Friday 23 February 2007
| 'Back on the Fire' by Gary Snyder calendarlive.com, CA - In "Back on the Fire," Snyder enters "the vast world of energies and ecologies" with a series of ruminations about fire ecology, the meaning of the wild, ... |
| Study examines North Atlantic changes Science Daily (press release) - Ecosystem -- In ecology, the word ecosystem is an abbreviation of the term, ecological system. Some consider this the basic unit in ecology. ... |
| Gas company boosts funding for energy-efficiency rebates Valley News Network, CA - Southern California Gas Company (The Gas Company) will pay up to $3.7 million in rebates this year to residential customers who buy energy-efficient natural ... Sempra Energy Shows Sharp Earns Drop |
 Seattle Post Intelligencer | Romney embraces energy independence in not-too-distant future Boston Globe, MA - Expanding the use of wind, solar, nuclear and improved coal technologies could help the nation create as much energy as it uses within 20 to 30 years some ... Romney Tours Merrimack Solar Energy Facility Romney says he wants... |
 Washington Post | Bush stresses energy Orange County Register, CA - Bush also said that a lot of private money is being invested in new energy technologies, and the federal government is spending money to develop new battery ... Speaking in NC, Bush pushes energy policies Bush talks energy Brew fits Bush's energy plan |
| Eat local foods, import biofuels Grist Magazine, WA - Buy your vegetables and fruits locally, if you must, but please allow developing countries to supply your biofuels. If the consumer in Europe and America ... |
| Valley youth helping local ecology Comox Valley Record, Canada - You???re invited to celebrate the successes of the Youth and Ecological Restoration Program (YER) on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 4 pm at the Florence Filberg Centre ... |
| Campus Events (FYI) for Feb. 23, 2007 USU The Utah Statesman (subscription), UT - The Ecology Center is pleased to announce the visit of Dr. Lawrence Walker from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. The seminar, "Landslides: Landscapes, ... |
 WCSH-TV | Romney embraces energy independence in not-too-distant future Boston Herald, MA - Expanding the use of wind, solar, nuclear and improved coal technologies could help the nation create as much energy as it uses within 20 to 30 years some ... Romney touts energy plan in Merrimack Romney Tours Merrimack Solar Energy Facility Mitt tells NH he???s reveling in discord on ???the other side??? |
 CBC News | Energy and metals advance TSX but higher oil helps take New York lower CBC News, Canada - TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto stock market was mainly positive late Friday morning thanks to rising energy and mining stocks while the TSX found some weakness ... |
 WHDH-TV | Minnesota Governor Authorizes 25x25 Renewable Energy Plan EnergyOnline, CA - LCG, February 23, 2007--Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty yesterday signed legislation intended to boost the use of renewable energy supplies in the state. ... Minn. Governor Signs Renewable Energy Bill Minn. law sets requirements on renewable energy for utilities Task is to move green energy from drawing board to power grid |
 Reuters AlertNet | How will thirst for biofuels affect global hunger? Reuters AlertNet, UK - Fans of biofuels give the impression we could soon be running cars on maize, producing electricity with sugar, and getting power from palm oil. ... |
| New Dyneon??? Fluoroelastomer is Compatible with RME Biofuels openPR (press release), Germany - (openPR) - OAKDALE, MN (February 22, 2007) ??? Dyneon, one of the world???s leading fluoropolymer suppliers, introduces a fluoroelastomer for biodiesel ... |
| New Dyneon Fluoroelastomer Is Compatible With RME Biofuels Chemical Online.com (press release), PA - Oakdale, MN - Dyneon, a supplier of fluoropolymer suppliers, introduces a fluoroelastomer for biodiesel applications. Testing confirms that DyneonTM FPO ... |
| Lawmakers give thumbs up to biofuel bills Capital Press (subscription), OR - Among other provisions, House bills 2210, 2211 and 2212 expand property tax incentives for biofuel facilities, provide a tax credit of 5 cents a pound for ... |
 Marketplace | NASCAR willing to consider biofuel Marketplace, CA - The IndyCar Series has already decided to use the biofuel. GM's Dave Barthmuss says NASCAR could help bring ethanol into the mainstream. ... |
WHDH-TV | Minn. Governor Signs Renewable Energy Bill North American Windpower - Tim Pawlenty, R-Minn., has signed a bill that requires Minnesota energy companies to provide 25% of their power from renewable sources to their customers by ... Minn. law sets requirements on renewable energy for utilities Task is to move green energy from drawing board to power grid Pawlenty signs new renewable energy law |
| EPA Awards Energy Star Status To 53 Buildings In Midwest PR Newswire (press release), NY - "These buildings are among the nation's top energy savers," said Regional Administrator Mary A. Gade. "They use about one-third less energy than average ... Yankton School District Earns ENERGY STAR District Improvements ... EPA awards Energy Star status to 53 buildings in Midwest |
| UK: Government urged to increase biofuel duty rebate Automotive World (subscription), UK - The UK's biodiesel industry has complained that the biofuel duty rebate of ??0.20 (US$0.39) per litre, fixed in 2002, is too low for economic biodiesel ... |
| International Bio Fuels Corp agrees sale to Consolidated Biofuels Checkbiotech.org (press release), Switzerland - The International Bio Fuels Corportation has accepted, Consolidated Biofuels???s offer to purchase 100% of the company's assets, it was announced today. ... Consolidated Biofuels Announces Proposed Acquisition of ... |
| Biofuel the talk of growers??? meeting Checkbiotech.org (press release), Switzerland - By Jason Rosenbaum. For Gary Marshall, ethanol is more than just an alternative to gasoline, it???sa major part of an economic future for Missouri???s corn ... Biofuel the talk of growers??? meeting |
| Grain pain harms the biofuel industry The Australian, Australia - High grain prices create problems for biofuel companies which produce ethanol from wheat and barley. Other biofuel companies make biodiesel from oil-bearing ... |
| Talk concerns ecology of Lyme disease Poughkeepsie Journal, NY - MILLBROOK - The Institute of Ecosystem Studies will host a talk this morning about some of the ecological factors that contribute to Lyme disease. ... |
| Latin America -- the 'Persian Gulf' of Biofuels? Washington Post, DC - Fuel experts agree that in order to meet such a goal, the United States will need foreign suppliers of biofuels, particularly ethanol, the most widely used ... |
 Green Options blog | New twist on energy-efficient light bulbs Allentown Morning Call, PA - If every American swapped just one bulb, advocates say, the country could save $8 billion in energy costs and eliminate 2 million cars' worth of greenhouse ... Coalition wants only 18 seconds of citizens' time to save energy New Campaign Asks Consumers To Change Light Bulbs Hollywood, Government, Industry and Environmental Groups Join ... |
 News 14 Carolina | Speaking in NC, Bush pushes energy policies Duke Chronicle, NC - "In other words, the demand for corn, because of agricultural use, and now energy use, is causing corn prices to go up." By diversifying American energy ... Bush talks energy Brew fits Bush's energy plan Bush Touts Energy Plan in North Carolina |
| Peace, ecology and music Jerusalem Post, Israel - By ARI MILLER. Veteran reggae artist Pato Banton is here in Israel for two performances. Tonight's concert at Kibbutz Ein Herod will culminate the day's ... |
| UH selects Chicago botanist as director of Lyon Arboretum Honolulu Star-Bulletin, HI - ... degree in plant ecology from Indiana State University at Terre Haute and his doctorate in plant ecology from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. ... New director chosen for UH Manoa???s Lyon Arboretum Lyon Arboretum gets new director |
| Push for Biofuels Sparking Changes in Livestock Production ThePoultrySite.com, UK - KANSAS - The push for expanding the biofuels industry is driving many changes in animal agriculture and there are still more to come, according to an Iowa ... Biofuels Expansion is Transforming Livestock Industry |
| Push for Biofuels Sparking Changes in Livestock Production ThePigSite.com, UK - KANSAS - The push for expanding the biofuels industry is driving many changes in animal agriculture and there are still more to come, according to an Iowa ... |
| Sempra Energy Shows Sharp Earns Drop Guardian Unlimited, UK - SAN DIEGO (AP) - Sempra Energy, the parent of Southern California's two major gas utilities and an energy trading business, on Thursday posted a 65 percent ... |
 CBC News | Materials trumping energy in Canadian market Globe and Mail, Canada - The two big resource components of the Canadian stock market -- the energy and materials sectors -- are heading in opposite directions, reflecting earnings ... TSX moderates losses as energy sector improves;NY down on higher oil TSX weighed down by energy stocks Energy stocks take TSX lower, NY down as Home Depot disappoints |
| Deputy Pashynskiy initiates biofuel producers 10 years tax exemption Agro Perspectiva, Ukraine - Proposed amendments stipulate that, in part., country biofuel producers should be temporary ??? within Jan 1/08-Jan 1/17 ??? released from profit taxes. ... |
 Earthtimes.org | NC panel takes on world energy problems Winston-Salem Journal (subscription), NC - A panel of legislators, scientists, business leaders and environmentalists recommended a package for energy efficiency yesterday that they hope will give ... NC seeks to fight global warming war via incentives, efficiency NC seeks plan to fight global warming 11:57 AM [Jeffrey Sachs]The climate change revolution |
Earthtimes.org | We must reverse global warming Miami Herald, FL - By shifting to alternative energy sources, economizing on energy use and capturing and safely storing the carbon dioxide produced by fossil fuels, ... NC seeks to fight global warming war via incentives, efficiency NC seeks plan to fight global warming 11:57 AM [Jeffrey Sachs]The climate change revolution |
| Sempra Energy shows sharp earns drop San Jose Mercury News, CA - SAN DIEGO - Sempra Energy, the parent of Southern California's two major gas utilities and an energy trading business, on Thursday posted a 65 percent drop ... |
WHDH-TV | Minn. law sets requirements on renewable energy for utilities Boston Globe, MA - PAUL -- Minnesota put its faith in a future fueled by renewable energy yesterday as the governor signed a law requiring utilities to generate a quarter of ... Minnesota???s task: Move green energy from drawing board to power grid |
| My opinion Marcela Sanchez : Biofuel production leads to cooperation Arizona Daily Star, AZ - Fuel experts agree that to meet such a goal, the United States will need foreign suppliers of biofuels, particularly ethanol, the most widely used biofuel. ... Biofuels play major role in energy future |
| Sempra Energy shows sharp earns drop The Kindred Times, UT - SAN DIEGO - Sempra Energy, the parent of Southern California???s two major gas utilities and an energy trading business, on Thursday posted a 65 percent drop ... Sempra Energy raises 2007 earnings outlook Sempra Energy income up in fiscal year UPDATE 2-Sempra Energy net falls, but forecast is raised |
WHDH-TV | Minnesota Governor Sets Goal to Power 25% of State with Renewable ... Green Options blog, CA - (AP) -- Minnesota put its faith in a future fueled by renewable energy Thursday as the governor signed a law requiring utilities to generate a quarter of ... Pawlenty signs new renewable energy law 4:15 pm: More electricity from renewable energy sources under ... Pawlenty Signs Renewable Energy Bill |
 National Post | GCC and IAEA to cooperate on N-energy study Peninsula On-line, Qatar - dubai ??? Gulf states and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have agreed to cooperate on a feasibility study on regional plans for a nuclear energy ... Nuclear poker with Iran Iran Misses Another Deadline Iran expands nuke program |
Washington Post | Bush talks energy Henderson Daily Dispatch, NC - Against a backdrop that read ???Innovation Leads to Energy Security??? and ???? in 10,??? Bush told an audience at the Novozymes facility outside Franklinton ... Bush pushes his energy initiative at North Carolina biofuel plant Fact Sheet: Harnessing the Power of Technology for a Secure Energy ... Bush Touts Alternative Energy Research |
 Sabah | Iran expands nuke program Cay Compass, Cayman Islands - "Iran has not suspended its enrichment???related activities," the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a report. Although its information was based on ... Iran defies deadline to halt atom work Nuclear drive picks up pace in Iran despite UN demand Report Says Iran Continuing Nuclear Work |
| Biofuels get boost in region Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - Steel City Biofuels, a nonprofit organization formed in 2005 to promote the use of non-fossil fuels such as biodiesel and ethanol, has received funding from ... |
| Fishing seminar planned for Saturday Brazosport Facts (subscription), TX - ???This year we are going to center on outdoor waterboat safety, artificial reef ecology and seasickness.??? Noted outdoors writer Larry Bozka will discuss ... |
 Evening Telegraph | New wave in energy generation Carbon Positive, Netherlands - Latest wave energy technology will drive two new power generating plants to be up and running in Europe over the next two years. ... Marine energy grants give fillip to tidal technology |
 egoli.com.au | Origin Energy Rejects Merger Proposal From Rival AGL (Update5) Bloomberg - A merger would create a company supplying power and gas to half of eastern Australia's households, extending a lead over state-owned Energy Australia and a ... Origin rejects AGL Energy's merger plan Origin Energy Rejects Merger Proposal From Rival AGL (Update3) Origin rejects AGL Energy's merger plan |
| Bush Touts Energy Plan in North Carolina ABC News - Bush also said that a lot of private money is being invested in new energy technologies, and the federal government is spending money to develop new battery ... |
egoli.com.au | Origin Energy Rejects Merger Proposal From Rival AGL (Update4) Bloomberg - A merger would create a company supplying power and gas to half of eastern Australia's households, extending a lead over state-owned Energy Australia and a ... Origin Energy Rejects Merger Proposal From Rival AGL (Update3) Origin rejects AGL Energy's merger plan Origin rejects AGL Energy's merger plan |
| Bush touts energy plan in North Carolina Kansas City Star, MO - Bush also said that a lot of private money is being invested in new energy technologies, and the federal government is spending money to develop new battery ... |
| FUELING A REVOLUTION Biodiesel moves almost into mainstream in Bay ... San Francisco Chronicle, CA - In the Bay Area, the number of customers filling up at Berkeley's Biofuel Oasis -- one of the region's few public biodiesel stations -- has climbed from ... Will we make vrroooom for biodiesel-powered cars? |
 Whitehaven News | Darling delays energy white paper but still keen on nuclear Guardian Unlimited, UK - The government yesterday postponed next month's energy white paper after admitting it failed to consult properly over the future development of nuclear ... Energy policy report faces delay UK govt to delay publication of energy White Paper until Easter at ... |
WHDH-TV | Task is to move green energy from drawing board to power grid Post-Bulletin, MN - PAUL -- Once the pats on the back subsided Thursday, the people involved in crafting a law pushing Minnesota to the nation's renewable-energy forefront took ... Pawlenty signs new renewable energy law With new law, Minnesota sets pace for renewable energy 4:15 pm: More electricity from renewable energy sources under ... |
 China Daily | Iran defies deadline to halt atom work China Daily, China - The International Atomic Energy Agency said in a report Iran had installed two cascades, or networks, of 164 centrifuges in its underground Natanz ... Nuclear drive picks up pace in Iran despite UN demand Report Says Iran Continuing Nuclear Work Iran defies UN verdict |
| Bush keeps the spotlight on biofuels TV3 News, New Zealand - President George W Bush is keeping the spotlight on the need for alternative fuels, following his recent pledge to lift the production of biofuels by 500 ... |
| Biofuels play major role in energy future Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA - Fuel experts agree that in order to meet such a goal, the United States will need foreign suppliers of biofuels, particularly ethanol, the most widely used ... |
News 14 Carolina | Bush Touts Energy Plan in North Carolina KFMB, CA - Bush also said that a lot of private money is being invested in new energy technologies, and the federal government is spending money to develop new battery ... Bush pushes his energy initiative at North Carolina biofuel plant Fact Sheet: Harnessing the Power of Technology for a Secure Energy ... |
WHDH-TV | Pawlenty signs new renewable energy law Twin Cities Business Journal, MN - Governor Tim Pawlenty signed a new law Thursday, requiring that the state's electric utilities obtain one quarter of their energy from renewable resources ... 4:15 pm: More electricity from renewable energy sources under ... Pawlenty Signs Renewable Energy Bill Minnesota sets tough goal on renewable energy |
 Earthtimes.org | Soaring British Gas profits prompt call for further cut in energy ... Independent, UK - Centrica, the parent company of British Gas, is under pressure to cut prices again after announcing that its residential energy business made a profit of ... Energy giant unveils ??1.4bn profit Centrica's FY profit falls 5% One million customers desert Centrica in year |
| Bush pushes his energy initiative at North Carolina biofuel plant Kansas City Star, MO - By Barbara Barrett. FRANKLINTON, NC - Enzymes culled from the microbial soups of the earth were mixed with plant scraps inside a laboratory here, ... |
| Sempra Energy posts sharp drop in 4Q profit on hefty writedown San Jose Mercury News, CA - SAN DIEGO - Sempra Energy, the parent of Southern California's two major gas utilities and an energy trading business, on Thursday posted a 65 percent drop ... Sempra Energy raises 2007 earnings outlook Sempra Energy income up in fiscal year Sempra Energy 4Q profit plummets |
egoli.com.au | Origin Energy Rejects Merger Proposal From Rival AGL (Update3) Bloomberg - 23 (Bloomberg) -- Origin Energy Ltd., Australia's second-biggest electricity and gas retailer, rejected a merger bid from rival AGL Energy Ltd., ... Origin rejects AGL Energy's merger plan Origin Energy Rejects Merger Proposal From AGL (Update1) Origin rejects AGL Energy's merger plan |
 E Canada Now | Iran Failed to Suspend Enrichment, IAEA Says Arab News, Saudi Arabia - The International Atomic Energy Agency said in a report Iran had installed two cascades, or networks, of 164 centrifuges in its underground Natanz ... IAEA Says Iran Has Not Suspended Uranium Enrichment UN to impose sanctions on Iran UN Security Council Members To Meet |
| Marubeni biofuel venture advances The Japan Times, Japan - The trading house seeks to benefit by partnering with Agrenco Group as demand grows for biofuel -- particularly in Europe and Brazil. ... |