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Green energy = cash for UCISD? - Uvalde Leader-News
Sep 22nd 2013, 02:10


Green energy = cash for UCISD?
Uvalde Leader-News
While it's less than the estimated $31,397,463 tax bill if a tax credit is not issued, Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District has a chance to bring in an estimated $14,563,324-plus if trustees choose to work with OCI Solar Power. The basis of ...

Top Ky. Dem. challenging McConnell: 'deeply' disappointed about Obama's coal ... - Fox News
Sep 22nd 2013, 01:22


U.S. News & World Report (blog)

Top Ky. Dem. challenging McConnell: 'deeply' disappointed about Obama's coal ...
Fox News
Coal mining has become a central issue in the 2014 race, in which McConnell is being called perhaps the most vulnerable congressional Republican. And Grimes taking the same side of the issues as McConnell could hurt Democrats' efforts to oust a top ...
McConnell Fires Up Case Against EPA Coal Rules Wall Street Journal (blog)
The War on Coal Puts Democrats on Defense U.S. News & World Report (blog)
Reid kills vote to stop 'war on coal' Daily Caller
WAVE  - The Advocate  - The Lane Report
all 85 news articles »

Govt walking tightrope between environment protection & need to attract ... - Economic Times
Sep 21st 2013, 20:50


Economic Times

Govt walking tightrope between environment protection & need to attract ...
Economic Times
We would have just cut the tree and said we have contributed to growth," says Sarma who since his retirement from the Indian Administrative Service has been taking up environmental causes. "Growth and development are black holes where you can commit ...

Oil and gas report for Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013 - Amarillo.com
Sep 21st 2013, 20:31


Oil and gas report for Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013
Amarillo.com
HANSFORD (Wildcat) Texas American Resources Company, #405H Rosary 14, (673.8 acres) 260' FSL & 517' FEL, Sec 14, Blk 2, WC RR, A-556, 8 mi NE from Spearman, TD 7200', (BHL: 517' FNL & 1367' FEL) (sgd. Kang Xiong 512-480-8700) Horizontal.

Haiti - Environment : Marbial takes in hand its future - Haitilibre.com
Sep 21st 2013, 20:04


Haitilibre.com

Haiti - Environment : Marbial takes in hand its future
Haitilibre.com
On Friday, the Association of Sons and Friends of Marbial (AFAM), proceeded to the distribution of seedlings to members of seven associations working in the livestock sector at large neighborhood of Marbial, town of Jacmel, in order to revive on the ...

BJ Nikkel and Ray Martinez to talk about hydraulic fracturing at Republican ... - ReporterHerald.com
Sep 21st 2013, 17:27


BJ Nikkel and Ray Martinez to talk about hydraulic fracturing at Republican ...
ReporterHerald.com
FORT COLLINS -- The Larimer County Republican Club will be host to former Rep. BJ Nikkel and former Fort Collins Mayor Ray Martinez during the group's meeting noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday at The Moot House, 2626 S. College Ave. The two will talk about ...

Coal Is Going To Be Fine - Business Insider
Sep 21st 2013, 17:20


Coal Is Going To Be Fine
Business Insider
U.S. coal consumption for the first half of the year was up 8.7% over 1H2012. The year-end total will be 5.8% higher than 2012. Coal for electricity use will have climbed 6.4% YOY. The agency projects another YOY gain of 1.7% for 2014. Coal production ...

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Connecticut Green Energy Buy Comes Cheap - EarthTechling
Sep 21st 2013, 16:12


EarthTechling

Connecticut Green Energy Buy Comes Cheap
EarthTechling
Connecticut is going to get a whole lot more renewable energy, and in line with the falling costs for wind and solar that we've been detailing lately, it's not going to have to pay a whole lot for it. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced that developers of ...
German industry group seeks green energy overhaul after election Reuters UK
Germany industry in revolt as green dream causes cost spiral Telegraph.co.uk
German energy transition caught in subsidies' trap Deutsche Welle
Energy Collective  - Amarillo.com  - Greenfudge.org
all 64 news articles »

Keith den Hollander: Conservatives should lead on renewable energy as way to ... - MLive.com
Sep 21st 2013, 15:29


Keith den Hollander: Conservatives should lead on renewable energy as way to ...
MLive.com
Opinions like those expressed by the Mackinac Center's Ken Braun (9/14/2013), who downplays the importance of renewable energy to Michigan, do not fully reflect the conservative viewpoint on energy. Humankind has a moral obligation to be good ...

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ITC Hotels: Travel trendsetters for women and the environment - Washington Times
Sep 21st 2013, 15:20


Washington Times

ITC Hotels: Travel trendsetters for women and the environment
Washington Times
INDIA , September 21, 2013 – When it comes to setting trends for the hospitality industry, the India based ITC Hotels are at the cutting edge of innovation. ITC, which once stood for India Tobacco Company, has established a program catering to a ...

Germany Will Dilute - Not Abandon Its Energiewende Plan - The Market Oracle
Sep 21st 2013, 14:47


Germany Will Dilute - Not Abandon Its Energiewende Plan
The Market Oracle
German pride in having the world's largest installed capacity of wind power and, until recently the world's largest solar power market, has been diluted and moderated as it became clear that any race with China to dominate world "green" energy industry ...

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This Week in the Business: 'The Most Overtly Sexist Environment Ever' - Kotaku
Sep 21st 2013, 14:05


This Week in the Business: 'The Most Overtly Sexist Environment Ever'
Kotaku
QUOTE | "When I first started playing in 1999, it was the most overtly sexist environment ever."—Linda Carlson, SOE director of global community relations, on EverQuest and how online communities are changing. QUOTE | "You don't force anything, you ...

Oil and Coal Stock Valuation: What You're Missing - Motley Fool
Sep 21st 2013, 11:01


Oil and Coal Stock Valuation: What You're Missing
Motley Fool
Like it or not, climate change and society's attempts to constrain it have a growing impact on companies' bottom lines. Nowhere is that more the case than for oil and coal companies. As carbon emissions become Public Enemy No. 1, the public discourse ...

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Coal company beats Ohio EPA on mining - Columbus Dispatch
Sep 21st 2013, 09:51


Coal company beats Ohio EPA on mining
Columbus Dispatch
A coal company is a step closer to mining more than 1,100 acres in Guernsey and Muskingum counties after a state panel ruled that the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency overstepped its authority in trying to protect certain streams and wetlands.

Greenpeace activists could be charged with terrorism after ship stormed - The Guardian
Sep 21st 2013, 09:08


The Guardian

Greenpeace activists could be charged with terrorism after ship stormed
The Guardian
Greenpeace has long warned that the start of oil drilling at Prirazlomnaya could have disastrous environmental repercussions. "The rig is a rusting hulk in the middle of the Arctic that is about to start pumping oil from the Arctic for the first time ...
Russian Coast Guard Fires on Greenpeace Ship, Arrests Two Environment News Service
Greenpeace ship stormed by Russian Coast Guard being towed to port of ... mysask.com
Russia arrests Greenpeace activists BigPond News
3News NZ  - NZ City  - Tengrinews
all 231 news articles »

Arctic on course for ice-free summer 'within decades', scientists say - The Guardian
Sep 21st 2013, 08:21


The Guardian

Arctic on course for ice-free summer 'within decades', scientists say
The Guardian
The Arctic could be ice-free in summer within decades, scientists have said. Photograph: Jenny E Ross/Corbis. The Arctic is on course for an ice-free summer within the next few decades, as scientists on Friday declared that sea ice in the region had ...
Stronger Winds Behind Mysterious Growth in Antarctic Sea Ice, Study Suggests Nature World News
On thin ice: Arctic shelf shrinks to record low Mail & Guardian Online
Arctic sea ice 6th lowest, but rebounds from 2012 Minnesota Public Radio
Science World Report
all 100 news articles »

New emissions limits squeeze coal plants - Chicago Sun-Times
Sep 21st 2013, 06:03


New emissions limits squeeze coal plants
Chicago Sun-Times
Coal-fired power plants, already an endangered species in Illinois, will be further threatened by new emissions limits announced by President Barack Obama's administration Friday. The new Environmental Protection Agency rules, meant to help address ...

The New Environment for Better Health Care Decisions - The Pew Internet and American Life Project
Sep 21st 2013, 04:16


The New Environment for Better Health Care Decisions
The Pew Internet and American Life Project
Susannah Fox will be the kick-off speaker for a discussion of how data is transforming health and health care. From self-tracking to personalized medicine—consumers are taking their health care into their own hands more and more every day. How can we ...

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Pollution Rule Hurts Coal, Helps Other Sources - ABC News
Sep 21st 2013, 04:09


Pollution Rule Hurts Coal, Helps Other Sources
ABC News
Tough new limits on the amount of heat-trapping emissions new power plants can emit will likely accelerate a shift away from coal-fired power and toward electricity generated with natural gas, wind, and sunshine. Power prices for homes, businesses and ...

Fury as millionaire Tory MP who opposed green energy wants huge solar farm ... - Daily Mail
Sep 21st 2013, 01:45


Daily Mail

Fury as millionaire Tory MP who opposed green energy wants huge solar farm ...
Daily Mail
A statement on his behalf said: 'The Charborough Estate is working with renewable energy provider Good Energy in considering the suitability of field-scale solar energy projects on land which it owns. 'There is a strong and increasing need for ...

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Coal producer offers to pay power plant cleanup costs - Chicago Tribune
Sep 21st 2013, 01:14


Chicago Tribune

Coal producer offers to pay power plant cleanup costs
Chicago Tribune
With many of the state's coal-fired power plants dead or in danger of dying, who better to take extraordinary measures to save them than the largest coal producer in Illinois? That's the argument Michael Beyer, chief executive of Foresight Energy, made ...
Dynegy slams door on coal company's surprise offer Crain's Chicago Business

all 2 news articles »

Lawsuit seeks Jindal adviser's correspondence with oil and gas industry - The Advocate
Sep 21st 2013, 00:39


Lawsuit seeks Jindal adviser's correspondence with oil and gas industry
The Advocate
A New Orleans environmental activist is suing the state for copies of correspondence she says could shed light on conversations between Gov. Bobby Jindal's top coastal-protection adviser and the energy industry about a local flood-protection board's ...

In wake of Colorado floods, officials start counting oil and gas spills - Grist
Sep 20th 2013, 22:48


The Denver Channel

In wake of Colorado floods, officials start counting oil and gas spills
Grist
As floodwaters recede following epic storms that hit the region around Boulder, Colo., a week ago, officials are trying to get a grasp on the extent of oil and gas pollution triggered by the deluge. Oil spills and washed-out chemical tanks only add to ...
Have Colorado's Floods Unleashed An Oil And Gas Disaster? Um, No. Forbes
Flood-generated oil, gas spills total 25000 gallons The Denver Channel
Colo. working with oil and gas industry to clean up reported spills Environment & Energy Publishing
Washington Post  - Al Jazeera America  - Huffington Post
all 189 news articles »

Fed policies are choking oil and gas in Utah, report says - Salt Lake Tribune
Sep 20th 2013, 22:44


Fed policies are choking oil and gas in Utah, report says
Salt Lake Tribune
Oil and gas development on Utah's federal land could generate up to $6.7 billion in economic activity and 58,000 jobs were it not for excessive regulation, according to a report released Tuesday by a conservative think tank. "The Bureau of Land ...

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US environment chief uses humor, health argument to sell carbon plan - Reuters
Sep 20th 2013, 21:23


US environment chief uses humor, health argument to sell carbon plan
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When U.S. environment chief Gina McCarthy talked about cutting climate-warming carbon emissions on Friday, she offered a translation for those unfamiliar with the dropped "R" of her thick Boston accent. "I should make sure that ...

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Green energy sighting - Elkhart Truth (blog)
Sep 20th 2013, 21:12


Green energy sighting
Elkhart Truth (blog)
Two combination solar and wind-powered street lights have been installed in the Sterling Ave. Park on Elkhart's east side. For those who don't remember, the park lies on the former site of the LaBour Pump building that was demolished in 2010. In the ...

France must cut reliance on oil and gas, says Hollande - Reuters
Sep 20th 2013, 19:08


France must cut reliance on oil and gas, says Hollande
Reuters
France draws 80 percent of its electricity output from its fleet of 58 nuclear reactors but relies on oil and gas imports for other energy needs such as transport. It cut oil consumption by almost 10 percent between 1990 and 2012, helped by more fuel ...

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Cheap Illinois coal slows US switch to cleaner gas - Chicago Tribune
Sep 20th 2013, 18:42


Cheap Illinois coal slows US switch to cleaner gas
Chicago Tribune
Cheaper, dirtier Illinois coal is giving cleaner burning natural gas a run for its money as a fuel for electric power plants, helping the coal market slow the rate at which utilities are switching to abundant, less-expensive gas. Electric utilities are ...

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EPA Wants To Limit Greenhouse Gases From New Coal Power Plants - NPR
Sep 20th 2013, 18:11


NPR

EPA Wants To Limit Greenhouse Gases From New Coal Power Plants
NPR
The Environmental Protection Agency's second stab at a proposal to set the first-ever limits on greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants would make it impossible for companies to build the kind of coal-fired plants that have been the country's ...
EPA proposes strict emission limits on new power plants USA TODAY
EPA Unveils Plan to Curb Emissions From New Coal Plants Wall Street Journal
Will coal survive the EPA's new carbon rules? Washington Post (blog)
Mother Jones  - Daily Beast  - Fox News
all 513 news articles »

The Rise Of 'Plateau Oil' In Four Charts - Business Insider
Sep 20th 2013, 14:09


The Rise Of 'Plateau Oil' In Four Charts
Business Insider
As we and others have written, the combination of the U.S. shale boom and flagging demand are going to start pushing markets sideways. We recently got four new charts that elaborate on this phenomenon, which one might call plateau oil and gas.

Climate change, advanced and renewable energy are topics at sustainability ... - Plain Dealer
Sep 20th 2013, 13:23


Climate change, advanced and renewable energy are topics at sustainability ...
Plain Dealer
Tim Leitzel, of Ziecoa, Inc. of Solon shows his model of community cooperation during Cleveland's first sustainability summit in 2009. The model's purpose was to show how local businesses can network together to attain sustainability – and that if a ...

Obama takes on coal with first-ever carbon limits - CBS News
Sep 20th 2013, 12:53


Obama takes on coal with first-ever carbon limits
CBS News
WASHINGTON Linking global warming to public health, disease and extreme weather, the Obama administration pressed ahead Friday with tough requirements to limit carbon pollution from new power plants, despite protests from industry and from ...

Crooked pipelines - The Economist (blog)
Sep 20th 2013, 08:41


Crooked pipelines
The Economist (blog)
GIVEN his industry's woes, Lukman Mahfoedz is surprisingly upbeat. As Indonesia's oil-and-gas sector reels from its most recent scandal, the president of the Indonesian Petroleum Association is relaxed when he greets your correspondent at his office ...

Lorton Green Energy Park deserves approval - Fairfaxtimes.com
Sep 20th 2013, 04:42


Lorton Green Energy Park deserves approval
Fairfaxtimes.com
Virginia has a renewable energy problem: we don't have enough of it. Residents of Northern Virginia are particularly anxious to see wind and solar projects here. That's why the recent proposal by EnviroSolutions Inc. to develop a renewable energy park ...

News bites: Biofuels scam, Germany's rocky path to green energy and more - The Hill (blog)
Sep 19th 2013, 16:47


News bites: Biofuels scam, Germany's rocky path to green energy and more
The Hill (blog)
... Biofuels scam, Germany's rocky path to green energy and more. By Ben Geman - 09/19/13 05:42 AM ET. Tweet. The New York Times looks closely at the "costs and complexities" of Germany's shift to green electricity, which has increased consumer costs.

UK green energy sector employs 18000 people, report shows - The Guardian
Sep 19th 2013, 10:23


UK green energy sector employs 18000 people, report shows
The Guardian
In addition, almost 16,000 people are indirectly employed as a result of the green energy industries, in businesses which supply products and services to the sector, the review published by trade body RenewableUK said. The number of people working in ...

EQT and Green Field set industry milestone for hydraulic fracturing - Examiner.com
Sep 17th 2013, 16:17


Examiner.com

EQT and Green Field set industry milestone for hydraulic fracturing
Examiner.com
As big energy companies buy smaller ones in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale, environmental and safety records are improving. Experts say this is partly thanks to the energy giants' financial resources and more rigorous safety protocols. WSJ's Daniel G..

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