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Friday 8 June 2007
| Biofuel tax credit compromise reached Capital Press (subscription), OR - To date, no facility in Oregon is set up to process wheat into biofuel, Dennee said, and wheat is not expected to be a major feedstock. ... |
| Massive Sell-Off Creates 'Bloodbath' in Energy Markets Petroleum Intelligence Weekly (subscription), NY - "It's a bloodbath," said one trader on Friday, summing up the huge sell-off in energy futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) and ICE Futures. ... US House Republicans Counter Democrats With New Energy Bills Azeri Gas Can Fill Nabucco Pipeline, Says US Energy Official Sakhalin-2 Production Resumes |
| Chesapeake Energy establishing scholarship fund Dallas Business Journal, TX - Chesapeake Energy Corp. said Friday it would give up to $2.5 million to fund scholarships for minorities and "socially disadvantaged" youth. ... Chesapeake Energy Chairman Behind Ads Supporting Duke Lacrosse |
| Canada's New Government Invests $975000 in Alberta's Emerging ... Market Wire (press release) - "Projects like these will also advance the biofuels industry in Alberta. That's good news for farmers, their communities, and the environment." ... Canada's New Government Invests Over $1.6 Million for Renewable ... Canada's New Government Fuels Renewable Energy Production in Manitoba Media Advisory: MP John Williams to Announce Funding for Biofuel ... |
| June 16-18th at Tekserve: Tekserve and the Lower East Side Ecology ... Business Wire (press release), CA - For more details, visit tekserve.com/recycling or contact the Lower East Side Ecology Center at 212.477.4022 or info@lesecologycenter.org. ... |
| Union Energy employees ratify two-year deal with 5.5% wage hike Brandon Sun, Canada - TORONTO (CP) - About 300 unionized employees of Union Energy LP have ratified a contract that that provides an increase of 5.5 percentage points over two ... Union Energy Limited Partnership Announces Agreement With CEP |
| Competition, Biofuel Corn, Labor Costs Topics at 2007 Texas A&M ... AgNews, TX - COLLEGE STATION ??? "The Changing Dynamics of the Texas Beef Industry" is the theme for this year's Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course. ... |
| FAO says biofuels threatening food security Indian Muslims, CA - United Nations : The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that diverting food crop land to extensive cultivation for biofuels ... FAO says biofuels threatening food security Demand for biofuels spurs rise in food costs FAO points finger at biofuels for rise in food import bills |
| FUTURES MOVERS Energy futures tumble; crude falls more than 3% MarketWatch - Sean Brodrick, a contributing editor at MoneyandMarkets.com, said that despite today's sell-off in energy futures, he's not very worried about crude-oil ... ENERGY STOCKS Oil stocks rally unravels as crude falls New Energy Advisory Report Provides Extensive Analysis of Global ... Crude Oil Tumbles More Than $2 on Signs of Weaker Demand Growth |
 CNNMoney.com | Crude Oil Tumbles More Than $2 on Signs of Weaker Demand Growth Bloomberg - ``With talk of rising interest rates finally killing the stock market, traders are justifiably concerned about energy demand growth,'' said Michael ... Cyclone Gonu Oil tumbles $2 a barrel Oil prices decline as investors take profits, after Cyclone Gonu ... |
| Oil Demand Bullish in Spite of Biofuels Prensa Latina, Cuba - London, Jun 8 (Prensa Latina) The demand for oil and its derivatives will continue to grow in the next ten years, despite development of biofuels, ... |
 BBC News | Branson's lean, green, biofuel machine New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Europe's first regular passenger train service powered by biofuel set off on its maiden journey across Britain yesterday with prime minister-in-waiting ... Branson, Britain get on the biofuel express Virgin trains launch Europe's first biodiesel train Biodiesel revolution on track with Branson's toy train |
| $8.3 million awarded for biofuels research PhysOrg.com, VA - ... last year for fundamental research into biomass genomics that will facilitate and accelerate the use of woody plant tissue for bioenergy and biofuels. ... DOE and Dept. of Agriculture Provide $8.3M for Biofuels Research |
| Ecology lab should have helped itself, federal secretary says Augusta Chronicle (subscription), GA - The Savannah River Ecology Lab failed to honor its commitment to become financially self-sustaining, according to US Energy Secretary Sam Bodman, ... |
| ENERGY STOCKS Oil stocks rally unravels as crude falls MarketWatch - Energy traders said crude's pullback was also a case of market fundamentals trumping the technical trading that fueled much of Thursday's price spike. ... The Energy Report for Wednesday, June 6, 2007 Oil edges higher in London ahead of US energy inventory data |
 NDTV.com | Oil Rises on Gasoline Supply Concerns The Columbian, WA - "The market is looking at the refinery utilization rates," said Kevin Saville, managing editor for the Americas energy desk at Platts, the energy research ... Oil prices fall by $2 a barrel |
| Energy and Agriculture Depts. Provide $8.3 Million in Funding for ... Southwest Nebraska News, NE - Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns and US Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman today announced that the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Energy ... Energy and Agriculture Depts. Provide $8.3 Million in Funding for ... Energy and Agriculture Depts. Provide $8.3 Million in Funding for ... $8.3 million awarded for biofuels research |
| DOE and Dept. of Agriculture Provide $8.3M for Biofuels Research Genetic Engineering News (press release), NY - ... in biomass genomics that will provide the scientific foundation to facilitate and accelerate the use of woody plant tissue for bioenergy and biofuels. ... $8.3 million awarded for biofuels research |
 SKNVibes.com | St. Kitts and Nevis included in US-Brazil Biofuels Partnership ... SKNVibes.com, St. Kitts and Nevis - With the help of the United States and Brazil, these nations could become less dependent on oil imports by switching their economies to biofuels, ... |
| Lula da Silva on Biofuels... Sure is easier than land reform! The Dominion, Canada - [Biofuels] constitute economic, social and technological alternatives that are within the reach of countries that are economically poor, but rich in soils ... |
| United States, Brazil Seek a Central America Driven by Biofuels Media Newswire (press release), NY - The OAS issued a declaration June 5 that biofuels are ???critical to diversifying the use of energy??? in the Western Hemisphere. ... OAS urges biofuels as alternatives to oil Uruguayan Official: Energy Won't Help Poor |
| New Screening Method To Help Find Better Biofuel Crops DentalPlans.com, FL - Science Daily ??? Skyrocketing gasoline prices and growing concern over global warming has spawned massive growth of the biofuel industry, ... Imaging Method Probes Plant Cells for Better Biofuel Crops Ames Laboratory may hold the key to finding the perfect biofuel ... |
| Biofuels could cost taxpayers billions Cincinnati Post, OH - Bush and members of Congress stress energy independence and environmental benefits of federal requirements for a massive increase in use of biofuels in ... |
 TechJournal South | $100 million biofuel plant opens in Tennessee TechJournal South, NC - LOUDON, TENN???DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products have opened their joint-venture $100 million biofuels facility in Loudon. ... |
| IEA: OPEC needn't fear biofuels United Press International - LONDON, June 8 (UPI) -- OPEC has nothing to fear from the push for biofuels, the head of the Paris-based International Energy Agency has said. ... |
 Council on Foreign Relations | Biofuels in the Americas Council on Foreign Relations, NY - Biofuels are attracting media, investor, and government attention all over the world as a green alternative to oil. In particular, experts are touting Latin ... |
| The five myths of the transition towards biofuels OpEdNews, PA - Biofuels??? The word already evokes the image of clean and inexhaustible renewable energy, confidence in technology and a power of progress compatible with ... |
| United States, Brazil Seek a Central America Driven by Biofuels NewsBlaze, CA - The OAS issued a declaration June 5 that biofuels are "critical to diversifying the use of energy" in the Western Hemisphere. ... |
 China Daily | IEA: OPEC needn't fear biofuels Earthtimes.org - LONDON, June 8 OPEC has nothing to fear from the push for biofuels, the head of the Paris-based International Energy Agency has said. ... IEA: Biofuels Are No Threat to OPEC Woes of climate change battle |
| Energy and Agriculture Depts. Provide $8.3 Million in Funding for ... PressZoom (press release), Netherlands - ... in biomass genomics that will provide the scientific foundation to facilitate and accelerate the use of woody plant tissue for bioenergy and biofuels. ... $8.3 million awarded for biofuels research USDA to Fund $8.3M in Biofuels Projects |
 Green Options blog | Algae Biofuel May Be Future For Aviation Green Options blog, CA - Manufacturing giant Boeing says that a biodiesel alternative made from algae could be the aircraft biofuel of the future. Last month, in an 8-page document ... |
| Biofuels Act: Will it lessen foreign firms??? grip on Philippines???s ... Davao Today, Philippines - At first glance, the Biofuels Act seems like a promising start on the road towards national energy independence and weaning away from dependence on imported ... |
| Biofuels no threat to Opec Finance24, South Africa - "Even in the most optimistic scenarios, the contribution from biofuels would be very small." Badri had said that bio-fuel output could become unsustainable ... |
 CXOToday.com | IBM goes 'green' to save energy CNN-IBN, India - IBM launched this initiative as part of the global Intelligent Energy campaign, aimed at helping economies cope with the existing and impending energy ... IBM's latest offering to cut energy consumption by half Project Big Green In India IBM announces Project Big Green in India |
| Edible films made from biofuel byproducts Biofuel Review, UK - A method developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists uses byproducts???not only from dairy processing, but also from biofuel production???to ... |
| Biofuel blows drink budget San Francisco Chronicle, CA - Cleaner-burning biofuels made from agricultural crops may be a more environmentally sound way to deliver energy than fossil fuels, but they may also drive ... |
 EUPolitix.com | EU states against breaking up energy firms United Press International - BRUSSELS, June 8 (UPI) -- In a victory for France and Germany, a majority of European Union member states oppose Brussels' plan to break up major energy ... EU ministers reject energy unbundling plans EU ministers reject full separation of energy firms assets 5 EU Member-Countries Form Common Energy Market |
| Ashden Awards finalists selected Green Building Press, UK - Solarcentury, UK solar energy company, is one of a handful of companies in the running for the Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy. ... Wood Energy gets eco praise |
 Earthtimes.org | G8: Energy efficiency key to climate United Press International - HEILIGENDAMM, Germany, June 8 (UPI) -- The leaders of the world's eight most-industrialized nations agreed that promoting energy efficiency is key to stop ... UN head praises G8 climate commitment Climate change Fresh air China Releases Plan on Climate Change |
| FAO says biofuels threatening food security India eNews.com, India - It noted that prices of secondary cereals and vegetable oils used to produce biofuels have gone up while meat and milk product rose by 46 percent last ... |
| FC Stone and ANL to Quantify Biofuel Carbon Credit Reductions Azom.com - ???As protocols and methodologies are established in the biofuel industry, biofuel plants and facilities will have the opportunity to contribute many new ... |
| Opportunity to comment on the development of sustainable biofuels Biofuel Review, UK - The following is an open letter from Charlotte Opal of the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels looking for input from those actively involved in the sector ... |
| Canola gets competition from other biofuel crops Capital Press (subscription), OR - Canola production in the Willamette Valley shows promise, but it's not the only biodiesel feed stock that may be successfully grown in the region. ... |
| National environmental educator award a ???great honour??? says ... Peterborough Examiner, Canada - A true naturalist, Peterborough Green-Up's Cathy Dueck can most often be found hunched over in the gardens of the Ecology Park or captivating the minds of ... Ecology Park co-founder receives national award |
| Planting seeds of 'magical world'; Ecology Park co-founder Cathy ... Peterborough Examiner, Canada - A true naturalist, Peterborough Green-Up's Cathy Dueck can most often be found hunched over in the gardens of the Ecology Park or captivating the minds of ... National honour for park founder |
| Biofuel crops double as greenhouse gas reducers AXcess News, KY - By Staff. (AXcess News) Washington - Corn and soybeans may be the current "go-to" crops for producing ethanol and biodiesel, respectively. ... |
| Coke Completes Purchase of Energy Brands WLNS, MI - Coca-Cola Company says it has completed the 4.1 billion dollar purchase of Energy Brands, the maker of Vitaminwater and other enhanced water brands. ... Coca-Cola completes purchase of Glaceau, maker of Vitaminwater ... |
| US Biofuel Tax Credit Benefits European Drivers Daily Green, CA - Called "splash and dash," "touch and go," or an unfair trade practice, it features biofuels traders who exploit a US tax credit, European drivers who get ... |
| IEA: Biofuels Are No Threat to OPEC Wisconsin Ag Connection, WI - Biofuels will provide only a small proportion of the world's demand for fuel in the next decade, the developed countries' energy watchdog has said in an ... |
 The Money Times | Oil Prices Pull Back Forbes, NY - Gasoline inventories jumped by 3.5 million barrels in the week ended June 1, according to the US Energy (nasdaq: USEG - news - people ) Information ... Oil prices fall in profit-taking |
| Former US Energy secretary buys Myrtle Beach Pelicans WIS, SC - DETROIT (AP) - Former US Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham says he has purchased ownership interest in the Myrtle Beach Pelicans and two other minor league ... Former US Energy secy purchases 3 minor-league baseball teams Former US Energy secy purchases 3 minor-league baseball teams Former US Energy secretary buys Myrtle Beach Pelicans |
| PetroQuest Energy Announces Officer Promotion Earthtimes.org - PetroQuest Energy, Inc. is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, acquisition and production of oil and natural gas reserves ... The ???Future of Energy??? - Online Oil & Gas Investor Conference June ... |
 Philadelphia Daily News | Holy See buildings will start using solar energy Reformatorisch Dagblad, Netherlands - ???Since the auditorium isn???t used every day, the excess energy will feed into the network providing the Vatican with power, so other Vatican offices can use ... Vatican looks to heavens for energy Solar energy for the Vatican. Vatican to use solar power for electricity |
| Biofuel Crops Double as Greenhouse-Gas Reducers Agricultural Research, MD - By Jan Suszkiw. Corn and soybeans may be the current "go-to" crops for producing ethanol and biodiesel, respectively. But two other crops???switchgrass and ... |
| MSU project receives $1.3M for biofuels research Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, MS - More information about the US Departments of Agriculture and Energy's biofuels research grants is available at by clicking here . By Ginny Miller ... |
 R744.com | Energy bill draft splits House Dems San Francisco Chronicle, CA - The intra-party feud went public Thursday at a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing when Pelosi's allies accused the panel's top Democrats of pushing ... Olver, Democrats blast energy bill Lawmakers Oppose House Energy Plan Lawmakers oppose House energy plan that would block Calif plans |
 Canada.com | US CEOs want new energy plan Finance24, South Africa - Washington - Chief executive officers of major US corporations called on Wednesday for a new energy policy based on increasing supply from domestic sources ... >>Top CEOs Release Energy 'Blueprint' ENERGY: CEOs, others talk reform UPDATE: CEOs' Energy Plan Calls For Efficiency, More Supply |
 BBC News | Biofuels no threat to Opec, says IEA Business Day, Nigeria - Biofuels will provide only a small proportion of the world???s demand for fuel in the next decade, the developed countries??? energy watchdog has said in an ... Opec warning on biofuels Biofuels could dramatically inflate oil prices, OPEC warns Biofuels "will raise oil prices" |
 KCEN-TV | TXU Energy announces new customer protections EnerPub, TX - TXU Energy, a subsidiary of TXU Corp., has announced a summer moratorium on disconnects for critical care, low - income, and customers that are at least 62 ... TXU Energy Announces Enhanced Residential Customer Protections TXU eases deposit, shutoff rules TXU Says It Won't Cut Off Poor, Elderly |
| Innovative EP-NIR Analyzer for QA Measurements of Biofuels MeasurementDevices, PA - Due to its compact and rugged design, the Aspectrics 2750 BioFuels analyzer is easy to integrate into the on-line process environment or package for field ... |
 The Age | Wireless Energy Transfer Possible Alalam News Network, Iran - CHICAGO, USA, June 8--US researchers have developed a wireless energy transfer technology that could charge a computer or cell-phone battery from across a ... Team lights up wireless energy possibilities Wireless energy may untangle power cords Wireless Energy Could Signal the End of Power Cords |
| Demand for biofuels spurs rise in food costs Toronto Star, Canada - Soaring demand for biofuels is contributing to a rise in global food import costs, increasing the burden for developing countries already struggling to feed ... |
| Douglas pitches energy program while Gore backs another BurlingtonFreePress.com, VT - Jim Douglas pitched his own energy-efficiency program Thursday, hours before former Vice President Al Gore stumped for the Legislature's plan. ... Energy Bill Battle My Turn: Affordable energy for Vermonters Douglas vetoes energy bill over tax |
| Biofuels are benign, but at best a part solution Checkbiotech.org (press release), Switzerland - The way ahead is to produce biomass feedstock in a ???green??? and sustainable manner, and for biofuels to be manufactured using innovative processes which are ... Debate on role of Biofuels livens up conference in Brazil |
 Baltimore Sun | Maryland Governor O'Malley Announces Increased Funding for Energy ... All American Patriots (press release), Sweden - ANNAPOLIS, MD (June 7, 2007) - Just days after naming a new director for the Maryland Energy Administration, Maryland Governor Martin O???Malley today ... O'Malley adds $5 million to energy-aid program Energy aid program gets $5 million boost O'Malley boosts energy assistance |
Baltimore Sun | O'Malley adds $5 million to energy-aid program Baltimore Sun, MD - Without the additional funding from the governor, the state's energy assistance programs would have been able to cover fewer people at a time when they are ... O'Malley boosts energy assistance Energy aid program gets $5 million boost Energy aid program gets $5 million boost |
 Philadelphia Daily News | Team lights up wireless energy possibilities Seattle Times, WA - BOSTON ??? Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers made a 60-watt light bulb glow by sending it energy wirelessly ??? from a device 7 feet away ... Wireless energy may untangle power cords Wireless Energy Could Signal the End of Power Cords Wireless Energy Lights Bulb from Seven Feet Away |
 BBC News | EU states reject breaking up energy firms EurActiv.com, Belgium - A majority of member states have voiced opposition to Brussels plans to strip off energy utilities from their distribution networks ??? 'ownership unbundling' ... EU ministers reject energy unbundling plans EU ministers reject full separation of energy firms assets 5 EU Member-Countries Form Common Energy Market |
R744.com | Olver, Democrats blast energy bill Berkshire Eagle, MA - WASHINGTON ??? Massachusetts Democrats are criticizing their party's effort to develop renewable energy sources, saying the legislation would undercut states ... Lawmakers Oppose House Energy Plan Lawmakers Oppose House Energy Plan US Lawmakers oppose energy plan that would block states from ... |
| Biofuel traders exploit US tax credit ??? and guess who pays Arizona Daily Star, AZ - Called "splash and dash," "touch and go," or an unfair trade practice, it features biofuels traders who exploit a US tax credit, European drivers who get ... |
| The Brazilian Soul of San Francisco's Boca do Rio: CD Debuts June 19 Emediawire (press release), WA - Welch, a UC Davis student who has completed his doctoral coursework on Brazilian ecology and sustainable resource use, is as passionate about the ... |
| Ecology degradation leading to poverty Hindustan Times, India - Myanmar poachers are increasingly preying on the fragile marine ecology of India's remote islands and have even set up hideouts there, says a senior ... |
 Green Options blog | The future of energy for US, world is blowin??? in the wind Pueblo Business Journal, CO - Concerned about how society will manage its energy needs without using fossil fuels? Back in the 1960s, Buckminster Fuller predicted that by the year 2020, ... Wind leads energy investments New Paper Offers Guidance for Wind Industry's Rapid Growth Wind leads energy investments |
| John Hall set to lead forum on biofuels, oil independence Times Herald-Record, NY - John Hall is hosting a public forum tomorrow on biofuels and reducing America???s dependence on foreign oil. The freshman Democrat will open with a report on ... |
| BNP Agrinvest will tap biofuel demand CityWire.co.uk, UK - BNP Paribas will launch an investment company called Agrinvest this month to tap into the increased global demand for biofuels and rising consumption in ... |
| Energy and Agriculture Departments provide $8.3 million in funding ... FirstScience, UK - ... in biomass genomics that will provide the scientific foundation to facilitate and accelerate the use of woody plant tissue for bioenergy and biofuels. ... |
| Proposal sets later biofuel use deadline DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - Washington, DC ??? A House energy plan would boost usage of alternative fuels less than President Bush proposed, but would require service stations to start ... |
| BRANSON: CUT TAX ON BIOFUELS Glasgow Daily Record, UK - TYCOON Richard Branson yesterday urged Gordon Brown to cut tax on green fuel yesterday as the Chancellor took a ride on Europe's first biodiesel train. ... |
KCEN-TV | TXU Energy Announces Enhanced Residential Customer Protections American Digital Networks (press release), MD - TXU Energy will also waive deposit requirements for low-income residential customers that are at least 62 years of age and for all customers with a good ... TXU eases deposit, shutoff rules |
| FPL pitches wind project Palm Beach Post, FL - FPL's sister company, FPL Energy LLC, is the largest provider of wind power in the country, with 47 wind farms in 15 states. ... FPL will explore using wind to create energy Is it a new dawn for Florida energy? St. Lucie may add coastal windmills |
 Washington Post | Switching To Biofuels Could Cost Lots of Green Washington Post, DC - Bush and members of Congress stress energy independence and environmental benefits of federal requirements for a massive increase in the use of biofuels in ... |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Wireless energy may untangle power cords ABC Science Online, Australia - Scientists have powered a light bulb metres away from an electricity source to demonstrate their wireless energy transfer technology. ... Wireless Energy Could Signal the End of Power Cords MIT Transfer Energy Using Wireless Follow-up On Wireless Power |
 BBC News | Pope Benedict XVI Takes Vatican Green With Solar Energy Ecorazzi, NY - ???Since the auditorium isn???t used every day, the (excess) energy will feed into the network providing (the Vatican) with power, so other Vatican offices can ... Vatican Plans to Tap Solar Energy Vatican plans to tap solar energy |
| Greenest energy is energy saved Economic Times, India - Renewable energy, carbon capture and biofuels are among the main solutions put forward to mitigate climate change. They are valid methods and must be ... US to allocate coal tax credits on carbon capture |
| Waste Makes Biofuel The Indypendent, NY - His company, Tri-State Biodiesel, plans to open up a biodiesel plant in Red Hook, that will produce approximately 300 million gallons of B20 biofuel (a ... |