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Colorado case featured in report on oil and gas deals with landowners - Denver Business Journal (blog)
Jun 8th 2013, 00:46


Colorado case featured in report on oil and gas deals with landowners
Denver Business Journal (blog)
A Bloomberg News article this week about confidentiality agreements between oil and gas companies and landowners, and how they might be silencing industry critics, included an anecdote involving Denver-based Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. and a ...

Environment groups warn about Alberta's new single regulator - Edmonton Journal
Jun 8th 2013, 00:04


Edmonton Journal

Environment groups warn about Alberta's new single regulator
Edmonton Journal
While new oilsands approvals moved onto the fast track this month, environmental policy still lags far behind, warn environmental groups concerned about the new single energy regulator slated take over this month. When the Redford cabinet approved the ...

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HSE tops risk agenda in oil and gas industry - The Star Online
Jun 8th 2013, 00:03


HSE tops risk agenda in oil and gas industry
The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR: Oil and gas (O&G) companies' health, safety and environment (HSE) remains on top of the industry's risk agenda, according to Earnst & Young's new report Business Pulse: Exploring the Dual Perspective of the Top-10 Risks and ...

Puncak Niaga ventures into oil and gas business - The Star Online
Jun 8th 2013, 00:03


Puncak Niaga ventures into oil and gas business
The Star Online
In a statement, Puncak Niaga said the MoA, signed via its unit GOM Resources Sdn Bhd, would be to co-operate in O&G engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning projects in Malaysia. It said the MoA would strengthen the ...

16 Oil and Gas Stocks to Sell Now - Investorplace.com
Jun 7th 2013, 23:05


16 Oil and Gas Stocks to Sell Now
Investorplace.com
The overall ratings of 16 Oil and Gas stocks are down on Portfolio Grader this week. Each of these rates a "D" ("sell") or "F" overall ("strong sell"). PDC Energy's (NASDAQ:PETD) rating falls to a D ("sell") this week, down from C ("hold") the week ...

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Free market green energy? - Park Record
Jun 7th 2013, 22:54


Free market green energy?
Park Record
However, a poll conducted in 2007 by KSL and the Deseret Morning News found that 92 percent of Utahns support "government incentives and investment" in renewable energy. Utah produced only around 3 percent of its energy from renewables in 2011.

Court upholds county's gas, oil fence requirement - San Francisco Chronicle
Jun 7th 2013, 21:26


Court upholds county's gas, oil fence requirement
San Francisco Chronicle
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that the Forrest County Board of Supervisors can enforce an ordinance requiring fencing, gates and signs to be placed around oil and gas facilities. The Hattiesburg American ...
Miss. Supreme Court upholds Forrest Co. ordinance requiring fencing around oil ... Hattiesburg American

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Is India Bad for the Environment? - Bloomberg
Jun 7th 2013, 21:14


BigPond News

Is India Bad for the Environment?
Bloomberg
The celebration of World Environment Day, on June 5, was, as it is every year, the occasion for living high-mindedly, for making resolutions that never endure and for pledging penance for sins of carbon and consumption. For the past 40 years, the ...
Saving food, farms and the environment Stock Journal
South Africa: The Department of Environmental Affairs Urges the Public to ... AllAfrica.com
IoBM observes World Environment Day Business Recorder (blog)
Firstpost  - The News International  - BusinessGhana
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Alaska uses drones to inspect oil and gas pipelines at a fraction of the cost - Raw Story
Jun 7th 2013, 18:49


Raw Story

Alaska uses drones to inspect oil and gas pipelines at a fraction of the cost
Raw Story
(Reuters) – No pilot was required when the Aeryon Scout took off into the leaden skies of Alaska to inspect a stretch of oil pipeline. The miniature aircraft was guided by an engineer on the ground, armed only with a tablet computer. The 20-minute test ...

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BLM Extends Public Comment Period on Proposed Hydraulic Fracturing Rule - KCSG
Jun 7th 2013, 18:44


Rigzone

BLM Extends Public Comment Period on Proposed Hydraulic Fracturing Rule
KCSG
(WASHINGTON, DC) – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today that it is extending the public comment period on its proposed revised rule to regulate hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on public and Indian trust lands. Notice of the 60-day ...
BLM extending comment period on rule revision regulating fracking on public land Helena Independent Record
BLM wants public feedback on new "fracking" rules KIVI-TV
BLM extends public comment period on proposed fracking rule change Las Vegas Review-Journal
Rigzone  - UPI.com
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Coal Mining On Navajo Nation In Arizona Takes Heavy Toll (PHOTOS) - Huffington Post
Jun 7th 2013, 18:41


Coal Mining On Navajo Nation In Arizona Takes Heavy Toll (PHOTOS)
Huffington Post
By Claudia Rowe, Special to Equal Voice News: KAYENTA, Ariz. — In a dimly-lit home off a tangle of dirt roads on the Navajo Nation, 80-year-old Simon Crank sits on his living room couch, recalling the days when executives from a coal company in St ...

Renewable Energy Gets a Rural Boost in Colorado - Energy Collective
Jun 7th 2013, 18:22


Power Engineering Magazine

Renewable Energy Gets a Rural Boost in Colorado
Energy Collective
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed legislation that will double the amount of energy that his state's large rural electric coops and the utilities that provide them power must get from renewable sources to 20% by 2020. Enactment of the ...
Senate Bill 252 heats up Moffat County tempers Craig Daily Press

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Federal Lands, Green Power - Daily Beast
Jun 7th 2013, 18:19


Daily Beast

Federal Lands, Green Power
Daily Beast
On Monday, Jewell approved three massive renewable-energy projects, with a combined generating capacity of 520 megawatts, on a combined 16,600 acres of federally owned land in Arizona and Nevada. "These projects reflect the Obama Administration's ...
Google Increases Renewable Energy Investment DailyFinance
How green is your power? NREL ranks top green utility programs across US Clean Energy Authority
Australia moves from coal to renewables: 51 percent by 2050 iTech Post
energybiz  - Power Engineering Magazine
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Activists hail San Onofre nuclear power plant reactor shutdown - The Guardian
Jun 7th 2013, 18:17


The Guardian

Activists hail San Onofre nuclear power plant reactor shutdown
The Guardian
America's nuclear reactor fleet moved deeper into middle-aged crisis on Friday when operators decide to shut down two reactors at the troubled San Onofre power plant in California. They were the third and fourth reactors to be permanently retired this ...
California's Damaged San Onofre Nuclear Plant to Be Retired Environment News Service

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Turbine-powered hydraulic fracturing - Houston Chronicle
Jun 7th 2013, 17:21


Houston Chronicle

Turbine-powered hydraulic fracturing
Houston Chronicle
Ted McIntyre, CEO of Turbine Power Technology, stands by a turbine engine from a Chinook helicopter that is being refurbished for use in a hydraulic fracturing. ( Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle ) ...

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New Documents in West Virginia Coal Lawsuit Shine Light on Judicial ... - De Smog Blog (blog)
Jun 7th 2013, 16:44


New Documents in West Virginia Coal Lawsuit Shine Light on Judicial ...
De Smog Blog (blog)
That opinion by the nation's highest court famously reversed the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals justices who had thrown out a lawsuit against a major coal company and represented an unusually forceful reprimand of a lower court. It also ...

Coal Players Take Lumps On Downgrade - Barron's (blog)
Jun 7th 2013, 16:27


Coal Players Take Lumps On Downgrade
Barron's (blog)
With weak demand in China for metallurgical coal, used to produce steel, Raymond James ratcheted down its projections for coal prices and five large U.S. coal players. The result has knocked down shares of one of the smallest public players, James ...
Arch Coal scaling back work at 2 mining complexes STLtoday.com
Arch Coal to lay off more than 100 workers WKYT
Coal Mining Stocks Downgraded; James River Hit Hardest 24/7 Wall St.
Benzinga  - Hazard Herald  - Seeking Alpha
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Letter: Enact carbon fee to give green energy a boost over fossil fuel - Corvallis Gazette Times
Jun 7th 2013, 16:09


Letter: Enact carbon fee to give green energy a boost over fossil fuel
Corvallis Gazette Times
The best chance to achieve reduction of fossil fuel emissions and create green jobs is to enact a carbon fee that steadily rises for 10 years until renewable energy sources are priced at the same level as fossil fuels. The carbon fees will incentivize ...

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING: One-fifth of FracFocus reports in Colo., Pa. were ... - Environment & Energy Publishing
Jun 7th 2013, 15:52


HYDRAULIC FRACTURING: One-fifth of FracFocus reports in Colo., Pa. were ...
Environment & Energy Publishing
"Our companies are committed to using FracFocus as the database on which natural gas producers report the contents of chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing process," said Dan Whitten, spokesman for America's Natural Gas Alliance, a trade group.

California Senate passes hydraulic fracturing bill - Lexology (registration)
Jun 7th 2013, 14:21


California Senate passes hydraulic fracturing bill
Lexology (registration)
In the last legislative session (2011–12), bills that would have imposed severe restrictions or even an outright moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (HF) were narrowly defeated in the California legislature. Earlier this year, we issued an alert ...

Wind farms are a 'complete scam', claims the Environment Secretary who says ... - Daily Mail
Jun 7th 2013, 13:34


Wind farms are a 'complete scam', claims the Environment Secretary who says ...
Daily Mail
Wind farms have been branded a 'complete scam' by Environment Secretary Owen Paterson, reigniting coalition battle over green power. As the government unveiled new powers for local residents to block turbines blighting their villages, Mr Paterson ...
Wind farms: Tory Environment Secretary Owen Paterson says turbines regarded ... Mirror.co.uk

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Shiv Sena takes on Tata, says no to coal in power plant - The Hindu
Jun 7th 2013, 13:17


Economic Times

Shiv Sena takes on Tata, says no to coal in power plant
The Hindu
Tata Power Company's decision to switch from gas to coal to fuel one of its 500 MW units in Trombay Thermal Power station in suburban Mumbai has hit another roadblock. Following the opposition by environmentalists, Shiv Sena too has jumped in to the ...
Sena rally to protest Tata Power coal-run plant Zee News
​Sena protests against Tata's proposed Trombay coal plant Mumbai Mirror
Fuel change at Trombay will not cause higher pollution, says C Hindu Business Line

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Scotland misses annual carbon target for second year running - The Guardian
Jun 7th 2013, 12:57


Scotsman

Scotland misses annual carbon target for second year running
The Guardian
Environment groups argue the missed target underlines the first minister's reticence about taking tougher action on transport emissions, coal production and energy efficiency. The Scottish National party wants to promote more aviation, cutting air ...
Scotland fails to hit climate change targets Scotsman

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GVK awards Australia coal mine contract to Thiess - Economic Times
Jun 7th 2013, 12:31


Hindu Business Line

GVK awards Australia 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 ...
Alpha to idle underground coal mine in W.Va. Huntington Herald Dispatch
160 Boone County coal miners to lose jobs The Coal Valley News
GVK Gives Thiess Mining Operations Contract for Alpha Coal Project Resource Investing News
CoalGuru.com  - Hindu Business Line  - Jagran Josh
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Coal allocation scam: a new jolt awaits the government - NDTV
Jun 7th 2013, 12:20


Economic Times

Coal allocation scam: a new jolt awaits the government
NDTV
Mr Gupta headed the screening committee that allocated valuable coal fields to private players with a process that has been faulted as arbitrary and lacking in transparency, according to the CBI. Investigators have told the Supreme Court that the ...
CBI to seek govt nod to quiz ex-coal secy Balakrishnan Indian Express

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Green Energy Technology's wafer production utilization running at 95% - PV-Tech
Jun 7th 2013, 11:53


Green Energy Technology's wafer production utilization running at 95%
PV-Tech
Taiwan-based solar wafer producer, Green Energy Technology (GET), reported May 2013 revenue of NT$1,034.8 million, up 2.1% month-on-month and up 6.9% from the same period of 2012. The company claimed that strong demand from international ...

Yingli Green Energy Gives Talents from China and Japan the Chance to Present ... - PR Newswire (press release)
Jun 7th 2013, 11:53


Hydrogen Fuel News

Yingli Green Energy Gives Talents from China and Japan the Chance to Present ...
PR Newswire (press release)
BAODING, China, June 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturer, which markets its products under the ...
Solar Stocks, First Solar, JinkoSolar, LDK Solar, JA Solar, Yingli Green ... PR Carbon (press release)

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Sri Lanka in talks on $600 mln Japan loan for coal power plant - Reuters
Jun 7th 2013, 11:38


Sri Lanka in talks on $600 mln Japan loan for coal power plant
Reuters
COLOMBO, June 7 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka is in discussion with Japan about a $600 million loan to fund the construction of a 600 MW coal power plant, the power ministry secretary told Reuters on Friday, as the island nation aims to lower power generation ...

China's environmental problems are grim, admits ministry report - The Guardian
Jun 7th 2013, 11:19


International Business Times

China's environmental problems are grim, admits ministry report
The Guardian
The update by China's Ministry of Environmental Protection said that overall pollution problems were serious last year and reporting on the update, the state-controlled newspaper China Daily said there has been a "marked deterioration in China's air ...
Fewer Chinese Cities Have Safe Air, China Government Environment Report Says International Business Times
Rural Environment Worsened in 2012, China Says Voice of America
Environment Report Reveals Serious Pollution in China CRIENGLISH.com
People's Daily Online  - Reuters UK
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Oklahoma oil and gas prices: June 7, 2013 - NewsOK.com
Jun 7th 2013, 10:56


Oklahoma oil and gas prices: June 7, 2013
NewsOK.com
Alfalfa: SandRidge Exploration & Production LLC; B Gordon 2910 No. 2-16H Well; NE1/4 NW1/4 NE1/4 NW1/4 (BHL) of 16-29N-10W; 5,049 cu-ft gas per day, 55 barrels oil per day; TD 9,094. SandRidge Exploration & Production LLC; Calhoon 2710 No.

Bakken oil and gas put under microscope - UPI.com
Jun 7th 2013, 10:36


The Fiscal Times

Bakken oil and gas put under microscope
UPI.com
BILLINGS, Mont., June 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. government said it was taking a broad-based look at how best to make it easier to develop oil and natural gas resources in northern Plains states. The Interior Department said an interagency group met this week ...
Burnette, Mackowiak: Mexico can benefit by tapping into its shale formations Houston Chronicle

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Debt-laden Indonesian coal miners bump up output in bid for revenue - Reuters
Jun 7th 2013, 08:55


Debt-laden Indonesian coal miners bump up output in bid for revenue
Reuters
"Everyone is pumping (up) their production just trying to recover the cost they've spent for their infrastructure," Herlan Siagian, general manager for marketing at Bumi Resources , Asia's biggest thermal coal producer, told Reuters on the sidelines of ...

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Green energy will add 25% to bills, regulator warns - Belfast Telegraph
Jun 7th 2013, 08:55


Belfast Telegraph

Green energy will add 25% to bills, regulator warns
Belfast Telegraph
Northern Ireland's drive to increase renewable energy sources such as wind power will cut carbon emissions but push bills up by as much as 25%, the head of the body which regulates energy prices has warned.

Australia: 22 Percent Renewable Energy By 2020, 51 Percent by 2050 - Energy Collective
Jun 7th 2013, 08:46


Australia: 22 Percent Renewable Energy By 2020, 51 Percent by 2050
Energy Collective
Australia may be one of the most coal-dependent economies in the world, but by the end of this decade, it may have one of the greenest global grids. A new analysis of government data compiled by Green Energy Markets finds Australia on track to not only ...

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Meet the world's best new environment bloggers - The Guardian
Jun 7th 2013, 07:00


The Guardian

Meet the world's best new environment bloggers
The Guardian
Today we're lifting the curtain on our new family of environment bloggers. From Shanghai to New York, Melbourne to Bangalore and Lima to Nairobi, our 10 new blogs will open a global window onto stories about wildlife, climate change, pollution, food ...

Science World criticized for exhibit sponsored by oil and gas giants - Straight.com
Jun 6th 2013, 21:38


Straight.com

Science World criticized for exhibit sponsored by oil and gas giants
Straight.com
Many people have grown a little touchy about organizations partnering with oil companies. There's nowhere that might be more true than Vancouver, where petroleum corporations (and the federal government) are spending millions on public relations ...

Hydraulic Fracturing 3D Animation
Jun 6th 2013, 17:49

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China's mega water diversion project begins testing - The Guardian
Jun 5th 2013, 11:20


Economic Times

China's mega water diversion project begins testing
The Guardian
When it is completed, it will be one of the world's biggest feats of engineering. China's South-North Water Diversion Project, initially a vision of Mao's, will take water from the south of the country to the arid northern region, including the capital ...
Economic growth without degrading the environment Economic Times

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