Tuesday 9 February 2010
Venezuela declares emergency amid energy crisis Washington Post AP CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo Chavez has signed a decree declaring an energy emergency in Venezuela to facilitate his government's efforts to ease ... |
Monday 8 February 2010
GRAY: Getting a true measure on biofuels Washington Times There has been no net conversion of land from sustainable forests to biofuel production. In fact, the current situation is even more positive. ... EPA ETHANOL RULES GOOD NEWS FOR FARMERS Corn Oil Extraction Technology Leads Energy and Carbon Shift for Ethanol Industry Corn Ethanol Is Validated By The EPA For Climate Benefits In A New Ruling |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Iran informed IAEA about 20 pct uranium enrichment plan Xinhua 8 (Xinhua) -- Iran announced on Monday it has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about its plan to produce higher-grade uranium ... Iran nuclear program takes another step up escalation ladder Iran says it will build 10 nuclear plants, beef up military Why uranium enrichment is so important |
 Energy Matters | California solar startup Ausra acquired by French nuclear energy giant Areva Los Angeles Times (blog) Mirrors reflect the sun, concentrating its energy into a transom of pipes, at the Ausra Kimberlina Solar Thermal Energy Plant in Bakersfield. ... Jonathan Fahey writes about energy, technology and science for Forbes Nuclear giant Areva buys solar company Ausra French nuclear power plant acquires US-based solar thermal power plant company |
Company fined for Bellevue chemical spill Seattle Post Intelligencer Washington's Department of Ecology fined Michel's Pipe Services of Salem, Ore., for spills in July 2009, during work under Interstate 405 near Southeast ... |
NV Energy Posts Profit after Rate Hike KLAS-TV LAS VEGAS -- higher power bills for customers meant a profit for NV Energy in the fourth Quarter. The company posted a net income of $4.2 million which is ... NV Energy Returns To Black On Lower Fuel Costs, Rate Hike NV Energy earnings up in 4Q NV Energy reports $4.2 million quarterly earnings |
Caterpillar Joins Backers of Power Plant Project ABC News The US Department of Energy has agreed to let coal and power companies to continue developing the project, though final approval is expected this month. ... Caterpillar joins FutureGen clean coal alliance Caterpillar announces plans to join FutureGen project Governor Quinn, Senator Durbin Announce Caterpillar Joining FutureGen Alliance |
EcoTrack 11: Lake Erie Energy committed to being green WTOL.com TOLEDO, OHIO (WTOL) - Lake Erie Energy understands the demand for renewable energy and is counting on wind and solar to be a ... Who Will Win The Race For Jobs In Renewable Energy? Incentives to going 'off grid' bring power to the people Renewable energy scheme swamped |
UC Merced scientist honored for biofuels research Central Valley Business Times The mass production of biofuels could be a major step toward eliminating dependence on fossil fuels, but a number of factors have stood in the way, ... |
 Mongabay.com | Amazon rainforest will bear cost of biofuel policies in Brazil Mongabay.com "To fill the biofuel production targets for 2020, sugarcane would require an additional 57200 [square kilometers] and soybean an additional 108100 sq km. ... Do Brazil's biofuels have land-use issue? |
 Reuters | Connecticut Kleen Energy Power Plant Explodes Globbaly.co.uk - News for smart people A Kleen Energy gas plant being constructed in the southern Connecticut town of Middletown exploded on Sunday morning around 11:30am. ... Before Blast, Few Safety Problems as Energy Project Rose at Abandoned Mine Site Gas-pipe purging linked to seven big explosions since 1997 Mourning in Middletown: Grim search for workers' bodies in aftermath of Kleen ... |
Walter Energy Upgraded on Coal Price Outlook ABC News AP Shares of Walter Energy Inc. are poised to climb with rising metallurgical coal prices, said an analyst Monday as he upgraded the coal producer's stock. ... |
Energy stocks resume downward march MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Energy stocks changed direction and moved down in another volatile day of trading on Monday, ... Energy ETFs: Industry Expands Its Horizons |
 Center For American Progress | On the Road to Better Biofuels Center For American Progress A field of jatropha plants that is a source of biofuel. The trees cost $6 to $7 each, can be grown 400 to an acre, and produce more than two gallons of oil ... The need for energy security |
 Proactive Investors USA & Canada | Niko Resources To Buy Voyager Energy For Stock >NKO.T Wall Street Journal T) has agreed to buy Voyager Energy Ltd., a private junior oil and gas exploration company and a partner in Niko's 2AB exploration block in Trinidad. ... Niko Resources to buy Voyager Energy in $37.6-million stock transaction Niko Announces the Strategic Acquisition of Voyager Energy Ltd. |