight agency, included ...
Report says California's green transformation could push up energy prices San Jose Mercury News
Calif. Move to Green Energy Could Spark Crisis Newsmax.com
California's green energy transformation could push prices up for consumers ... Contra Costa Times
The Republic  - San Francisco Chronicle  - U-T San Diego
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Gases from grasses: Simulations on Ranger supercomputer help researchers understand biofuel reactions
Dec 4th 2012, 16:26

Researchers used computer simulations and laboratory experiments to discover a reaction site on gold-titanium oxides that is responsible for high rates of catalysis relevant to biofuel and fuel cell reactions. The findings help scientists understand the principle of the catalysis and choose the right catalysts for certain reactions.

BUS 150 - Management and Sustainability : How Hydraulic Fracturing Effects Water
Dec 3rd 2012, 05:32

Instructor: Tim Kemp Camosun College BUS 150 - Management Team Members: Cory Draper Mason Munroe Atta Hene Donker Brenden Macleod
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On Our Radar: New York State Delays Fracking Rules - New York Times (blog)
Nov 29th 2012, 23:59


On Our Radar: New York State Delays Fracking Rules
New York Times (blog)
Andrew Cuomo extended the deadline for its pending regulations on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, a controversial technique used to extract natural gas from shale formations. The governor said the delay would allow time for completion of a state ...

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