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Saturday 19 April 2008
VCTs plough $360m into biofuels Independent, UK - By Mark Leftly Venture capital investment in crop-based biofuels reached $360m (??180m) worldwide in the first quarter, despite fears that the industry is ... |
Energy giants square up at crossroads Scotland on Sunday, UK - It faces a potential bid from French state-controlled Electricit?? de France (EdF), while being among the five interested buyers of British Energy, ... |
 ABC News | A Worsening Food Crisis Washington Post, United States - To many, the villain is biofuels. US and European ethanol programs, intended as an antidote to climate change and an alternative to OPEC oil, stand accused ... Demand for Corn-Derived Fuel is Driving Up Food Prices, but New ... How the rich starved the world The Ethanol Apologists |
Solid Energy spy allegations arise TVNZ, New Zealand - The group is trying to stop a Solid Energy mine on the West Coast. Campaigner Alan Liefting says the spying is an outrage and heads should roll. ... |
Can Aga win over environmentally-conscious customers? Times Online, UK - The company recently unveiled a biofuel-enabled range that, with a small tweak of the burner, would run on biofuel derived from manure or other such ... |
 Washington Post | Brazilian president denies biofuels to blame for world food crisis The Canadian Press, Ghana - ACCRA, Ghana ??? The Brazilian president blamed rising oil prices for causing the current global food crisis, saying Saturday that biofuels had nothing to do ... Brazil's president defends biofuels Brazil's President Defends Biofuels World: Amid Food Crisis, Opposition To Biofuels Grows |
More central WA schools to have contaminated soil capped Seattle Post Intelligencer - The state Department of Ecology plans to lay down clean dirt or concrete at four schools in north-central Washington this summer to protect children from ... |
 UC Berkeley | Biofuel Community Mourns Berkeley Researcher Greentech Media, MA - Members of the biofuel- and transportation-research community say they are shocked and saddened by the death of Alex Farrell, a researcher who led a study ... Alex Farrell - UC energy expert dead at 46 A loss for Berkeley, and the planet Alex Farrell, UC-Berkeley energy expert, found dead in his home |
 Economist | Suez stalks nuclear power operator British Energy Times Online, UK - France's industrial giant Suez is considering a bid for British Energy (BE), raising the heat in the takeover battle for Britain???s nuclear power operator. ... Winds of change blow in new energy challenges European energy Power plays Electricite De France Poised to Join Battle for British Energy ... |
 Boston Globe | Oil hits record $117 a barrel Economic Times, India - An International Energy Agency report pointed out that Russian oil production dropped for the first time in a decade, raising concerns whether the key ... Oil Rises to Record on Signs Stronger Economy May Boost Demand Gold and wheat tumble, oil hits record Oil hits 117 dollars on talk of Nigeria pipeline attack |
Teach ecology with 'Reef in a Box' Pacific Daily News, GU - By Brett Kelman ??? Pacific Sunday News ??? April 20, 2008 With the future at stake, the University of Guam and the island's marine environment have found the ... |
 Canada.com | Students show how to save energy and planet Canada.com, Canada - University of Alberta students Evan Richardson, Simon Slater and Shari Clare demonstrate some of the energy-saving ideas from their website on Thursday. ... |
 Javno.hr | FACTBOX-What is the International Energy Forum? Forbes, NY - April 19 (Reuters) - The International Energy Forum (IEF), taking place in Rome from April 20-22, will bring together around 60 energy ministers from ... Iran takes part in energy confabs UPDATE 1-Oil buyers, sellers say price is beyond control 11th International Energy Forum in Rome |
 Earthtimes | Critics caution feds against passing legislation that boosts ... The Canadian Press, TORONTO - The bill - an amendment to the Environmental Protection Act - would require gasoline, diesel and heating oil to contain minimum amounts of biofuel, ... EU set to scrap biofuels target amid fears of food crisis It's time to scrap the ethanol EU???s environment advisors call for end to biofuel growth plans |
Constellation Energy's Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Completes ... FOXBusiness - During the outage, employees of Nine Mile Point and other Constellation Energy organizations, as well as specialized contractors, teamed to execute the work ... Constellation Energy Says Its Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station ... Constellation NY Nine Mile 2 reactor to exit outage |
New program combines ecology with engineering. Capital Press (subscription), OR - For this reason, OSU has launched a new undergraduate program that combines ecology with engineering. "By the time they leave, we expect them to be fluent ... |
 Edmonton Journal | Energy: Canada's market saviour Toronto Star, Canada - Chances of surpassing that record will depend heavily on energy prices, just as our market once swung up and down with the fortunes of Nortel Networks Corp. ... Financial, energy stocks boost TSX Bank, energy stocks power TSX advance to Google and Caterpillar energize markets; TSX held back by commodities |
 Washington Post | Obama, Clinton woo coal vote in upcoming primaries The Associated Press - Both Obama and Clinton have rallied environmentalists with their promises to develop windmills, solar power and other renewable energy sources and order ... Coal Usage Increases Faster than Power Output New Multi-Industry Coalition Aligns to Advocate Energy Security ... Rockefeller Encouraged by Creation of Industry Group to Focus on ... |
BIOFUEL PLANS CAUSING PAIN Evening Post, UK - Only last week a scientific advisory panel said that the European Union should suspend its goal of 10 per cent of transportation fuel made from biofuel by ... Biofuels ???not pushing up weekly food bill??? |
Firm buys $100 million interest in Stirling Energy Systems Arizona Republic, AZ - An alternative-energy company in Ireland has agreed to pay $100 million for a controlling interest in Stirling Energy Systems Inc., a developing ... $100 million investment to help solar energy plan Solar power developer teams with Irish company on Southern ... NTR invests ???63m in US solar energy company deal |
Alexander Farrell, Berkeley biofuels expert, dies at 46 San Jose Mercury News, USA - An engineer by training, Farrell's research focused on projects with practical and timely applications, included biofuels, hybrid electric vehicles, ... |