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Thursday 15 March 2007
| Solid Energy buys Southland farms The Press, New Zealand - State coal miner Solid Energy has been on a $57 million resource grab, buying farms in Eastern Southland for the lignite underneath. ... Solid Energy sells stake in big West Coast mine Solid Energy sells Spring Creek mine stake Cargill signs mine contract |
| Biofuels and the Green Resistance Infoshop News - Clearly research into biofuels is necessary, but few people are aware yet how this research will be carried out, how constrained ideologically it will be, ... |
| Ensus Biofuel Gets New Funds Petroleum Intelligence Weekly (subscription), NY - Private equity firms Riverstone and Carlyle have agreed to acquire and invest in UK-based biofuels company... Cookies are disabled on your machine. ... |
 The Times and Democrat | OPEC to keep production steady International Herald Tribune, France - This year is shaping as yet another year of small growth in oil supplies and solid rise in energy demand. For consumers in the West, this will translate ... OPEC Says It Won???t Increase Output Opec leaves oil production curbs in place OPEC Ministers Resolve to Steady Oil Output |
| American Ecology Idaho Subsidiary to Receive OSHA Safety Recognition Market Wire (press release) - At a ceremony tomorrow at the company's Grand View hazardous waste facility, OSHA Regional Administrator Richard Terrill will award US Ecology Idaho ... |
| Federal, state legislators boost biofuels Biodiesel Magazine, ND - Federal and state policy-makers are jumping on the biofuels bandwagon. First, the Democrats included biofuels in their First 100-Hour Agenda in the US House ... |
| Pennsylvania plan would boost biofuels Biodiesel Magazine, ND - The plan, which needs to be approved by the state legislature, includes mandates for biofuels. The goal of the plan is to reduce consumers??? energy bills by ... |
 Playfuls.com | A Bright Idea for America's Energy Future Huffington Post, NY - The continued widespread use of dinosaur-age lighting results in high energy costs and output, and, in the end, tons and tons of harmful carbon emissions. ... Switch on to energy-saving lightbulbs Alliance Calls for Only Energy-Efficient Lighting in US by 2016 Philips advocates industry phase-out of inefficient lighting |
| Diesel Spill Reported in Hood Canal Estuary Kitsap Sun (Subscription), WA - The state Department of Ecology and other agencies are responding to a diesel fuel spill from a sunken craft at Fisherman???s Bay, a prime Hood Canal estuary ... Diesel Spill Reported in Hood Canal |
 Cosmos | Purdue researchers develop new biofuels process Brownfield, MO - ... that the United States has a sustainable supply of about 1.4 billion tons of biomass each year that could by used for the production of biofuels. ... New Biofuels Process Promises To Meet All US Transportation Needs |
 Washington Post | OPEC to Maintain Production Levels, Energy Prices Dip AXcess News, NV - The government reported yesterday that gasoline stocks in the US declined 2.5 million barrels, 500000 barrels less than energy traders thought. ... ENERGY MATTERS: After Slump, Crude Should Spring Beyond $60 Oil holds above $58 as OPEC stands pat on output Oil: Petrol sell-off sends prices lower |
 Washington Post | OPEC Says It Won???t Increase Output New York Times, NY - For consumers in developed countries, a solid rise in demand will probably mean another summer of high gasoline prices and stiff energy bills. ... OPEC Decides to Maintain Output Production Target (Update2) Oil holds above $58/barrel OPEC Likely to Keep Output Target With Oil Near $60 (Update3) |
 CNNMoney.com | Energy Conversion Shares Jump Forbes, NY - Shares of Energy Conversion Devices Inc. jumped on Thursday on news of a planned strategic review at one of the alternative energy company's joint ventures. ... Energy Conversion Devices, Chevron Ventures Agree To Explore ... Energy Conversion Devices And Chevron Technology Ventures Agree To ... |
 Washington Post | Energy Prices Drop Trading Markets, CA - (RTTNews) - Energy prices were down on Thursday, despite some early-morning gains. Crude was right around the $58 mark after an afternoon decline. ... ENERGY MATTERS: After Slump, Crude Should Spring Beyond $60 Energy Prices Gain Slightly Commodities: Crude oil price picks up on decline in refining rate |
 New Car Net | Eden Project displays biofuel heritage New Car Net, UK - Visitors to the Eden Project's Sexy Green Car Show will see vehicles spanning Ford's rich biofuel heritage - a 1920s Ford Model T, the latest Ford Focus ... |
 Sherman Denison Herald Democrat | Energy buyout could come under scrutiny BusinessWeek - By LIZ AUSTIN PETERSON. State regulators would be able to review TXU Corp.'s pending sale to private investors, and utilities would be barred from ... US FERC makes way for power lines connections in Texas US FERC likely to weigh TXU buyout - chairman Officials to seek penalty, refunds from TXU |
| Diesel Spill Reported in Hood Canal Kitsap Sun (Subscription), WA - The state Department of Ecology is responding to a diesel fuel spill from a sunken craft in Hood Canal, at Fisherman???s Bay near Toandos, southeast of ... |
 Spero News | Energy Complex Mixed TheStreet.com - Energy futures were mixed in midday trading at the New York Mercantile Exchange after the Energy Information Administration released natural gas inventory ... Rell Requests Feds Probe Gas Price Increase |
 Canada.com | Energy, food boost wholesale inflation Washington Times, DC - Inflation at the wholesale level surged in February, pushed higher by a big jump in energy prices and the largest increase in food costs in more than three ... Producer prices unexpectedly jump 1.3% |
| New Biofuels Process Promises to Meet All US Transportation Needs CCN Magazine, CA - To grow enough biomass for the entire nation's transportation needs using the conventional method for producing biofuels would require a land area 25 ... |
| Ford Biofuel Heritage on Display at Eden Project's Sexy Green Car Show PaddockTalk - Visitors to the Eden Project's Sexy Green Car Show will see vehicles spanning Ford's rich biofuel heritage ??? a 1920s Ford Model T, the latest Ford Focus ... |
| Taking Back Sunday talk popularity, ecology and Degrassi Vancouver Westender, Canada - By James Simons. If Taking Back Sunday have proven one thing, it???s that Led Zeppelin were a bunch of losers. ???I???m not bragging; I???m merely stating a ... |
Cosmos | New biofuels process promises to meet all US transportation needs Checkbiotech.org (press release), Switzerland - To grow enough biomass for the entire nation's transportation needs using the conventional method for producing biofuels would require a land area 25 ... Biofuels breakthrough possible, experts say New Biofuels Process Developed |
| Biofuels and the Green Resistance CounterPunch, CA - Clearly research into biofuels is necessary, but few people are aware yet how this research will be carried out, how constrained ideologically it will be, ... |
 Playfuls.com | US, BRAZIL AGREE TO COOPERATE ON BIOFUELS - BUT LEAVE OUT TARIFFS International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, UK - The US and Brazil -- the world's two top ethanol producers -- on 9 March agreed to advance cooperation on the research and development of biofuels. ... Ethanol Liberation Movement The George W. Bush PR Show Comes to Brazil Biofuels Pact Likely to Hit Hurdles |
| UPDATE 1-US private equity firms invest in UK biofuels Reuters.uk, UK - LONDON, March 15 (Reuters) - Two US private equity funds have agreed to acquire British biofuels company Ensus and finance the construction of a major ... |
 Carlisle Sentinel | Oil holds above $58 as OPEC stands pat on output MarketWatch - Early Thursday, Mohamed Bin Dhaen Al Hamli, the president of OPEC and minister of energy of the United Arab Emirates, said that the oil cartel is looking at ... OPEC keeps oil output curbs; wary on economy OPEC Decides to Maintain Output Production Target (Update2) OPEC Ministers Agree To Keep Output Steady |
Cosmos | New Biofuels Process Promises to Meet All US Transportation Needs YubaNet, CA - To grow enough biomass for the entire nation's transportation needs using the conventional method for producing biofuels would require a land area 25 ... Biofuels breakthrough possible, experts say New Biofuels Process Developed |
| A 'green day' for conservation, celebration Marco Island Sun-Times, FL - Ecology, also known as Shane Totten, is a 7th grade social studies teacher at the Marco Island Charter Middle School. "Hopefully when people hear the music, ... |
 Earthtimes.org | New biofuels plant announced for Teesside Register, UK - However, biofuels have occasionally run into controversy. It has been suggested that a big takeup might drive up the price of food and require excessive use ... US private equity firms invest in UK biofuels |
 Carib Journal | Senators say energy bill reaches a compromise Post-Bulletin, MN - The result: A bipartisan energy package was introduced Wednesday that the two lawmakers call a compromise between the demands of energy production and ... Bipartisan energy effort goes sacred cow tipping |
Washington Post | ENERGY MATTERS: After Slump, Crude Should Spring Beyond $60 CattleNetwork.com, KS - The International Energy Agency, the energy watchdog for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Tuesday that OPEC's steep supply ... Energy Prices Hemmed In FUTURES MOVERS OIL FUTURES: Crude Up As OPEC Meets; Supplies, Iran Support |
 StarPhoenix | Source Press: Weak Energy Sector Drags Oilsands Stocks Lower Business Wire (press release), CA - Suncor Energy Inc (TSX:SU) closed down 18 cents, or .22%, at $81.05 after hitting an intraday low of $80.05. Suncor reported March 8 that production at its ... Mining stocks help boost TSX |
 AKI | Brazil Cellulose Ethanol Output May Start in 2012, Dedini Says Bloomberg - Dedini, the world's largest builder of mills to process sugarcane, is already producing the biofuel in small amounts from the fibrous waste that is left ... What drives biofuel Bush? Indonesia To Sign Agribusiness, Ethanol Deal With Brazil Brazil to triple ethanol exports |
| Car makers press Congress on biofuels The Age, Australia - The best way to reduce oil imports and carbon emissions "over the next decade is through increased use of biofuels", said Rick Wagoner, chief executive of ... |
| Would More Biofuel Use Threaten Food Supplies? NPR - Would you like to receive information from your local NPR member station? (see NPR's privacy policy). May we contact you with information about NPR ... |
 FinFacts Ireland | Energy, food costs drive US wholesale inflation higher Globe and Mail, Canada - WASHINGTON ??? Inflation at the wholesale level surged in February, pushed higher by a big jump in energy prices and the largest increase in food costs in ... Producer prices unexpectedly jump 1.3% Dr Peter Morici: US Producer Prices rise 1.3% in February; No ... ECONOMIC REPORT Import prices falling outside of energy |
| Kreido Biofuels to Present at Upcoming Conferences Business Wire (press release), CA - Kreido Biofuels will be exhibiting at booth #210. A webcast of the presentation will be provided by OnStream Media. Interested parties can view the webcast ... |
Earthtimes.org | US private equity firms invest in UK biofuels Washington Post, DC - LONDON (Reuters) - Two US private equity funds have agreed to acquire British biofuels company Ensus and finance the construction of a major bioethanol ... Hundreds of jobs in fuels pipeline |
 Playfuls.com | ACP, EU form energy partnership Zee News, India - Bonn, March 15: The European Union and the ACP countries (African, Caribbean and Pacific nations) have decided to form a new partnership on energy resources ... EU to forge energy partnership with Africa Germany To Partner Africa On Energy Supply Ecowas Looks For Good Partnership |
| US private equity firms invest in UK biofuels Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Two US private equity funds have agreed to acquire British biofuels company Ensus and finance the construction of a major bioethanol ... |
| Police chief's contacts with Slouf not related to biofuel-Bublan Czech Happenings, Czech Republic - The daily Mlada fronta Dnes (MfD) reported today that Husak is suspected of having tipped via Slouf, some protagonists of the biofuel case about the planned ... |
| Biofuel experts outline major findings on Ireland???s potential The Kingdom, Ireland - THE debate on biofuel has stepped up with calls for a 5.75 per cent substitution of mineral oil with liquid biofuel. The government has announced a change ... |
| NFU: Bioethanol plant announcement a real boost for UK biofuels ... Politics.co.uk, UK - Arthur Hill, NFU combinable crops board chairman, said the announcement was a real boost for the domestic biofuels industry, following on from the recent EU ... Saab fuels the green debate |
 Xinhua | OPEC Likely to Keep Output Target With Oil Near $60 (Update3) Bloomberg - ``They will probably take no action because $58 a barrel is obviously not a pain point for them,'' said Sarah Emerson, managing director of Energy Security ... Crude oil prices settle higher as the stock market recovers and ... Oil prices settle higher OPEC set to continue oil output restraint |
| US private equity firms invest in UK biofuels Reuters.uk, UK - LONDON, March 15 (Reuters) - Two US private equity funds have agreed to acquire British biofuels company Ensus and finance the construction of a major ... Hundreds of jobs in fuels pipeline |
Carib Journal | Senators from both sides: Energy bill a compromise The Olympian, WA - The result: A bipartisan energy package was introduced Wednesday that the two lawmakers call a compromise between the demands of energy production and ... Bipartisan energy effort goes sacred cow tipping |
 Zee News | Boosting biofuel efficiency Engineer Online, UK - Purdue University chemical engineers claim an environmentally friendly process for producing liquid fuels from biomass could provide all of the fuel needed ... New process promises three-fold increase in biofuel production Hydrogen biofuel could raise efficiency Hydrogen-carbon method could raise biomass-to-biofuel production ... |
| SWCC Special Forum EmeraldCoast.com, FL - Means is an adjunct professor of Biological Science at Florida State University where he has taught the ecology and conservation biology of upland, wetland, ... |
Playfuls.com | Switch on to energy-saving lightbulbs Independent, UK - We know energy-saving lightbulbs are better for the planet. The trouble is, they're also glaring, ugly and awkward. Or are they? Kate Thomas reports ... Alliance Seeks Full Energy-Efficient Lighting in US Alliance Calls for Only Energy-Efficient Lighting in US Market by ... It's time to switch off the bulb |
 Thanh Nien Daily | Six-party working groups open on energy reward to N. Korea Yonhap News, South Korea - "The task of this working group is to come up with detailed plans and specific means of providing economic, energy and humanitarian assistance to the North ... Seoul to ship initial energy aid to N. Korea following return of ... N. Korea wants its money before shutdown North Korea Agrees to Conditional Shutdown of Reactors |
| Ecology Walk in Rivotorto Perugia Online, Italy - The traditional 'ecology' walk through the streets of Rivotorto has been scheduled to take place on April 9th. Info: 075.812534, e-mail ... |
| Biofuels entice investors Mail Tribune, OR - Near a cluster of purple petunias in a Thousand Oaks, Calif., greenhouse sprouts a key weapon in the nation's ambitious push into biofuels. ... |
| New ecology battle zone: Backyards Florham Park Eagle, NJ - In terms of ecology and biodiversity, ???It???sa wasteland,??? he said. Rothauser added Florham Park should not be too self-congratulatory over its new tree ... |
Washington Post | Crude oil prices settle higher as the stock market recovers and ... Sioux City Journal, IA - "Oil came back, thanks to the Dow Jones average," said Phil Flynn, an energy analyst at Alaron Trading Corp. in Chicago. ... OPEC May Maintain Output Target With Oil Close to $60 (Update2) Oil prices settle higher OPEC set to continue oil output restraint |
 KTTC | Iowa Governor Culver Holds Renewable Energy Rountable in Osage All American Patriots (press release), Sweden - March 14, 2007 -- (Osage) Today, Iowa Governor Chet Culver held a roundtable on renewable energy with business and community leaders in Osage to discuss his ... Culver touts renewable energy plans in Osage Iowa gov touts renewable energy plans Culver Touts Renewable Energy Plans in Osage |
 InfoWorld | TechNet adds crucial voice to US energy policy debate Macon Telegraph, GA - TechNet argues that billions of dollars in new grants and tax incentives are needed for energy research, including a restructuring of current tax breaks ... Make Green With Green CEOs urge feds for green-tech funding, support TechNet Releases Green Task Force Report And Policy Recommendations |
 Playfuls.com | Bipartisan energy effort goes sacred cow tipping St. Petersburg Times, FL - Larry Craig, conservative, lined up several sacred cows from the uneven story of American energy policy on Wednesday, then poked each of them in the eye. ... Senators say energy bill reaches a compromise Bill would punish investors who help Cuba drill for oil |
 Yucaipa/Calimesa News Mirror | Wildwood 5th graders enjoy a trip to Oak Glen Yucaipa/Calimesa News Mirror, CA - While at the Oak Glen Preserve, students will learn about various science topics that may include, depending on the grade level, forest ecology, wetlands, ... |
| Disease Opened Door To Invading Species In California Medical News Today (press release), UK - "In analyzing the ecology of exotic plant or animal species, it's clear that diseases are one part of the equation." About 50000 exotic species have been ... |
| More daylight saving 'uses more energy' The Age, Australia - Extending daylight saving increases rather than decreases energy consumption, according to a US study of Australia which has implications for both countries ... Our View: Daylight saving time arrives earlier; promotes energy ... Editorial: Daylight Saving Time Daylight saving: Springing forward early makes energy sense |
 Thanh Nien Daily | Vietnam, Japan companies in biofuels deal Thanh Nien Daily, Vietnam - Japan's Itochu Corp. and PetroVietnam subsidiary Petrosetco have signed a memorandum of understanding to build a $100 million biofuels facility, ... |
Xinhua | Oil prices settle higher NDTV.com, India - Traders mostly shrugged of an extremely bullish inventories report from the Energy Department on Wednesday, Flynn said, and instead followed the stock ... OPEC set to continue oil output restraint Oil prices settle up as stocks recover OPEC Will Probably Maintain Production With Prices Close to $60 |
 Washington Post | Seoul to ship initial energy aid to N. Korea following return of ... Yonhap News, South Korea - "The shipment will coincide with the entry of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors" into the North. The energy aid is a reward for North ... Six-party talks resume with working group talks on energy, disarmament UN chief nuclear inspector says North Korea committed to getting ... Rosatom lauds N Korea???s decision to restore membership in IAEA |
| Biofuels industry conundrum The Mercury (subscription), South Africa - THE government plan to build up a new "biofuels" industry seems, at face value, to be a welcome step forward in cutting the country's dependence on foreign ... |
 Business Gazette | Urbana Middle builds positive community Business Gazette, MD - Participation in extracurricular activities, such as the student government association, a book club and Ecology Club, has also exceeded expectations, ... |
| Utilities commission asks Duke Energy to reveal cost of generator Durham Herald Sun, NC - CHARLOTTE, NC -- Duke Energy Corp. said Wednesday it will comply with a state request to publicly disclose cost estimates for building one coal-fired plant ... Duke Energy pushed to reveal cost Utilities commission orders Duke Energy to reveal cost of new coal ... State orders Duke Energy to reveal coal-plant costs |
 Bangor Daily News | Daylight saving doesn't save energy ABC Science Online, Australia - Starting daylight saving a couple of months early doesn't seem to cut energy consumption, as many of its supporters claim. Ryan Kellogg and Hendrik Wolff, ... Time change not likely to be done away with Jo Ellen Gluscevich Waiting for payback time Editorial: Daylight Saving Time |
StarPhoenix | Weak Energy Sector Drags Oilsands Stocks Lower AXcess News, NV - Suncor Energy Inc (TSX: SU) closed down 18 cents, or .22%, at $81.05 after hitting an intraday low of $80.05. Suncor reported March 8 that production at its ... Morning business file: Eveready posts profit (9:10 am) Stock markets weak, investors seek direction after mortgage ... Stock markets weak on concerns about faltering US mortgage lenders |
 Twin Falls Times-News | Oil prices settle up as stocks recover Brocktown News, NV - Traders mostly shrugged of an "extremely bullish" inventories report from the Energy Department on Wednesday, Flynn said, and instead followed the stock ... Oil prices settle up as stocks recover OPEC Will Probably Maintain Production With Prices Close to $60 Oil rises on US fuel draw, eyes on OPEC |
 Carib Journal | HP first to meet energy-efficiency specs PC Authority, Australia - HP claims to be the first company to offer PCs that meet the latest energy-efficiency standards from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ... HP Announces First PCs to Meet ENERGY STAR 4.0 Hardware Standards HP offers Energy Star computer HP Delivers Industry???s First PCs to Meet ENERGY STAR 4.0 Hardware ... |