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Alberta to hold public forums on water use, hydraulic fracturing, lake health - Global Edmonton
Feb 6th 2013, 00:45


Alberta to hold public forums on water use, hydraulic fracturing, lake health
Global Edmonton
Starting on Feb.19, the province is scheduled to hold public forums in 20 communities. Environment Minister Diana McQueen says participants can discuss any topic relating to water, including hydraulic fracturing, usage, lakes and waste water systems.

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Environment commissioner's farewell audit screams the obvious: Tim Harper - Toronto Star
Feb 5th 2013, 23:34


CTV News

Environment commissioner's farewell audit screams the obvious: Tim Harper
Toronto Star
Scott Vaughan's final audit as environment commissioner pointed to Canada's lack of preparedness for a major offshore oil spill on its east coast and warned of a potential 300 per cent jump in tanker traffic on the west coast. By: Tim Harper National ...
Opposition demands government response to environment audit CTV News
Environment commissioner worried over lack of data on shale-gas development Calgary Herald
Environmental watchdog worried about rise of fracking CBC.ca
Regina Leader-Post  - Ottawa Citizen  - rabble.ca (blog)
all 31 news articles »

Colombia probes Drummond over alleged coal dump - Phys.Org
Feb 5th 2013, 23:21


Colombia probes Drummond over alleged coal dump
Phys.Org
The helmet and lamp of a miner are seen during search operations on the site of the explosion in a coal mine in northeast Colombia on June 18, 2010. Colombian authorities are investigating US mining company Drummond over allegedly dumping coal into ...

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Woman Sues LA Fitness Affiliate Over Sexual Workout Environment - ABC News
Feb 5th 2013, 23:13


Woman Sues LA Fitness Affiliate Over Sexual Workout Environment
ABC News
Woman Sues LA Fitness Affiliate Over Sexual Workout Environment. Dallas woman claims two personal trainers made inappropriate sexual comments. 00:25 | 02/05/2013. Share: Transcript for Woman Sues LA Fitness Affiliate Over Sexual Workout ...

EPA says carbon pollution from power plants declines with less coal use - Washington Post
Feb 5th 2013, 23:03


MiamiHerald.com

EPA says carbon pollution from power plants declines with less coal use
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — Heat-trapping gases from U.S. power plants fell 4.6 percent in 2011 from the previous year as plants burned less coal, the biggest source of greenhouse gas pollution, according to a new government report. The report, released Tuesday by ...
Arizona sues US EPA over coal power plant emissions Reuters
Greenhouse-Gas Emissions Fall in U.S. Power Plants on Coal Cuts Bloomberg

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Boulder County commissioners formally extend oil, gas drilling moratorium - Longmont Daily Times-Call
Feb 5th 2013, 22:38


Boulder County commissioners formally extend oil, gas drilling moratorium
Longmont Daily Times-Call
BOULDER -- County commissioners adopted a resolution on Tuesday to formally extend Boulder County's year-long moratorium on processing new oil and gas development applications for about four more months, to June 10. The commissioners' previous ...

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Alaska climate body hasn't met since 2011, documents show - The Guardian
Feb 5th 2013, 22:36


The Guardian

Alaska climate body hasn't met since 2011, documents show
The Guardian
The sub-cabinet held its last meeting in February 2010, said Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which obtained the documents under freedom of information laws. The state government, in a letter from 1 February, said the sub-cabinet had ...

Groundwater Testing In Wyoming May Soon Be Required For Oil And Gas Drilling - Huffington Post
Feb 5th 2013, 22:32


PennEnergy (press release)

Groundwater Testing In Wyoming May Soon Be Required For Oil And Gas Drilling
Huffington Post
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming governor's office is looking into possibly requiring petroleum companies that drill for oil and gas in Wyoming to test the local groundwater for any pollution before they sink a drill bit into the ground. The goal ...
Wyoming requires fire-resistant clothing near oil and gas wells Casper Star-Tribune Online
Wyoming imposes new oil and gas worker safety rule PennEnergy (press release)

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Oil and gas industry makes strides with safer fracking fluid - Knovel
Feb 5th 2013, 22:15


Oil and gas industry makes strides with safer fracking fluid
Knovel
The engineering innovation that brought about the shale revolution in U.S. oil and gas production may promise to end the country's dependence on foreign energy imports, but plenty of Americans are still wary of the new technology. In an effort to ease ...

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Arch Coal posts huge loss; shares battered - STLtoday.com
Feb 5th 2013, 21:45


Daily Reckoning

Arch Coal posts huge loss; shares battered
STLtoday.com
Arch and other domestic coal miners have curtailed spending and idled unprofitable mines as demand falls in response to competition from abundant natural gas and the shutdown of older coal-burning power plants. Sales of so-called metallurgical coal ...
Arch Coal Loss Wider Than Expected as Sales Volumes Fall Bloomberg
Weak coal prices push Arch Coal into loss Reuters
Arch Coal's CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript Seeking Alpha
Motley Fool  - Businessweek  - Platts
all 21 news articles »

Environment: Not what they were expecting - PennLive.com
Feb 5th 2013, 20:58


Environment: Not what they were expecting
PennLive.com
At a glance: The proposed budget zeroes out funding for the Conservation District funding, with a mix of additional spending and cuts elsewhere. What it means: On the face of it, the Conservation Districts would likely receive about$3.8 million less ...

Oil and gas production up for Petrobras in Brazil - PennEnergy (press release)
Feb 5th 2013, 19:52


PennEnergy (press release)

Oil and gas production up for Petrobras in Brazil
PennEnergy (press release)
Petrobras' total oil and natural gas production in Brazil averaged 2.441 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed) in December 2012, up 3.4% on November 2012. With foreign production included, Petrobras produced an average of 2.683 million boed ...
Petrobras (PBR -2.2%) says two oil and gas production platforms under ... Seeking Alpha
Petrobras announces increased oil and gas production in Brazil in December Offshore Technology International
All-Brazilian heavy oil output under way UPI.com

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Ohio State Gets a Bead on Cleaner Coal-fired Power - IEEE Spectrum
Feb 5th 2013, 19:12


Ohio State Gets a Bead on Cleaner Coal-fired Power
IEEE Spectrum
Ohio State University claims to have reached a milestone towards proving a radical new take on oxyfuel power generation that could push down the cost of zeroing out coal's large and growing carbon footprint. Project director Liang-Shih Fan, director of ...

Father of Green Movement Battles Green Energy - FrontPage Magazine
Feb 5th 2013, 19:09


Father of Green Movement Battles Green Energy
FrontPage Magazine
Lovelock has warned about Global Warming, but he has also advocated against Green Energy and for nuclear power and fracking, arguing that only nuclear power could provide an alternative energy source that would stop Global Warming. This is a ...
Wind Farms Equivalent to Statues on Easter Island, According to Founding ... The Green Optimistic (blog)

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DiNapoli Reaches Agreement With Cabot Oil and Gas to Disclose Policies on ... - WBNG-TV
Feb 5th 2013, 18:35


WBNG-TV

DiNapoli Reaches Agreement With Cabot Oil and Gas to Disclose Policies on ...
WBNG-TV
(WBNG Binghamton) New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced Tuesday that Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation has agreed to publicly disclose its policy and procedures for eliminating or minimizing the use of toxic substances in its hydraulic ...
Cabot Oil Agrees to Disclose Procedures for Fracking Fluids Rigzone
New York State Common Retirement Fund withdraws Cabot Oil & Gas proposal Pensions & Investments
Fracking roundup: Industry rep still "optimistic;" Lawmakers want health ... statepolitics.lohudblogs (blog)
Syracuse.com  - CBS Local
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Study: Federal oil-and-gas revenues from expanded drilling understated - The Hill (blog)
Feb 5th 2013, 18:10


Wall Street Journal

Study: Federal oil-and-gas revenues from expanded drilling understated
The Hill (blog)
The Congressional Budget Office is vastly underestimating the potential revenue that could be achieved by opening more federal lands to oil-and-gas drilling, according a report released Tuesday by the Institute for Energy Research (IER), a conservative ...
Did CBO underestimate the oil and gas boom? Washington Guardian

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Hydraulic fracturing: State Regulatory Roundup Vol. 14 - Lexology (registration)
Feb 5th 2013, 17:05


Hydraulic fracturing: State Regulatory Roundup Vol. 14
Lexology (registration)
Alaska – The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) has put out for public comment sweeping new proposed rules to regulate hydraulic fracturing in the state. The proposed rules require oil and gas companies to notify all landowners within ...

Huntington Ingalls eyes possible oil and gas orders for Avondale - Reuters UK
Feb 5th 2013, 17:03


WWL First News

Huntington Ingalls eyes possible oil and gas orders for Avondale
Reuters UK
WASHINGTON Feb 5 (Reuters) - Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc on Tuesday said it is actively pursuing infrastructure orders from the oil and natural gas industry for its Avondale, Louisiana, shipyard, which had been slated to close at the end of 2013.
Huntington Ingalls to turn Avondale shipyard into a builder of oil and gas ... Daily Press
Huntington Ingalls to open Houston office to aid search for Avondale partner NOLA.com
Owner hopes for energy construction at Avondale San Antonio Express

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Sirius XM, Arch Coal Announce Earnings - Forbes
Feb 5th 2013, 16:25


Sirius XM, Arch Coal Announce Earnings
Forbes
Sirius XM Radio (SIRI) announced that earnings during the fourth quarter more than doubled due to a growing subscriber base resulting in higher revenue. The company earned $156.2 million, or 2 cents per share, during the most recent quarter, up from ...

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Fishing campaigners urge MPs to vote for discards reform - The Guardian
Feb 5th 2013, 16:10


Irish Independent

Fishing campaigners urge MPs to vote for discards reform
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 ...
EU Fisheries vote: The fishermen's view BBC News

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Horse DNA found in Northern Ireland frozen meat plant - The Guardian
Feb 5th 2013, 16:08


The Guardian

Horse DNA found in Northern Ireland frozen meat plant
The Guardian
Freeza Meats, which employs more than 45 people, added that environmental health officers had been "fully aware" of the background from the outset. "We look forward to working with the relevant agencies in Northern Ireland to resolve this issue," the ...

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Coal, solar companies claim Super Bowl outage makes their case - The Hill (blog)
Feb 5th 2013, 15:47


Coal, solar companies claim Super Bowl outage makes their case
The Hill (blog)
"Without coal, you might as well turn off half the lights not just for our favorite games but also for our cities, shops, factories and homes," CEO Gregory H. Boyce said in a statement Monday. The claim has limited application to the Super Bowl. While ...

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climate flippancy translates into policy failure - The Guardian (blog)
Feb 5th 2013, 14:36


The Guardian (blog)

climate flippancy translates into policy failure
The Guardian (blog)
The mayor of London has decided to ignore overwhelming scientific evidence that human activity is the major cause of climate change, and instead has adopted the "snow-on-flowerpot test". After a brief glance out of his window, he has dredged through ...

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Eddy County wants oil and gas industry to pay for road damage caused by trucks - Carlsbad Current Argus
Feb 5th 2013, 13:52


Eddy County wants oil and gas industry to pay for road damage caused by trucks
Carlsbad Current Argus
The county says it does not have adequate money to maintain or improve roads in the outlying and far-reaching areas of the county and wants the oil and gas companies to help with the cost of maintaining the roads their trucks tear up. Some oil and gas ...

BP Biofuels Executive Joins Primus Green Energy as Chief Infrastructure Officer - PR Newswire (press release)
Feb 5th 2013, 13:26


BP Biofuels Executive Joins Primus Green Energy as Chief Infrastructure Officer
PR Newswire (press release)
5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In a move that accelerates commercialization of its STG+ gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology, Primus Green Energy Inc., an alternative fuel company based in Hillsborough, N.J., today announced the addition of John Doyle as Chief ...

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Global worming: how worms are accelerating climate change - The Guardian (blog)
Feb 5th 2013, 12:35


The Guardian (blog)

Global worming: how worms are accelerating climate change
The Guardian (blog)
It may not be all about us humans - earthworms could be contributing to climate change too, according to a new study. What's more, the research warns worm populations are set to boom in the next few decades. So should we be worrying about worm-induced ...

Hydro Beats Nuclear and Coal, Beats Oil and Gas, Review Finds - Science Daily (press release)
Feb 5th 2013, 12:01


Hydro Beats Nuclear and Coal, Beats Oil and Gas, Review Finds
Science Daily (press release)
4, 2013 — Researchers in Italy and the UK have reviewed the economic, social and environmental impact of hydro, coal, oil, gas and nuclear power. Each has its advantages and disadvantages, but of these conventional electricity generation technologies, ...

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Oklahoma oil and gas prices: February 5, 2013 - NewsOK.com
Feb 5th 2013, 11:22


Oklahoma oil and gas prices: February 5, 2013
NewsOK.com
Carter: Citation Oil & Gas Corp.; Feagin No. 19 Well; SE1/4 NE1/4 SW1/4 NE1/4 of 30-02S-03W; 4 barrels oil per day; TD 2,300. Dewey: Mewboune Oil Co.; Green River 4 No. 2 H Well; N1/2 N1/2 N1/2 N1/2 (SL) of 04-16N-19W; 154 barrels oil per day, ...

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Cameron pushes energy efficiency as motor of green growth - EurActiv
Feb 5th 2013, 11:06


EurActiv

Cameron pushes energy efficiency as motor of green growth
EurActiv
The UK must prioritise growth in "green industries" such as energy efficiency and renewable energy, David Cameron said on Monday. The remarks are likely to antagonise those Tory MPs who have campaigned for cuts to green energy subsidies and the ...
Cameron: UK can't afford not to prioritise green energy Business Green
Industry welcomes prime minister's support for green economy and energy ... Energy and Environmental Management (EAEM) Magazine
Cameron reasserts green policy agenda Financial Times
Telegraph.co.uk  - Utility Week  - Solar Power Portal
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India as `Renewable Energy Manufacturing Hub' - Reuters AlertNet
Feb 5th 2013, 10:43


India as `Renewable Energy Manufacturing Hub'
Reuters AlertNet
Foreign invasion on India's National Solar Mission (JNNSM) is in news for quite some time now, essentially on account of the fact that most of the installations under JNNSM or States' solar programmes have used imported solar photovoltaic (SPV) modules ...

No scam in coal mine allocation, claims Jaiswal - The Hindu
Feb 5th 2013, 10:14


The Hindu

No scam in coal mine allocation, claims Jaiswal
The Hindu
Claiming that there was no scam in coal sector, including that of coal block allocation in states, Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Tuesday said, the Centre will specially consider the case of Odisha if it participated in the bidding process ...
Jaiswal defends private players participation in coal sector Zee News
No coal scam, says minister Times of India
Jaiswal rejects Odisha's demand for reallocation of coal blocks to PSUs Business Standard
4-traders (press release)  - CoalGuru.com
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Leading paper firm pledges to halt Indonesian deforestation - The Guardian
Feb 5th 2013, 10:07


The Guardian

Leading paper firm pledges to halt Indonesian deforestation
The Guardian
We've been looking in the wrong place for our solutions – the United Nations has little understanding of the forces driving deforestation – or how to influence the private sector to stop behaving in ways that harm the environment." However, APP only ...
Paper Giant Pledges To Leave the Poor Rainforest Alone. Finally. Mother Jones
Paper giant pledges to end deforestation Deutsche Welle
Paper companies say to stop Indonesia's forests cut www.worldbulletin.net
New York Times  - The Age
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Rio Tinto Is in Mozambique Talks on New Coal Transportation Plan - Bloomberg
Feb 5th 2013, 10:04


Rio Tinto Is in Mozambique Talks on New Coal Transportation Plan
Bloomberg
Rio Tinto Group (RIO), the world's second- largest mining company, said it's in talks with the Mozambique government as it seeks a new plan to enable coal exports from a project in the country. "Our priority now is to find a suitable infrastructure ...

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Under Obama, coal country fights for its way of life - Reuters
Feb 5th 2013, 08:10


Under Obama, coal country fights for its way of life
Reuters
BEALLSVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - Leon Lieser has been a coal miner 49 years, his bent fingers testament to his first job, loading coal by hand into a bucket. Mining also led to a hip replacement and a knee replacement. He loves his job and his industry ...

Coal scam protest: 'We will not apply for bail', Kejriwal says - Times of India
Feb 5th 2013, 06:48


Times of India

Coal scam protest: 'We will not apply for bail', Kejriwal says
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, who will appear before a court for breaching prohibitory orders while protesting outside the residences of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi in August last year, on ...
Arvind Kejriwal not to seek bail in coal scam protest case Hindustan Times
Coal scam protest case: Arvind Kejriwal not to be arrested Sahara Samay
LIVE: Arvind Kejriwal To Go To Jail For Protesting Outside PM'S Residence? Daily Bhaskar
NDTV
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Five Energy/Environment Hill Staffers to Watch - National Journal
Feb 5th 2013, 05:25


Five Energy/Environment Hill Staffers to Watch
National Journal
Congress is unlikely to tackle any major energy and environment legislation through regular order. So if any sliver of policy does get through either or both chambers, it will be thanks to the small cadre of energy and environment aides in ...

RPT-Red tape trips up France's green energy hopes for wind power - Reuters
Feb 4th 2013, 10:01


RPT-Red tape trips up France's green energy hopes for wind power
Reuters
Hollande wants to see France boost its renewable energy output from sources such as wind and solar power while closing the oldest of its nuclear plants and eschewing shale gas development. But legal wrangling that threatens to drag on for months has ...

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