Past Is Prologue For Climate Change Threats To U.S. Energy
Energy and climate change are intertwined, a fact that the Obama administration recently acknowledged with plans to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from generators. Experts note, however, that...
View ArticleGulf Keystone Recommends Voting Against M&G Nominees
Oil exploration firm Gulf Keystone said its board would recommend that shareholders vote against four proposed directors backed by M&G Recovery Fund, an activist shareholder which has criticized...
View ArticleThe End Of Coal And More Natural Gas
In the same week that TECO is applying for its foray into New Mexico natural gas, Illinois is solidifying its own reliance on the fuel source....
View ArticleCalifornia, Catch The Next Big Energy Wave
About the same time that Maine's wind turbine began producing electricity, Southern California Edison permanently shut down the San Onofre nuclear plant....
View ArticleSuweco, Antique Electric Coop Sign Supply Agreement
Sunwest Water and Electric Co Inc (Suweco) signed a contract to supply the province of Antique with electricity from the company's hydroelectric power projects in Panay Island.
View ArticleEmgas To Distribute Free LPG Refills
Emirates Gas (Emgas) , a business subsidiary of Emirates National Oil Company, will be distributing free Liquefied Petroleum Gas ( LPG ) refills to underprivileged families of widows and orphans in...
View ArticleGulf Aid Helps Egypt Pay Dues Of Oil Firms, Says Official
Gulf aid helps Egypt pay dues of oil firms, says official. EGPC signed an agreement with foreign oil companies in mid-2011 to pay the dues on installments after a 6-month grace period in return that...
View ArticleHickenlooper Skeptical Of Gas Potential In Divide
Hickenlooper took comments from several valley residents on the drilling issue. Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot told him that her town already has been through fossil fuel dependence, with the rise and...
View ArticleTEPCO's Plan To Halt Spread Of Radioactive Water Based On Shaky Theory
Tokyo Electric Power Co. has started taking measures to contain highly radioactive groundwater at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, but its strategy is based on a theory that is disputed by industry...
View ArticleMethane From Hay Road Landfill Now Fuels Power Plant
In the conversion process, methane gas is pulled from the eastern and southwest boundaries of the landfill and sent to the energy plant, explained Greg Pryor, general manager of Recology Hay Road....
View ArticleNewmont Selling Stake In Canadian Company
Newmont Mining Corp., which ranks as the largest gold producer in the United States, is going to sell off a minority stake in a Canadian company that's after black gold, Bloomberg reports. The...
View ArticleCoastal Hydropower Proposes Quincy $300m Deal For Two Hydro Projects
Canadian power company Coastal Hydropower has proposed the Quincy City Council in Massachusetts, US, an investment deal of nearly $300m for the development of Locks 24 and 25 hydroelectric plants.
View ArticleResidents Challenge Pilgrim's Permit For New Nuclear Waste Site
The town of Plymouth already granted the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant a permit to start construction. But opponents say the plan needs a special permit that requires public hearings.
View ArticleBig Oil Companies 'Double-Dipped' Minnesota Fund
Chevron, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips have agreed to repay $7.4 million to Minnesota after state investigators found the oil giants collected from a state tank-cleanup fund while also getting...
View ArticleWhat's The Sense In The Nigeria LNG-NIMASA Row? By Ifeanyi Izeze
By Ifeanyi Izeze Nigeria as a country is full of absurdities specially perpetrated by people in authourity and this is typified by the ongoing row between the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited...
View ArticleStage-I Forest Clearance Held Up For Nalco's Utkal-E Coal Block
The Central mines ministry has urged the Odisha government to expedite resolution of issues pertaining to forest rights to ease the process of forest land diversion for Utkal-E coal block alloted to...
View ArticleOPEC Sees U.S. Shale Boom Eroding Demand For 2014 Crude
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries forecast the world will need less of its crude next year, even as global oil demand growth rebounds to its strongest pace since 2010, amid competing...
View ArticleAwards Honor Social And Student Housing
San Jose-based FreeHotWater picked up an award for its 15th Street solar thermal and PV project in San Francisco. The dual technology project is located on student apartments in the city and is...
View ArticleGreens Are Divided On Whether To Regulate Fracking Or Hold Out For A Ban.
During the fight in Illinois, we saw the state AFL- CIO and other labor groups join with industry to lobby for this legislation. Elsewhere, the building trades unions have helped lobby for fracking in...
View ArticleSolar Power Cheaper Than Coal Foreseen By German Solar CEO
In a new interview with Deutsche Welle, the CEO of a Germany-based global solar developer made a good case for the potential for solar power to become cheaper than coal sooner rather than later. That...
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