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Friday 24 August 2007
Biofuels won???t break our addiction to oil, but they are a start Times Online, UK - Calls from Washington for subsidies to increase US production of biofuels by up to 700 per cent in the next 30 years have persuaded American farmers to ... AlgoDyne Launches Commercial Website in North America |
Devon Energy Corp, Royalty Owners Reach Settlement CNNMoney.com - Devon Energy Corp. (DVN) is subject to a projected $15 million class-action settlement in a lawsuit filed on behalf of natural gas royalty owners in Montana ... Court Approves $15 Million Settlement with Devon Energy ... |
Energy, Metals Prices Advance Forbes, NY - By LAUREN VILLAGRAN 08.24.07, 5:44 PM ET Major commodities markets moved higher Friday, with energy and metals prices supported by newly positive data on ... Wheat Leads Agriculture Futures Up Agriculture Futures Jump on Wheat Demand |
US Must Reconsider Denial of Energy Crisis Refunds (Update1) Bloomberg - 24 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission must reconsider its denial of refunds to wholesale customers of Powerex Corp. and other electric ... |
Lipid making enzymes work in a test tube; may help biofuels production Ars Technica, MA - With the current focus on decreasing our reliance on petroleum and the possibility that biofuels could play a role in our future, the ability to make custom ... |
 Scotsman | former BP chief returns to energy industry Times Online, UK - Lord Browne of Madingley made a dramatic return to the energy industry yesterday as he took up a full-time role spearheading the European expansion of an ... Browne quits Apax to join energy investment firm Ex-BP Chief John Browne Joins Lord Browne leaves Apax for energy job |
Company helps schools use less energy MLive.com, MI - A little common sense could save the Kearsley School District more than $2.5 million in energy costs over the next decade, school officials say. ... |
 Servihoo | Oil Gains More Than $1 as Reports Show US Economic Strength Bloomberg - 1 on concern the credit crunch would slow US economic growth and curb energy demand. ``The subprime crisis has reminded us that demand growth isn'ta sure ... Crude Climbs, Lifted by Gasoline Energy Roundup: BofA Cuts Coal Producers Crude Oil Rises on Speculation US Credit Crisis Won't Spread |
Renewable energy: The better option ABS CBN News, Philippines - By DOMINI M. TORREVILLAS Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes is all eyes and ears on possible energy sources to meet the continually increasing energy demand of a ... |
Reyes courts energy sector investors from ASEAN Manila Bulletin, Philippines - By MYRNA M. VELASCO As he is barely new into the job, Energy Secretary Angelo T. Reyes told media that he will first try his luck inviting investors to the ... |
China's new biofuels project may level forests to make way for 'clean TransWorldNews (press release), GA - The rapid expansion of the Chinese biofuels industry, along with the government's stated plans to convert huge swaths of forest into biofuels plantations, ... |
 CatskillsNews.com | State to seek next round of proposals in renewable energy funding ... Bizjournals.com, NC - Under the Renewable Portfolio Standard program, which is being administered by the New York state Energy Research and Development Authority, companies apply ... Cahill urges PSC to approve renewable energy proposal |
Encore Energy Systems Chairman, Anthony Welch, interviewed by Wall ... CNNMoney.com - Encore Energy Systems grows through energy-related acquisitions, marketing its patented geothermal water-air heating/cooling systems, and sales of energy ... |
Energy bill goes to Fletcher Bizjournals.com, NC - FRANKFORT -- The Kentucky Senate gave its approval Friday to legislation aimed at restoring the state's place at the forefront of energy production. ... House passes energy measure Energy bill headed to Fletcher Energy Plan Clears Senate Panel, Final Vote Expected Friday |
Biofuels, Bioenergy Conference Sept. 4-5 Penn State Live, PA - University Park, Pa. - A conference on bioenergy, sponsored by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, will bring some of the best minds involved in ... |
 Turkish Press | EU Gets Ready for Major Reform of Energy Sector Deutsche Welle, Germany - The European Commission confirmed it was drafting a key proposal aimed at liberalizing the energy sector in the 27-nation block despite opposition from some ... EU gearing up for battle over splitting up energy groups EU to put forward its plans to open up energy markets on Sept. 19 EU aims for mid-September proposal on key energy reform |
Biofuels board gets P90-M initial budget INQ7.net, Philippines - The Biofuels Law tasks the NBB to ensure the supply and quality of biofuels and to recommend any increase in the volume of biofuels to be blended with ... |
 The Money Times | Crude Oil Prices Rise Forbes, NY - Energy prices have also tumbled because Wall Street in a state of uncertainty about the credit markets; many investors worry that a severe credit tightening ... Oil Rises Above $71 on Reports Showing US Economic Strength Crude Climbs, Lifted by Gasoline Sector rises on firmer crude, housing data |
Tacoma paper mill's 'environmental footprint' to be measured Bizjournals.com, NC - LLC pulp and paper mill has volunteered to have the state Department of Ecology measure the mill's "environmental footprint." The Tacoma mill, located on ... |
Tacoma paper mill's 'environmental footprint' to be measured Puget Sound Business Journal, WA - LLC pulp and paper mill has volunteered to have the state Department of Ecology measure the mill's "environmental footprint." The Tacoma mill, located on ... |
 Ottawa Citizen | Oil jumps as economic worries fade CNNMoney.com - Verdant Power is bolting giant turbines to the floor of New York's East River in the hopes of using the rushing tides to generate clean energy. ... Crude oil prices rebound from 8-week low, natural gas also edges ... Oil prices climb Oil prices slip on fading hurricane concerns |
Arch Coal Chairman and CEO to Speak at Lehman Brothers CEO Energy ... CNNMoney.com - ... Chief Executive Officer, Steven F. Leer, will speak at the Lehman Brothers CEO Energy/Power Conference in New York City on Thursday, September 6, 2007. ... Entergy Corporation Chairman and CEO to Speak at Lehman Brothers ... Tidewater to Present at the Lehman Brothers CEO Energy Conference Halliburton to Present at the Lehman Brothers 2007 CEO Energy ... |
The Nuclear Deal Is Not Just About Energy Security Tehelka, India - If nuclear energy is going to constitute only 8 percent of our energy mix by the year 2020 and 20 percent by 2050 then why is the UPA prepared to stake its ... CHRONOLOGY - Twists and turns in the India-US nuclear deal India???s communists renew threat over nuclear deal Nearly half of Indians back US nuclear deal: survey |
 Seattle Times | The Great Leap Backward International Herald Tribune, France - Coal provides about 70 percent of China's energy needs: The country consumed some 2.4 billion tons in 2006 - more than the United States, Japan, ... Pollution and politics, a Beijing ballet Beijing's hazy spotlight |
Local sites listed by state for clean up KONP.COM 1450, WA - (Olympia) -- The state Department of Ecology has added nearly 50 properties in 22 counties to its list of hazardous sites targeted for cleanup, ... |
 Washington Post | Oil futures climb, but poised for a weekly loss MarketWatch - Fresh mortgage concerns had sent equity prices reeling back from their highs on Thursday, "and if more aggressive selling hits the stock market ... energy ... Oil continues to trade near 70 usd; investors watch for further ... Crude oil prices rebound from 8-week low, natural gas also edges ... Oil futures end higher, break losing streak |
 MSU Today | US-Swedish biofuel technology exchange proposed Biofuel Review, UK - It is estimated the technology could enable the Escanaba mill to produce up to 13 million gallons of liquid biofuel per year. "We continuously search for ... Biomass plant considered for Upper Peninsula, Granholm says |
Alliant Energy Corp. Completes Share Repurchase Program CNNMoney.com - In August 2006, Alliant Energy announced its Board of Directors approved a plan to repurchase up to $200 million of its common stock. ... |
 IEEE Spectrum | US Military in Hunt for Bio-based Jet Fuel By Prachi Patel-Predd IEEE Spectrum, NY - If the military switched its jets to carbon-neutral biofuels, that would reduce carbon dioxide emissions more than 27 million metric tons. ... |
Biofuel for council buses smells like popcorn Courier Mail, Australia - The "popcorn-smelling" B20 fuel ??? 20 per cent biodiesel and 80 per cent petroleum diesel ??? will be tested on 25 buses for four months from next week. ... |
UPDATE 1-Sibir Energy buys Moscow refinery for $922 mln Reuters.uk, UK - L: Quote, Profile , Research) said on Friday it would acquire the energy assets of the City of Moscow for $922 million in cash and shares, adding a major ... Sibir Energy, City of Moscow to combine their City of Moscow Takes Strategic Shareholding in Sibir Energy |
Are Biofuels Doing More Harm Than Good? EV World (subscription), NE - Biofuels have become a recent topic of discussion within the transport sector with alternatives to diesel appearing at the petrol bowser, but some experts ... |
Enbridge Energy Partners to Present At the PrecisionIR Informed ... CNNMoney.com - Enbridge Energy Partners, LP owns the US portion of the world's longest liquid petroleum pipeline and is active in natural gas gathering, treating, ... |
Aventine to Present At Lehman Brothers CEO Energy/Power Conference CNNMoney.com - Aventine is a leading producer, marketer and end-to-end distributor of ethanol to many leading energy companies in the United States. ... Entergy Corporation Chairman and CEO to Speak at Lehman Brothers ... Halliburton to Present at the Lehman Brothers 2007 CEO Energy ... NATCO Group Inc. to Present at Lehman Conference |
German Biodiesel Industry Peaks, Trouble Ahead RenewableEnergyAccess.com, NH - We would like to see the second generation biofuels developed as soon as possible." Starting in 2004, the German government exempted biofuels from taxes in ... |
BioFuel Energy's Accounting Firm Resigns Forbes, NY - AP 08.24.07, 8:09 AM ET BioFuel Energy Corp. said Friday Deloitte & Touche LLP resigned as the company's independent registered public accounting firm. ... |
Ski lift in Rila national park will better ecology: mayor Focus News, Bulgaria - According to him the ski lift project will better, not harm ecology. A coalition of 17 environmental organizations demanded that the Supreme Administrative ... |
Browne quits Apax to join energy investment firm Reuters.uk, UK - The private equity firm, which focuses exclusively on the energy and power sectors, is opening a London office where Browne will be based. ... Lord Browne returns to the oil industry Former BP chief executive John Browne joins US private equity firm ... Lord Browne Joins Riverstone Holdings LLC |
LiveFuels Hires Senior NREL Biofuel Engineer PR Newswire (press release), NY - Widely Published Government Expert Co-Authored Key Report on Algae's Potential MENLO PARK, Calif., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- LiveFuels Inc., ... |
Teton Energy Announces Executive and Director Changes CNNMoney.com - Teton Energy has retained Preng and Associates, a Houston based executive placement firm to conduct the search for a new CFO. Mr. Pennington will actively ... |
Big Cat Energy Corporation Receives First Group of Permits From ... CNNMoney.com - 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Big Cat Energy Corporation is pleased to announce the receipt of its first group of approved permits from the Wyoming ... |
Panic wheat buying raises fear for food prices FoodProductionDaily.com, France - Rising food prices have been attributed to surging interest in biofuels, provoking an ethical debate over whether it is appropriate to use grain for fuel ... |
Energy Sources Of The Future Forbes, NY - First the bad news: With oil prices rising and energy demand from emerging economies ballooning, no single energy source will emerge to replace fossil fuels ... |
NY Utility Scrapping Ocean Wind Park Forbes, NY - By FRANK ELTMAN 08.24.07, 5:11 AM ET Long Island's utility company intends to dump plans to build a $700 million wind energy park in the Atlantic Ocean, ... Report puts windfarm costs at $811m Costs make LIPA reconsider offshore NY wind farm Babylon denies wind energy cable |
 Environmental Data Interactive | Biofuel surge - bane or boon Environmental Data Interactive, UK - The rapid growth of global biofuels production may have 'unintended impacts,' a new report suggests. Written and researched by Worldwatch Institute, ... |
Report: BP PLC executive in talks on Turkmenistan's vast energy ... International Herald Tribune, France - AP ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan: A BP PLC executive held talks with Turkmenistan's leadership over potential investment in the Central Asian nation's vast energy ... |
Climate, biofuel new challenge to poverty alleviation Reuters - By Nao Nakanishi HONG KONG (Reuters) - Climate change and biofuels pose fresh challenges in the fight against poverty, which requires more than ever ... |
 Vancouver Sun | Kansas AG Morrison Urges Action Against Misleading Alcoholic ... All American Patriots (press release), Sweden - In a letter to TTB Administrator, John Manfreda, the attorneys general said that alcoholic energy drinks mimic non-alcoholic energy beverages that are very ... Attorney Generals target alcoholic energy drinks Energy Drinks May Pack Alcoholic Punch States seek fed crackdown on energy drinks |
Zimbabwe: Institutes, Council Conduct Energy Audits AllAfrica.com, Washington - ENERGY management institutes in conjunction with the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Zimbabwe (BCSDZ) are currently undertaking energy ... |
Antrim Energy says discovers new field on Medianera Licence, Argentina Forbes, NY - LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Canadian oil and gas exploration and production company Antrim Energy Inc said initial results from its Medianera drilling ... Antrim Energy announces new potential oil field discovery in Argentina |
Cleanup of biofuel materials continues Augusta Chronicle (subscription), GA - By Rob Pavey | Staff Writer Contractors on Thursday continued the cleanup of 400 to 500 gallons of biofuel materials that spilled at a south Richmond County ... |
Algae-based biofuel producer ventures into Mexico EnergyCurrent, TX - MEXICO/UNITED STATES: PetroSun Inc. has set up a Mexican subsidiary to manage the company's algae-to-biofuel operations in the Latin American country. ... |
Arsenic puts Valley site on hazard list The Spokesman Review, WA - An arsenic-laden vacant site near a water source in Spokane Valley has made the Department of Ecology's latest hazardous sites list. The 14.5-acre site, ... |
Mittal Energy, Total, HPCL to team up for India refinery project ... Forbes, NY - MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Mittal Energy Investments Ltd plans to team up with France's Total SA and India's Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) to set up ... |
Nanotechnology a new energy tool Houston Chronicle, United States - By DAVID IVANOVICH WASHINGTON ??? A consortium of energy companies, working with the University of Texas at Austin, plans to research the use of ... DOJ Won't Oppose Advanced Energy Consortium Plans Five Oil Companies and University of Texas to Develop Nanotech to ... |
 CTV.ca | CONSOL Energy CEO Calls on Industry to Eliminate Accidents PR Newswire (press release), NY - Harvey told the audience that CONSOL Energy had already taken the first steps. "For our part, we will not wait for others in the industry (to act). ... Mine Owner Has History of Run-Ins on Work Issues Unsafe Mining  Comment by Robert E. Murray |
Eureka! Ecology and Entrepreneurship at the State Fair Twin Cities Planet, Minnesota - By Lee Egerstrom , Minnesota 2020` Don't throw away those corncobs when you visit the Minnesota State Fair this year. In a move that blends environmental ... |
Cleanup proposed at arsenic-laden site The Spokesman Review, WA - An arsenic-laden vacant site near a water source in Spokane Valley has made the Department of Ecology???s latest hazardous sites list. The 14.5-acre site, ... |
Shanghai ups energy saving efforts China Daily, China - Under an action plan issued earlier this month, by 2010, the municipal government wants energy consumption in the country's commercial and financial hub to ... Energy, emission under review in construction |
 Washington Post | Mine Owner Has History of Run-Ins on Work Issues New York Times, United States - As recently as Wednesday night, Mr. Murray, chief executive of the Murray Energy Corporation, continued to insist that the collapse had been caused by a 3.9 ... Unsafe Mining Mining for coal safety Comment by Robert E. Murray |
BP to become Australia's largest biofuels marketer Energy Business Review - By Clare Watson BP Australia and Manildra Energy Australia have announced one of Australia's largest biofuels supply agreements, a deal that will result in ... |
Cheers! Your petrol tank could soon be smelling like a distillery Scotsman, United Kingdom - SCOTLAND's whisky industry could become the source of eco-friendly biofuels for cars, with motorists powering their engines from the by-products of ... |