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Colorado court strikes down local fees for oil and gas wells - Denver Business Journal (blog)
May 10th 2013, 00:50


Denver iJournal

Colorado court strikes down local fees for oil and gas wells
Denver Business Journal (blog)
The court ruling, issued Thursday, said the three-judge panel reviewed the state law and "we conclude that the plain language of section 34-60-106(15), C.R.S. 2012, which is part of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act, prohibits the town from imposing ...
Bill to raise Colorado oil and gas fines dies Denver Post
Gov . Hickenlooper orders state's oil and gas agency to review its fines ... Longmont Daily Times-Call
Hickenlooper orders state to review oil and gas fines The Coloradoan
kdvr.com  - KKCO-TV
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UW chemist's coal project gets crowdfunded — in record time - The Seattle Times
May 10th 2013, 00:26


UW chemist's coal project gets crowdfunded — in record time
The Seattle Times
One thing we now know, if we didn't already: Coal is hot. A UW professor's campaign to see if the public would finance his air-quality research on coal trains has been answered in record time — with a resounding yes. Atmospheric chemist Dan Jaffe's ...

Untapped potential: factors keeping oil and gas big players from Irish shores - Irish Times
May 10th 2013, 00:00


Irish Times

Untapped potential: factors keeping oil and gas big players from Irish shores
Irish Times
A single commercial oil or gas find in Irish waters could provide close to 800 jobs for 31 years and deliver €4.5 billion in corporate taxes to the exchequer, according to a report published yesterday. Ten such fields could deliver €45 billion to State ...
Drilling 'has 10000 jobs potential' Irish Examiner

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'Unconventional' energy: rise of women in oil and gas industry - Christian Science Monitor
May 9th 2013, 21:30


Christian Science Monitor

'Unconventional' energy: rise of women in oil and gas industry
Christian Science Monitor
Nearly half of new oil and gas jobs in the US went to women in the first three months of this year, according to an analysis. Men still dominate the field, but new technologies are diversifying the workforce of the oil and gas industry. By David J ...
Myanmar to Boost Local Firms Involvement in Oil, Gas Rigzone

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Orphaned oil and gas wells on the rise in Wyoming - WyoFile
May 9th 2013, 21:27


WyoFile

Orphaned oil and gas wells on the rise in Wyoming
WyoFile
Oil and gas companies are walking away from non-productive or marginally-commercial wells at an increasing rate here in Wyoming. Dustin Bleizeffer. There are some 1,200 "orphaned" wells in Wyoming that have not been properly plugged and reclaimed, ...

Shale gas: green groups condemn methane flaring plans for wells - The Guardian
May 9th 2013, 20:39


The Guardian

Shale gas: green groups condemn methane flaring plans for wells
The Guardian
The two companies exploring for shale gas in the UK have confirmed that they intend to flare methane gas from their wells in a move that has been condemned by environmentalists. It is likely to be the most visible sign of the fracking revolution that ...
Coming to sites across the UK soon – fracking flares The Independent
Cuadrilla to drill for shale gas in home counties for first time The Guardian

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3 Dividend Stocks Blown Higher by the Oil and Gas Boom - Motley Fool
May 9th 2013, 19:36


3 Dividend Stocks Blown Higher by the Oil and Gas Boom
Motley Fool
The North Dakota Industrial Commission predicts that its state's electricity demand will jump 88% between 2012 and 2017, and it's not because its 700,000 citizens are all buying hot tubs. Making energy costs energy, and oil and natural gas booms are ...

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Republicans boycott environment agency vote - Financial Times
May 9th 2013, 18:42


U.S. News & World Report

Republicans boycott environment agency vote
Financial Times
Gina McCarthy's prospects of leading the Environmental Protection Agency were thrown into doubt on Thursday when Republicans boycotted a crucial vote on her nomination. Democrats were livid when Republican members failed to show up to a meeting of ...
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Delays Gina McCarthy ... eNews Park Forest
Obama's EPA nominee stalled as Republicans boycott vote Yahoo! News
David Vitter, other Republicans block confirmation vote on EPA nominee NOLA.com
Litchfield County Times  - The Hill (blog)
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TVA names chief for coal and gas - Knoxville News Sentinel
May 9th 2013, 18:41


Chattanooga Times Free Press

TVA names chief for coal and gas
Knoxville News Sentinel
TVA announced today it has promoted James R. "Bob" Dalrymple to oversee its coal and gas operations. Dalrymple, who was in charge of TVA's gas operations, has been named senior vice president of coal and gas operations. He will be in charge of TVA's ...
TVA promotes James Dalrymple to head coal and gas Chattanooga Times Free Press

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Oregon coal export site bites the dust: More pressure on Washington? - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
May 9th 2013, 18:10


Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

Oregon coal export site bites the dust: More pressure on Washington?
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Three of six coal port sites — including Grays Harbor in Washington — have now bitten the dust. Two big project proposals remain in Washington, the Millennium Bulk Terminals site in Longview, Wash., and the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal at Cherry ...
Some Northwest coal efforts fade The Columbian
Plans shelved for coal export terminal in Oregon Los Angeles Times
Another Northwest coal export project falls by the wayside; Kinder Morgan ... OregonLive.com
ThinkProgress  - The Seattle Times  - Crosscut
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Why Sequestration is Good News for the Environment - GovExec.com
May 9th 2013, 18:08


Why Sequestration is Good News for the Environment
GovExec.com
Environmentalists have already been trying to stop the sales by suing the BLM for not considering the environmental impacts of fracking, which involves injecting chemical-laced water under high pressure into wells to break up subterranean rock ...

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What Are The Consequences of Fracking When Investing in Oil Wells?
May 9th 2013, 17:57

What Are The Consequences of Fracking When Investing in Oil Wells? http://theelevationgroup.com/oil-gas-fracking Hydraulic fracturing is the fracturing of va...
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Urban Trees Store Carbon, Enhance the Environment, Provide Economic Benefits - USDA.gov (press release) (blog)
May 9th 2013, 17:53


Press-Enterprise (blog)

Urban Trees Store Carbon, Enhance the Environment, Provide Economic Benefits
USDA.gov (press release) (blog)
"With expanding urbanization, city trees and forests are becoming increasingly important to sustain the health and well-being of our environment and human population," according to Nowak. "Carbon storage and sequestration is just one of many potential ...
CLIMATE CHANGE: Carbon-storing trees have economic benefits Press-Enterprise (blog)

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Report: Energy Dept. Spent More Than $11M Per Green Job Created - CBS Local
May 9th 2013, 17:30


Report: Energy Dept. Spent More Than $11M Per Green Job Created
CBS Local
The Institute for Energy Research report revealed that the Energy Department has doled out $26 billion in taxpayer-funded loans to green energy companies, helping to create 2,298 permanent jobs. That equates to $11.45 million per job created for these ...
Each Green Job Obama Created Cost $11 Million FrontPage Magazine

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Street lamps in Scotland could switch to 100% low-energy bulbs - The Guardian
May 9th 2013, 17:00


Street lamps in Scotland could switch to 100% low-energy bulbs
The Guardian
But the environment group WWF Scotland said its figures suggested that street lighting caused a significant amount of carbon emissions. The 40,000 street lights in Aberdeenshire are responsible for 8,750 tonnes of CO2, with energy bills hitting £1.6m ...

Larimer Co. public lands leased for oil and gas drilling - The Coloradoan
May 9th 2013, 16:30


Larimer Co. public lands leased for oil and gas drilling
The Coloradoan
That's how much it cost an undisclosed oil and gas company to lease about 2,160 acres of Larimer County public land from the federal government Thursday to possibly build a new oil field northwest of Red Feather Lakes. The land is on Bull Mountain in ...

Why Wyoming Coal Still Powers Natural Gas-Rich Oklahoma - StateImpact Oklahoma
May 9th 2013, 15:00


Why Wyoming Coal Still Powers Natural Gas-Rich Oklahoma
StateImpact Oklahoma
And it now accounts for about 40 percent of the state's power generation. Hydroelectric and renewable sources— mainly wind — provide some too. But when you flip a light switch, chances are that electricity came from burning coal we get from Wyoming.

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Prince Charles attacks global warming sceptics - The Guardian
May 9th 2013, 14:29


The Guardian

Prince Charles attacks global warming sceptics
The Guardian
The Prince of Wales has criticised "corporate lobbyists" and climate change sceptics for turning the earth into a "dying patient", in his most outspoken attack yet on the world's failure to tackle global warming, made shortly before he is to take over ...
Ignoring climate change turns world into 'dying patient', says Prince Charles Telegraph.co.uk

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Green energy triumph: $11000000.00 spent per job created - Human Events
May 9th 2013, 14:17


Human Events

Green energy triumph: $11000000.00 spent per job created
Human Events
"Without much fanfare, the Department of Energy (DOE) recently updated the list of loan guarantee projects on its website," the Institute for Energy Research noticed on Wednesday. "Unlike in 2008, when Barack Obama pledged to create 5 million jobs over ...
Report: Energy Dept. spent $11 million per green job Daily Caller
Department of Energy Spends $11.25 Million to Create Each New Green Job OilPrice.com
The Department of Energy Spends $11 Million Per Job Wind - Canada Free Press Canada Free Press

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House green lights new solar energy standard - Twin Cities Daily Planet
May 9th 2013, 13:58


Twin Cities Daily Planet

House green lights new solar energy standard
Twin Cities Daily Planet
Lawmakers moved the state toward a set of stepped-up renewable energy standards on Tuesday after the House passed an omnibus energy policy bill 70-63 following a contentious six-hour debate. The state's first solar energy target, a solar energy ...
Solar woes: Northern Minnesota "carved out" of new solar power bill Examiner.com

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Oxford students and alumni to protest over Shell Earth sciences funding - The Guardian
May 9th 2013, 13:39


The Guardian

Oxford students and alumni to protest over Shell Earth sciences funding
The Guardian
Oxford alumni including environmental campaigner Jonathon Porritt and solar entrepreneur Jeremy Leggett yesterday called Shell "a particularly inappropriate choice of funder" in a letter published in the Guardian. The funding over five years will ...

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IMG agrees on 10% stake sale in Coal India, may fetch Rs 17000 crore - Economic Times
May 9th 2013, 13:26


Economic Times

IMG agrees on 10% stake sale in Coal India, may fetch Rs 17000 crore
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: An Inter-ministerial Group (IMG), has approved 10 per cent equity sale in Coal India which is expected to fetch over Rs 17,000 crore to the government. At present, the government holds 90 per cent stake in Coal India Ltd (CIL). "Yesterday ...
Coal Industry Stung as Terror Cuts Explosives: Corporate India Bloomberg
Govt to invite bids from bankers, advisers for Coal India stake sale: sources Reuters India
India coal imports hit record high on slow domestic output: sources Hindustan Times
Resource Investing News  - CoalGuru.com
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Hydraulic Fracturing: Key Dem Says Obama Caved on BLM Frack Rule ... - Inside Climate News
May 9th 2013, 13:12


Hydraulic Fracturing: Key Dem Says Obama Caved on BLM Frack Rule ...
Inside Climate News
A key House Democrat today criticized the Obama administration's proposal for regulating hydraulic fracturing on public land, saying it appears to be watering down the rule "under pressure from industry." "The Interior Department seems to be making the ...

Europe Coal Use to Fall 26% as Plants Close, Deutsche Bank Says - Bloomberg
May 9th 2013, 13:04


Economic Times

Europe Coal Use to Fall 26% as Plants Close, Deutsche Bank Says
Bloomberg
The declining European consumption will outpace a 4.7 percent a year cut in coal output within the region, according to the report. Annual global output capacity growth will need to fall to 1 percent a year from 3 percent to meet seaborne thermal coal ...
Coal market to remain oversupplied this decade: Deutsche Bank Economic Times
China's gloal to curb energy intensity reduces coal-to-power demand ... Gas to Power Journal

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Karen Agustiawan among world's 15 most powerful female oil-and-gas figures - Jakarta Post
May 9th 2013, 12:19


Jakarta Post

Karen Agustiawan among world's 15 most powerful female oil-and-gas figures
Jakarta Post
Karen Agustiawan, the first woman to lead state-owned oil and gas firm PT Pertamina, is one of the names included in the London-based event company Terrapin's 15 Most Influential Female Executives in the Oil and Gas Industry. The 54-year-old Pertamina ...

Insecticide spraying will be expanded to control pest caterpillar - The Guardian
May 9th 2013, 12:05


The Guardian

Insecticide spraying will be expanded to control pest caterpillar
The Guardian
Lord de Mauley, parliamentary under secretary at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), said: "Tree health is a priority for us and this pest not only affects our trees but can also cause skin irritation in people and animals.

Libyan Council for Oil and Gas at OTC Houston, Texas - Libya Herald
May 9th 2013, 11:53


Libya Herald

Libyan Council for Oil and Gas at OTC Houston, Texas
Libya Herald
The Libyan Council for Oil and Gas (LCOG), the body that represents Libyan oil and gas private sector companies, participated with a delegation from the Libyan Business Council at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC 2013) Houston, Texas, USA from ...

Army Steamrolls $7 Billion In Renewable Energy Projects, Sequester Or No ... - CleanTechnica
May 9th 2013, 11:04


Army Steamrolls $7 Billion In Renewable Energy Projects, Sequester Or No ...
CleanTechnica
The U.S. Army has just launched the first in a series of renewable energy contracts that will eventually total $7 billion by the end of this year, using power purchase agreements along with a standard procurement tool that is expected to crush any ...

Yingli Green Energy to Supply 220 MW PV Modules for China Power Investment ... - PR Newswire (press release)
May 9th 2013, 10:02


Crazy Joys

Yingli Green Energy to Supply 220 MW PV Modules for China Power Investment ...
PR Newswire (press release)
BAODING, China, May 9, 2013 /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 ("PV") ...
Yingli Green Energy To Supply 220 MW Of PV Modules In China Solar Industry
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE:YGE) wins CPI ... Crazy Joys
Yingli to supply 220MW in China reNews
PV-Tech
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Tauron Profit Beats Estimates on One-Time Green Energy Gains - Bloomberg
May 9th 2013, 06:56


Tauron Profit Beats Estimates on One-Time Green Energy Gains
Bloomberg
Tauron booked a one-time gain of 169 million zloty in its sales business after a decline in prices of green certificates that power suppliers have to buy to meet green energy quota, it said in a separate e-mailed statement. The average price of green ...

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This scientist needs your help to study air pollution from coal trains - Grist
May 9th 2013, 03:32


This scientist needs your help to study air pollution from coal trains
Grist
Dan Jaffe, an atmospheric sciences professor at the University of Washington-Bothell, thinks that's a fair question to consider as Washington state grapples with whether to allow the construction of coal-export terminals that could triple the amount of ...
UW chemist says 'All aboard' for coal train fight: 200 wiseguy words OregonLive.com

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Green Energy Ohio plans tours, workshops in Dublin - ThisWeekNews
May 9th 2013, 02:41


Green Energy Ohio plans tours, workshops in Dublin
ThisWeekNews
Dublin's green reputation will grow this weekend as Green Energy Ohio hosts two days of tours, meetings and workshops there. The two-day event May 17 and 18 at various Dublin locations will include Green Energy Ohio's statewide spring tour, reception, ...

Thompson: Swarm of misinformation surrounds the process of hydraulic fracturing
May 9th 2013, 02:40

Remarks: Mr. Speaker, I have the privilege of serving as co-chairman of the Congressional Natural Gas Caucus, a bipartisan group working to promote the impor...
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Hickenlooper orders Oil and Gas Commission to consider tougher fines - Denver Post
May 9th 2013, 00:24


Hickenlooper orders Oil and Gas Commission to consider tougher fines
Denver Post
Gov. John Hickenlooper signed an executive order Wednesday directing the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission to consider toughening its enforcement and fines for regulatory violations. The review was ordered after a bill increasing the maximum fine for ...

Solar Power Helps Monitor Carbon Fuels
May 8th 2013, 21:29

Oil and natural gas companies are using more solar power to provide electricity to power remote monitoring stations after the hydraulic fracturing crews have...
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Export coal deal stalls as companies renegotiate Montana mine sale - OregonLive.com
May 8th 2013, 19:54


San Francisco Chronicle

Export coal deal stalls as companies renegotiate Montana mine sale
OregonLive.com
View full sizeAn undated file photo provided by Ambre Energy shows a dragline moving earth at the Decker Coal Mine in Decker, Mont. Court documents show Cloud Peak Energy and Australia-based Ambre Energy are renegotiating the terms of a deal that ...
Export coal deal stalls as companies renegotiate Seattle Post Intelligencer

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Coal trains fire up UW chemist - The Seattle Times (blog)
May 8th 2013, 03:25


Coal trains fire up UW chemist
The Seattle Times (blog)
As he wrote on a website: "We need to know what will be the likely air quality and human health impacts from trains in our region before making decisions on shipping coal by rail. Unfortunately none of the federal, state or local agencies are able to ...

Solar Power Helps Monitor Carbon Fuels
May 7th 2013, 20:45

Oil and natural gas companies are using more solar power to provide electricity to power remote monitoring stations after the hydraulic fracturing crews have...
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Fracking regulation is states' turf, 13 states tell EPA - Tulsa World
May 7th 2013, 09:17


HNN Huntingtonnews.net

Fracking regulation is states' turf, 13 states tell EPA
Tulsa World
"The purpose of the study is to assess the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources, if any, and to identify the driving factors that may affect the severity and frequency of such impacts," an EPA summary stated ...
EPA lowers estimates of greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas production Midland Reporter-Telegram
12 States Send Letter to EPA Warning Not to Employ Backdoor "Sue and Settle ... Daily Ardmoreite

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