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Pennsylvania's Power Generation Continues a Shift from Coal to Natural Gas - StateImpact Pennsylvania
Jun 6th 2013, 23:04


Pennsylvania's Power Generation Continues a Shift from Coal to Natural Gas
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Natural gas is outpacing coal and wind when it comes to new sources of electricity for a 14-state region that includes Pennsylvania. PJM Interconnection coordinates the wholesale electricity market and manages transmission for an area that stretches ...

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Chile environment permit for Barrick mine was flawed -president - Reuters
Jun 6th 2013, 21:20


Chile environment permit for Barrick mine was flawed -president
Reuters
SANTIAGO, June 6 (Reuters) - Chile President Sebastian Pinera on Thursday blasted the environmental review process that led to a permit for Barrick Gold Corp's now-suspended $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama gold mine project. "The environmental permit of ...

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China-Myanmar oil and gas pipelines to lower energy costs - China Daily
Jun 6th 2013, 20:13


China-Myanmar oil and gas pipelines to lower energy costs
China Daily
The upcoming completion of the China-Myanmar oil and gas pipelines will significantly reduce the cost of China's energy imports and overcome the country's dependence on the Strait of Malacca, experts said. "China's energy security will be further ...
Myanmar as Economic Miracle Hinges on Natural Gas Bounty: Energy Bloomberg

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Montana oil and gas lease sale nets $531563 - Great Falls Tribune
Jun 6th 2013, 19:54


Montana oil and gas lease sale nets $531563
Great Falls Tribune
BILLINGS — Montana officials say an oil and gas lease auction drew successful bids on almost 30,000 acres in 15 counties scattered across the state. Companies submitted bids totaling $531,563 in Tuesday's auction hosted by the Department of Natural ...

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Canaries in the Coal Mine - Huffington Post
Jun 6th 2013, 19:14


Canaries in the Coal Mine
Huffington Post
To protect our First Amendment right of freedom of the press, the Code of Federal Regulations has stringent conditions regarding the government investigations of journalists. Before the government can subpoena a reporter's telephone billing records, ...

Letters: Don't give up on green energy - The Independent
Jun 6th 2013, 18:49


Letters: Don't give up on green energy
The Independent
Many of the UK's top businesses are calling for a target for cleaning up our energy system, because it would give them the confidence to invest in Britain's huge renewable energy resources, creating thousands of new jobs and business opportunities. It ...

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Is fracking regulation a federal issue? - Scientific American (blog)
Jun 6th 2013, 18:20


Scientific American (blog)

Is fracking regulation a federal issue?
Scientific American (blog)
A couple of items about fracking regulations worth keeping track of. First, the Associated Press reports that the comment period is being extended by 60-days for a new rule that will regulate hydraulic fracturing on public lands. The 171-page rule ...
Baise and Carrigan: Sign fracking bill for sake of Illinois jobs The State Journal-Register
Detailed fracking bill causes split in Illinois Southeast Missourian
Illinois Votes to Allow Fracking in the Land of Lincoln TakePart

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The Canary in the Stock Market's Coal Mine - Barron's
Jun 6th 2013, 17:49


The Canary in the Stock Market's Coal Mine
Barron's
Early coal mines lacked ventilation systems, so miners brought caged canaries into new seams to detect the presence of methane and carbon monoxide. If a canary stopped singing – or worse, died – the mine would be evacuated until the dangerous gas ...

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Economic Concerns Should Not Overrule the Environment - Huffington Post
Jun 6th 2013, 15:49


Economic Concerns Should Not Overrule the Environment
Huffington Post
When President Barrack Obama took office in 2008, this country was facing its worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. While the country has not returned to its pre-recession boom, the President successfully helped to lead us from the abyss.

The World's Biggest Coal Company Is Turning To Solar Energy To Lower Its ... - ThinkProgress
Jun 6th 2013, 15:42


The World's Biggest Coal Company Is Turning To Solar Energy To Lower Its ...
ThinkProgress
The largest coal company in the world, Coal India, is aiming to cut its own utility bills by installing solar photovoltaic panels at its facilities across the country. The coal giant is seeking proposals from solar energy companies to build a modular 2 ...

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NC House revising hydraulic fracturing bill - Mountain Xpress
Jun 6th 2013, 15:27


NC House revising hydraulic fracturing bill
Mountain Xpress
NC House revising hydraulic fracturing bill. User Score. - 0 +. You voted: Remove. 1 comments. 58 views. By Brandy Carl on 06/06/2013 08:49 AM. Tags: blogwire, · politics, · fracking,. From The Daily Courier: The North Carolina House is taking a more ...

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Fife group gets £3.7m to aid green energy initiative - The Courier
Jun 6th 2013, 15:25


Fife group gets £3.7m to aid green energy initiative
The Courier
Energy Minister Fergus Ewing said: "I am delighted to announce Ore Valley Housing Association's £32 million renewable district heating scheme has been awarded £3,734,674 of funding from the European Regional Development Fund. It aims to address the ...

Sierra Club sues BNSF over coal dust from trains - The Columbian
Jun 6th 2013, 15:12


Sierra Club sues BNSF over coal dust from trains
The Columbian
More than a year ago, companies were proposing as many as six coal-export terminals in Washington and Oregon. Since then, the list has dropped to three. Last month, energy company Kinder Morgan became the latest corporation to jettison its plans. It ...

Varel International Oil and Gas Drill Bits Launches New Application - The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
Jun 6th 2013, 15:07


Varel International Oil and Gas Drill Bits Launches New Application
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
CARROLLTON, Texas — Varel International Oil and Gas Drill Bits has launched a new application which allows users to instantly complete hydraulics analysis with the use of a smartphone. The application's calculations are inclusive of total annular ...

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Dem and GOP govs hit back at Obama War on Coal - Daily Caller
Jun 6th 2013, 15:03


Dem and GOP govs hit back at Obama War on Coal
Daily Caller
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple is joining other state executives in asking the Obama administration to abandon finalizing a greenhouse gas regulation that would effectively outlaw the construction of coal-fired power plants in the country. Dalrymple ...
Will the EPA's Proposed Greenhouse Gas Rules 'Ban' New Coal Plants? WFPL

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GVK awards Oz coal mine contract to Thiess - Economic Times
Jun 6th 2013, 14:54


Economic Times

GVK awards Oz coal mine contract to Thiess
Economic Times
Indian infrastructure conglomerate GVK, which is developing coal assets in Australia at $10 billion investment, has on Thursday awarded the mining operations contract of its Alpha thermal coal project to the local construction and mining services firm ...
GVK Hancock Coal appoints Thiess for Alpha Thermal Coal Project CoalGuru.com
GVK Hancock signs up with Thiess for Alpha coal project Hindu Business Line
GVK Hancock Coal appoints Thiess as preferred Mine Operations Contractor fot ... Equity Bulls
RTT News
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60 Graduate in Oil and Gas Training - AllAfrica.com
Jun 6th 2013, 14:03


60 Graduate in Oil and Gas Training
AllAfrica.com
Sixty Ugandans graduated in advanced oil and gas management essentials training, a development that further enlarges the local pool of Ugandans acquiring skills for the budding industry. The two month training now in its third session is conducted by ...

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Goldman Ups Renewable Energy Investment - Zacks.com
Jun 6th 2013, 13:47


Goldman Ups Renewable Energy Investment
Zacks.com
Following the announcement of its plans to invest about ¥50 billion ($487 million) in the Japan Renewable Energy Co. unit, a solar power generation company in Japan over the next 5 years, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.'s (GS - Analyst Report) private ...

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The houses built on China's 'poisoned' land - The Guardian
Jun 6th 2013, 13:36


Telegraph.co.uk

The houses built on China's 'poisoned' land
The Guardian
Gao Shengke and Wang Kai have won the prize for Best Investigation atchinadialogue's and The Guardian's China Environmental Press Awards - 2013 for their investigation into contaminated earth in Chinese cities. Here is the first of their three-part ...
Environment Report Reveals Serious Pollution in China CRIENGLISH.com
Rural Environment Worsened in 2012, China Says Voice of America
Urban environment should not at cost of rural's People's Daily Online
Reuters UK
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Planning Commission seeks larger role in framing oil and gas policies - The Hindu
Jun 6th 2013, 13:35


Planning Commission seeks larger role in framing oil and gas policies
The Hindu
The Planning Commission has sought a bigger role in farming policies that involve awarding of oil and gas blocks and has also written to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry, asking it to hold wider inter-Ministerial consultations before finalising ...

Interior Department Approves New Renewable Energy Projects - Energy Collective
Jun 6th 2013, 13:24


iTech Post

Interior Department Approves New Renewable Energy Projects
Energy Collective
DOE has been considered the catalyst of renewables in America, but two major announcements by the Interior Department may have just served notice it could be the real driver of clean energy growth during President Obama's second term. Department of ...
US Interior Dept approves 520MW of green energy projects NewNet
Feds approve solar-power project proposed near Quartzsite Cronkite News
Solar, geothermal future looks bright in Nevada and Arizona iTech Post
CSP World  - Business Green (blog)
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UN: World labor hinges on green energy - UPI.com
Jun 6th 2013, 13:17


UN: World labor hinges on green energy
UPI.com
Most industrialized nations have enacted policies that set benchmarks for renewable energy. Members of the European Union are debating goals for 2030. In 2009, the European Union set a goal of getting 20 percent of its energy needs through renewable ...

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No immediate plan to ban low-grade coal imports: sources - Reuters India
Jun 6th 2013, 12:56


MINING.com

No immediate plan to ban low-grade coal imports: sources
Reuters India
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will not restrict imports of low-grade coal, two sources in the coal ministry said, allaying fears that top thermal coal exporter Indonesia may see a fall in sales. China, a top importer of Indonesian coal, is said to be ...
China coal ban set to make big waves TradeWinds (subscription)
Thermal coal prices unlikely to recover in 2013 unless Australia cuts output ... Platts
CHART: Oversupply pushes thermal coal price to 2009 levels MINING.com
Fort Mills Times  - Resource Investing News
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Coal India Sets Aside $1 Billion for Overseas Buy - Wall Street Journal- India
Jun 6th 2013, 12:50


Livemint

Coal India Sets Aside $1 Billion for Overseas Buy
Wall Street Journal- India
NEW DELHI—Coal India Ltd. has kept aside about $1 billion for foreign acquisitions in the current fiscal year through March, a senior executive said Thursday, as the state-run company looks to increase supplies of the fuel in the local market. The ...
Coal India allots contract for drilling of Mozambique mines Zee News
Coal India signs non-disclosure pacts with Australian mines Livemint
Coal India moves ahead on Mozambique mines, allots drilling contract Firstpost
Mining Review
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An inside look into what a coal terminal's really like - Grist
Jun 6th 2013, 11:51


An inside look into what a coal terminal's really like
Grist
"There's a certain amount of coal that sticks to the belts, and as it makes its run underneath the belt back it falls off … There's coal just falling everywhere … Everywhere there's a corner it just builds and falls off and jams belts, and then it ...

Arctic Norwegian town looks north to Barents Sea oil and gas - Deutsche Welle
Jun 6th 2013, 11:32


Economic Times

Arctic Norwegian town looks north to Barents Sea oil and gas
Deutsche Welle
Mannsverk is referencing the promising oil and gas finds in the Barents Sea just north of Norway and western Russia. Kirkenes represents Norway's nearest harbour, and Mannsverk's company stands to benefit hugely by switching from servicing the Russian ...
ALMACO Group awarded third new building contract from Keppel FELS for ... Your Oil and Gas News (press release)
Statoil Delays Barents Sea Oilfield Project After Tax Boost Bloomberg
STATOIL ASA : Statoil Delays Barents Sea Oil Project On Norway Tax Change ... 4-traders (press release)

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Oklahoma oil and gas prices: June 6, 2013 - NewsOK.com
Jun 6th 2013, 11:12


Oklahoma oil and gas prices: June 6, 2013
NewsOK.com
Alfalfa: SandRidge Exploration & Production LLC; Lori A 2912 No. 1-15H Well; SE1/4 SW1/4 SE1/4 SE1/4 (SL) of 15-29N-12W; 331,000 cu-ft gas per day, 7 barrels oil per day; TD 8,902. Beckham: Linn Operating Inc.; Henson 34-11-25 No. 1H Well; NE1/4 ...

Los Alamos catalyst could jumpstart e-cars, green energy - ECNmag.com
Jun 6th 2013, 11:03


Los Alamos catalyst could jumpstart e-cars, green energy
ECNmag.com
Consequently, the new catalyst makes possible the creation of economical lithium-air batteries that could power electric vehicles, or provide efficient, reliable energy storage for intermittent sources of green energy, such as windmills or solar panels ...

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Conservationists launch second legal action against Tasmanian mining plans - The Guardian
Jun 6th 2013, 10:26


Conservationists launch second legal action against Tasmanian mining plans
The Guardian
In a release last month, Tasmania's Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) said the Riley Creek proposal was "capable of being managed in an environmentally acceptable manner, provided that environmental permit conditions are imposed and complied ...

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Residents to get more say over windfarms - The Guardian
Jun 6th 2013, 08:43


The Guardian

Residents to get more say over windfarms
The Guardian
Residents will be able to stop the construction of windfarms under tough rules that could seriously restrict the growth of onshore wind power generation. New guidance is expected to tell councils that local people's concerns should take precedence over ...
Locals given more ground to block wind farms The Independent
BREAKING NEWS: Lincolnshire County Council welcomes powers to block wind ... Louth Leader
Wind power vital to UK energy security, economy and environment 24dash (press release)

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Betsy Blaisdell: A federal green energy policy everyone can support - The Union Leader
Jun 6th 2013, 05:11


Betsy Blaisdell: A federal green energy policy everyone can support
The Union Leader
That's why Timberland joined with BICEP (Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy), Ceres and a group of 40 U.S. corporations including other big brand names like General Motors, Nike and Starbucks, in signing a Climate Declaration, to call on ...

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Fulbright Scholar from Hampton to spend 10 months in China investigating ... - Tribune-Review
Jun 6th 2013, 01:05


Fulbright Scholar from Hampton to spend 10 months in China investigating ...
Tribune-Review
Tisherman, the daughter of two UPMC physicians, recently won a $20,000 grant from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program to investigate how hydraulic fracturing — "fracking" — is affecting groundwater in Sichuan, China. "I am very excited," said Becky ...

Pope Francis On World Environment Day Speaks Of Food Waste, Lack Of ... - Huffington Post
Jun 5th 2013, 15:47


The Guardian

Pope Francis On World Environment Day Speaks Of Food Waste, Lack Of ...
Huffington Post
Pope Francis took the occasion of World Environment Day to slam the influence of money and profit in the "human ecology" making the connection between the issues of the environment and poverty. "When we talk about the environment, about creation, my ...
Wasting food is like stealing from the poor, pope says The Guardian
Pope Francis On World Environment Day Blames Consumerism For Neglecting ... International Business Times
Pope Stresses Threats to Human Person on Environment Day National Catholic Register
Latin Times
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World Environment Day: Zee Media's 'My Earth My Duty' begins today - Daily News & Analysis
Jun 5th 2013, 04:19


Best Media Info

World Environment Day: Zee Media's 'My Earth My Duty' begins today
Daily News & Analysis
'My Earth My Duty' is a multi-city initiative aimed at increasing awareness and protecting the environment with awareness camps, rallies, skits, discussions, oath ceremonies, painting competitions and other engaging activities marking the beginning of ...
Zee Media flags off India's biggest Environment Awareness Initiative "My Earth ... Zee News

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UAE oil and gas producers must beef up security or risk cyber attacks, expert says - The National
Jun 4th 2013, 20:03


UAE oil and gas producers must beef up security or risk cyber attacks, expert says
The National
DUBAI // Oil and gas production plants in the UAE are at risk from devastating cyber attacks because they rely on outdated computer systems, an expert warned yesterday. Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (Scada) networks monitor and run ...

"Ban Fracking Now" rally in Philadelphia, Sep. 7th,2011
Jun 4th 2013, 12:53

The "Shale Gas Outrage" demonstration, held outside the Philadelphia Convention Center, while inside, politicians and energy industry executives discussed th...
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