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Google Searching for Profitable Green Energy Investments - energybiz
Jan 11th 2013, 01:04


PolicyMic

Google Searching for Profitable Green Energy Investments
energybiz
By placing its bets on green energy, it is attempting to understand how it works and to help create economies of scale so that it can be cost-effectively generated. It operates hundreds of thousands of servers that use tons of electricity, which are ...
Green Energy: The Fiscal Cliff Deal Actually Pushes Obama's Green Agenda PolicyMic
LCC Campus Chat: Renewable Energy Technology The Lamar Ledger
China & Renewable Energy: The Outlook For Growth CleanTechnica
The Atlantic  - Green Energy News
all 294 news articles »

Texas natgas use up in 2012 as coal-fired power output slides - Reuters
Jan 11th 2013, 01:01


Texas natgas use up in 2012 as coal-fired power output slides
Reuters
HOUSTON Jan 10 (Reuters) - Natural gas was used to fuel nearly 45 percent of the electricity consumed in Texas last year, up from 40 percent in 2011 as cheaper gas prices allowed generators to pare coal use to 34 percent in 2012 from 39 percent, the ...

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Sabah to enjoy spin-offs from oil and gas industry - New Straits Times
Jan 11th 2013, 00:06


Sabah to enjoy spin-offs from oil and gas industry
New Straits Times
KOTA KINABALU: KEY oil and gas projects planned for Sabah by Petronas will trigger economic activities and create more jobs. Four out of five anchor projects are nearing completion. Sabah and Labuan Petronas chairman Joseph Podtung said the projects ...
Sabah to benefit from Petronas' oil and gas projects eco-business.com
Five key Petronas projects coming onstream this year The Borneo Post
Sabah set for transformation The Star Online

all 5 news articles »

Oil and Gas Stocks That Might Gush in Your Portfolio - Motley Fool
Jan 10th 2013, 23:43


Oil and Gas Stocks That Might Gush in Your Portfolio
Motley Fool
If you'd like to add some oil and gas stocks to your portfolio, the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Energy ETF (NYSEMKT: IYE ) could save you a lot of trouble. Instead of trying to figure out which companies will perform best, you can use this ETF to invest in ...

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Lost at sea: Turtle dies at Israel power plant - Jerusalem Post
Jan 10th 2013, 23:41


Lost at sea: Turtle dies at Israel power plant
Jerusalem Post
Breaking News · Diplomacy & Politics · Defense · National · Middle East · International · Iranian Threat · Business · Sports · Health · Environment · FR · Opinion · Columnists · Editorials · Op-Eds · Letters · Jewish World · Elections 2013 · Lifestyle ...

Sen. Boxer adds climate change post to environment committee staff - The Hill (blog)
Jan 10th 2013, 23:35


Sen. Boxer adds climate change post to environment committee staff
The Hill (blog)
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) has added a climate change counsel to her committee staff. Boxer said Thursday that environmental attorney Joe Mendelson would fill the newly created role.

Opponents seek to derail Montana coal line - The Seattle Times
Jan 10th 2013, 23:26


OregonLive.com

Opponents seek to derail Montana coal line
The Seattle Times
Opponents of a railroad that would open Montana's coal fields to new mining have asked federal officials to halt their review of the proposal, alleging it would be much larger than disclosed with impacts stretching to the West Coast. By MATTHEW BROWN ...
Groups seek to derail Montana coal line OregonLive.com
Opponents seek to derail Montana coal line bid The Missoulian

all 46 news articles »

Mounting worries about offshore oil and gas could push production below the ... - Knovel
Jan 10th 2013, 23:10


Mounting worries about offshore oil and gas could push production below the ...
Knovel
As concerns grow once again that offshore oil platforms could pose an unacceptable environmental risk, some of the world's biggest oil companies believe new engineering research and development could let them move the whole process below the waves, ...
Stability seen as oil and gas activity slows Midland Reporter-Telegram
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. Provides Interim Operations Update PR Newswire (press release)
"Oil & Gas" Boomers Gush Profits For Investors Benzinga
Trefis
all 13 news articles »

West Virginia Coal Slurry Ponds: Risks Still Remain At Some Sites, Federal ... - Huffington Post
Jan 10th 2013, 22:47


PolicyMic

West Virginia Coal Slurry Ponds: Risks Still Remain At Some Sites, Federal ...
Huffington Post
(AP) — West Virginia regulators have made many changes to ensure massive coal slurry ponds don't fail from the bottom and flood underground mines, but federal officials said Thursday they must do more to document and reduce risks from nearby mining ...
What Happens in States Like West Virginia After Coal? PolicyMic
Feds: Risks remain at some W.Va. coal slurry ponds Huntington Herald Dispatch
OSM says state didn't address coal dam risks Charleston Gazette

all 34 news articles »

Wasting Renewable Energy in Iowa - Caffeinated Thoughts
Jan 10th 2013, 22:33


Wasting Renewable Energy in Iowa
Caffeinated Thoughts
Mississippi River Lock and Dam #15 "Every single day, water is flowing through the gates. When you see that rolling, turbulent water going by, that is wasted renewable energy," says Mark Stover of Hydro Green Energy, Illinois. Unfortunately, he is correct.

Environment and the California budget: Seeking more money and staff for fire ... - San Jose Mercury News
Jan 10th 2013, 22:08


Environment and the California budget: Seeking more money and staff for fire ...
San Jose Mercury News
When it comes to the environment, the state budget released Thursday was the first time in four years that a governor has not proposed closing state parks to save money. Gov. Jerry Brown was banned from doing that last year by the Legislature for at ...

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Lawsuit: Obama Steered Tens of Millions to Green Energy Cronies - Newsmax.com
Jan 10th 2013, 21:40


Lawsuit: Obama Steered Tens of Millions to Green Energy Cronies
Newsmax.com
President Barack Obama's administration played favorites on clean-energy loans while improperly blocking a carmaker and a related technology company from receiving millions in aid, according to two lawsuits. XP Vehicles and Limnia filed complaints ...
Car company says Obama team steered stimulus funds to political favorites Washington Post

all 4 news articles »

U.S. Coking Coal May Gain Share Against Australia, Dahlman Says - Bloomberg
Jan 10th 2013, 20:20


U.S. Coking Coal May Gain Share Against Australia, Dahlman Says
Bloomberg
U.S. and Canadian metallurgical coal is becoming more competitive since Australia implemented taxes on mining profits and carbon emissions on July 1, and as growth in energy sector wages outpaced those in North America, said Dahlman Rose & Co.

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Letter Reveals Harper Government Granted Oil and Gas Industry Requests - De Smog Blog (blog)
Jan 10th 2013, 19:59


Letter Reveals Harper Government Granted Oil and Gas Industry Requests
De Smog Blog (blog)
According to a document obtained by Greenpeace Canada through an Access to Information request, the current overhaul of Canada's environmental protections doesn't just look like a gift to the oil and gas industry. A letter dated December 12, 2011 ...
As Canadian Crude Plummets, Find the Natural Gas Opportunity OilPrice.com (registration)
STATISTICS CANADA : Crude oil and natural gas: Supply and disposition ... 4-traders

all 6 news articles »

Top 10 Emerging Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Markets and Market ... - PR Newswire (press release)
Jan 10th 2013, 19:08


Zawya (registration)

Top 10 Emerging Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Markets and Market ...
PR Newswire (press release)
10, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The top 10 emerging oil and gas exploration and production markets include: the US Gulf of Mexico, Eagle Ford shale, Canada, the Santos basin in Brazil's offshore region, Venezuela, Colombia, Poland and France in ...
Eastern Africa: Oil giant? Zawya (registration)

all 7 news articles »

Bill to repeal Md. coal tax credit revived - WTOP
Jan 10th 2013, 19:02


Bill to repeal Md. coal tax credit revived
WTOP
CUMBERLAND, Md. - State lawmakers from far western Maryland are fighting an effort to repeal a tax credit that rewards electric companies for buying Maryland coal. The Cumberland Times-News ( http://bit.ly/11jdzg8) reports that Republican Delegate Herb ...

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GAIL, Deep Energy consortiums bag oil and gas blocks - The Hindu
Jan 10th 2013, 18:28


Moneycontrol.com

GAIL, Deep Energy consortiums bag oil and gas blocks
The Hindu
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), on Thursday, approved the award of oil and gas blocks to two consortiums led by GAIL India and Deep Energy, respectively.However, the CCEA, headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, rejected the ...
GAIL consortium, Deep Energy win oil exploration blocks Moneycontrol.com

all 15 news articles »

Coal India rejig to benefit private players - Daily News & Analysis
Jan 10th 2013, 17:54


Zee News

Coal India rejig to benefit private players
Daily News & Analysis
"If Coal India's subsidiaries were spun off as separate companies, they could be encouraged to develop their own strategies for production improvement including joint venture with private sector players and acquisition of overseas assets," a coal ...
No shortage of coal supply to NTPC's Dadri power plant: Government Economic Times
No shortage of Coal India supply to Dadri power plant: Government Newstrack India
TCI hails government's plan for CIL rejig Times of India

all 16 news articles »

Arch Coal Breaks Above 200-Day Moving Average - Bullish for ACI - Forbes
Jan 10th 2013, 17:31


Arch Coal Breaks Above 200-Day Moving Average - Bullish for ACI
Forbes
In trading on Thursday, shares of Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $7.43, changing hands as high as $7.44 per share. Arch Coal, Inc. shares are currently trading up about 0.3% on the day. The chart below shows ...

break free from Hudson Bay ice - The Guardian
Jan 10th 2013, 17:28


The Guardian

break free from Hudson Bay ice
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 ...
Trapped killer whales' desperate battle to survive Scotsman
Shifting sea ice frees trapped whales 3News NZ
Shifting ice frees trapped whales BigPond News
Regina Leader-Post  - The Times (subscription)  - Reuters
all 1,004 news articles »

Shale-Gas Boom Can Complement Renewables to Cut Coal, IRENA Says - Bloomberg
Jan 10th 2013, 17:15


Shale-Gas Boom Can Complement Renewables to Cut Coal, IRENA Says
Bloomberg
"Gas in the first instance is going to displace coal," Adnan Amin, director-general of the agency known as IRENA, said in an interview in Abu Dhabi. "Shale gas at low cost can help to create a hybrid system," whereby more gas-fired power is fed to the ...

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New UN environment studies show rising mercury threat to people in developing ... - UN News Centre
Jan 10th 2013, 17:09


UN News Centre

New UN environment studies show rising mercury threat to people in developing ...
UN News Centre
Produced by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the studies note how parts of Africa, Asia and South America could see increasing emissions of mercury into the environment, due mainly to the use of the toxic element in small-scale gold mining, and ...
UN: Rising mercury emissions increase risk to humans BBC News
UNEP report highlights risk of mercury emission in Africa BDlive
UN finds rising mercury emissions poses health threat, need for global accord mysask.com (press release)
Shanghai Daily (subscription)  - FRANCE 24  - The Standard Digital News
all 234 news articles »

Hydraulic fracturing: State Regulatory Roundup Vol. 10 - Lexology (registration)
Jan 10th 2013, 16:51


U.S. News & World Report

Hydraulic fracturing: State Regulatory Roundup Vol. 10
Lexology (registration)
Kansas – We can add Kansas to the list of states experiencing development booms made possible by hydraulic fracturing. Kansas sits on the Mississippi Lime formation, a carbonite rock formation that holds 3.6 billion barrels of oil equivalent. While the ...
Key Democrat urges more transparent criteria on LNG export decisions Platts
Pa. shale producers garnering support to allow more exports Philadelphia Inquirer

all 48 news articles »

Green energy salesmen 'misleading consumers' - Telegraph.co.uk
Jan 10th 2013, 16:32


Telegraph.co.uk

Green energy salesmen 'misleading consumers'
Telegraph.co.uk
The consumer watchdog warned that green energy firms such as double glazing, insulation and solar panel installers could be breaking the law as it launched an investigation into standards across the sector. Examples of poor practice identified by the ...
Some UK energy efficiency firms may breach consumer law -OFT Reuters UK
OFT warns energy efficiency firms about poor practice Utility Week
Report says some energy efficiency firms are not up to scratch Blue & Green Tomorrow

all 20 news articles »

opponents dismiss wildlife-friendly claims - The Guardian
Jan 10th 2013, 16:22


opponents dismiss wildlife-friendly claims
The Guardian
He said the Environment Agency was not aware of any turbine designs that could allow fish to safely migrate through infrastructure on the scale of the proposed barrage. "Claims that these turbines are fish-friendly are absolutely guff," he said. "This ...

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Brazil to Hold Oil and Gas Exploration Round by May, or Earlier - Minister - Fox Business
Jan 10th 2013, 15:41


Brazil to Hold Oil and Gas Exploration Round by May, or Earlier - Minister
Fox Business
Dow Jones Newswires. Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday signed off on plans to hold a new oil and gas exploration licensing round, which will probably be held by May, or earlier if possible, Mines and Energy Minister Edison Lobao told reporters.

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NASA researchers studying advanced nuclear rocket technologies
Jan 10th 2013, 15:35

Advanced propulsion researchers at NASA are a step closer to solving the challenge of safely sending human explorers to Mars and other solar system destinations. By using an innovative test facility at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, researchers are able to use non-nuclear materials to simulate nuclear thermal rocket fuels -- ones capable of propelling bold new exploration missions to the Red Planet and beyond.

Colorado Oil And Gas Drilling Regulations Receive Initial Approval - Huffington Post
Jan 10th 2013, 15:27


Aspen Daily News

Colorado Oil And Gas Drilling Regulations Receive Initial Approval
Huffington Post
DENVER (AP) — Colorado regulators gave initial approval Wednesday to rules meant to limit the effects of oil and gas drilling on homes, including a rule increasing the distance that rigs must be from occupied buildings. The rules approved by the ...
Colorado oil and gas panel OKs bigger buffer between wells, homes Denver Business Journal
New oil and gas setback rule is catastrophic, Greeley mayor says Greeley Tribune
New state oil and gas setback rules get initial approval The Coloradoan
YumaPioneer  - Summit Daily News  - Northern Colorado Business Report
all 172 news articles »

EXPERT VOICES: Matthew Pencharz, Environment and Political Advisor to the ... - National Geographic
Jan 10th 2013, 15:20


EXPERT VOICES: Matthew Pencharz, Environment and Political Advisor to the ...
National Geographic
As we look back at 2012, I know that it will be remembered as a vintage year for London. We staged the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations followed almost immediately by hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games for an historic third time. Billions of ...

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First contact with huge Antarctica emperor penguin colony – in pictures - The Guardian
Jan 10th 2013, 15:08


First contact with huge Antarctica emperor penguin colony – in pictures
The Guardian
A previously unknown colony of around 9,000 emperor penguins has received its first human visitors. Scientists from the Belgian Princess Elisabeth Antarctic polar research base visited the colony on Princess Ragnhild coast after its location was ...

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Richards Bay 2012 Coal Terminal Shipments Rise to Six-Year High - Bloomberg
Jan 10th 2013, 14:08


Richards Bay 2012 Coal Terminal Shipments Rise to Six-Year High
Bloomberg
Spot prices for coal shipped from Richards Bay reached an annual low of $79.87 a ton on Nov. 2, according to data on Bloomberg provided by IHS McCloskey. They have risen 11 percent since to $88.94. Prices averaged $92.89 in 2012, 20 percent cheaper ...
Coal exports from South Africa's RBCT up 4.31 percent in 2012 SteelOrbis (registration)
S Africa's RBCT exports record 68.3 million mt of coal in 2012 Platts

all 4 news articles »

Coal-fired power dominates UK generation mix - Platts
Jan 10th 2013, 10:58


PennEnergy (press release)

Coal-fired power dominates UK generation mix
Platts
UK electricity generation shifted further from gas-fired power towards coal-fired generation in 2012, a trend that looks set to continue in 2013 as rising gas prices erode the profits of combined cycle gas turbine use -- allowing coal burn to soar in ...
US retires more than 9000 MW of coal-fired power in 2012 PennEnergy (press release)

all 3 news articles »

Siemens demonstrates benefits of oil and gas portfolio to top customers in Qatar - AME Info
Jan 10th 2013, 10:37


AME Info

Siemens demonstrates benefits of oil and gas portfolio to top customers in Qatar
AME Info
At the Siemens Oil & Gas Technology Forum recently held in Doha, company experts from Germany, the US and the Middle East region met with key customers of Qatar's oil, gas and petrochemical industry. The event was used to demonstrate how customers ...

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Carbondale goes green with energy plan - The Southern
Jan 10th 2013, 08:11


Carbondale goes green with energy plan
The Southern
The green energy option was about 2 percent more expensive than the baseline quote from Homefield Energy, but aggregation between the city and several other regional communities still offers Ameren customers in the city 22-percent savings on usage ...

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Almost half of the world's food thrown away, report finds - The Guardian
Jan 10th 2013, 07:56


The Guardian

Almost half of the world's food thrown away, report finds
The Guardian
Tim Fox, head of energy and environment at the IMechE, said: "The amount of food wasted and lost around the world is staggering. This is food that could be used to feed the world's growing population – as well as those in hunger today. It is also an ...
Half of the world's food 'is just thrown away' The Independent
Time to halt our massive waste of food – here's how New Scientist

all 272 news articles »

Killer whales trapped in ice of Hudson Bay - The Guardian
Jan 10th 2013, 07:43


The Guardian

Killer whales trapped in ice of Hudson Bay
The Guardian
A pod of killer whales are filmed surfacing through a breathing hole in the ice of Hudson Bay, Quebec, after becoming trapped Link to this video. Canadian Inuit people and authorities are attempting to help a pod of killer whales trapped in the sea ice ...

Recapping the Obama Administration Green Energy Stimulus Failures - Canada Free Press
Jan 10th 2013, 01:46


Canada Free Press

Recapping the Obama Administration Green Energy Stimulus Failures
Canada Free Press
The stimulus funding in 2009 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) totaled $787 billion[ia], and most of those funds have been paid out according to the government's website. The total that went to green energy projects is not clear.

Colorado To Study Oil And Gas Emissions, Become One Of First States To ... - Huffington Post
Jan 10th 2013, 00:07


Colorado To Study Oil And Gas Emissions, Become One Of First States To ...
Huffington Post
Officials said Wednesday that testimony during this week's Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission rulemaking hearing reinforced views of industry and environmental experts that better science is needed related to oil and gas emissions. On Monday ...

'Frackademia': how Big Gas bought research on hydraulic fracturing - The Guardian
Jan 9th 2013, 18:04


The Guardian

'Frackademia': how Big Gas bought research on hydraulic fracturing
The Guardian
Last week, the oil company Chevron took out a full-page ad in the Atlantic Monthly to say – seemingly innocuously – that hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking, needs to be "good for everyone". It was a part of Chevron's ubiquitous "Human ...
Chemical Publishing Company Seeking Authors for Definitive Title on Hydraulic ... Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)
Regulators find nothing scary about fracking The Reporter
New York's Fracking Opportunity Heritage.org (blog)
Fox Business  - Queens Chronicle
all 24 news articles »

Oil/gas search: Fracking comes to Nevada - Las Vegas Review - Journal
Jan 9th 2013, 03:00


Las Vegas Review - Journal

Oil/gas search: Fracking comes to Nevada
Las Vegas Review - Journal
Coyner is confident that the state has the necessary regulations in place to address hydraulic fracturing, but time will tell if new rules and more people are needed to administer a large-scale project by a worldwide player like Noble. "We are not a ...

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