Tuesday 27 February 2007
| Fighting dirty indoor air amNewYork, New York - Already, a state authority has two pilot programs that provide ultra-low sulfur fuel and biofuel blends to several hundred homes. Biofuel is commonly made ... |
 Hemscott | Cairn Energy shareholders to get ??481 m Times of India, India - NEW DELHI: Cairn Energy of UK will give its shareholders ??481 million ($944 million), about half of the Rs 8616 crore it raised through the public float of ... Cairn Energy to pay shareholders $944 million ROUNDUP Cairn Energy to return 481 mln stg to investors from India IPO Cairn Energy to pay shareholders 481 mn pounds |
| US, Brazil should lead biofuel plan Truth about Trade & Technology, IA - Our hemisphere has major oil exporters, such as Canada, Mexico and Venezuela; and oil importers, such as the United States, Chile, Uruguay and nearly all ... |
| How will thirst for biofuels affect global hunger? Truth about Trade & Technology, IA - US President George W. Bush has made it clear he supports a major shift towards biofuels, and farmers in the United States are getting into it in a big way. ... How will thirst for biofuels affect global hunger? |
| Becoming 'Part Of The Solution' Truth about Trade & Technology, IA - Today, the creation of the institute adds credibility to the St. Louis region's goal of becoming a national focal point in biofuels, say business leaders ... Enterprise Rent-A-Car Founder Gives $25 Million to Create New ... Enterprise Rent-A-Car Founder Gives $25 Million to Create New ... |
| Peyto Energy Trust Announces 2006 United States Tax Information PR Newswire (press release), NY - For the 2006 taxation year, Peyto Energy Trust has made the election to be treated as a corporation for United States ("US") income tax purposes. ... Peyto Energy Trust announces 2006 Canadian tax information |
 Technology News Daily | MIT And The Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company Technology News Daily, AZ - "This cooperative agreement will lead to a superior relationship between the Masdar Institute and MIT to jointly address global energy issues." ... UAE announces renewable energy MIT joint venture UAE plunges into renewable energy Adfec to pump billions into new projects |
Hemscott | UK's Cairn Energy to pay shareholders 481 mn pounds Hindu, India - (PTI): Cairn Energy of UK will give its shareholders 481 million pounds ($944 million), about half of the Rs 8616 crore it raised through the public float ... Cairn Energy to pay shareholders $944 million ROUNDUP Cairn Energy to return 481 mln stg to investors from India IPO Cairn Energy to return $481mn to shareholders |
| Roseburg pulls use permit request Siskiyou Daily News, CA - Karen Rogers, a Weed resident for 23 years who sits on the Board of Directors of the Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center, said her main concern with the ... |
 Victoria Times Colonist | BC wants its energy to run solo Globe and Mail, Canada - The BC Energy Plan promises to make the province entirely self-sufficient for electricity within nine years and requires all new energy developments to be ... BC to rely on new technology, conservation, possibly new dam for ... |
| HP, IBM, Microsoft, Others Launch Hi-Tech Energy Efficiency Initiative Environmental Leader, CO - ???I don???t think we???re going to be saving energy here,??? Joel Makower, executive editor of GreenBiz, told Red Herring. ???We???re just going to be using it much ... Green Grid powers up to save energy Tech firms to work on energy standards Tech giants team up to cut energy use in data centers |
 Monsters and Critics.com | Gore's High Energy-Use Home Target of Critical Report MyFox Washington DC, DC - He has said that families and organizations are going to use different amounts of energy, and they should first determine their carbon footprint ??? the ... Gore accused of energy hypocrisy Al Gore Under Fire For Huge Energy Consumption at Tennessee Home Al Gore's 'Inconvenient' Hypocrisy: Mansion an Energy Hog |
| Dissecting secret formula of nectar News-Medical.net, Australia - Scientists Danny Kessler and Ian Baldwin from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, recently addressed the question, ... |
Hemscott | Cairn Energy to pay shareholders $944 million Financial Express, India - MUMBAI, FEB 27 : Edinburgh-based Cairn Energy Plc, whose Indian subsidiary Cairn India Ltd in December 2006 raised $1.9 billion through an initial public ... ROUNDUP Cairn Energy to return 481 mln stg to investors from India IPO Cairn Energy to pay shareholders 481 mn pounds Cairn Energy to return $481mn to shareholders |
 ITN | Powergen reduces energy bills Easier, UK - Powergen, the UK???s second largest energy supplier with six million customers, has said that it will reduce its energy prices from 30th April 2007. ... Powergen new leader in energy price Powergen joins price war with plan to cut energy bills Energy company Powergen cuts prices |
| BC to rely on new technology, conservation, possibly new dam for ... Canada.com, Canada - VICTORIA (CP) - British Columbia will rely on new technology, ramped up conservation and possibly a new Hydro dam to meet its energy needs by 2020. ... Electronic devices drive our energy use Plutonic Power Corporation: Media Advisory; Alternative Energy ... |
| Dempsey highlights biofuels at Lismullin farming talks Meath Chronicle, Ireland - Regarding the future of farming, Mr Dempsey said the word biofuels invariably crops up of late and there is ???no doubt that biofuels and biomass will play a ... |
| Nuclear power 'a cleaner energy source' Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Prime Minister John Howard admitted on Tuesday knowing that Liberal powerbroker Ron Walker was setting up a nuclear energy company around the same time he ... Nuclear energy company denies proposing sites Labor tries to link Govt to nuclear company Australia: Accusations of 'Secret' Deal |
 Malaysia Star | Clean energy investments vital, UN panel says MSNBC - UNITED NATIONS - To head off the worst of climate change, governments must pour tens of billions of dollars more than they are into clean-energy research ... Only big strides in clean energy can head off worst climate change ... |
 KTTC | Crews from Alliant Energy Work To Restore Power WEAU-TV 13, WI - Alliant Energy is recovering from the weekend storms that caused equipment damage across the tri-state. The Madison-based utility is working to restore ... Restoring power Thousands of Iowans Still in Dark as Second Storm Winds Up Working to Restore Power |
| City takes ecology a step further The Capital Times, WI - By Samara Kalk Derby. She recycles. She composts. She's bought all high-efficiency appliances, and recently she took out her asphalt driveway that was ... |
| W. Va water could help boost alt. energy BusinessWeek - West Virginia has one distinct advantage in the growing race for alternate sources of energy: water. Without an abundant supply, coal-to-liquids power ... Coal liquefaction offers environmental benefits, cost savings, and ... Va. Congressman Pushes for Coal Fuel |
Monsters and Critics.com | Gore accused of energy hypocrisy BBC News, UK - Former US Vice-President Al Gore has been accused of hypocrisy for apparently guzzling energy while he lectures the world on climate change. ... Gore Wars! Right and Left Punch It Out Over Al???s Energy Consumption Al Gore's Personal Energy Use Is His Own "Inconvenient Truth" Al Gore's Mansion Described As Energy Hog |
 Mongabay.com | Sea turtles use Earth's magnetic field to return to nesting beaches Mongabay.com - ... a compass pointing towards the beach in question," noted a news release from the Center for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology at Montpellier, France. ... Study Shows How Marine Turtles Navigate |
 Playfuls.com | South Pole Telescope collects First Light in quest of dark energy iTWire, Australia - Dark energy is described by scientists as a hypothetical antigravity force that permeates the universe. It is the supposed force that makes the universe ... New South Pole Telescope to Study Mysterious Dark Energy New South Pole telescope to explore "dark energy" Landmark Completion of South Pole Telescope to Help Scientists ... |
| Clinton pushes clean energy Sapulpa Daily Herald, OK - TONAWANDA, NY ??? With an eye on the country???s energy???s needs, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton stopped at the NRG Huntley Generating Station on Monday to tout new ... Clinton touts area clean coal facility as step toward energy ... Clinton proposes clean energy fund |
 Green Options blog | TXU Deal Will Ripple Through Energy Industry GreenBiz, DC - Senate Energy Committee Chair Jeff Bingaman (DN.M.) has been raising the issue in public statements, including an op-ed co-written with Environment and ... THE POTENTIAL GREENING OF TEXAS, PART TWO Talking About Green (the Other Kind) TXU's Plan to Drop 8 Plants Great News, But 11 Plants Still in ... |
| Biofuels bill advances in House Denver Business Journal, CO - Lawmakers moved forward a proposal Monday that would provide funding to commercialize discoveries related to such biofuels as ethanol and biodiesel. ... |
| Clinton pushes clean energy Cushing Daily Citizen, OK - TONAWANDA, NY ??? With an eye on the country???s energy???s needs, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton stopped at the NRG Huntley Generating Station on Monday to tout new ... Clinton touts area clean coal facility as step toward energy ... Clinton proposes clean energy fund |
| Blueprint for new Cal bioscience institute San Francisco Chronicle, CA - A breakthrough in biofuels technology depends on finding ways to turn the woody parts of plants into sugars and thus create an abundant, economical food ... |
 NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) | Gore Wars! Right and Left Punch It Out Over Al???s Energy Consumption Ecorazzi, NY - In fact, according to the article, ???since the release of An Inconvenient Truth, Gore???s energy consumption has increased from an average of 16200 kWh per ... Al Gore's Personal Energy Use Is His Own "Inconvenient Truth" Al Gore's Mansion Described As Energy Hog Al Gore's Energy Use |
| How Marine turtles return to same beach to lay their eggs HULIQ, NC - A study by Simon Benhamou of the Center for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology at Montpellier1, France, together with other groups (CNRS, IRD, IFREMER, ... |
| CO2 may reduce mussel, oyster populations Monsters and Critics.com, UK - Frederic Gazeau at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology and French colleagues studied calcification rates of edible mussels and Japanese oysters. ... |
| Reject LNG proposal, environmentalists urge CBC Nova Scotia, Canada - The Ecology Action Centre says Keltic Petrochemicals failed to provide enough information about the impact on air quality and greenhouse gas emissions from ... Province urged to halt LNG project |
| Clinton touts area clean coal facility as step toward energy ... Buffalo News, NY - The move allowed her to tout NRG Energy's Huntley Station to the locals as one of a handful of clean coal facilities on the drawing board, while providing ... Clinton proposes clean energy fund MONDAY: Clinton pushes clean energy during Huntley visit (5:54 pm) |
| ROUNDUP Cairn Energy to return 481 mln stg to investors from India IPO Forbes, NY - LONDON (AFX) - Cairn Energy PLC will be handing back to investors around 481 mln stg of the proceeds from the initial share sale of Cairn India Ltd. ... Cairn Energy to pay shareholders 481 mn pounds Cairn Energy to return $481mn to shareholders Cairn Energy to return cash from |
 BBC News | Powergen new leader in energy price Tiscali, Spain - LONDON (Reuters) - Powergen has become the third utility provider to cut its standard tariffs, making it the new leader in the energy price war. ... Powergen joins price war with plan to cut energy bills Energy company Powergen cuts prices Powergen to cut energy tariffs |
Monsters and Critics.com | Al Gore's Personal Energy Use Is His Own "Inconvenient Truth" NewsByUs, ID - In his documentary, the former Vice President calls on Americans to conserve energy by reducing electricity consumption at home. ... Al Gore's Mansion Described As Energy Hog Al Gore's Energy Use Hypocrisy Update: Al Gore???s Home Uses 20 Times the Energy of ... |
 Playfuls.com | Energy wasting bulbs on the way out in Europe PlanetSave.com, ME - AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) _ European light bulb makers are close to an agreement in principle to work together on phasing out energy-wasting incandescent ... Energy-Saving Bulbs Near "Tipping Point" |
| Oklahoma Governor Henry Praises Committee for Passage of Biofuels ... All American Patriots (press release), Sweden - Senate Bill 510 would establish the Oklahoma Bioenergy Center (OBC) to coordinate research and development of biofuels at Oklahoma State University, ... |
 The Moscow Times | Russian Prime Minister Visits Japan to Discuss Energy Ties MOSNEWS, Russia - Fradkov came to Japan one day after Russia???s Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko, who reassured Japan that Russia will continue to supply gas, ... Japan and Russia Agree To Increase Energy Relations Russia, Japan: Energy Cooperation Japan, Russia in energy talks |
BBC News | Energy company Powergen cuts prices Guardian Unlimited, UK - Energy company Powergen has fired another salvo in the sector's growing price war after announcing plans to cut prices for six million domestic customers. ... Powergen to cut energy tariffs Powergen to cut energy prices |
| Senator Clinton visits Biofuels Plant Capital News 9, NY - Monday afternoon, Senator and Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton visited Northeast Biofuels in Volney. There she proposed her strategic energy plan, ... HILLARY CAMPAIGN TOUCHES DOWN HERE ??? IN VISIT TO VOLNEY Sen. Clinton to Visit Ethanol Plant Construction Site |
| Cairn Energy to pay shareholders 481 mn pounds Economic Times, India - NEW DELHI: Cairn Energy of UK will give its shareholders 481 million pounds (944 million dollars), about half of the Rs 8616 crore it raised through the ... Cairn Energy to return cash from Cairn Energy pays its first dividend Cairn Energy says to return 481 mln stg from float of Cairn India |
| Further backing for grasses as biofuel feedstock Biofuel Review, UK - If we want to produce significant amounts of biofuels from grassland that will really make a difference for the environment and global warming, ... |
Monsters and Critics.com | Al Gore's Mansion Described As Energy Hog CNSNews.com, VA - In his documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, Gore urges Americans to conserve energy by reducing electricity consumption at home, the group noted. ... Al Gore's Energy Use Hypocrisy Update: Al Gore???s Home Uses 20 Times the Energy of ... : Savior of the Planet Al Gore Burns More Energy at Tennessee ... |
| Farmers see growing opportunities in cultivating seed crops for ... Checkbiotech.org (press release), Switzerland - Durfey is one of many farmers and business leaders who are looking to biofuels, such as biodiesel and ethanol, as a new business opportunity. ... |
| Renewable energy users may get tax cut Lansing State Journal, MI - Many power companies offer customers the option to buy renewable energy instead of regular electricity. It can be generated from wind turbines, solar power, ... Renewable energy not Ohio's forte New energy for Ohio???s green power push Advocates see progress toward renewable energy |
| Plight of the bumblebee The Wessex Scene, UK - Bumblebee nests are notoriously difficult to find, but with the dog???s help, researchers from the insect ecology group at Southampton University will have a ... |
Monsters and Critics.com | Al Gore's Energy Use The National Center for Public Policy Research, DC - From the Tennessee Center for Policy Research comes this interesting information about Al Gore's energy use: [Al] Gore's mansion, located in the posh Belle ... Hypocrisy Update: Al Gore???s Home Uses 20 Times the Energy of ... : Savior of the Planet Al Gore Burns More Energy at Tennessee ... Al Gore???s Personal Energy Use Is His Own ???Inconvenient Truth??? |
Playfuls.com | Philips says industry at 'tipping point' on energy-saving bulbs The Spokesman Review, WA - AMSTERDAM, Netherlands ??? European light bulb makers are close to an agreement in principle to work together on phasing out energy-wasting incandescent bulbs ... Energy-Saving Bulbs Near "Tipping Point" |
 Pueblo Chieftain | Ritter talks renewable energy in Washington Greeley Tribune, CO - The Colorado Democrat, who has pushed renewable energy high on his policy agenda, lobbied his fellow governors and policymakers to take a leadership role on ... Ritter takes renewable energy campaign to Washington Gov. Ritter Challenges Gov. Patrick to an Arm Wrestling Match Over ... Gov. Ritter Challenges Gov. Patrick to an Arm Wrestling Match Over ... |
The Moscow Times | Russian premier in Japan for energy talks Times of Oman, Oman - Fradkov came here one day after Russia???s energy minister, Viktor Khristenko, who reassured Japan that Russia will continue to supply gas, even though the ... Japan and Russia Agree To Increase Energy Relations Russia, Japan: Energy Cooperation Japan, Russia in energy talks |
| House OKs bill to speed energy plans Billings Gazette, MT - HELENA - A narrowly divided House on Monday passed a bill that supporters said would cut red tape to speed up construction of energy projects, ... Plan to cut regulations for power plants endorsed by House |
| Nigeria: Daukoru scores Nigeria energy sector high AllAfrica.com, Washington - The Minister of Energy, Dr. Edmund Daukoru, has chest-thumbed that the Nigeria Energy sector, has become one of the world's fastest expanding energy sector, ... |
| Recent Call by President Bush for Increased Biofuels Production ... Newswire Today (press release), UK - US President, George Bush, is looking to the biotechnology industry to increase the domestic production of biofuels and the knock-on effect could mean more ... Recent Push for Increased Production of Biofuels could Generate ... Recent Call by President Bush for the Increased Production of ... |
 Scientific American | Bid to boost green energy research Irish Examiner, Ireland - European Commission experts will detail the funding available for wind and ocean technologies ahead of a conference in Dublin on future energy options. ... Solar handbags? How to get green |
| Push for Biofuels could Generate more US-based Biotechnology Jobs Business Portal 24 (press release), Germany - US President, George Bush, is looking to the biotechnology industry to increase the domestic production of biofuels and the knock-on effect could mean more ... |
| "Vacuum Energy" paper ZPEnergy - Abstract: There appears to be three, perhaps related, ways of approaching the nature of vacuum energy. The first is to say that it is just the lowest energy ... |
| Biofuels can replace oil Daily Aztec, CA - SAN LUIS OBISPO - Biofuels and biomass programs are touted as a major solution to the problem of America's addiction to petroleum by allowing us to grow ... |
 Gulf Times | Seminar on convergence of ecology, economics Gulf Times, Qatar - THE concept of ???economics??? that aims at the convergence of ecology and economics, was highlighted at a seminar hosted by Doha Bank at the Marriott Doha. ... |
| High energy drinks come with effects on your health The Daily Athenaeum Interactive, WV - QUESTION: I was wondering if high-energy drinks are really a safe way to gain energy before a sporting event or test. Also are there any side effects from ... |
| Bridge panel goes for biofuel vehicles The Express Times, PA - The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission pledged Monday to update its fleet with biofuel vehicles whenever it's practical. ... |
| Nuclear energy company denies proposing sites ABC Online, Australia - Australian Nuclear Energy says it is a private company established to examine potential commercial responses to future energy needs. ... Nuclear energy company denies proposing sites Nuclear plan prompts meltdown Australian opposition accuses PM of making 'secret' nuclear ... |
 WTMJ-TV | Technology Set to Revolutionize Energy Use, Marketplace PR Newswire (press release), NY - 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The hottest sector in the technology market over the next decade will be products that make reducing power bills and conserving energy as ... Advocacy Groups Assail Electricity Deregulation Debacle |
| Carter's '77 biofuel push bears fruit Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription), GA - Last week, Carter beamed while presiding over the opening of a new biofuel plant he helped lure to his hometown of Plains that will eventually convert ... |
| University of California cited for nuclear safety violations at ... Federal Times - The Energy Department cited the University of California for 15 nuclear safety violations at the Los Alamos National Lab, the department announced Feb. 26. ... |
Monsters and Critics.com | Hypocrisy Update: Al Gore???s Home Uses 20 Times the Energy of ... NewsBusters - Lest we not forget that in his celluloid tribute to junk science, ???the former Vice President calls on Americans to conserve energy by reducing electricity ... : Savior of the Planet Al Gore Burns More Energy at Tennessee ... Al Gore???s Personal Energy Use Is His Own ???Inconvenient Truth??? Al Gore: consumes 20 times average in energy use |
| UAE announces renewable energy MIT joint venture Taipei Times, Taiwan - Leaders of the United Arab Emirates said on Sunday they were plunging into the field of renewable energy, announcing a joint research venture into green ... UAE plunges into renewable energy Emirates, MIT Team Up for Green Energy |
| Tech firms to work on energy standards San Jose Mercury News, CA - For Advanced Micro Devices' Bruce Shaw, combating the technology sector's impending energy crisis ``is the biggest problem facing the industry today.'' ... IT titans to put datacentres on energy diet? Green grid looks for new data centre energy efficiency ideas Green Grid powers up to save energy |
| UAE plunges into renewable energy China Post, Taiwan - Leaders of this major oil-producing Gulf country said Sunday they were plunging into the field of renewable energy, announcing a joint research venture into ... Emirates, MIT Team Up for Green Energy Emirates, MIT team up for green energy |
| NanoDynamics License Biofuels Technology to Global Technex in ... AZoNano.com, Australia - In Australia, Prime Minister John Howard recently reaffirmed government commitment to the development of an Australian biofuels industry including excise ... |
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) | : Savior of the Planet Al Gore Burns More Energy at Tennessee ... NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) - As a result of his energy consumption, Gore's average monthly electric bill topped $1359. Since the release of An Inconvenient Truth, Gore's energy ... Al Gore???s Personal Energy Use Is His Own ???Inconvenient Truth??? Al Gore: consumes 20 times average in energy use Al Gore's inconvenient truth |
| Five Yakima Schools Put on DOE Toxic Sites List KNDO/KNDU, WA - Yakima, wa - Five schools from the Yakima area have been put on the State Department of Ecology's list of toxic sites. Many schools in the Yakima area have ... |
| Recent Push for Increased Production of Biofuels could Generate ... PRLog.Org (press release), Romania - Org) ??? London, UK -- US President, George Bush, is looking to the biotechnology industry to increase the domestic production of biofuels and the knock-on ... |
| Gov. Ritter Challenges Gov. Patrick to an Arm Wrestling Match Over ... PR Newswire (press release), NY - Governors Challenge Business, Labor, Environmental Leaders to Create Clean Energy Future at Apollo Summit WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gov ... Colorado governor pushes for renewable energy in Washington Gov. Ritter Challenges Gov. Patrick to an Arm Wrestling Match Over ... Colorado governor pushes for renewable energy in Washington |