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Wednesday 5 December 2007
Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game Grist Magazine, WA - So it's a tad troubling that in testing 1268 toys, the Michigan-based Ecology Center found that 35 percent contained lead, mercury, cadmium, and/or arsenic ... |
 Washington Post | House to Vote on Energy Measure, Tougher Fuel Rules (Update3) Bloomberg - 5 (Bloomberg) -- The House is preparing to vote on a $21 billion energy measure that would toughen car fuel economy standards, boost use of alternative ... Democrats add tax package to energy bill Energy bill will see tax clash UPDATE: US Dems Unveil Package To Repeal Big-Oil Tax Breaks |
 Turkish Press | UPDATE 4-Energy issues pull Toronto stocks broadly higher Reuters UK, UK - Also putting interest in energy issues was news that OPEC would keep oil output unchanged. Elsewhere in the sector, Suncor Energy (SU. ... BP, Husky Energy Agree to Form Oil-Sands Partnerships (Update6) BP and Husky Energy to invest $5.5 billion in oil sands, refining ... Husky Energy and BP merge assets in oilsands, plan to invest $5.5B |
Sonoran Energy Announces Promotion of Ralph Watkins and Andrew ... CNNMoney.com - 5 /prnewswire-firstcall/ -- Sonoran Energy, Inc. , the independent oil and gas exploration and production company, is pleased to announce the promotion of ... UTS Energy Corporation Hosts Investor Day |
Toy Scare Could Help Wal-Mart Forbes, NY - On Wednesday, the Michigan-based Ecology Center put out a report saying that 35% of 1268 toys tested showed traces of lead paint. About half of those, ... High-tech toys top the list this year A Wal-Mart Christmas Toy Story: Shopper Jailed For Removing ... Swiper, no swiping |
Biofuel holds promise for Caribbean Reuters UK, UK - By Jim Loney MIAMI (Reuters) - Small Caribbean nations see big biofuel opportunities in ethanol produced from traditional sugar crops and biodiesel from ... |
 SciDev.net | Biofuels: benefits and risks for developing countries SciDev.net, UK - Biofuels offer huge potential, but pose challenges best countered with strong and coherent development policies, says S. Arungu-Olende. ... Biofuel: Africa's new oil? |
SciDev.net | Biofuel: Africa's new oil? SciDev.net, UK - Biofuel holds great promise for Africa but the research isn't yet in place to reap the rewards, or analyse the pitfalls, reports Kimani Chege. ... Biofuels: benefits and risks for developing countries |
Teco Energy Closes Sale of Shipping Unit Forbes, NY - AP 12.05.07, 3:21 PM ET Utility holding company Teco Energy said Wednesday it completed the sale of its shipping business, Teco Transport Corp., ... |
Sempra Energy Board of Directors Adopts Revised Voting Requirements CNNMoney.com - The board of directors of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) today announced that it has amended the company's bylaws to require that directors be elected by a ... Sempra Energy Board Revises Rules For Uncontested Dir Elections UPDATE: EU Clears RBS To Buy Sempra Energy Commodities Arm |
 Earthtimes | SDG&E Offers Cold-Weather Tips for Saving Energy, Money CNNMoney.com - With winter approaching quickly, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) is offering tips for staying warm and energy efficient at the same time. ... The Gas Company Offers Cold-Weather Tips for Saving Energy, Money |
Perihelion Granted Biofuel Refinery Permit By Alabama ... Trading Markets (press release), CA - (rttnews) - Wednesday, Perihelion Global (PHGI.PK) said it received an additional required permit approval from the Alabama Department of Environmental ... |
 GulfNews | Biofuel revolution threatens food security for the poor SciDev.net, UK - Strong international policies are needed to stop the biofuel revolution threatening food security for the poor, says Siwa Msangi. Countries are shifting to ... Poor put on a starvation diet World faces food shortages, price rises - report World eating more than it produces, says food policy report |
 CTV.ca | ??? Toy tests detect lead and chemicals Ecology Center drives big study The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com, MI - More than one-third contained some kind of harmful substance, said Mike Shriberg the Ecology Center's policy director. Toy industry representatives say the ... Tainted toys Group finds high lead content in some toys Tests find toxics lurk beneath toys' surfaces |
Engineer Develops Laser Technologies To Analyze Combustion, Biofuels Science Daily (press release) - sciencedaily (Dec. 5, 2007) ??? Let's say a fuel derived from biomass produces too much soot when it's burned in a combustion chamber designed for fossil ... |
Kyoto protocol overlooked carbon emissions from biofuels Antara, Indonesia - Nusa Dua, Bali (ANTARA News) - The Kyoto Protocol overlooked the emission of millions of tons of carbon dioxide as a side effect of the use of biofuel -- a ... RI wants binding agreement as ngos doubt commitment to saving forests |
 FayObserver.com | US to fund four biofuel R&D projects Earthtimes, UK - 5 The US Department of Energy has selected four biofuel projects on which it plans to invest up to $7.7 million for research and development. ... Dole, Burr announce biofuel project investment Biomass testing projects get funding US gov't to invest up to $7.7 mln for four biofuels projects |
 CanadianBusiness.com | Energy issues lead Toronto stocks higher Reuters Canada, Canada - The move by the cartel of oil-producing countries drove US crude oil futures as high as $90.39 a barrel, which gave the TSX energy sector a 1.7 percent ... Toronto stocks jump on OPEC output decision Data indicating strong US jobs growth sparks sharp gains on stock ... Toronto stock index up 100 points after OPEC move |
Lithuania: the terminal on biofuel trans-shipment started ... Agrimarket Consulting, Ukraine - The company constructs on the territory of exclusive economic zone of Klaipeda the biofuel plant based on rapeseed oil. About 30% of produced biodiesel ... |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Biofuels - a solution worse than the problem? Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - By Fred Pearce Are biofuels turning into the Frankenstein's monster of climate change? Will this apparently clever solution to the fossil fuel problem end ... Drive for 'green' palm oil adds to CO2 fears |
Hiland Partners to Present at the Wachovia Pipeline & Energy MLP ... CNNMoney.com - Hiland Partners, LP is a publicly traded midstream energy partnership engaged in gathering, compressing, dehydrating, treating, processing and marketing ... Enbridge Energy Partners to Present At Wachovia Pipeline & MLP ... nustar Energy LP and nustar GP Holdings, LLC to Present at the ... EV Energy Partners to Present at Wachovia Pipeline and MLP Symposium |
Cabinet oks biofuels strategy, industry fears maize may be ... Engineering News (press release), South Africa - The South Africa's Cabinet on Wednesday approved the country's biofuels strategy, and while details were still to be released, concerns have been raised ... |
Provident Energy 2008 Canadian capital budget at $187M, up 11 per cent The Canadian Press - CALGARY - Provident Energy Trust (TSX:PVE.UN) has set a 2008 capital budget for its Canadian operations at $187 million, up 11 per cent from 2007. ... Provident Energy Announces 2008 Canadian Capital Budget and Guidance Provident Energy Provides 2008 Canadian Capital Budget And ... Provident Energy Finalizes Canadian Capital Budget For 2008 ... |
France starts car CO2 penalty system Guardian Unlimited, UK - The Ministry of Ecology said the penalties range from 200 to 2600 euros ($3826) for more polluting passenger cars and the discounts from 200 to 5000 euros ... |
IT Ecology & the BCS IT Wales, UK - by Professor Mike Rodd & David Evans Working at the British Computer Society (BCS) at the moment is perhaps best described by the famous Chinese curse 'May ... |
First Commercial Plant in US to Produce Liquid Biofuel from Wood ... Business Wire (press release), CA - The modular, second-generation biomass-to-biofuel plant is designed to use Dynamotive???s proprietary ???fast pyrolysis??? process to convert 200 tons per day of ... |
Teachers, students to study ecology NorthJersey.com, NJ - ... Valley of Little Falls, will slap on their waders and get down and dirty in the Passaic River as part of a program to study the waterway's ecology. ... |
Pure Biofuels Completes Acquisition of interpacific Oil SAC???s ... Business Wire (press release), CA - (OTCBB:PBOF), a leader in the South American biofuels industry, today announced the completion of the company???s acquisition of interpacific Oil sac's ... Pure Biofuels Completes Acquisition |
American Ecology Corp.: Canned heat SmallCapInvestor - If there is hazardous waste to care of, give American Ecology Corporation (Nasdaq: ECOL) a call. The company will take the deadly mess, treat it, ... |
'Biofuels killing forests, adding to world hunger' Economic Times, India - BALI: Biofuels have been promoted as an answer to climate change as they can replace to some extent fossil fuels that cause global warming. ... Biofuels and Carbon Markets Are No Answer to Global Warming |
 AFP | Malaysia's Petronas considers making biofuels AFP - KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) ??? Malaysia's state oil firm Petronas is considering developing biofuels in view of the growing popularity of the renewable energy source, ... 05-12-2007: Petronas to rejuvenate brown fields, more deepwater ... |