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Thursday 17 April 2008
Extraterrestrials, Military Flight Commanders and Citizen Diplomats Canadian National Newspaper, Canada - Ed Komarek Jr. was born into a family of early ecologists and learned ecology and the natural sciences as a apprentice. He holds no formal degrees as did ... |
Scramble for biofuel boom is at expense of world's food stocks Scotsman, United Kingdom - By BILL JAMIESON WHEN next at the supermarket check-out wondering where all the money has gone, or just casually skimming those headlines about food price ... |
One more dot.com execs bombs out in biofuels CNET News.com, CA - It looks good on paper. Combine the managerial expertise of the computer world's start-ups with the growing market for green energy. ... |
Demand for biofuels will be lower than forecast Biofuel Review, UK - The demand for biofuels will be lower than currently thought by the industry, according to a report, ???Biofuels ??? Growing in commercial viability? ... |
Study Sees Slow Biofuel Growth Petroleum Intelligence Weekly (subscription), NY - A new study finds that economic and technical issues -- not the availability of land worldwide -- will restrict the supply of biofuels. The study by Wood. ... |
Macquarie-Led Group Wins Approval to Buy Puget Energy (Correct) Bloomberg - By Tina Seeley April 17 (Bloomberg) -- Macquarie Infrastructure Partners and a group of Canadian companies won approval from US energy regulators for their ... Federal regulator clears Puget Energy sale UPDATE 1-FERC OKs Puget Energy merger with investment group Puget Energy moves a step closer to buyout |
Mich. House starts passing comprehensive energy legislation MLive.com, MI - (AP) -- The state House on Thursday began passing a wide-ranging package of energy legislation that eventually would affect the cost of flipping a light ... Energy bill to boost power-plant plans moves forward Michigan House panel approves rewrite of electricity law |
 RTE.ie | Solar power developer teams with Irish company on Southern ... International Herald Tribune, France - Stirling Energy Systems Inc. said Thursday the funding from NTR PLC would pay for all pre-construction costs for plants in the Imperial Valley and Mojave ... San Diego school district suspend solar energy efforts NTR banks on solar with US deal REGION: Irish developer backs desert solar farm |
 TopNews | Jet Streams Move Poleward, Widening Hurricane Belt, Study Says Bloomberg - ... toward the Earth's poles, widening the area where hurricanes may form, scientists at the Carnegie Institution's Department for Global Ecology found. ... Jet Streams Are Shifting And May Alter Paths Of Storms And Hurricanes Jet stream, America's storm maker, moving slowly northward |
 Javno.hr | Germany touts wood residue, straw and sour milk as biofuel sources AFP - BERLIN (AFP) ??? Rapeseed and sugar cane are out, making way for wood, straw and curdled milk to play key roles as future biofuel energy sources that would ... Bad policy, not biofuel, drive food prices -Merkel Merkel, Like Lula, Rejects Biofuels as Root of Food-Price Rises World's first celluloid biodiesel plant opens |
American Ecology Announces Schedule for Its First Quarter 2008 ... CNNMoney.com - American Ecology Corporation (NASDAQ: ECOL) today announced that it will release financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 on Tuesday April 29, ... |
 This is Money | European energy Power plays Economist, UK - THE energy map of Europe seems likely to be redrawn again this summer. At the centre of all the manoeuvres is France's EDF, the biggest European energy ... E.on says no plans to bid for British Energy British Energy bidders lining up E.ON could bid for British Energy |
 GulfNews | World: Amid Food Crisis, Opposition To Biofuels Grows RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Czech Republic - The European Union wants to get one-tenth of its transport fuel from biofuels by 2020. And in Britain a law came into effect on April 15 that means all ... Pressure Grows on EU to Ditch Biofuels EU environment chief raises new biofuels condition Global food shortage linked to biofuel use |
SACAU Fully Backs Biofuel Sector AllAfrica.com, Washington - The Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU) has said going into biofuel production will enable subsistence farmers to progress into ... |
 West Virginia MetroNews | Allegheny Energy to locate 100 jobs in West Virginia Bizjournals.com, NC - Allegheny Energy Inc. has reached an agreement with West Virginia groups for its planned 500-kilovolt transmission project, a deal that includes the ... Allegheny Energy to build in W.Va. Allegheny Energy: Va. Supreme Court denies plea for recovery of ... Court upholds denial of Allegheny Energy rate hike request |
Javno.hr | Merkel, Like Lula, Rejects Biofuels as Root of Food-Price Rises Bloomberg - ``Those rising global food prices have nothing to do biofuels.'' Merkel's view contrasts with that of Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who last week wrote to ... Germany touts wood residue, straw and sour milk as biofuel sources Bad policy, not biofuel, drive food prices -Merkel German chancellor visits CHOREN to mark completion of building ... |
 Gulf Times | Iraq: EU Eyes Energy Deal During Al-Maliki Visit RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Czech Republic - By Ahto Lobjakas BRUSSELS -- Iraq and the European Union are reportedly nearing agreement on a historic energy deal as efforts continue on a separate, ... Europe and Iraq make energy inroads EU close to reaching energy deal with Iraq: Barroso Iraq expects new energy law, closer EU ties soon |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Biofuel scheme slammed Green Consumer Guide, UK - Although initially heralded as a breakthrough green fuel technology, biofuel has been put under the spotlight in the last couple of years as potentially ... Biofuel Rule Will Do More Harm Than Good, Oxfam Says (Update1) Biofuel: the burning question Biofuel rules 'could make millions homeless' |
 BBC News | Brazil Lula defends biofuels from growing criticism Reuters UK, UK - By Raymond Colitt BRASILIA, April 16 (Reuters) - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defended Brazil's production of biofuels on Wednesday, ... Brazil rejects biofuels criticism Brazil defends biofuels Brazil president defends biofuels |
Doctor keeps advice role Scotsman, United Kingdom - Dr Colin Legg is a lecturer in Plant Ecology at Edinburgh University and a member of Botanical Society of the British Isles and the British Ecological ... |
Ecology Park benefit Tuesday Peterborough Examiner, Canada - The 14th annual Ecology Park benefit concert will take place on Tuesday on Earth Day, with all proceeds going to help fund Ecology Park programs. ... |
Making biofuels could lower food production Swissinfo, Switzerland - High fossil fuel costs could lower food production in Switzerland if there were a switch to growing crops for biofuels, according to a study. ... |
 EcoWorld.com | How the rich starved the world New Statesman, UK - What biofuels do is undeniable: they take food out of the mouths of starving people and divert them to be burned as fuel in the car engines of the world's ... Against the grain: Ethanol stocks sputter The Ethanol Apologists Famine and starvation looms |
Labour should have the courage to abandon biofuels at once New Statesman, UK - This, in short, requires that all petrol sold on the forecourt should contain a certain percentage of biofuels (increasing over time). ... |
Direct Energy to grow production Calgary Herald, Canada - Natural gas retailer Direct Energy Marketing Ltd. will boost its production to 20 per cent of the fuel it sells through a deal to buy the Canadian oil and ... Direct Energy buys TransGlobe assets TransGlobe Energy Corporation to Sell Canadian Assets to Direct Energy Direct Energy to acquire Canadian assets from TransGlobe Energy ... |
 Baltimore Sun | Turn troubled zoo into a nature center Baltimore Sun, United States - The zoo could provide a home for smaller animals and recuperating wildlife while educating the public about local ecology, the bay and sustainable living. ... Weekend picks from LIVE! |
 News & Observer | New study advances method to make energy from farm waste The Associated Press - The goal is to produce a simple method that farmers can use to treat their waste and generate energy. "Each year livestock operations produce 1.8 billion ... Fibrowatt to harvest chicken scat Fibrowatt Announces Sampson County Site for State's First Power ... |
 Citizen | Energy, airfares prices pinch consumers hardest Houston Chronicle, United States - By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP WASHINGTON ??? Inflation rose again last month, reflecting big jumps in the cost of energy and airline tickets. ... Energy Sector Roundup: Oil's Relentless Rise Energy futures gyrate after hitting records in US trading Black Gold Glitters |