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Feds to write separate review for Wash. coal dock - KOMO News
Sep 7th 2013, 00:47


Feds to write separate review for Wash. coal dock
KOMO News
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — Washington state's decision to include greenhouse gas emissions and train traffic concerns in the review of a proposed coal terminal near the Canadian border has caused the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a separate, ...
Feds, state to conduct separate reviews of coal train proposals The Seattle Times (blog)
Federal regulators to write separate review of Millennium coal dock Longview Daily News
Army Corps shrinks endangered species review for coal export project Capital Press

all 9 news articles »

Does Living In a Healthy Environment Raise Your Risk of Alzheimer's? A New ... - Forbes
Sep 6th 2013, 22:21


The Guardian

Does Living In a Healthy Environment Raise Your Risk of Alzheimer's? A New ...
Forbes
A new study published today seems to suggest that practicing good health hygiene (i.e. avoiding germs) is linked with a higher risk of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and dementia. Put more ironically, living in a wealthy, developed, "first-world" country and ...
Germs are good: Living in a clean environment makes you susceptible to ... India.Com Health

all 88 news articles »

Environment ministry as culpable as State governments in forestland scam - The Hindu
Sep 6th 2013, 20:56


Economic Times

Environment ministry as culpable as State governments in forestland scam
The Hindu
In many cases of illegalities, the CAG notes, the environment ministry blamed either lack of resources to monitor projects and funds on ground or the State governments, for the subject is under their mandate. The CAG rejected their defense in most of ...
CAG pulls up environment ministry for favouring Reliance Power, JP Associates Economic Times
Environment ministry draws CAG fire for sops to Reliance Power Times of India
Undue favour to Sasan Power Ltd by environment ministry, says CAG Firstpost
Indian Express  - Hindu Business Line  - Deccan Herald
all 19 news articles »

Dear Barack, let's get together on oil and gas - Macleans.ca
Sep 6th 2013, 20:39


Dear Barack, let's get together on oil and gas
Macleans.ca
The CBC reports that the Prime Minister has written to President Barack Obama to broach the subject of "joint action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the oil and gas sector," apparently with Keystone XL in mind. Sources told CBC News the prime ...
Harper pleads to Obama for joint strategy on oil sector The Globe and Mail
UPDATE 2-Harper offers Obama emissions deal to win Keystone -CBC Reuters
Canada Formally Offers To Limit Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions If U.S. Approves ... ThinkProgress
Upstream Online  - CBC.ca  - Financial Post
all 53 news articles »

CITI: Expect Peak Coal By 2020 - Business Insider
Sep 6th 2013, 19:54


Business Insider

CITI: Expect Peak Coal By 2020
Business Insider
"Clean coal" may be an oxymoron at heart, but the concept is not completely groundless, and Citi says China's newest coal plants operate at 45% efficiency, compared with an EU average of 38%. And as more plants are retired, efficiency will only increase.

Africa's mines ditch polluting practices to produce its first Fairtrade gold - The Guardian
Sep 6th 2013, 19:00


The Guardian

Africa's mines ditch polluting practices to produce its first Fairtrade gold
The Guardian
We no longer burn mercury in the open and we ensure that waste water from the mine doesn't contaminate the environment." To get Fairtrade certification, gold mines will have to ban mercury burning in the open – as well as ensure that no children work ...

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BLM struggles to justify hydraulic fracturing regulations - Midland Reporter-Telegram
Sep 6th 2013, 18:12


BLM struggles to justify hydraulic fracturing regulations
Midland Reporter-Telegram
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which is a part of the U.S. Interior Department, has a new director, Sally Jewell, who is trying to explain to the oil and gas industry the reason it has to regulate hydraulic fracturing when state regulators have ...
Is BLM capable of carrying out fracking rule? Gillette News Record
Fracking Fears Spur Suit To Halt BLM Lease Sale Law360 (subscription)

all 3 news articles »

Bobbi Brown's YouTube Channel Courts Millennials In Their Native Environment - Huffington Post
Sep 6th 2013, 17:25


Bobbi Brown's YouTube Channel Courts Millennials In Their Native Environment
Huffington Post
Millennials are more ready for their close-up than ever before. Beauty giant Bobbi Brown is courting the younger, tech-savvy demographic with I Love Makeup, a new YouTube channel launching Monday, Women's Wear Daily reports. The makeup community ...

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Wives of S. Ind. coal miners share common fears - San Francisco Chronicle
Sep 6th 2013, 17:04


Wives of S. Ind. coal miners share common fears
San Francisco Chronicle
PRINCETON, Ind. (AP) — It's the wee hours of the morning, and she's still up, waiting for him to get home from the mine. They haven't been able to speak for half the day. Nervous because he's running late, she phones a friend — a friend who is also a ...

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HYDRAULIC FRACTURING: FracFocus straining under heavy use as BLM ... - Environment & Energy Publishing
Sep 6th 2013, 16:55


HYDRAULIC FRACTURING: FracFocus straining under heavy use as BLM ...
Environment & Energy Publishing
Preparing for a state legislative hearing on drilling and water use, Bruce Baizel asked a co-worker to pull up all the hydraulic fracturing reports for New Mexico on FracFocus. But as she mouse-clicked her way through the chemical registry, she got a ...

Extraction Frontlines Organizing: Interview With Illinois South Founder Dave ... - Huffington Post
Sep 6th 2013, 16:48


Huffington Post

Extraction Frontlines Organizing: Interview With Illinois South Founder Dave ...
Huffington Post
For many residents in southern Illinois dealing with the fallout of a sanctioned coal and fracking rush, the time has come to revamp the historic Illinois South organization and its role in providing impacted residents with a voice in state and federal ...

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Hydraulic fracturing divides U.S. Congress - Lexology (registration)
Sep 6th 2013, 16:10


Hydraulic fracturing divides U.S. Congress
Lexology (registration)
Lawmakers are heavily divided when it comes to the regulation of hydraulic fracturing. Currently, there are twelve bills in Congress that address the regulation of oil and natural gas operations (four in the Senate and eight in the House). On one side ...

4 Oil and Gas Stocks to Buy Now - Investorplace.com
Sep 6th 2013, 15:30


4 Oil and Gas Stocks to Buy Now
Investorplace.com
The grades of four Oil and Gas stocks are on the rise this week on Portfolio Grader. Each of these stocks is rated an "A" ("strong buy") or "B" overall ("buy"). Chesapeake Midstream Partners (NYSE:CHKM) ups its rating to a B ("buy") this week after ...

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Germans Revolt Against Germany's Green Energy Revolution - Forbes
Sep 6th 2013, 13:56


BBC News

Germans Revolt Against Germany's Green Energy Revolution
Forbes
If Germany's green energy revolution – the "energiewende" – proceeds as planned, the price of electricity in Germany will increase by upwards of 20%, according to government estimates. German consumers already pay the highest electricity prices in ...
Green is the new black EurActiv

all 81 news articles »

From Desk To The Drill, Aims Preps New Oil And Gas Workers - KUNC
Sep 6th 2013, 13:45


From Desk To The Drill, Aims Preps New Oil And Gas Workers
KUNC
Aims Community College has been working in collaboration with some of the industry's biggest players like Ensign, Halliburton and Anadarko to develop its oil and gas program. Oil and gas production broke a 50 year record in 2012, and it's on pace to do ...

Oyster Oil and Gas Ltd. Finalizes Agreement to Acquire Oil and Gas Interests ... - Marketwire (press release)
Sep 6th 2013, 13:42


Oyster Oil and Gas Ltd. Finalizes Agreement to Acquire Oil and Gas Interests ...
Marketwire (press release)
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Sept. 6, 2013) - Oyster Oil and Gas Ltd. ("Oyster") (TSX:OY) is pleased to announce it has finalized an agreement with Candax Energy Inc. to acquire its 10% Working Interest in Block 1101 onshore ...

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Life inside a Chinese mining company - The Guardian
Sep 6th 2013, 13:39


Life inside a Chinese mining company
The Guardian
That factory had started running in 2005 and was built to modern environmental standards – the boss used to boast that "we're not making a park in a factory, we're building a factory in a park." And when I turned sulphur-heavy fumes from the smelting ...

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India, UK form green energy forum - Economic Times
Sep 6th 2013, 12:52


Economic Times

India, UK form green energy forum
Economic Times
"The launch of Indo-UK Green Energy Forum would enhance and accelerate Indo-UK activities in clean energy. It will help in introducing long-term and sustainable commercial collaboration in clean energy and especially with a reference to power and ...
India, UK to boost green energy ties Hindu Business Line
Clean Energy Forum launched to accelerate Indo UK techno strategic activities ANINEWS

all 5 news articles »

India's coal cycle wallahs: 'People have no alternative but to steal from mines' - The Guardian
Sep 6th 2013, 12:40


The Guardian

India's coal cycle wallahs: 'People have no alternative but to steal from mines'
The Guardian
The cycle wallahs illegally gather coal from a mine owned by Central Coalfields, the state-owned company that dispatches coal to power stations, steel mills and India's biggest corporations. At the adjoining coal washery, as the conveyor belt whirrs ...

Coal block auctions likely by December-January: Government - Economic Times
Sep 6th 2013, 12:28


Economic Times

Coal block auctions likely by December-January: Government
Economic Times
MDO is a concept wherein a coal block owner contracts entire operations to a third party that takes responsibility of land acquisition, resettlement and rehabilitation, mining, developing and operating the mine by investing in it. On missing files ...
Government may auction coal blocks in Dec-Jan Times of India
Coal India, trade unions to meet on Sep 11 on stake sale issue IBNLive
Coal India against proposal to borrow surplus coal from others MENAFN.COM
Business Standard  - Hindu Business Line  - Indian Express
all 12 news articles »

Oklahoma oil and gas prices: September 6, 2013 - NewsOK.com
Sep 6th 2013, 12:14


Oklahoma oil and gas prices: September 6, 2013
NewsOK.com
Carter: Lewis Oil Operations LLC; Cox No. 15 Well; SE1/4 SE1/4 SW1/4 SW1/4 of 16-02S-02W; 25 barrels oil per day; TD 2,506. Creek: Gibson Les; Pickett/Hickman Lease No. 2 Well; W1/2 NE1/4 SE1/4 SW1/4 of 10-14N-08E; 7 barrels oil per day, 10,000 ...

Shell to negotiate compensation for 2008 Nigeria oil spill - The Guardian
Sep 6th 2013, 11:03


The Guardian

Shell to negotiate compensation for 2008 Nigeria oil spill
The Guardian
"Our clients need their livelihoods back and their environment restored. Shell is finding every excuse under the sun to avoid liability for the full extent of the damage done by these spills even blaming our clients who had, before the spills, been ...

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China steam coal futures set to launch in Sept, attract miners, traders - Reuters
Sep 6th 2013, 10:19


China steam coal futures set to launch in Sept, attract miners, traders
Reuters
SHANGHAI, Sept 6 (Reuters) - China's Zhengzhou Commodities Exchange will launch a steam coal futures contract as early as the end of the month, exchange officials said, aiming to tap growing demand for hedging tools in the world's top producer and ...

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Study says climate change exacerbated half of recent extreme weather events - The Guardian
Sep 6th 2013, 10:12


The Guardian

Study says climate change exacerbated half of recent extreme weather events
The Guardian
A dramatic satellite image provided by Nasa: hurricane Sandy, pictured at 1240, churns off the east coast in the Atlantic Ocean. Photograph: NASA/Getty Images. Half of last year's extreme weather – including the triple-digit temperatures of America's ...
Mankind's global warming role BigPond News
New research pins some extreme weather events on climate change Christian Science Monitor

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Biodiversity offsetting - a chance to improve the environment and grow the ... - Business Green
Sep 6th 2013, 10:07


The Guardian

Biodiversity offsetting - a chance to improve the environment and grow the ...
Business Green
You might not have heard of biodiversity offsetting yet. It's a fairly new idea, but an important one. Put simply, it has the potential to grow the economy and improve our environment at the same time. Some people might wonder whether that's possible ...
Biodiversity offsetting proposals 'a licence to trash nature' The Guardian
Green compensation proposals outlined BBC News
Environmentalists see red over UK government's ''biodiversity offsetting ... domain-B
PlanningResource (subscription)  - Fresh Business Thinking
all 11 news articles »

FSA 'endangering public health' by ignoring concerns over GM food - The Guardian
Sep 6th 2013, 08:53


The Guardian

FSA 'endangering public health' by ignoring concerns over GM food
The Guardian
GM maize, like the one above, and other GM crops should be put through rigorous long-term testing, according to Professor Gilles-Eric Seralini. Photograph: Jean-Pierre Muller/AFP/Getty Images. The French researcher who caused a scientific storm when he ...

The Not So Bright Future of Green Energy - CounterPunch
Sep 6th 2013, 07:30


The Not So Bright Future of Green Energy
CounterPunch
SYRIA AND THE HYPOCRISY OF COLONIALISM — Jennifer Loewenstein explains why the Syria civil war is an engineered catastrophe by tracing the grim history of French and British colonial meddling in the Middle East; SNOWDEN & LATIN AMERICA: ...

Fall River's ATMC gets $30K green-energy grant - Fall River Herald News
Sep 6th 2013, 03:06


Fall River's ATMC gets $30K green-energy grant
Fall River Herald News
"It is part of the overall effort by the Patrick administration to focus on green energy and green industry in the state," said Jeremy McDiarmid, senior director for innovation and industry support at MassCEC. "These grants are designed to help with ...

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The wind is blowing in favour of green energy - Belfast Telegraph (blog)
Sep 6th 2013, 00:33


The wind is blowing in favour of green energy
Belfast Telegraph (blog)
Encouraging independent sources of energy, if possible at lower cost than the alternatives, is one of the most valuable services which our politicians can perform. That is why it is worth supporting wind power – even though it is currently more ...

Device to detect biodiesel contamination developed
Sep 6th 2013, 00:30

A professor and student team has developed a quick and easy-to-use sensor that can detect trace amounts of biodiesel contamination in diesel.

Green Energy Oversight: DOE's Bad Bet on Fisker Automotive - Heritage.org
Sep 5th 2013, 17:47


Green Energy Oversight: DOE's Bad Bet on Fisker Automotive
Heritage.org
My name is Nicolas Loris. I am an energy policy analyst and the Herbert and Joyce Morgan Fellow at The Heritage Foundation. The views I express in this testimony are my own, and should not be construed as representing any official position of The ...

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Understanding Fracking: Arguments for and Against Natural Gas Extraction - AccuWeather.com
Sep 5th 2013, 17:17


IVN News

Understanding Fracking: Arguments for and Against Natural Gas Extraction
AccuWeather.com
Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is the process of breaking up shale underneath the Earth's surface to extract natural gas supplies. A series of holes are drilled into the ground, which are then pumped with a water/chemical mixture to create a ...
Research and Markets: The US Shale Gas Hydraulic Fracturing Industry to ... The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
Hydraulic Fracturing Data Management Environmental Expert (press release)
Fracking Boom Seen Raising Household Incomes by $1200 Businessweek
Forbes  - IVN News  - Pacific Sun
all 132 news articles »

Behold The Bounty That Shale Oil And Natural Gas Have Wrought - Forbes
Sep 5th 2013, 15:26


Behold The Bounty That Shale Oil And Natural Gas Have Wrought
Forbes
The big news this week comes in the form of a new study conducted by IHS IHS , documenting the huge positive impact that shale oil and natural gas – and Fracking, which makes the recovery of the resource possible – have had on the US economy and will ...

Hydraulic fracturing in Michigan investigated - Science Daily (press release)
Sep 5th 2013, 15:12


Hydraulic fracturing in Michigan investigated
Science Daily (press release)
Sep. 5, 2013 — University of Michigan researchers today released seven technical reports that together form the most comprehensive Michigan-focused resource on hydraulic fracturing, the controversial natural gas and oil extraction process commonly ...

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New computational approaches speed up the exploration of the universe
Sep 5th 2013, 14:19

Chemical analyzes can take a long time to complete. Now a potentially groundbreaking collaboration between a chemist and a computer scientist shows that time spent on chemical analyzes can be reduced considerably. Among other things this means, that researchers can now speed up the exploration of the chemistry behind the origin of life in our universe.

Renewable energy creates new jobs in the US - Hydrogen Fuel News
Sep 5th 2013, 14:05


Hydrogen Fuel News

Renewable energy creates new jobs in the US
Hydrogen Fuel News
As the U.S. continues to pursue renewable energy, the effort may be having a healthy impact on the nation's economy. The Obama administration has adopted an "all of the above" energy policy, which has the country pursuing all forms of power, including ...

Oasis Petroleum buys oil and gas assets for $1.5 bln - Reuters
Sep 5th 2013, 13:02


Oasis Petroleum buys oil and gas assets for $1.5 bln
Reuters
Sept 5 (Reuters) - Oasis Petroleum Inc said it signed four separate agreements totaling $1.52 billion to buy oil and gas assets in the Williston Basin in North Dakota that will raise its production by nearly a third. Oasis will add about 161,000 net ...
Oasis Petroleum buys oil and gas assets for $1.5bn Creamer Media's Mining Weekly
Oasis Buys Bakken Acreage For $1.52 Billion Oil and Gas Investor (registration)
Oil Spikes Past $110/Barrel, Oasis Petroleum Up on Deutsche Upgrade Barron's (blog)

all 36 news articles »

Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas' Renewable Energy Efforts - Las Vegas Weekly
Sep 5th 2013, 07:21


Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas' Renewable Energy Efforts
Las Vegas Weekly
When plans for solar powering the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign were introduced this summer, the biggest question, and point of contention, from critics was, "What's with the solar trees?" The "trees"—solar panels mounted on poles, hovering ...

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan coming together - The Desert Sun
Sep 4th 2013, 06:17


Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan coming together
The Desert Sun
When former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger first unveiled his plan to map out areas for renewable energy development across the Southern California desert back in 2008, the schedule called for a draft by the end of 2010 and final approval by June 2012.

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Green-Energy Preferences Via Partnership Status Stalls - Bloomberg
Sep 3rd 2013, 11:52


Green-Energy Preferences Via Partnership Status Stalls
Bloomberg
Bipartisan U.S. legislation to allow renewable-energy companies to use a type of partnership structure popular with oil and gas drillers has been stalled by debate over a green-energy tax credit. Master limited partnerships provide conventional energy ...

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What the fracking FRACK? Hydraulic Fracturing
Jan 12th 2013, 05:45, by Kiki Kannibal

Hydraulic Fracturing AKA Fracking uses enough water to supply 60000 families for a year. These people are being poisoned by the water they use everyday. How...
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