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$30m project lets Tag Oil process oil and gas - Taranaki Daily News
Apr 8th 2013, 01:11


$30m project lets Tag Oil process oil and gas
Taranaki Daily News
A $30 million expansion of production facilities at central Taranaki's Cheal oilfield is complete, giving its owner the ability to process oil and gas from all its wells. Up until now Tag Oil hasn't been able to do that, which has meant the company had ...
TAG Oil's Cheal Infrastructure Expansion Complete, Paving Way for Continued ... OilVoice (press release)

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Quest Petroleum closer to spudding Indonesian oil and gas well - Proactive Investors Australia
Apr 8th 2013, 00:26


Proactive Investors Australia

Quest Petroleum closer to spudding Indonesian oil and gas well
Proactive Investors Australia
The Prabu-1 prospect is estimated to up to 59 million barrels (MMbbl) or 340 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of gas in the target Baturaja Limestone and Talang Akar Sandstone Formations, which are the most prolific oil and gas reservoirs in the South Sumatra ...

Man killed in motorcycle crash on Colorado 72 in Coal Creek Canyon - Denver Post
Apr 8th 2013, 00:25


Man killed in motorcycle crash on Colorado 72 in Coal Creek Canyon
Denver Post
A 35-year-old Denver man was killed Sunday morning in Coal Creek Canyon when he crashed his motorcycle in an S curve on Colorado 72. His name was not released Sunday pending notification of his family, the Colorado State Patrol said. The man was ...

Think Tank Takes: North Carolina rethinking renewable energy standard - Washington Examiner
Apr 7th 2013, 22:14


Think Tank Takes: North Carolina rethinking renewable energy standard
Washington Examiner
The overall target for renewable energy includes technology-specific targets of 0.2 percent solar by 2018, 0.2 percent energy recovery from swine waste by 2018, and 900,000 megawatt-hours of electricity derived from poultry waste by 2014.

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Bid to dilute coal price pooling norm - Calcutta Telegraph
Apr 7th 2013, 22:09


Calcutta Telegraph

Bid to dilute coal price pooling norm
Calcutta Telegraph
New Delhi, April 7: The cabinet committee on economic affairs is likely to take stock later this month of its decision to allow the pooling of coal prices after several ministries and most state governments opposed the move, which may raise power ...
Price pooling or cost plus? Coal Ministry seeks opinion of buyers Hindu Business Line
'Must evolve a long-term energy security policy' The Hindu

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Pollutionwatch: When temperatures drop, pollution levels can soar - The Guardian
Apr 7th 2013, 21:54


The Guardian

Pollutionwatch: When temperatures drop, pollution levels can soar
The Guardian
On the 5 and 6 March air pollution reached the maximum value of 10 on the UK's air pollution index – levels where the public are advised to reduce strenuous outdoor physical activity. The easterly air flow that bought cold weather to the UK during ...

100 years ago: The foolish hedge sparrow - The Guardian
Apr 7th 2013, 21:53


The Guardian

100 years ago: The foolish hedge sparrow
The Guardian
A pair of hedge sparrows, foolish birds, built in the hedge between my garden and the road; the heads of passers-by were often level with the nest not many inches distant. The absurdity of the position gave some security, for no one seemed to think of ...

Coal gets 'rogue' status in fight for clean Earth - Sydney Morning Herald
Apr 7th 2013, 21:40


Coal gets 'rogue' status in fight for clean Earth
Sydney Morning Herald
''If the world ever takes climate change seriously, that coal simply has to stay in the ground,'' Mr McKibben said. ''There's no physical way to burn it, or Canada's tar sands, or Venezuela's shale oil, and not go over the red line that almost all ...

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UK aid wasted on South Pacific windfarm fiasco: failed green energy scheme for ... - Daily Mail
Apr 7th 2013, 21:04


Daily Mail

UK aid wasted on South Pacific windfarm fiasco: failed green energy scheme for ...
Daily Mail
Britain has wasted £250,000 of its aid budget trying to bring green electricity to a community of 55 people in the South Pacific. The £1.7million scheme was scrapped after Australian contractors pocketed huge amounts of cash without building any wind ...

Coal's decline comes as oil booms - Financial Times
Apr 7th 2013, 19:42


Coal's decline comes as oil booms
Financial Times
The area provides most of the coal that both Union Pacific and BNSF move. Capacity on rail routes to and from the area was very tight until recently. However, low natural gas prices after the US shale boom have prompted many utilities to drop coal ...

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Tourism threatens pristine Antarctic environment - 3News NZ
Apr 7th 2013, 19:30


3News NZ

Tourism threatens pristine Antarctic environment
3News NZ
They say visitors these days want to do more than just look at the ice and wildlife from their ships – many want to go ashore for adventure tourism and hiking, and that significantly increases the risk for the environmentally fragile continent. Around ...

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Coal mine offers prospect of jobs for Heavener - THV 11
Apr 7th 2013, 17:50


THV 11

Coal mine offers prospect of jobs for Heavener
THV 11
HEAVENER, OK (AP) -The start of underground work on a coal mine in LeFlore County on the Arkansas-Oklahoma border has officials expecting a drop in the county's unemployment rate that is approaching 10 percent. Up to 400 jobs are expected to be ...

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NY Renewable Energy Study Finds New York Could Soon Be Powered By Wind ... - Huffington Post
Apr 7th 2013, 17:27


NY Renewable Energy Study Finds New York Could Soon Be Powered By Wind ...
Huffington Post
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A new study says New York could get the power it needs from wind, water and sunlight by 2030 with a concerted push, though the state's decade-long effort to significantly boost green energy shows how challenging that could be.

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Patriot Coal CEO: givebacks or liquidation - TriCities.com
Apr 7th 2013, 16:47


Patriot Coal CEO: givebacks or liquidation
TriCities.com
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The president and CEO of Patriot Coal says without union concessions from current and retired miners, the company will be forced into liquidation. Bennett Hatfield made the assertion in a commentary published Thursday in the ...
W.Va.: 1000s protest Patriot's attack on mine union, retirees The Militant
Miner workers worried about Patriot bankruptcy CoalGuru.com

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New emissions standards would fuel shift from coal to natural gas - Eureka! Science News
Apr 7th 2013, 16:08


Daily Caller

New emissions standards would fuel shift from coal to natural gas
Eureka! Science News
The cost of complying with tougher EPA air-quality standards could spur an increased shift away from coal and toward natural gas for electricity generation, according to a new Duke University study. The stricter regulations on sulfur dioxide ...
Gas topples coal as king of power Albany Times Union
GA coal plant rushes to beat new EPA emissions rules Daily Caller
New EPA regs give coal plant just two-week window to begin construction Washington Examiner
Creamer Media's Mining Weekly  - The Hill (blog)  - Business Recorder (blog)
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Brewery U-turns on green energy project - The Press, York
Apr 7th 2013, 16:04


Brewery U-turns on green energy project
The Press, York
PART of a North Yorkshire brewery could be dismantled just years after it was built following an unsuccessful green energy project. Selby District Council approved proposals for a biomass boiler at the John Smith's Brewery in Tadcaster, pictured, in ...

True organic food benefits environment, sustainability - Golden Gate Xpress
Apr 7th 2013, 15:16


True organic food benefits environment, sustainability
Golden Gate Xpress
With the increase of organic eating and the high prices that come with it, one should question if eating organically is better for the consumer, the environment or both. There are two main reasons to eat organic. One is that there are fewer pesticides ...

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More oil and gas money going to the state - FuelFix (blog)
Apr 7th 2013, 14:51


FuelFix (blog)

More oil and gas money going to the state
FuelFix (blog)
Oil companies bid more than $11.5 million to drill on state lands, the state's General Land Office announced this week. The bulk of the money — $9.2 million — will go to the Permanent School Fund, which benefits primary and secondary education in Texas.
State Land Office reaped $45M in oil, gas royalties in March Albuquerque Business First

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London's cooking waste to fuel power station - The Guardian
Apr 7th 2013, 13:45


The Guardian

London's cooking waste to fuel power station
The Guardian
Andrew Mercer, chief executive of 2OC, said: "This is good for us, the environment, Thames Water and its customers. "Our renewable power and heat from waste oils and fats is fully sustainable. When Thames doesn't need our output, it will be made ...

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EU 2030 Energy Green Paper: Introduce Oil Import Reduction Targets - CleanTechnica
Apr 7th 2013, 13:10


EU 2030 Energy Green Paper: Introduce Oil Import Reduction Targets
CleanTechnica
The main three goals for 2020 are of course reducing greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 by 20%, getting to a share of renewable energy of 20% (not only of electricity, but of all energy), and increasing energy efficiency (saving energy) by 20% ...

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Noble Energy, Inc. (NBL): This Oil and Gas Driller Begins Taking Care of ... - Insider Monkey (blog)
Apr 7th 2013, 13:06


Insider Monkey (blog)

Noble Energy, Inc. (NBL): This Oil and Gas Driller Begins Taking Care of ...
Insider Monkey (blog)
Oil and gas driller Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NBL) says its Tamar natural gas field off the coast of Israel is finally pumping gas, producing about 300 million cubic feet a day. Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NBL) says its gross resource estimate of Tamar is ...
Noble Energy announces production from Tamar and an increase in resource ... Your Oil and Gas News (press release)
Lebanon added to oil companies' Mediterranean diet MarketWatch (blog)
Gas starts flowing from Israel's Levant Basin, what now? On Line opinion
The Commentator  - Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine
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Sales tax from oil and gas boom boosts economies - New Philadelphia Times Reporter
Apr 7th 2013, 10:03


Sales tax from oil and gas boom boosts economies
New Philadelphia Times Reporter
Huebner Chevrolet in Carrollton has seen a steady increase in vehicle sales in recent months — especially trucks — as companies have moved into the area because of the oil and gas boom. "Last month was a record-setting month for us," said manager ...

Sikhs from Pakistan celebrate Sikh environment day - Times of India
Apr 7th 2013, 09:23


Sikhs from Pakistan celebrate Sikh environment day
Times of India
Ramesh Singh, chairman of Pakistan Sikh council told TOI over phone from Karachi on Sunday that during the Sikh environment day celebrations , representatives of various religious communities including Sikh, Hindu, Christians and Muslims pledged for ...

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Strip mining's deadly footprint: Officials fiddle while coal jobs decline ... - Lexington Herald Leader
Apr 7th 2013, 06:48


Lexington Herald Leader

Strip mining's deadly footprint: Officials fiddle while coal jobs decline ...
Lexington Herald Leader
The most recent addition to this growing body of science is a study by University of West Virginia epidemiologist Michael Hendryx that found residents of an Eastern Kentucky coal county self-reported significantly more cancer, heart disease, asthma and ...

Oil and gas bills flood into Colorado Statehouse - The Daily Camera
Apr 7th 2013, 05:49


Oil and gas bills flood into Colorado Statehouse
The Daily Camera
Drilling for oil and gas has nearly doubled on the Front Range since 2006, sparking local concerns and in response seven legislative bills -- with more possible. Some bills focus on the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, the agency ...
State's commitment to protect Meander will be put to the test as oil and gas ... Youngstown Vindicator

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NTPC may consider setting up imported coal-based projects - Economic Times
Apr 7th 2013, 05:27


Business Standard

NTPC may consider setting up imported coal-based projects
Economic Times
"When we get the details (imported coal cost escalation) then I would be able to comment, then the picture would be more clear for me whether I am interested in setting up an imported coal-based Ultra Mega Power Project," Chairman and Managing Director ...
How Adani shifted base and claimed relief Business Standard

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JOANNA WEISS Left's money play on the environment - Boston Globe
Apr 7th 2013, 05:21


JOANNA WEISS Left's money play on the environment
Boston Globe
In a downtown conference room last Tuesday night, a group of eight Democratic voters, gathered for a focus group, were asked about the state of the environment. They used words like "horrible," "dismal," and "fragile." But when it came to the upcoming ...

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Mills: State oil and gas regulators don't see eye to eye - Times Record News
Apr 7th 2013, 05:12


Mills: State oil and gas regulators don't see eye to eye
Times Record News
It is important to note that the Railroad Commission, the primary regulatory agency over the oil and gas industry, is authorized in the Texas Constitution with three commissioners elected statewide. So, any change will have to be approved by the ...
Do you want an oil & gas czar in Texas? Your Houston News

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