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AEP Expects to Retire Over 3000 MW of Coal by 2016 - Motley Fool
Jul 12th 2013, 01:10


AEP Expects to Retire Over 3000 MW of Coal by 2016
Motley Fool
American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP ) announced today that it is adding another coal-fired power plant to its growing list of soon-to-be-retired facilities. This latest addition, a 585 MW Ohio facility, brings the utility's grand total to 3,123 MW of ...
AEP to close coal-fired power plant near Beverly, Ohio Columbus Dispatch
UPDATE 1-AEP to retire rather than refuel Ohio coal power plant Reuters
American Electric to retire 5th coal-fueled unit Businessweek
Electric Light & Power  - WTRF
all 26 news articles »

Texas regulator takes to the air to survey oil and gas facilities - San Antonio Express
Jul 12th 2013, 00:45


Texas regulator takes to the air to survey oil and gas facilities
San Antonio Express
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is conducting video surveillance of the air quality over oil and gas production facilities in South and West Texas this summer to determine whether more detailed investigation is needed. The agency will not ...

Hope family research finds recessions make climate change costlier - The Guardian
Jul 12th 2013, 00:03


The Guardian

Hope family research finds recessions make climate change costlier
The Guardian
The father-son duo of Chris and Mat Hope have published a study in the prestigious scientific journal Nature Climate Change with the counter-intuitive finding that the relative costs of climate change are higher in a world with slower economic growth.
Climate change to top agenda at US-China talks The Guardian
United States: Climate Action Plan Announced June 25: Changes To US Energy ... Mondaq News Alerts (registration)

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you mean if i were a coal executive? - Discover Magazine
Jul 11th 2013, 22:47


you mean if i were a coal executive?
Discover Magazine
If I were a coal executive I wouldn't worry about a solar and wind revolution (see Germany's Energiewende) or President Obama putting me out of business. I'd be worried about the shale gas revolution (and I'd hope environmentalists were successful in ...

Dangerous global warming could be reversed, say scientists - The Guardian
Jul 11th 2013, 22:35


The Guardian

Dangerous global warming could be reversed, say scientists
The Guardian
The bioenergy and CCS method was the most cost-effective way of tackling carbon emissions, said the team at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, publishing their research in the journal Environmental Research Letters on Thursday. Such an ...
Carbon capture 'could reverse global warming' Scotsman

all 7 news articles »

Coal, Cow Barns, Fishing Nets: Latest Home Design - CNBC.com
Jul 11th 2013, 21:59


Coal, Cow Barns, Fishing Nets: Latest Home Design
CNBC.com
From Filipino fishers' nets to castoffs from coal power plants, the materials used to design your floor, roof, walls, bathtub and kitchen countertop are coming from increasingly diverse and surprising sources. Nearly half the content in the Flor line ...

Bipole III gets OK from Clean Environment Commission - CBC.ca
Jul 11th 2013, 21:38


CBC.ca

Bipole III gets OK from Clean Environment Commission
CBC.ca
A controversial plan to build a hydro transmission line on the west side of Lake Winnipeg has cleared a hurdle. The province's Clean Environment Commission recommended Thursday that the province grant the project a licence — with some conditions.
Controversial hydro line is granted license from environment commission CTV News

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The time is now for oil and gas engineering, design careers - Houston Chronicle
Jul 11th 2013, 21:05


The time is now for oil and gas engineering, design careers
Houston Chronicle
With the oil and gas industry currently in an upward cycle, driven by the natural gas shale-play discoveries in the United States, companies continue to scramble for quality talent to fill an array of positions, predominantly in engineering and design ...

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Qatar Discusses Deal for RWE's Dea Unit - Wall Street Journal
Jul 11th 2013, 20:38


Qatar Discusses Deal for RWE's Dea Unit
Wall Street Journal
A Qatari state-owned entity has held initial talks to buy German utility RWE AG's Dea oil-and-gas business, in a move that could lead to an expansion of the emirate's holdings in Europe, said two people familiar with the matter. Analysts and one ...

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GMOs Are a Grand Experiment on Health, Environment (Op-Ed) - Yahoo! News
Jul 11th 2013, 20:28


GMOs Are a Grand Experiment on Health, Environment (Op-Ed)
Yahoo! News
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) continue to spark passionate debate: Emotions run high regarding studies of the impacts of GMOs on health and the environment, and much attention has been focused on one product widely made from GMO sources: ...

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Greenpeace activists climb London's Shard - The Guardian
Jul 11th 2013, 20:04


The Guardian

Greenpeace activists climb London's Shard
The Guardian
The organisaton also carried a blog post from one of the climbers, Henry, explaining her motivation: "I'm training [the post was written before the climb] for something that I hope will help stop one of the most heartbreaking acts of wanton ...
Greenpeace activists scale London's Shard tower Scotsman
Arctic protesters scale London's Shard 3News NZ
Greenpeace activists scaling the Shard, Britain's tallest building, in Arctic ... mysask.com (press release)
Telegraph.co.uk
all 183 news articles »

Russia and Ukraine likely to block huge Antarctic marine reserve - The Guardian
Jul 11th 2013, 18:58


The Guardian

Russia and Ukraine likely to block huge Antarctic marine reserve
The Guardian
Russia and Ukraine look likely to block a plan to create two huge marine reserves off the coast of Antarctica that combined would be bigger than the area of all the world's protected oceans put together. The 25-member Commission for the Conservation of ...

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Powerful, faraway quakes can trigger tremors around US oil and gas fields ... - Fox News
Jul 11th 2013, 18:16


Business Insider

Powerful, faraway quakes can trigger tremors around US oil and gas fields ...
Fox News
LOS ANGELES – New research suggests earthquake faults near oil and gas fields in the central United States can break after a large quake that strikes halfway around the globe. Scientists have long known that big quakes can trigger minor quakes far away.
Distant Earthquakes Can Cause Other Earthquakes At Oil And Gas Drilling ... Business Insider
Big quakes trigger tremors at US oil and gas sites FRANCE 24

all 31 news articles »

Oil and gas reform in Mexico, once mere talk, appears at hand: legal expert - Platts
Jul 11th 2013, 18:06


Oil and gas reform in Mexico, once mere talk, appears at hand: legal expert
Platts
With production dwindling and the prospect of becoming a net oil importer inching closer, Mexico must act soon, David Enriquez, a partner in oil and gas/maritime division at Mexico City law firm Goodrich Riquelme Asociados, said during a Credit Suisse ...

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The War on Coal Obama Isn't Fighting - The Nation.
Jul 11th 2013, 17:27


The Nation.

The War on Coal Obama Isn't Fighting
The Nation.
Big Coal and Republican lawmakers are pushing to expand mining operations on federal lands in the Powder River Basin, which straddles eastern Montana and Wyoming and holds the bulk of the country's coal stocks. If they're successful, railways in the ...

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UK energy secretary promotes unconventional oil and gas - Oil & Gas Journal
Jul 11th 2013, 17:06


Economic Times

UK energy secretary promotes unconventional oil and gas
Oil & Gas Journal
UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey told a parliamentary group that a public awareness campaign is needed to promote shale gas and dispel what he calls "myths" about hydraulic fracturing. He also said the government will promote unconventional oil and gas to ...
Lenders to see challenges, opportunities in US oil and gas boom Oil & Gas Financial Journal
Energy outlook vibrant as industry shifts emerge Houston Chronicle

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Coal India signs two FSAs with NTPC - Economic Times
Jul 11th 2013, 15:06


Economic Times

Coal India signs two FSAs with NTPC
Economic Times
NTPC's 500 MW Kahelgaon unit in Bihar and 500 MW Farraka unit in West Bengal signed the FSA for 2.31 million tons of coal with Eastern Coalfields, a subsidiary of Coal India, sources told PTI. Another set of FSAs were expected to be signed on July 17 ...

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India Plans to Allow Coal India to Produce Natural Gas - Wall Street Journal- India
Jul 11th 2013, 15:03


Economic Times

India Plans to Allow Coal India to Produce Natural Gas
Wall Street Journal- India
The plan for Coal India to produce coal-bed methane, a form of natural gas extracted from coal beds, is in line with the country's goal to cut its dependence on overseas energy supplies by half by 2020 and eliminate imports by 2030. India now meets 75 ...
India's May thermal coal imports up 19 pc on year Economic Times
Coal set to rescue recession-hit ports Livemint
Secretary panel to look into performance pay for Coal India The New Indian Express

all 6 news articles »

A spokesman from the Metropolitan Police said: 'We were called at around 4.20 ... - Daily Mail
Jul 11th 2013, 14:29


Daily Mail

A spokesman from the Metropolitan Police said: 'We were called at around 4.20 ...
Daily Mail
'Shell has been operating in the Arctic and sub-Arctic since the early 20th century, giving us the technical experience and know-how to explore for and produce oil and gas responsibly. 'We work extensively with global Arctic stakeholders to research ...

Environment Committee advocates promoting advanced biofuels - EU News
Jul 11th 2013, 13:58


The Guardian

Environment Committee advocates promoting advanced biofuels
EU News
Draft legal measures to cap traditional biofuel production and accelerate the switchover to a a new generation of products from other sources, such as seaweed and or certain types of waste, were approved by the Environment Committee on Thursday.
Biofuels from food crops to be capped following MEPs' vote The Guardian
EU Environment Committee MEPs back plans for new ship recycling rules scrap-ex
EU lawmakers deal a blow to crop-based biofuels Reuters
Domestic Fuel
all 59 news articles »

More media bias re: 'Fracking' - OneNewsNow
Jul 11th 2013, 13:52


More media bias re: 'Fracking'
OneNewsNow
Hydraulic fracturing uses millions of gallons of sand, water and chemicals to blast deep into the earth, shattering underground shale and freeing natural gas for collection. The process has been used for years to free up unreachable natural gas ...

Soul-searching key to Amish, fracking - Scranton Times-Tribune
Jul 10th 2013, 08:08


Soul-searching key to Amish, fracking
Scranton Times-Tribune
In some ways, Amish attitudes toward hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, are as different from the outside world as their clothes and traditions. Instead of worries about air and water pollution, they're focusing on people's souls. "Amish are no ...
Tradition and temptation as Amish debate fracking Bloomington Pantagraph

all 9 news articles »

UK Coal falls into hands of state pension rescue scheme after blaze - Telegraph.co.uk
Jul 10th 2013, 05:20


Telegraph.co.uk

UK Coal falls into hands of state pension rescue scheme after blaze
Telegraph.co.uk
The arrangement protects 2,000 remaining jobs at the crisis-hit business, said management at UK Coal, but there were concerns about the strain the plan could put on the PPF's finances. UK Coal was already struggling even before a massive underground ...
UK Coal's long-anticipated entry into administration hits pension scheme The Guardian
UK Coal goes into administration with 350 jobs lost but rescue deal saves 2000 ... Mirror.co.uk
UK Coal administration "no surprise" to North Warwickshire councillors Tamworth Herald
The Journal  - shropshirestar.com  - Management Today
all 57 news articles »

EPA regs shutter two more coal plants - Daily Caller
Jul 10th 2013, 02:29


Treehugger

EPA regs shutter two more coal plants
Daily Caller
High costs associated with stricter federal environmental regulations and increased competition from low-priced natural gas have shut down two coal-fired power plants in Pennsylvania. FirstEnergy Corp. will close the coal plants by October 9, according ...
Is there really a "War on Coal"? And should there be? Yes and Yes. Treehugger
3 Stocks That Will Profit From Obama's War On Coal Seeking Alpha
For Coal, the End Is Near Huffington Post
Philly.com  - Savannah Morning News  - Grand Forks Herald
all 19 news articles »

Petitioners turn in signatures seeking to limit hydraulic fracturing in ... - The Republic
Jul 9th 2013, 22:10


Petitioners turn in signatures seeking to limit hydraulic fracturing in ...
The Republic
BOULDER, Colorado — Opponents of hydraulic fracturing have turned in petitions seeking to ban the practice in Lafayette. The Daily Camera reports petitioners led by the group East Boulder County United turned in 2,042 signatures Tuesday in support of ...

Energi to Participate in ECOS Panel on Safe Hydraulic Fracturing - Wall Street Journal (press release)
Jul 9th 2013, 13:09


Energi to Participate in ECOS Panel on Safe Hydraulic Fracturing
Wall Street Journal (press release)
The panel will be part of the Environmental Council of the States' (ECOS) State Environmental Protection in 2013: Hydraulic Fracturing in Focus conference. Oil and gas industry experts and regulators will gather, along with Russo, for an open dialogue ...

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