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Tuesday 18 September 2007
Moses Lake withdraws fairgrounds appeal Columbia Basin Herald, WA - The Washington State Department of Ecology Permit Unit Supervisor Giny Darrell said the permit to allow the septic system at the Grant County Fairgrounds ... |
Battling Ord River sugar growers seek a biofuel salvation The West Australian, Australia - Struggling Ord River sugar cane growers hope to save their troubled industry by entering the controversial biofuels market through ethanol production. ... |
Branson backs powerboat record The Press Association - But his interest raises the profile of the attempt to shave 10 days off the 75-day record while increasing awareness of environmentally-friendly biofuels. ... |
Emeryville firms lands $70 million in VC funding San Jose Mercury News, USA - The funding will be used to development and production of the company's bio-gasoline, bio-diesel and bio-jet transportation biofuels. ... |
 Hindu | ???Support of local people crucial in forest management??? Hindu, India - BANGALORE: The Principal Secretary to the Government, Department of Forest and Ecology, Abhijit Dasgupta, has said that a sustainable management of forests ... |
CMS Energy's Executive Vice President and CFO to Participate in ... CNNMoney.com - 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CMS Energy announced today that its executive vice president and chief financial officer, Tom Webb, will participate in a panel ... Wisconsin Energy's Leverett to Present at Merrill Lynch Global ... David Crane, CEO of NRG Energy, Inc., to Speak at the Merrill ... Xcel Energy Presentation at Merrill Lynch Power & Gas Leaders ... |
UPDATE 1-Alberta energy royalties should rise, panel says Reuters - "Albertans do not receive their fair share from energy development," panel chairman Bill Hunter said in the report. "The royalty rates and formulas have not ... Canadian panel calls for major hike in Alberta's oil sands royalties Royalty review calls for massive jump in oilsands payouts Not a 'fair share' |
 Canada.com | Energy, precious metals rally after Federal Reserve lowers fed ... International Herald Tribune, France - Tim Evans, energy analyst with Citigroup Global Markets, called the Fed's rate cut "good news and bad news." "The good news is that it might pump a little ... Energy futures waver as traders await Fed meeting, inventory report New York oil price soars to record high after Fed rate cut FUTURES MOVERS Crude futures climb past $81 to uncharted territory |
Subir Roy: Where's the water to grow biofuels? Business Standard, India - Strong lobbies have been at work arguing that India should produce more biofuels so that its dependence on imported fossil fuels is reduced and the ... |
Electro Energy, Inc. Announces Receipt of NASDAQ Deficiency Notice CNNMoney.com - Electro Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: EEEI), a leading provider of advanced battery technologies and associated systems, today announced it received a Nasdaq Staff ... Distributed Energy Reports Receipt of Notification From Nasdaq ... |
Species still have more viable offspring if they can choose their ... PhysOrg.com, VA - ... it,??? said Patricia Adair Gowaty, a Distinguished Research Professor of Ecology and Genetics at the University of Georgia and lead author of the study. ... |
 Sun-Sentinel.com | We Energies Nuclear Plant Sale OK'd Houston Chronicle, United States - s sale of a nuclear power plant to Florida-based FPL Energy in a deal worth about $1 billion. Verbal approval was given Tuesday by the Wisconsin Public ... FPL Seeks Public Service Commission Approval to Expand Nuclear ... Regulators consider Point Beach sale WisBusiness: PSC approves nuke plant sale |
Canada.com | Oil Rises Above $82 for the First Time on Lower Interest Rates Bloomberg - ``Lower interest rates are bullish for oil because they boost economic growth and energy demand, always have and always will,'' said Peter Beutel, ... FUTURES MOVERS Crude futures climb past $81 to uncharted territory Energy futures rise on anticipation Fed will cut rates ... Oil Trades Near Record on Speculation of Reduced US Supplies |
Stupak pushing for more biofuel stations in Michigan Detroit Free Press, United States - By TODD SPANGLER WASHINGTON ??? A Michigan congressman is pushing legislation that could allow more gas stations to offer biofuels like ethanol and biodiesel. ... |
Ecology specialist Madlen Valcheva: Sozopol, Ravadinovo and ... Focus News, Bulgaria - FOCUS: How does tourism affect the ecology if the municipality? Madlen Valcheva: There is a great tourist interest in the town and in this sense the ... |
Energy Exchanges Disagree on Oversight Forbes, NY - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission held a hearing to examine the possibility of tightening restrictions on energy trading amid high prices and soaring ... RPT-US senator aims to stop energy market manipulation Ahead of the Bell: CFTC hearing Congress turns heat up on energy traders |
Direct Energy inks wind deal with AES Bizjournals.com, NC - AES Corp. has signed a seven-year deal to sell all of the electricity produced at its Buffalo Gap 3 wind farm to Direct Energy, AES said Tuesday. ... Direct Energy adds to wind portfolio AES to expand Texas wind farm AES to Begin Construction of 170 MW Wind Project in Texas |
EU considers adding protectionist measures to energy policy International Herald Tribune, France - By Judy Dempsey BERLIN: The European Union is having to rethink its relationship with Russia and other non-EU energy giants at a time when Brussels is ... EU energy plan stresses security, splitting up suppliers and ... Call for independent EU energy regulator European Commission seeks to beef up energy regulators |
Global Biofuel Leaders to View Dynamotive???s Biofuel Production ... Business Wire (press release), CA - Dynamotive and Evolution Biofuels (Dynamotive's partner in the venture) based on the successful start up will now proceed with the final commissioning and ... |
US Biofuel Production and Global Hunger: Is there a Connection? Common Dreams (press release), ME - ???Biofuels have driven a major shift in the US agriculture economy toward domestic use, and the result has actually been an overall grain demand that better ... |
EU energy plan stresses security, splitting up suppliers and ... International Herald Tribune, France - AP BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Commission will push ahead with demands that energy titans sell off part of the power grid as it unveils a plan Wednesday ... Call for independent EU energy regulator European Commission seeks to beef up energy regulators PREVIEW: EU gets set to take on the energy giants |
Direct Energy adds to wind portfolio Bizjournals.com, NC - Direct Energy Texas, a Houston-based retailer with major markets in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and Houston, adds 170 megawatts to its wind portfolio, ... AES to expand Texas wind farm AES to Begin Construction of 170 MW Wind Project in Texas AES plans expansion at its Texas wind farm |
SRC to host Science Cafe event Canton Daily Ledger, IL - He was recently appointed as a Research Associate at the American Museum of Natural History for his work in microbial ecology. ... |
Energy Roundup: Waiting for the Fed CNNMoney.com - NEW YORK (AP) - The following is a summary of top stories in the energy sector at midday Tuesday. Oil futures hovered around record highs as traders awaited ... Direct Energy inks wind deal with AES Direct Energy adds to wind portfolio AES to expand Texas wind farm |
Regents Vote Wednesday on Lease for Biofuel Lab Berkeley Daily Planet, CA - Amyris Technologies, founded by Jay Keasling and three graduate students, specializes in biofuels and in creating a cheap version of the antimalarial drug ... |
 Turkish Press | FUTURES MOVERS Crude futures climb past $81 to uncharted territory MarketWatch - Either way, "a rate cut will be parsed as brightening the macroeconomic outlook and improving energy demand," said Michael Fitzpatrick, an analyst at MF ... Energy futures rise on anticipation Fed will cut rates ... Oil Trades Near Record on Speculation of Reduced US Supplies Oil rises to new intraday record above US$81 on anticipation of US ... |
Duke Energy opposes tender offer for 4 million shares Bizjournals.com, NC - Duke Energy Corp. is advising its stockholders not to sell their shares in response to an unsolicited tender offer. TRC Capital Corp., a private Canadian ... Duke Energy advises against TRC offer Duke shareholders receive 'mini-tender' offer Duke shareholders warned against offer |
Turkish Press | Energy futures waver as traders await Fed meeting, inventory report International Herald Tribune, France - "There are uncertainties about the economy," said Antoine Halff, head of energy research at Fimat USA LLC. Moreover, many analysts see a weaker dollar as a ... FUTURES MOVERS Crude futures climb past $81 to uncharted territory Energy futures rise on anticipation Fed will cut rates ... Oil hits fresh record high near 82 usd ahead of US Fed decision |
EU: Commission approves European biofuel venture just-food.com (subscription), UK - The European Commission has approved the creation of a biofuel venture between firms from the UK, France and Germany. The Commission gave the green light to ... |
Farmers Trade Union Officials Attend Forum in Cuba AllAfrica.com, Washington - Speaking to ANGOP, the secretary-general of UNACA, Jose Muambeno Luis, disclosed that at the event will be debated "the importance of Agro-ecology for ... |
Minibus test drives biofuel spiked with hydrogen EnergyCurrent, TX - ... main garage and to the University of Toledo for the testing of 40 regular service buses running on a 20 percent blend of biofuel and regular diesel oil. |
 Turkish Press | WRAPUP 2-US August producer prices drop sharply on energy Reuters - By Alister Bull WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - US producer prices fell by a much larger-than-expected 1.4 percent in August as energy prices slumped, ... August producer prices dip sharply on energy Wholesale Prices Fall Sharply On Steep Drop In Energy Prices [] Producer Prices Fall 1.4% in August |
US, Brazil to help Dominican Republic produce biofuel Dominican Today, Dominican Republic - The biofuel cooperation agreement began in March, with cooperation by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Organization of American States (OAS) ... |
 Middle East Times | International Atomic Energy Agency Director Worries About Talks Of ... AHN - Vienna, Austria (AHN) - The International Atomic Energy Agency director general Mohamed ElBaradei on Tuesday warned against talk of possible war with Iran ... Tehran urges West to adopt rational approach to nuclear issue PREPARED REMARKS OF ENERGY SECRETARY SAMUEL BODMAN TO THE ... IAEA chief opposes impulsive war against Iran |
Universal Energy Corp. Expands Drill Ready Portfolio with ... CNNMoney.com - "Our land portfolio continues its evolution into more and more significant prospects," stated Billy Raley, CEO of Universal Energy Corp. ... Far East Energy Corporation Announces Resignation of CFO |
Turkish Press | Oil Trades Near Record on Speculation of Reduced US Supplies Bloomberg - A US Energy Department report tomorrow will probably show crude-oil supplies fell for the 10th time in 11 weeks, according to a Bloomberg News survey of 12 ... Oil rises to new intraday record above US$81 on anticipation of US ... Oil above $81 as demand looks to top supplies Oil close to fresh record high on supply fears ahead of Fed ... |
RPT-US senator aims to stop energy market manipulation Reuters - Carl Levin introduced legislation on Monday to allow US regulators to track trading of energy futures contracts on currently-exempt electronic exchanges to ... Ahead of the Bell: CFTC hearing Congress turns heat up on energy traders Bid to close "Enron Loophole" launched |
Fat Spaniel Monitors 750 kW Solar Energy System at Long Beach ... CNNMoney.com - 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Fat Spaniel Technologies, the leading provider of critical information services for the renewable energy industry, monitors the solar ... Advanced Energy(R) Announces Fully-Commissioned Inverter Installations SunPower Gets Energy Department Funding SunPower Signs Solar America Initiative Agreement with US ... |
Discovery Initiatives announces two New Tours to the Volcanoes of ... Free press releases (press release), UK - ... and Ecology tour (http://www.discoveryinitiatives.co.uk/discover/trip/Galapagos_Islands/Galapagos_Volcanology-and-Ecology_island_tour) provides a unique ... |
 Pueblo Chieftain | Biofuel growth pits farm lobbyists against each other Peoria Journal Star, IL - The political waves - and their effect on government policy - can mean life or death for the budding biofuels business. Ethanol and biodiesel served a niche ... Meat, dairy and other food producers assail ethanol |
Turkish Press | Producer Prices Tumble 1.4% On Decline in Cost of Energy Wall Street Journal - By BRIAN BLACKSTONE WASHINGTON -- US wholesale prices tumbled last month on the biggest drop in energy prices in over four years and a fourth-straight ... Falling energy, food prices hold down wholesale inflation in August August producer prices dip sharply on energy Producer prices dip 1.4 percent in Aug on energy |
Duke Energy Says It Recommends Rejection Of Mini-Tender Offer By ... Trading Markets, CA - TRC Capital's offer price of $18.00 represents a 3.8% discount to the closing price of Duke Energy's stock on September 4, 2007 ($18.71), the day prior to ... Media Advisory: Duke Energy's Jim Rogers, to Participate in ... Market Report -- In Play (DUK) |
Ecology Coatings Strengthens Clean-Technology Platform with New ... PR Newswire (press release), NY - "We've developed our technologies with original equipment manufacturers and the automotive industry in mind," said Tom Krotine, president of Ecology ... |
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 PRESS TV | Jordan and the United States signed a nuclear energy agreement. Jewish Telegraphic Agency, NY - The agreement is part of the US-led Global Nuclear Energy Partnership, an effort to promote clean energy while preventing proliferation of nuclear weapons. ... China willing to strengthen co-op on civilian nuclear energy China 'open' to civil nuclear co-operation US gets more countries to join in GNEP nuke-energy programme |
Biofuels not necessarily green Ladysmith Chronicle, Canada - According to a recent analysis published in the journal Science, attempting to save the planet by wholesale switching to biofuels like ethanol and biodiesel ... |
Ecology Coatings Strengthens Clean-Technology Platform with New ... CNNMoney.com - 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - - Ecology Coatings, Inc. , today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued the fourth in a series ... Ecology Coatings Strengthens Clean-Technology Platform with New ... |
Duke Energy Recommends Rejection of Mini-Tender Offer by TRC ... CNNMoney.com - TRC Capital's offer price of $18.00 represents a 3.8 percent discount to the closing price of Duke Energy's stock on September 4, 2007 ($18.71), ... |
Biomasse: Ein stiller Anf??hrer der erneuerbaren Energien EurActiv, Belgium - This overall objective includes a sub-target to cover 10% of transport fuel needs with biofuels, part of which will be supplied with biomass-based products ... |
Advanced Energy(R) Announces Fully-Commissioned Inverter Installations CNNMoney.com - "We are impressed with the efficiency and ease of installation that we've experienced with Advanced Energy's inverters since first commissioning their ... SunPower Signs Solar America Initiative Agreement with US ... Renewable eco-energy organizations embracing CanSIA Constellation Energy Projects & Services Group to construct solar ... |
Farmers Trade Union Officials Attend Forum In Cuba AngolaPress, Angola - Speaking to ANGOP, the secretary-general of UNACA, Jose Muambeno Luis, disclosed that at the event will be debated "the importance of Agro-ecology for ... |
Ahead of the Bell: CFTC hearing BusinessWeek - The federal agency that regulates commodity exchanges will examine its oversight role on Tuesday, including the need to tighten restrictions on energy ... Congress turns heat up on energy traders Senate Floor Statement of Senator Carl Levin on the Introduction ... US senator aims to stop energy market manipulation |
Biomass: A quiet leader in renewable energy EurActiv, Belgium - This overall objective includes a sub-target to cover 10% of transport fuel needs with biofuels, part of which will be supplied with biomass-based products ... |
 Edmonton Journal | 'Whitewash' report reignites call for inquiry into energy board Globe and Mail, Canada - EDMONTON -- A report meant to be the final word on a spying scandal involving Alberta's energy regulator has fuelled more calls from the public and ... Alberta energy authority tries to restore public trust Energy and utilities board scolded again ENERGY: EUB???s new chairman to implement changes following spying ... |
Rate-cut hopes lift energy futures Chicago Sun-Times, United States - Oil futures rose to new records and other energy futures also advanced Monday on expectations the Federal Reserve will cut the benchmark federal funds rate ... |
South Africa: Country Outlines Nuclear Energy Plans to World Body AllAfrica.com, Washington - South Africa has outlined its nuclear energy plans at the General Meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the highest policymaking body of ... |
 New York Times | New York Subpoenas Five Energy Companies for Climate Risks Environment News Service - ALBANY, New York, September 17, 2007 (ENS) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Friday sent subpoenas to five of the nation's largest energy companies, ... US Attorney-General investigates energy companies Peabody subpoenaed by NY Attorney General Peabody Energy Issues Response To New York Attorney General's ... |
Two energy trusts slash payouts to unitholders Globe and Mail, Canada - Two Calgary-based energy trusts have run into more heavy weather - and heavy punishment on the stock market as well. Enterra Energy Trust, which slashed its ... Enterra Energy Trust Suspends Distributions To Repay Debt Wellco Energy Services Trust halves payout, cites 'prolonged weakness' Oilpatch feels income-trust malaise |
Edmonton Journal | Alberta energy authority tries to restore public trust Canada.com, Canada - CALGARY - Aiming to mend the tattered reputation of the beleaguered Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, Energy Minister Mel Knight said Monday Calgary ... Energy and utilities board scolded again Energy boss vows spying won't happen again Private detective should not have joined landowners' conference ... |
EU unentschlossen ??ber Standards f??r sauberere Kraftstoffe EurActiv, Belgium - If approved, the amendments would permit higher volumes of biofuels, such as ethanol, to be used in petrol. The Commission is also proposing a mandatory ... Cereals dilemma: space for cereals or for birds EU undecided on standards for cleaner fuels |
Waterway cleanup plan OK???d Bellingham Herald, WA - AP video BELLINGHAM ??? The state Department of Ecology has approved the Port of Bellingham???s $44 million proposal for cleanup of mercury contamination in and ... |
Biofuel Refinery Developer Jay Dubinsky Joins OriginOil Advisory Board Emediawire (press release), WA - ... source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, announced that biofuel refinery developer, Jay Dubinsky, has joined its board of advisors. ... |
Questions raised about swing to biofuels Legalbrief (subscription), South Africa - SA is encouraging the use of biofuels in order to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions ??? critics claim the government is dragging its feet in coming up with ... |
 BBC Bulgaria | Energy Crisis Threatens Environment AllAfrica.com, Washington - And renewable biofuel production is equally achievable. Countries thus need to develop tools to diversify their energy supplies away from conventional ... Unity urged over Zimbabwe crisis |
Conoy Township prepares for more ethanol plant hearings Lancaster Newspapers, PA - On the table is a plan by Lancaster Biofuels to build a $100 million corn-to-ethanol distillery on a 65-acre tract between Route 441 and the Susquehanna ... Corn fuels energy debate |
 BBC News | China's top coal miner Shenhua Energy gets OK for Shanghai IPO International Herald Tribune, France - AP SHANGHAI, China: China's securities regulator has approved a plan by China Shenhua Energy Co., the country's biggest coal producer by output, ... Shenhua Energy's Sale Of A Shares Gets Approval |
RI palm oil industry after a climate deal Jakarta Post, Indonesia - The use of biofuels in the long run may reduce carbon emissions because during the process of growing biofuel producing plants, carbons from the atmosphere ... |
US company eyed to develop Fiji biofuel fijilive.com (subscription), Fiji - "Should this office and the Cabinet Ministers find the plan for the Fiji Biofuels Project acceptable, we would request you move the Fiji Biofuels Project ... |
Food or Fuel: Minnesota must avoid a food fight Twin Cities Planet, Minnesota - Here???s why: First, farmers and local investors are responsible for Minnesota???s huge stake in biofuels development. Currently, 15 of the 20 ethanol plants ... |
US senator aims to stop energy market manipulation Reuters - Carl Levin introduced legislation on Monday to allow US regulators to track trading of energy futures contracts on currently-exempt electronic exchanges to ... Ahead of the Bell: CFTC hearing Congress turns heat up on energy traders Senate Floor Statement of Senator Carl Levin on the Introduction ... |
 Gulf News | Tehran urges West to adopt rational approach to nuclear issue Tehran Times, Iran - VIENNA ??? Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Director Gholamreza Aqazadeh told the IAEA general conference on Monday, ???The Islamic Republic of Iran ... PREPARED REMARKS OF ENERGY SECRETARY SAMUEL BODMAN TO THE ... IAEA chief opposes impulsive war against Iran IAEA boss warns against Iran attack |
Agricultural expansion takes a toll on Himalayan ecology Daily News & Analysis, India - Human activities are taking a toll on Himalayan ecology - and melting of glaciers is just one aspect of this problem. The fundamental reason, as in many ... |
Fluorescent Bulbs Contain Mercury KNDO/KNDU, WA - The Department of Ecology says there may be health risks involved with the increased use of energy efficient compact fluorescent lightbulbs. ... |
PUC pushes utilities on energy efficiency goals San Jose Mercury News, USA - "We have the most aggressive energy-efficiency goals in the country. We need to have our utilities thinking long-term and strategically," said Dian ... State officials seek 'zero net energy' standards for new homes by 2020 Xcel Energy seeking OK to raise electric rates 11% |
Call for independent EU energy regulator MSNBC - In an interview with the Financial Times, Sir John said he was confident that progress was at last being made towards fully opening the union's energy ... European Commission seeks to beef up energy regulators EU to Propose Energy Overhaul EU to propose splitting energy groups to boost competition |
Government criticised over lack of biofuel support Environmental Transport Association, UK - The head of a major EU car manufacturer has criticised the government for not doing enough to support biofuel technology in Britain. ... Saab boss wants more biofuel support |