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Bapco set for Kuwait oil and gas show - Gulf Daily News
Sep 26th 2013, 02:31


Bapco set for Kuwait oil and gas show
Gulf Daily News
MANAMA: Bapco is set to take part in the Kuwait Oil and Gas Show 2013, which will be held from October 7 to 10. The conference is scheduled to be organised at the Kuwait International Fair with the participation of a number of delegations from various ...

State regulators approve $430M upgrade to coal plant in Cohasset - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Sep 26th 2013, 01:37


Minneapolis Star Tribune

State regulators approve $430M upgrade to coal plant in Cohasset
Minneapolis Star Tribune
One of the state's largest coal-burning power plants is getting $430 million upgrade — an investment in emissions control that will sharply increase electric rates for customers of a northern Minnesota utility. The Minnesota Public Utilities ...
Pollution control upgrades approved for coal plant Minnesota Public Radio

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UNC students make pitch for coal divestment - Durham Herald Sun
Sep 26th 2013, 00:41


UNC students make pitch for coal divestment
Durham Herald Sun
Members of the UNC Board of Trustee's Finance and Infrastructure Committee were impressed Wednesday by UNC Beyond Coal Campaign's pitch urging the university to divest in coal. But the committee decided against the student group's request to form a ...
UNC students want end to coal investments Charlotte Observer

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A troubling first for N.C.'s environment - Charlotte Observer
Sep 25th 2013, 23:12


A troubling first for N.C.'s environment
Charlotte Observer
If you're doing something no one else in the country is doing, there's a good chance you're either radically innovative or recklessly irresponsible. Unfortunately, under the administration of Gov. Pat McCrory, being different is not often a good sign ...

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Raising Tastier Sea Urchins For Foodies And The Environment - Minnesota Public Radio
Sep 25th 2013, 21:24


Raising Tastier Sea Urchins For Foodies And The Environment
Minnesota Public Radio
Raising Tastier Sea Urchins For Foodies And The Environment. by Maggie Martin, Alabama Public Radio. September 24, 2013. Sea urchins are considered a culinary delicacy in many parts of the world, including Japan and the United States. The market for ...

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Green energy or cheap? Ed can't have both - The Times (subscription)
Sep 25th 2013, 21:18


Green energy or cheap? Ed can't have both
The Times (subscription)
Hypocrisy can be a beautiful thing when done well. To go, as Ed Miliband has done, within four years, from being the minister insisting that energy prices must rise — so uncompetitive green energy producers can be enticed to supply power — to being ...

$100 Million Investment Fund Supports Renewable Energy in Southeast Asia - SustainableBusiness.com
Sep 25th 2013, 20:58


$100 Million Investment Fund Supports Renewable Energy in Southeast Asia
SustainableBusiness.com
Malaysia is accelerating efforts on modernizing to a smart grid and investing in renewable energy businesses as key ways to move up the ranks to a developed economy. Malaysia's goal is to cut carbon emissions 40% by 2020 (from 2005 levels) and increase ...

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Global warming: What the leading scientists say - The Independent
Sep 25th 2013, 20:56


The Independent

Global warming: What the leading scientists say
The Independent
A lot has changed since the world's leading climate scientists last gathered in the name of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2007, to put the finishing touches to their fourth landmark assessment of the state of global warming.
Cleaner air from tackling climate change 'would save millions of lives' The Guardian
A new climate economy IRINnews.org
World won't cool without geoengineering, warns report New Scientist

all 221 news articles »

China's plans to cut coal pollution will unleash another environmental ... - Quartz
Sep 25th 2013, 19:58


Nature World News

China's plans to cut coal pollution will unleash another environmental ...
Quartz
The country plans to build up to 40 massive projects to convert coal to synthetic natural gas (SNG), a process that would dramatically increase China's greenhouse emissions, and emit huge volumes of toxins while consuming vast quantities of water, ...
Coal-fired gas plants could be China's latest greenhouse giant Responding to Climate Change

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Villagers denounce public hearing on setting up coal mines in Chhattisgarh - The Hindu
Sep 25th 2013, 19:57


The Hindu

Villagers denounce public hearing on setting up coal mines in Chhattisgarh
The Hindu
Young men – some locals and some from far-flung areas – arrived in hundreds of SUVs to demand setting up of Jindal's coal mines in Tiklirampur on Wednesday. Some of them told The Hindu that they were asked by employees and contractors of Jindal ...

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PTT Exploration eyes international oil and gas projects - PennEnergy (press release)
Sep 25th 2013, 19:40


PennEnergy (press release)

PTT Exploration eyes international oil and gas projects
PennEnergy (press release)
The company is eyeing North American shale gas and deepwater offshore projects in Myanmar, The Wall Street Journal reported. PTT Exploration wants to double its output to 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent by 2020, which would represent an 8 percent ...

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EIA chief, green groups spar over forecasts - Environment & Energy Publishing
Sep 25th 2013, 19:13


EIA chief, green groups spar over forecasts
Environment & Energy Publishing
Energy Information Administration chief Adam Sieminski is defending his agency's forecasts of future energy production from renewable sources amid questions from green groups. Earlier this month, several dozen clean energy advocates, including the ...
Kentucky GOP hopes green candidate can outflank Grimes — EIA defends ... Politico

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Videos tout, defend oil and gas exploration - OneNewsNow
Sep 25th 2013, 18:41


Videos tout, defend oil and gas exploration
OneNewsNow
A new series of web videos aims to shed light on the common ground we all share in developing energy and protecting the environment. The videos are from Western Energy Alliance, a nonprofit trade association representing more than 400 companies ...

Enel Says 99% of Water It Uses for Power Returns to Environment - Bloomberg
Sep 25th 2013, 17:37


Enel Says 99% of Water It Uses for Power Returns to Environment
Bloomberg
Enel SpA (ENEL), Italy's largest power company, said water and energy are so interlinked now that the utility returns 99 percent of the water it uses to the environment. "The relation between water and energy is becoming more and more relevant in a ...

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The Biggest Misconceptions People Have About Renewable Energy - Wall Street Journal
Sep 25th 2013, 17:32


Ars Technica

The Biggest Misconceptions People Have About Renewable Energy
Wall Street Journal
While energy sources like wind and solar receive a lot of attention from the media and politicians, there is still a lot of confusion out there on renewable energy. So we asked The Experts: What is the single-biggest misconception people have about ...
Cost of renewable energy's variability is dwarfed by the savings Ars Technica
What's New on Energy Collective
Renewable Energy Study Shows That Benefits Outweigh Costs In US Huffington Post
EarthTechling  - TheDay.com  - Green Building Elements
all 93 news articles »

Oil spills: an update from Colorado oil and gas fields - Denver Post (blog)
Sep 25th 2013, 16:45


Denver Post (blog)

Oil spills: an update from Colorado oil and gas fields
Denver Post (blog)
The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission said Tuesday it is tracking 11 "notable" oil spills that is up from eight Monday. The three new sites in include one Noble Energy facility east of Kersey where 121 barrel or 5,100 gallons were releases; ...
Colorado floods 'completely overwhelm' search for oil and gas leaks The Guardian
Oil and Gas Spill Report for Sept. 23 Greeley Tribune
What's in the floodwater? The Coloradoan
Charlotte Observer  - Kansas.com  - Bloomberg
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Market forces have been hurting coal long before the EPA's CO2 rules - Scientific American (blog)
Sep 25th 2013, 16:22


Scientific American (blog)

Market forces have been hurting coal long before the EPA's CO2 rules
Scientific American (blog)
It's not entirely accurate to call the EPA's CO2 rules part of President Obama's war on coal. There isn't really a war on coal so much as there are structural and market forces at play that are hurting the coal industry – long before the EPA announced ...
Greater Coal Use Raises Stakes for Obama Climate Rules Wall Street Journal (blog)
The Real War on Coal MarketMinder
Coal reclaims some market share lost to gas State Journal

all 14 news articles »

Washington Post: Democrats Starting to Embrace Hydraulic Fracturing - NorthcentralPa.com
Sep 25th 2013, 16:22


Washington Post: Democrats Starting to Embrace Hydraulic Fracturing
NorthcentralPa.com
LLB Scoreboard · Home › Gas Industry ›. Washington Post: Democrats Starting to Embrace Hydraulic Fracturing. By Feed: Energy In Depth Marcellus. in. Gas Industry. September 25, 2013. Feed: Energy In Depth Marcellus · Original article. Comments. Search.

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Mining Shares Seen Outperforming Gold In Rising Price Environment - Forbes
Sep 25th 2013, 15:33


Mining Shares Seen Outperforming Gold In Rising Price Environment
Forbes
Denver (Kitco News) – Gold-mining stocks are likely to outperform gold itself if the metal returns to a rising price environment, said fund managers and mining analysts attending the Denver Gold Forum. Historically, this has been the case. But there ...

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Big battery eyed as green energy cure - The Japan Times
Sep 25th 2013, 14:56


Big battery eyed as green energy cure
The Japan Times
Japan will build the world's largest storage battery system in Hokkaido as early as this autumn in a bid to rectify fluctuations in the electricity produced by renewable energy sources. The project is aimed at promoting renewable energy by addressing a ...

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City sustainability is about the environment, even when it isn't - Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)
Sep 25th 2013, 14:27


City sustainability is about the environment, even when it isn't
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)
I teach a law school seminar in regional and community sustainability and, in each of the last two weeks, a student has wondered why I was including in our curriculum subjects such as home affordability and cultural preservation. "What does this have ...

PetroTech Oil and Gas Announces Company Updates - The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
Sep 25th 2013, 13:58


PetroTech Oil and Gas Announces Company Updates
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
PetroTech Oil and Gas Inc. (the "Company" or Petrotech") (OTC: PTOG) is pleased to announce the following updates: We wanted to update our shareholders on the progress on the Navarro County leases and the positive test for oil in well number 11 of the ...
Petrotech Oil & Gas Inc (OTCMKTS:PTOG) Declares Organization Updates Mesh Press (press release)
OTC Market's Gainers and Laggards - Petrotech Oil & Gas Inc (OTCMKTS:PTOG ... Techsonian

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Linde expert to discuss how energized solutions in hydraulic fracturing ... - DigitalJournal.com
Sep 25th 2013, 13:57


Linde expert to discuss how energized solutions in hydraulic fracturing ...
DigitalJournal.com
MURRAY HILL, N.J. and NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J., Sept. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A paper to be presented at the upcoming Society of Petroleum Engineers' Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) will provide details on life cycle costs of fluids ...

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DCED guests learn economic impact of local oil and gas industry - The Courier-Express
Sep 25th 2013, 13:28


DCED guests learn economic impact of local oil and gas industry
The Courier-Express
Clearfield County Economic Developmeet Corp. Vice President of Energy Paul McCloskey showcases RigMonkeyApp.com and the economic impact the unconventional oil and gas industry has played in the role of growing and diversifying Clearfield County's ...

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The politicians are wrong - 100% renewable energy is possible - The Guardian
Sep 25th 2013, 13:26


The Guardian

The politicians are wrong - 100% renewable energy is possible
The Guardian
it is unrealistic to suggest renewable energy alone can deliver all of our energy needs in the medium term. The UK will still need significant amounts of gas – both for peaking electricity capacity in the medium term, and to account for the 80% of our ...

New genus of electric fish discovered in 'lost world' of South America
Sep 25th 2013, 13:22

A previously unknown genus of electric fish has been identified in a remote region of South America by team of international researchers. The Akawaio penak, a thin, eel-like electric fish, was discovered in the shallow, murky waters of the upper Mazaruni River is northern Guyana.

EPA Won't Require Carbon Capture at Existing Coal Plants - Bloomberg
Sep 25th 2013, 12:42


Bloomberg

EPA Won't Require Carbon Capture at Existing Coal Plants
Bloomberg
Existing coal-fired power plants won't be required to install equipment to capture and store the carbon dioxide they emit under new Environmental Protection Agency rules, the regulator's top EPA official said. Gina McCarthy, the agency's administrator ...
"The president's own advisers have said there's a war on coal." PolitiFact
Obama administration not waging war on coal, EPA chief says Christian Science Monitor
EPA Wants To Limit Greenhouse Gases From New Coal Power Plants NPR
BuzzFeed  - TIME  - Mother Jones
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ONGC to drill first well to explore shale oil and gas next month - Economic Times
Sep 25th 2013, 12:26


Economic Times

ONGC to drill first well to explore shale oil and gas next month
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Oil & Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has decided to drill first well in the Cambay basin next month to explore shale oil and gas after the cabinet on Tuesday allowed state explorers to find shale resources in blocks held by them. The company ...
India weighs shale oil and gas options UPI.com
The Oil & Gas Industry's Fractured Fairy Tales (Op-Ed) LiveScience.com
Horizontal drilling, fracking begins in old, shallow oil and gas fields Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Huffington Post  - Businessweek  - PennEnergy (press release)
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World Bank Aids New Coal Project Abroad, Defying Policy, Environmental Group ... - Huffington Post
Sep 25th 2013, 12:19


World Bank Aids New Coal Project Abroad, Defying Policy, Environmental Group ...
Huffington Post
World Bank Group units are aiding the development of a new coal-fired power plant in Indonesia, despite a new bank policy discouraging support for coal projects, according to a report from the environmental group Oil Change International released on ...

Caterpillar Believes that Coal is "Here to Stay" - Motley Fool
Sep 25th 2013, 12:05


Caterpillar Believes that Coal is "Here to Stay"
Motley Fool
Coal is a relatively dirty fuel source, and that has increased the scrutiny it has faced in the United States. In fact, some believe the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) new electricity plant rules are materially biased against coal. However ...

Oklahoma oil and gas prices: September 25, 2013 - NewsOK.com
Sep 25th 2013, 10:40


Oklahoma oil and gas prices: September 25, 2013
NewsOK.com
Alfalfa: Chesapeake Operating Inc.; Albert 29-27-11 No. 1H Well; S1/2 S1/2 SE1/4 SE1/4 (SL) of 29-27N-11W; 380 barrels oil per day, 885,000 cu-ft gas per day; TD 10,196. Chesapeake Operating Inc.; Cottonwood 10-25-12 No. 1H Well; NW1/4 NE1/4 NE1/4 ...

Loss of digging mammals linked to ecosystem decline - The Guardian
Sep 25th 2013, 10:16


The Guardian

Loss of digging mammals linked to ecosystem decline
The Guardian
The rapid loss of foraging animals such as bilbies, bandicoots and potoroos since the European colonisation of Australia has been linked to ecosystem decline, owing to the role they play in keeping land healthy. A new study led by Murdoch University ...

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Shale gas alone is not the answer – but neither is renewable energy - The Guardian
Sep 25th 2013, 10:16


The Guardian

Shale gas alone is not the answer – but neither is renewable energy
The Guardian
The intervention of Boris Johnson last week has, I suspect, more to with his desire to be on side with discontented Tory MPs than any real appreciation of energy policy. His description of gas as "clean" and "green" was both crowd-pleasing and simply ...

Christine Lagarde: IMF work can contribute to environmental change - The Guardian
Sep 25th 2013, 10:05


The Guardian

Christine Lagarde: IMF work can contribute to environmental change
The Guardian
The International Monetary Fund can play a role in protecting the planet from environmental damage, IMF head Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday, as she highlighted how an analysis of the harmful effects of energy subsidies could act as a catalyst for ...

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Arctic leaders talk tapping riches without ruining environment - RT
Sep 25th 2013, 07:27


RT

Arctic leaders talk tapping riches without ruining environment
RT
Finding a way to extract the vast riches of the Arctic region without subjecting it to technological disasters is what leaders of Arctic countries, businessmen, scientists and environmentalists discuss at a forum in Russia. The Arctic is the potential ...
Greenpeace activists aren't pirates, says Vladimir Putin The Guardian
Detained Greenpeace protesters visited NZ City

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Army Awards Biomass Contracts Under $7 Billion Green Energy Push - Nextgov
Sep 24th 2013, 18:43


Army Awards Biomass Contracts Under $7 Billion Green Energy Push
Nextgov
The companies join others that have won 30-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity awards, for the right to compete for future contracts as part of a servicewide green energy project kicked off in August 2011. The IDIQ contracts cover biomass ...

PLS DEALMAKERS(TM) Links Oil and Gas Buyers and Sellers in Houston - Marketwired (press release)
Sep 24th 2013, 17:28


PLS DEALMAKERS(TM) Links Oil and Gas Buyers and Sellers in Houston
Marketwired (press release)
HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwired - Sep 24, 2013) - PLS Inc. today announced that its Fall 2013 Houston DEALMAKERS™ Expo on Wednesday, October 2 will feature, among others, compelling unconventional Eagle Ford Shale plays alongside projects from the ...

Japan's green energy evolution - Fortune
Sep 24th 2013, 13:17


Japan's green energy evolution
Fortune
"Japan's nuclear reactors have mostly been replaced by post-catastrophe efficiency gains which reduced [energy] consumption by around 15-20%," says Kevin Meyerson, a retired American businessman and now an energy conservationist living in Japan.

Former Obama cabinet members praise hydraulic fracturing - New Mexico Watchdog
Sep 23rd 2013, 22:45


Former Obama cabinet members praise hydraulic fracturing
New Mexico Watchdog
Fracking has some friends in the Democratic Party. Two former Obama officials made some glowing comments in recent days about the process of hydraulic fracturing, which is used to extract oil and natural gas using high-pressured liquids to break ...

Destructive Attacks On Oil And Gas Industry A Wake-Up Call - Dark Reading
Sep 23rd 2013, 20:24


Destructive Attacks On Oil And Gas Industry A Wake-Up Call
Dark Reading
Some 30,000 or so hard drives were scrapped and replaced with new ones last year on Saudi Aramco's internal corporate network after a massive cyberattack destroyed data on the oil and natural gas company's Windows machines. While the massive attack ...

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING: Calif. governor's signature on fracking bill comes ... - Environment & Energy Publishing
Sep 23rd 2013, 16:24


Bay Area Indymedia

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING: Calif. governor's signature on fracking bill comes ...
Environment & Energy Publishing
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) has signed into law a closely watched measure mandating oversight of hydraulic fracturing and other emerging oil drilling techniques. Brown quietly announced through an email message late Friday that he had signed S.B. 4 ...
California law to regulate fracking signed by governor Reuters
Brown signs bill creating 'environmental platform' to expand fracking Bay Area Indymedia
California signs state's first fracking rules Al Jazeera America
ThinkProgress  - Wall Street Journal  - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Turkey begins hydraulic fracturing operations to extract shale gas - Balkans.com Business News
Sep 23rd 2013, 03:10


Hurriyet Daily News

Turkey begins hydraulic fracturing operations to extract shale gas
Balkans.com Business News
Turkey has begun to carry out hydraulic fracturing operations to extract shale gas from the wells in the Thracian and southeastern regions, where 4.6 trillion cubic meters of reserves have been detected. Energy Minister Taner Yıldız said there was ...
Plenty Of Shale Gas In Turkey: US Gas Boom Could Help Turkey Meet Energy ... International Business Times

all 2 news articles »

Six Myths About Renewable Energy - Wall Street Journal
Sep 22nd 2013, 21:18


Six Myths About Renewable Energy
Wall Street Journal
So, we set out to look at a few persistent myths or beliefs held by both supporters and critics of renewable energy. We've focused largely on wind and solar power, in part because they've shown explosive growth in recent years but also because they are ...

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