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West Virginia Fracking Explosion Leaves At Least 5 People Injured - Huffington Post Jul 9th 2013, 02:06 Lancashire Telegraph West Virginia Fracking Explosion Leaves At Least 5 People Injured Huffington Post The "flow back" process is necessary after hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in which millions of gallons of water and chemicals are pumped deep underground to release natural gas from shale rock. Two storage tanks containing brine and fracking fluid ... Cuadrilla Steps up UK Shale Gas Drilling iNVEZZ Battle lines drawn in fracking debate Lancashire Telegraph all 7 news articles » China, US curbs can help local coal importers - Daily News & Analysis Jul 9th 2013, 00:45 Business Times (subscription) China, US curbs can help local coal importers Daily News & Analysis And if that happens, it's good news for Indian users of low-grade Indonesian coal, whose prices have remained stable despite weakening global prices as Indian importers have flocked to Indonesia following a recent hike in low-grade prices by Coal India. Steam coal price recovery on winter stockpiling possible but temporary: trade Platts China suspends policy on coal import curbs: trade Business Times (subscription) 7(th) Asia Pacific Coal Trading and Investment Outlook 2013 Wall Street Journal all 6 news articles » Northern China's air pollution reduces life expectancy by 5.5 years – study - The Guardian Jul 8th 2013, 23:37 Montreal Gazette Northern China's air pollution reduces life expectancy by 5.5 years – study The Guardian Air pollution causes people in northern China to live an average of 5.5 years shorter than their southern counterparts, according to a study released on Monday which claims to show in unprecedented detail the link between air pollution and life expectancy. China's green ministry failing in its mission South China Morning Post Coal pollution cuts lifespans in north China by 5.5 years -study Reuters Summary： Amendments to Environmental Protection Law Overhauled, Contract ... Economic Observer WA today all 235 news articles » More top bureaucrats may face probe in coal scam: CBI - Times of India Jul 8th 2013, 23:27 Economic Times More top bureaucrats may face probe in coal scam: CBI Times of India NEW DELHI: Trouble seems to be brewing for a bunch of bureaucrats of the rank of joint secretary and above who were involved in irregular allocation of coal blocks, with the CBI on Monday announcing its decision to investigate their role in the mega scam. CBI still wants to show coal report to government Hindustan Times CBI moves SC to allow it to share Coal info with govt Economic Times Coal scam: May have to share details with government, CBI tells Supreme Court NDTV Indian Express  - Livemint all 36 news articles » OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Clash over green energy spending hits House floor - The Hill (blog) Jul 8th 2013, 23:11 OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Clash over green energy spending hits House floor The Hill (blog) ON TAP TUESDAY: The House will take up its proposed energy and water spending bill, a measure that takes a whack at the clean-energy priorities of President Obama and Democrats. Tuesday starts what figures to be a free-wheeling amendment process ... and more » UPDATE 1-Drummond to resume pay talks with Colombia coal miners - Reuters Jul 8th 2013, 22:28 UPDATE 1-Drummond to resume pay talks with Colombia coal miners Reuters BOGOTA, July 8 (Reuters) - Workers at Drummond's coal mining operations in Colombia will resume wage talks with the company from Thursday after the parties failed to reach an agreement by a weekend deadline, the company said in a statement. Drummond coal miner wage talks break down, strike consultation period begins Platts Drummond Coal Union Says Wage Talks Failed Bloomberg all 4 news articles » Pakistan: Achieving Results in a Challenging Environment - World Bank Group Jul 8th 2013, 21:16 World Bank Group Pakistan: Achieving Results in a Challenging Environment World Bank Group A range of governance and business environment indicators suggest that deep improvements in governance are needed to unleash Pakistan's growth potential. Political: Pakistan has faced significant political, economic and constitutional challenges over ... Colorado's oil and gas boom is polluting the state's air - Grist Jul 8th 2013, 19:51 Colorado's oil and gas boom is polluting the state's air Grist The 50,000 oil and gas wells in the state are collectively pumping hundreds of tons of pollution into the air every day, making the drilling industry the state's largest source of airborne volatile organic compounds and third-largest source of nitrogen ... CDPHE mulls oil and gas air pollution rules as wary residents erupt Denver Post Colorado eying air pollution rules for drilling Pueblo Chieftain Colo. Health Officials Mulling Drilling Air Rules KREX News Channel 5 all 8 news articles » Coal-Burning Shortens Lives in China, New Study Shows - National Geographic Jul 8th 2013, 19:03 National Geographic Coal-Burning Shortens Lives in China, New Study Shows National Geographic Life expectancy in northern China was 5.5 years shorter than in southern China in the 1990s, and a health risk disparity lingers today, a difference almost entirely due to heart and lung disease related to air pollution from the burning of coal, a new ... Coal pollution in China is much deadlier than anyone realized Washington Post Study: Coal Pollution Cuts North China Lifespans by 5.5 Years Voice of America Air Pollution From Coal Use Cuts Lifespans in China, Study Shows Wall Street Journal Nature.com  - Bloomberg  - BBC News all 235 news articles » Hickenlooper pushed on oil, gas drilling by local Colorado officials - Denver Post Jul 8th 2013, 18:50 Hickenlooper pushed on oil, gas drilling by local Colorado officials Denver Post "We wanted to make a statement after the legislative session, in which most bills to regulate oil and gas activities were defeated," said Boulder County Commissioner Elise Jones. "We want to say to the governor, 'We're not finished.'" La Plata County ... Nano-tool for designing the next big battery: Eavesdropping on lithium ions Jul 8th 2013, 18:33 It's a jungle down there at batteries' atomic level, with ions whacking into electrodes, eventually causing the battery to fail. Now, a scientist has developed a device that lets researchers spy on the actions of lithium ions inside a nanobattery -- and use that data to develop better, longer-lasting batteries to power everything from electric cars to cell phones. Researchers Warn of Legacy Mercury in the Environment - Science Daily (press release) Jul 8th 2013, 17:45 Science Codex Researchers Warn of Legacy Mercury in the Environment Science Daily (press release) July 8, 2013 — Environmental researchers at Harvard University have published evidence that significant reductions in mercury emissions will be necessary just to stabilize current levels of the toxic element in the environment. So much mercury ... Mercury in the Environment: Legacy levels can persist for decades Environmental News Network all 2 news articles » Resident concerned about oil and gas leases - Lewistown News-Argus Jul 8th 2013, 17:40 Resident concerned about oil and gas leases Lewistown News-Argus As oil and gas development booms in Western North Dakota and as oil and gas leases pop up around Central Montana, local resident Eric VanderBeek says he can't help but feel a little concerned about Lewistown's water quality. Chairman of the local water ... Surprise delay in major fracking study - Independent Online Jul 8th 2013, 17:38 Independent Online Surprise delay in major fracking study Independent Online In a progress report in December, the agency said it had identified more than one thousand chemicals reportedly used in hydraulic fracturing fluids from 2005 to 2011, and found in flowback and produced water. (Flowback water is waste water returned to ... OAPs 'could die in Green Deal homes': Energy saving scheme could leave ... - Daily Mail Jul 8th 2013, 17:36 Daily Mail OAPs 'could die in Green Deal homes': Energy saving scheme could leave ... Daily Mail The government's Green Deal initiative is designed to encourage home owners to install green technologies in their homes to help the environment and cut energy bills. However, these same energy-efficiency measures can pose a health risk in hot weather. Tax breaks and incentives to boost Green Deal could lead to 1.5m energy ... Greenwise Business Additional energy efficiency incentives to boost Green Deal Utility Week Energy-efficient home owners should pay less council tax, say campaigners The Guardian This is Money  - BBC News  - Business Green (blog) all 20 news articles » Where Does Your Oil And Gas Come From, America? - Jalopnik Jul 8th 2013, 17:34 Where Does Your Oil And Gas Come From, America? Jalopnik Ever curious where all that sweet fluid you pump into your car every week comes from? Or the petroleum used to make half the stuff you own? Great News! The U.S. Government supplied us all that information, which we then put into a really tall chart ... Energy stocks gain , with coal miners in the lead - MarketWatch Jul 8th 2013, 17:06 Energy stocks gain , with coal miners in the lead MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Energy stocks rose Monday, tracking the broader equity market as results for Alcoa Inc. kicked off the second-quarter earnings season. Top gainers among energy names included coal producers Peabody Energy Corp. and more » German activists root for renewable energy - Daily News & Analysis Jul 8th 2013, 16:53 German activists root for renewable energy Daily News & Analysis Anti-nuclear protesters, concerned citizens and Green Party activists from Germany recently met in Dadar to discuss the environmental effects of the proposed nuclear project in Jaitapur and alternative energy options that are less harmful to the ecology. Hundreds died in Kentucky coal mines in decades after mine blast exposed ... - MiamiHerald.com Jul 8th 2013, 16:51 Hundreds died in Kentucky coal mines in decades after mine blast exposed ... MiamiHerald.com TOPMOST — One night in November 1981, Roy Conley saw an unusual glow around the electrical center at the small underground coal mine in Knott County where he worked, and he took it as a divine warning. Conley kept it to himself for three weeks, but ... Coal opponents take to courts to prevent mines' expansion News & Observer all 12 news articles » Spanish government plan takes wind out of sails of country's renewable energy ... - Public Radio International PRI Jul 8th 2013, 16:49 VietNamNet Bridge Spanish government plan takes wind out of sails of country's renewable energy ... Public Radio International PRI For nearly a decade, the Spanish government paid people handsomely to produce renewable energy, guaranteeing huge subsidized returns for up to 25 years. The goal was to attract investors, bring costs down and help cut the country's dependence on ... New HCM City programme embraces renewable energy VietNamNet Bridge Renewable Energy Tax Credits News Briefs Novogradac Company LLP Obama's Climate Action Plan: Domestic Renewable Energy Huffington Post Greener Ideal  - The Times (subscription)  - 4-traders (press release) all 32 news articles » Green Dreams in America, Coal in Africa - National Review Online (blog) Jul 8th 2013, 16:16 Green Dreams in America, Coal in Africa National Review Online (blog) Africans can burn coal. Americans can't. That's the conclusion to be drawn from the Obama administration's most recent forays into energy policy. On June 25, President Obama was at Georgetown University decrying "carbon pollution" and making it clear ... Environmental groups to sue US EPA for refusing to regulate coal mine emissions Platts Letter: Climate-change policy attacks coal industry Florida Today Obama's fake war on coal Business Spectator Winnipeg Free Press  - Huntington Herald Dispatch all 53 news articles » Coal's Crystal Ball: Bright, Muddled, or Bleak? - National Journal Jul 8th 2013, 16:12 The Guardian Coal's Crystal Ball: Bright, Muddled, or Bleak? National Journal In a world committed to combating climate change, what role, if any, can coal play? President Obama is going after coal both at home through tougher Environmental Protection Agency rules and abroad by his declaration last month that the U.S. government ... The coal industry v everyone else: who will win? The Guardian Coal is only step one in Obama administration's climate plan, according to ... Daily Caller Obama's Coal Regs Will Harm Working Families Franklin Center Martinsburg Journal  - Indianapolis Star  - Hays Daily News all 7 news articles » European capacity to grow food is plateauing, scientist warns - The Guardian Jul 8th 2013, 16:03 The Guardian European capacity to grow food is plateauing, scientist warns The Guardian Britain and other countries may not be able to increase the amount of food they grow because many staple crops are close to their physiological growing limits, one of the world's leading food analysts has warned. "In France, Germany, and the United ... and more » Interactive guide to pollution levels on London roads - The Guardian Jul 8th 2013, 16:03 Interactive guide to pollution levels on London roads The Guardian Guardian iPhone · iPad edition · Kindle · Guardian Weekly · Digital edition · The Guardian home. The Guardian, Environment, User comments. News · US · World · Sports · Comment · Culture · Business · Money · Environment · Science · Travel · Tech · Media ... Oil and gas industry continues its dismal environmental record - Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) Jul 8th 2013, 15:59 Oil and gas industry continues its dismal environmental record Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) In 2011 I blogged about a CBS News investigation that found that spills from the oil and gas industry in 2010 were at least three times the amount of the Exxon Valdez spill, and that there were at least 6,500 spills, leaks, fires or explosions ... US well sites in 2012 discharged more than Valdez Environment & Energy Publishing all 2 news articles » Morganton chemical plant blocked in anti-fracking protest - WSOC Charlotte Jul 8th 2013, 15:48 abc11.com Morganton chemical plant blocked in anti-fracking protest WSOC Charlotte MSC's proppant technology utilizes sand proppants in oil and gas wells in a process known as hydraulic fracturing. Proppants are often coated with resins that provide adhesive properties to bond the materials together. These resin-coated proppants ... Mary Elizabeth Robertson | mrobertson@morganton.com Hickory Daily Record Chemical plant blocked in anti-fracking protest Burlington Times News NC chemical plant blocked in anti-fracking protest The Herald | HeraldOnline.com all 11 news articles » If you care about the environment, you should welcome natural gas fracking - The Guardian Jul 8th 2013, 15:24 The Guardian If you care about the environment, you should welcome natural gas fracking The Guardian Shale gas is reshaping America's economy, environment and politics in still surprising ways. It was an unpredicted phenomenon, but shale gas, now more than a decade old, accounts for 40% of the natural gas in the US. The success of shale production ... and more » Kodiak Oil And Gas Valuation Is Double Similar Canadian Producers - Seeking Alpha Jul 8th 2013, 14:25 Kodiak Oil And Gas Valuation Is Double Similar Canadian Producers Seeking Alpha These resource plays are currently being developed assuming extremely low rates of recovery of the original oil in place. As time goes on I believe the oil industry is going to figure out how to recover more of that oil, and that is going to create a ... Government allots two coal blocks to Neyveli Lignite - Economic Times Jul 8th 2013, 14:18 Economic Times Government allots two coal blocks to Neyveli Lignite Economic Times KOLKATA: The union coal ministry has allocated two coal blocks in Chhatisgarh and Jharkhand to Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) for implementing its power projects in Tamil Nadu and for another project in Uttar Pradesh. The development comes close on ... Coal ministry allots two coal blocks to Neveli Lignite Moneycontrol.com NLC gets coal blocks for projects at Sirkali, Ghatampur Livemint NLC gets coal blocks for its Sirkali power project Myiris.com all 53 news articles » US House panel looks at Western coal industry - Great Falls Tribune Jul 8th 2013, 14:10 NBC Montana US House panel looks at Western coal industry Great Falls Tribune Republicans in control of the House Natural Resources Committee said they will highlight coal's benefits in an effort to increase coal production on public lands. Those benefits include more than 15,000 mining jobs in Western states and $2.4 billion in ... Congress Will Dig Into Western Coal Industry Tuesday Boise Weekly White House has coal country on defensive Delmarva Daily Times all 11 news articles » What do we fix first – environment or economy ? - New Scientist Jul 8th 2013, 14:06 What do we fix first – environment or economy ? New Scientist IT IS one of the most pressing questions of our time: what is the relationship between financial and environmental meltdown? Are the two crises the same thing, needing to be dealt with together? Or do we, as even some business leaders suggest, have to ... Oil & Gas Companies Are Setting 'Our Democracy on Fire,' Says Gasland Director - Yahoo! Finance (blog) Jul 8th 2013, 13:35 Reel Life With Jane Oil & Gas Companies Are Setting 'Our Democracy on Fire,' Says Gasland Director Yahoo! Finance (blog) Three years ago documentary filmmaker Josh Fox shocked Americans with images of flaming faucets in his film "Gasland." The movie, hailed by environmentalists, criticized by the shale gas industry and nominated for an Academy Award in 2010, exposed ... Gasland Round II: Natural Gas Companies Under Fire Again (This Time, From a ... Money Morning Gasland Director Presents Anti-Fracking Hoax as Evidence in New Film Washington Free Beacon Josh Fox of "Gasland 2″ | HBO Reel Life With Jane LiveScience.com  - Wall Street Journal (blog)  - Co.Create all 96 news articles » Audi opens renewable energy E-gas plant in Germany - Autoblog (blog) Jul 8th 2013, 12:02 Audi opens renewable energy E-gas plant in Germany Autoblog (blog) Audi has opened the doors to its new power-to-gas facility, which will make what the automaker calls E-gas, in Werlte, Germany. The plant produces hydrogen and synthetic methane and these clean fuels come from renewable energy, water and carbon ... Audi opens green 'e-gas' fuel plant Energy Live News all 2 news articles » Hydraulic fracturing in Illinois - A remarkable presumption, evidence and ... - Lexology (registration) Jul 8th 2013, 10:46 Hydraulic fracturing in Illinois - A remarkable presumption, evidence and ... Lexology (registration) The Illinois General Assembly recently passed, and the governor has signed, the Illinois Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Act (P.A. 098-0022). The final bill was the result of an unusual collection of environmental activists and industry representatives ... Bulls Take a Shine to Yingli Green Energy - CNBC.com Jul 8th 2013, 09:42 Bulls Take a Shine to Yingli Green Energy CNBC.com Option traders are looking for more gains in Yingli Green Energy, which spiked higher at the end of last week. OptionMonster's tracking systems detected heavy buying in the Chinese solar-technology company's August 4 calls, where 5,558 contracts traded ... Bullish Movements in Focus – Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLDX ... Equity Observer all 3 news articles » AlsoEnergy Launching New Renewable Energy Solutions at Intersolar North ... - PR Newswire (press release) Jul 8th 2013, 07:01 AlsoEnergy Launching New Renewable Energy Solutions at Intersolar North ... PR Newswire (press release) BOULDER, Colo., July 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AlsoEnergy (www.alsoenergy.com), a leader in renewable energy monitoring and portfolio management software, has added two new offerings: PowerOperations, an operations management workflow module, ... and more » Berkeley Plugged into Nation's Largest Public Green Energy Coop - Patch.com Jul 8th 2013, 06:15 Berkeley Plugged into Nation's Largest Public Green Energy Coop Patch.com The joint procurement will cut the cost of renewable energy for the participating agencies and "effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the amount generated by approximately 4,000 average-sized homes for an entire year," the news release said. My dream is to make renewable energy affordable for all: Steven Chu - Economic Times Jul 8th 2013, 04:08 Economic Times My dream is to make renewable energy affordable for all: Steven Chu Economic Times Chu is now better known as US President Barack Obama's former energy secretary, a post he resigned from in April to return to Stanford University. An advocate of sustainable development and renewable energy, Chu speaks to Narayani Ganesh on the ... Champion nano-rust for producing solar hydrogen Jul 7th 2013, 20:29 Researchers have figured out the "champion" nanostructures able to produce hydrogen in the most environmentally friendly and cheap manner, by simply using daylight.

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