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BLM endorses Campbell County coal mine expansion - Casper Star-Tribune - Casper Star-Tribune Online
May 1st 2013, 23:57


BLM endorses Campbell County coal mine expansion - Casper Star-Tribune
Casper Star-Tribune Online
The federal government has approved plans to expand mining in northern Campbell County, potentially making available 167 million tons of coal. The Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday announced that a record of decision is available for the ...
BLM decision on Powder River Basin coal tract under 30-day review WyoFile

all 3 news articles »

Rocks in India Coal Supply Means More Power Blackouts: Energy - Bloomberg
May 1st 2013, 23:20


Rocks in India Coal Supply Means More Power Blackouts: Energy
Bloomberg
Dharmendra Kumar owes his job to rocks masquerading as coal. He drives a payloader at NTPC Ltd. (NTPC), the country's largest electricity producer, scooping out boulders from mountains of coal disgorged from open-topped railway cars. He drops the ...

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Colorado House approves bill raising oil and gas water testing rules - Denver Business Journal (blog)
May 1st 2013, 22:40


kdvr.com

Colorado House approves bill raising oil and gas water testing rules
Denver Business Journal (blog)
Colorado's oil and gas companies working in the booming Wattenberg field north of Denver would be required to step up their tests of groundwater before and after new wells are drilled under a bill working its way through the state Legislature. HB 1316 ...
Strengthened bill to alter makeup, mission of Colo. oil and gas commission ... kdvr.com
Frequently fined Loveland oil company could face $10000 penalty The Coloradoan
Bill Would Remove Industry From Colorado Oil and Gas Commission NGI's Shale Daily (subscription)
Northern Colorado Business Report  - Holyoke Enterprise  - Cortez Journal
all 11 news articles »

Boulder County to hold public hearing on oil and gas development road impact ... - Longmont Daily Times-Call
May 1st 2013, 22:30


Boulder County to hold public hearing on oil and gas development road impact ...
Longmont Daily Times-Call
The transportation impact fees would be based in part on a consultant's study of the wear and tear oil and gas development could have on Boulder County roadways, and improvements that might have to be made to some roads to accommodate that traffic.

Oil And Gas Job Fair Connects Employers With Employees - WBOY-TV
May 1st 2013, 22:07


Oil And Gas Job Fair Connects Employers With Employees
WBOY-TV
This year, organizers said they're branching out, including companies that support the oil and gas industry, and places for people to train for those jobs. Regardless of where people end up working, many jobs can turn into a career for people who are ...

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Coal emerges as Cinderella at China's energy ball - Financial Times
May 1st 2013, 21:34


Coal emerges as Cinderella at China's energy ball
Financial Times
Coal conversion, a process that transforms coal into liquid or gaseous fuel, presents a means by which China can reduce both its emissions as well as its reliance on imported energy. However, while the country will increasingly consume energy produced ...

The Beginning of the End for Australian Coal? - TakePart
May 1st 2013, 21:29


TakePart

The Beginning of the End for Australian Coal?
TakePart
John Connor is one of the report's authors and CEO of The Climate Institute, a Sydney-based independent research organization focused solely on the issue of climate change. His group's findings indicate that Australia's coal reserves will become ...

Green Plains Renewable Energy's CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings ... - Seeking Alpha
May 1st 2013, 21:24


Green Plains Renewable Energy's CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings ...
Seeking Alpha
We are here to discuss our quarterly financial results and recent developments for Green Plains Renewable Energy. There is a slide presentation for you to follow along with as we go through our comments today. You can find this presentation on our ...
Investing Ideas: Renewable Energy Stock to Watch - Ethanol Stock Green Plains ... InvestorIdeas.com (press release)
Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE) Posts Quarterly Earnings, Beats ... The Utah People's Post
Green Plains Renewable Energy Earnings: Here's Why Investors are Buying ... Wall St. Cheat Sheet
Omaha World-Herald
all 6 news articles »

Study links insecticide use to invertebrate die-offs - The Guardian
May 1st 2013, 21:01


The Guardian

Study links insecticide use to invertebrate die-offs
The Guardian
A recent report by MPs on the UK parliament's green watchdog, the environmental audit committee, concluded that the EU approval process for pesticides was flawed and opaque. "The entire pesticide approval process needs an urgent overhaul," said de ...

Companies line up to drill after survey shows Dakota oil, gas fields far ... - Fox News
May 1st 2013, 20:23


Minneapolis Star Tribune

Companies line up to drill after survey shows Dakota oil, gas fields far ...
Fox News
The new U.S. Geological Survey estimates there are 7.4 billion barrels of oil, 6.7 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and 0.53 billion barrels of natural gas liquids in the Bakken and Three Forks Formations in the Williston Basin Province of Montana ...
Estimates of US Oil and Gas Multiply Yahoo! News
Feds: ND oil, gas reserves much greater than thought The Hill (blog)
USGS Releases New Oil and Gas Assessment for Bakken and Three Forks ... eNews Park Forest
Minneapolis Star Tribune  - Oil & Gas Journal  - KFYR-TV
all 56 news articles »

General Motors urges Obama and Congress to unite on climate change - The Guardian
May 1st 2013, 19:15


The Guardian

General Motors urges Obama and Congress to unite on climate change
The Guardian
General Motors called on Barack Obama and Congress to work together on climate change on Wednesday, saying the effort would be good for business. GM, which makes the plug-in Chevy Volt, was the first of the big three car makers to sign on to a new ...

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The Clean Railroads Act: The Oil and Gas Industry Exemption You've Never ... - StateImpact Pennsylvania
May 1st 2013, 19:04


The Clean Railroads Act: The Oil and Gas Industry Exemption You've Never ...
StateImpact Pennsylvania
The Clean Railroads Act was meant to close a legal loophole and increase state and local oversight of polluted rail yards across the country, but it left open a smaller loophole for oil and gas waste. The federal Clean Railroads Act of 2008 was meant ...

Red Flag a test of ISR capabilities in combat environment - AirForceTimes.com
May 1st 2013, 18:32


Red Flag a test of ISR capabilities in combat environment
AirForceTimes.com
The Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency's entry into the service's top combat exercise was just a first step in the integration, with future exercises expected to test how the service can collect information in a contested ...

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UK's largest coal producer 'seeks voluntary liquidation' - The Guardian
May 1st 2013, 18:10


The Guardian

UK's largest coal producer 'seeks voluntary liquidation'
The Guardian
UK Coal said this week that it is holding talks "with a wide range of interested parties" over the future of its last two deep mines – Kellingsley in North Yorkshire and Thoresby in Nottinghamshire – as well as six open-cast mines in north and central ...
UPDATE 2-UK Coal strives to save mines after crippling fire Reuters
Britain's largest coal miner UK Coal 'plans voluntary liquidation' Telegraph.co.uk
UK Coal says in talks on future of remaining mines Reuters UK
Sky News  - Financial Times  - BBC News
all 18 news articles »

Report: Illinois coal enjoyed record exports in 2012 - Chicago Sun-Times
May 1st 2013, 18:04


San Francisco Chronicle

Report: Illinois coal enjoyed record exports in 2012
Chicago Sun-Times
The Illinois Office of Coal Development said Wednesday the report it had done by Energy Ventures Analysis Inc. showed 13 million tons of Illinois coal was exported last year. That's a five-fold increase from the 2.5 million tons shipped out of the U.S ...
Report: Ill. coal enjoyed record exports in 2012 Houston Chronicle
Illinois Ranks As Worst Rogue Coal State: Strip Mine Permit to Serial Violator ... Huffington Post (blog)
Illinois coal output, demand is on the rise Belleville News Democrat

all 5 news articles »

When it comes to the environment, many conservatives don't like conserving - Ars Technica
May 1st 2013, 17:53


Ars Technica

When it comes to the environment, many conservatives don't like conserving
Ars Technica
Energy efficiency is often a hard sell in the US. Energy efficient devices can require a bit more money up front, which is then paid back gradually often over the course of several years. But a new study in the latest edition of PNAS suggests that the ...
Pro-Environment Light Bulb Labeling Turns Off Conservatives, Study Finds National Geographic
Conservative US shoppers turned off by eco-friendly lightbulbs, study finds The Guardian
Who Wants to Buy a Pro-Environment Light Bulb? Not Conservatives or ... Science World Report
Treehugger (blog)  - Eureka! Science News
all 19 news articles »

CU-Boulder announces plans for 2 new colleges focusing on media, environment - The Daily Camera
May 1st 2013, 17:28


CU-Boulder announces plans for 2 new colleges focusing on media, environment
The Daily Camera
The proposed college of the environment and sustainability, Moore said, would "bring together some of the finest researchers and teachers on the campus" in disciplines that include environmental science, environmental policy and environmental design ...
CU-Boulder moves ahead on creating new colleges focusing on media ... CU Boulder News & Events

all 5 news articles »

Green-energy groups slam Duke Energy in ad - Charlotte Observer
May 1st 2013, 17:00


Green-energy groups slam Duke Energy in ad
Charlotte Observer
Greenpeace and NC WARN, a Durham advocacy group, attacked Duke Energy's environmental record Wednesday in a full-page Observer ad the day before Duke's annual shareholder meeting. Protests focused on Duke's contributions to global warming are ...
Greenpeace Scolds Duke's Jim Rogers on the Environment Businessweek

all 17 news articles »

Chris Matthews: Gun Control Advocates Also For World Peace, Jobs, Environment - NewsBusters (blog)
May 1st 2013, 16:26


NewsBusters (blog)

Chris Matthews: Gun Control Advocates Also For World Peace, Jobs, Environment
NewsBusters (blog)
Matthews, picking up on this idea, attempted to glorify the gun control crowd: "Let's keep reminding ourselves that a lot of people who are for gun safety also are for world peace, also for jobs, also for the environment. People who are for guns are ...

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SCAQMD first in California to regulate hydraulic fracturing - Lexology (registration)
May 1st 2013, 15:59


San Francisco Chronicle

SCAQMD first in California to regulate hydraulic fracturing
Lexology (registration)
The possible benefits (and possible burdens) of hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") in California have received significant media attention lately. Much of this attention has focused on the exploitation of the Monterey Shale Formation, an oil-rich ...
California Fracking Moratorium: Trio Of Bills Would Halt Controversial ... Huffington Post
California Proposal for Fracking Moratorium Clears Panel Bloomberg
Lawmakers advance bill to halt oil fracking GoErie.com
San Francisco Bay Guardian  - SCVNEWS.com  - KTVU San Francisco
all 29 news articles »

Coalgate: Coal ministry hands over about 730 files to CBI - Times of India
May 1st 2013, 15:59


Times of India

Coalgate: Coal ministry hands over about 730 files to CBI
Times of India
Last month, the coal minister Pratik Prakashbapu Patil had said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha that the CBI after registering preliminary enquiries (PEs) has since requisitioned files and documents in original from the coal ministry. He had also ...
Coal-Gate: PM reportedly asked law officers if he is an accused in the coal case NDTV
Never interfered in CBI coal scam report: attorney general Vahanvati Hindustan Times
Coal scam: Queried by partymen, Ashwani Kumar insists he did no wrong Indian Express
IBNLive  - Mumbai Mirror
all 322 news articles »

Extremely important graph: Cost of solar headed for parity with coal and gas ... - Treehugger (blog)
May 1st 2013, 15:45


Treehugger (blog)

Extremely important graph: Cost of solar headed for parity with coal and gas ...
Treehugger (blog)
Not too long ago I posted a graph by the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) that shows all solar efficiency breakthroughs since 1975 on a single chart. I found it fascinating to see just how much progress was being made in all the various types of ...

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Greenpeace Scolds Duke's Jim Rogers on the Environment - Businessweek
May 1st 2013, 15:09


Greenpeace Scolds Duke's Jim Rogers on the Environment
Businessweek
Greenpeace and a local environmental group called NC WARN bought a full-page ad in the May 1 edition of the Charlotte Observer to scold Rogers for not having done nearly enough. "Jim Rogers has seven months to determine how history will remember ...

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Another View: Obama still stuck in the 'green' energy rut - NewHampshire.com
May 1st 2013, 13:21


Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)

Another View: Obama still stuck in the 'green' energy rut
NewHampshire.com
My colleague Mary Hutzler recently updated Congress on the surge in federal subsidies for renewable energies that has wasted taxpayer money, shifted jobs from consumer-driven industries, and infested entrepreneurial capitalism with corporate welfare.
OREC and Bullfrog Power(R) Partner to Grow Community Renewable Energy in ... Electric Light & Power
Riverside County passes on $700000 renewable energy development grant The Desert Sun (blog)
Green Economy: Renewable energy to power GDP growth in times of slowdown Utility Products
Sampan  - Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)  - Worcester Business Journal
all 95 news articles »

Alex Salmond: Afghanistan 'an inherently dangerous environment' - Telegraph.co.uk
May 1st 2013, 13:16


Alex Salmond: Afghanistan 'an inherently dangerous environment'
Telegraph.co.uk
"Obviously everything is being done to maximise the safety of our troops, but this is an inherently difficult and dangerous environment and that is why we admire so much the young men and women, who in the knowledge of that go in without complaint and ...

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What Is The Future of Coal? - Forbes
May 1st 2013, 12:14


What Is The Future of Coal?
Forbes
While the coal lobby has fought tenaciously, utilities are ditching their older and dirtier — but still workable — power plants built around the 1950s. Instead, they are installing modern pollution controls and experimenting with advanced coal ...

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Wonkbook: North Dakota has way, way more oil and gas than we thought - Washington Post (blog)
May 1st 2013, 10:51


Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)

Wonkbook: North Dakota has way, way more oil and gas than we thought
Washington Post (blog)
The Interior Dept. just doubled and tripled their oil and gas estimates for North Dakota. "Technological advancements have made the unconventional fossil fuels in North Dakota's Three Forks formation "technically recoverable," the Interior Department's ...
EPA Report Confirms Oil and Gas Sector is Among Nation's Worst Climate ... Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)
EPA: Oil and gas production releasing less methane Wichita Business Journal

all 29 news articles »

UK nuclear power plans are 'Soviet', says EU energy commissioner - The Guardian
May 1st 2013, 10:44


The Guardian

UK nuclear power plans are 'Soviet', says EU energy commissioner
The Guardian
... they impart to be reported. But Mark Johnston, a well-known environmental expert on the Brussels scene, tweeted Oettinger's unscripted comment, which EurActiv understands was made in response to a "knockabout" question by a high-profile UKIP MEP.

UK government failing legal duty on air pollution, supreme court rules - The Guardian
May 1st 2013, 10:24


Channel 4 News

UK government failing legal duty on air pollution, supreme court rules
The Guardian
"The ruling marks a turning point in the fight for clean air and will pile the pressure on the environment secretary, Owen Paterson. He must now come up with an ambitious plan to protect people from carcinogenic diesel fumes. Until now, his only policy ...
UK government broke EU air quality law, supreme court says Reuters

all 17 news articles »

Railroads Gain on Coal Shipping Rebound From Record Low: Freight - Bloomberg
May 1st 2013, 09:48


Business Standard

Railroads Gain on Coal Shipping Rebound From Record Low: Freight
Bloomberg
Railroads in the U.S. such as Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) and Burlington Northern Santa Fe may be rolling past the record slump in coal volume as costlier natural gas and summer weather rekindle demand from the nation's power plants. The seven largest ...
James River Coal Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call ... Seeking Alpha
Coal, gas and misaligned priorities Business Standard

all 4 news articles »

Can Green Energy Tax Cuts Help Beat Global Warming? - Triple Pundit - Triple Pundit
May 1st 2013, 09:04


Can Green Energy Tax Cuts Help Beat Global Warming? - Triple Pundit
Triple Pundit
Most people hate paying taxes. In this video interview (see below), Rod Richardson, the blogger behind Green Energy Tax Cuts, puts forward a unique spin on the polarized politics and issues on climate change we face today–fight global warming by ...

Verizon Launches Green Energy Project to Power 19 Company Facilities Across ... - FierceTelecom
May 1st 2013, 08:33


Digital Trends

Verizon Launches Green Energy Project to Power 19 Company Facilities Across ...
FierceTelecom
When completed next year, the project will enable Verizon to annually generate more than 70 million kilowatt hours of its own green energy -- enough to power more than 6,000 single-family homes a year -- while eliminating more than 10,000 metric tons ...
The Union Between High-Tech and Green-Tech is a Natural One energybiz
Verizon dials up $100m green energy investment Business Green
Verizon looks to green up their power ZDNet
Digital Trends  - Living Green Magazine
all 24 news articles »

Hydraulic fracturing: State Regulatory Roundup Vol. 18 - Lexology (registration)
May 1st 2013, 08:24


Hydraulic fracturing: State Regulatory Roundup Vol. 18
Lexology (registration)
California – A University of California Berkeley study found that neither California's existing drilling regulation nor proposed hydraulic fracturing regulations are sufficient to ensure against the risks it associates with hydraulic fracturing. To ...

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Govt cuts tax obligations for oil and gas companies - Jakarta Post
May 1st 2013, 05:23


Govt cuts tax obligations for oil and gas companies
Jakarta Post
The Edinburgh-based global energy oil and gas research specialist noted that while Malaysia discovered 1.4 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) last year — or 72 percent of the total discoveries in the region — Indonesia only discovered 13 million ...

Hawaii Legislature OKs green energy loan plan - San Francisco Chronicle
May 1st 2013, 04:03


Hawaii Reporter

Hawaii Legislature OKs green energy loan plan
San Francisco Chronicle
HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Legislature spent a full day Tuesday voting on dozens of bills to send to Gov. Neil Abercrombie, including a new loan program to encourage green energy and a plan to stimulate entrepreneurship. The push to vote on most of ...
Hawaii lawmakers pass dozens of bills Thegardenisland.com

all 52 news articles »

In Anaheim, another green energy fiasco - U-T San Diego
Apr 30th 2013, 23:17


The Atlantic Wire

In Anaheim, another green energy fiasco
U-T San Diego
Of all the arguments for the Obama administration's green-energy loan program, one of the worst is that federal aid leverages private capital. Consider Anaheim-based Fisker Automotive. In August 2009, this wannabe plug-in electric hybrid car company ...
How to Sell Conservatives on Energy-Efficient Lightbulbs The Atlantic Wire
Lure Of Easy Money Followed By Tight Control Forced Bankruptcy Of Many ... AutoSpies.com
Both Fisker's Collapse, And Tesla's Profits, Show The Folly Of Government ... Forbes
INAUTONEWS  - Budget & Tax News (blog)
all 13 news articles »

How renewable energy could beat natural gas to the future - Quartz
Apr 30th 2013, 20:55


How renewable energy could beat natural gas to the future
Quartz
Well, today the agency threw caution to the wind and focused on an alternative reality as part of its Annual Energy Outlook, due to be released on May 2. In the latest chapter, EIA examined what the world might look like in 2040 if current renewable ...
Energy Policy Must Be About More Than Prices Shifting Grounds

all 5 news articles »

Average pay for oil and gas workers down 4% - Houston Business Journal (blog)
Apr 30th 2013, 19:25


Christian Science Monitor

Average pay for oil and gas workers down 4%
Houston Business Journal (blog)
Energy Inc. gives you the latest oil, gas, wind and solar energy news from across Texas as well as in-depth reporting and analysis from energy reporters at the Houston, Austin, Dallas and San Antonio business journals and other experts from around the ...
US oil and gas workers see pay fall. Sign of trouble for energy? Christian Science Monitor
Hart Energy's Energy Capital Conference: It's Not All About The Money Oil and Gas Investor (registration)
Rigzone announces average compensation drops for oil and gas professionals ... Your Oil and Gas News (press release)
Wilson County News  - Billings Gazette  - McLeansboro Times Leader
all 44 news articles »

Wal-Mart Betting Big on Green Energy - Motley Fool
Apr 30th 2013, 14:00


Hydrogen Fuel News

Wal-Mart Betting Big on Green Energy
Motley Fool
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT ) isn't known as a company with an eye on the environment, but it's quietly become one of the largest renewable energy producers in the world. Its latest Global Responsibility Report highlighted just how much the company is using ...
On Climate, What Walmart Says vs. What It Does Huffington Post

all 7 news articles »

Global Warming Alarm: Continued Cooling May Jeopardize Climate Science ... - Forbes
Apr 30th 2013, 12:02


Global Warming Alarm: Continued Cooling May Jeopardize Climate Science ...
Forbes
And that amount pales in comparison with the hundreds of $ billions we spend on generous subsidies, lost tax revenues and inflated consumer costs for otherwise non-competitive "green energy" industries which depend upon those scary climate reports, ...

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No oil and gas on oil and gas commission? The ban plan is back - Denver Business Journal (blog)
Apr 30th 2013, 10:13


No oil and gas on oil and gas commission? The ban plan is back
Denver Business Journal (blog)
The measure removes promotion of the oil and gas industry from the COGCC's mission. It also changes the definition of waste so that state public-safety regulations can get in the way of all resources from being pulled from a well, and also aims to ...

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