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Tuesday 22 April 2008

Brown sounds retreat on biofuels - Scotsman


Brown sounds retreat on biofuels
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 22 minutes ago
But now questions about the wider environmental damage caused by converting farmers' fields to grow crops for biofuels rather than food has prompted a major ...
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Why the world must pause over biofuels - Scotsman


Why the world must pause over biofuels
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 25 minutes ago
But probably the biggest factor in the seismic shift in food and agricultural land prices is the massive growth in the biofuels industry. ...
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Graduate help could allow Scottish universities to meet students ... - Scotsman


Graduate help could allow Scottish universities to meet students ...
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 27 minutes ago
The CHE masters in human ecology is more resource-intensive than most courses. Teaching takes place in workshops that last two to seven days. ...
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Students soak up river ecology lesson - News 8 Austin


News 8 Austin

Students soak up river ecology lesson
News 8 Austin, TX - 1 hour ago
It makes sense, then, that the Austin Water Utility is using this Earth Day to educate students about river ecology. The students from LBJ High School got ...
An Austin work force Austin American-Statesman
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Food vs fuel debate changes biofuel financing-IDB - Reuters UK


Food vs fuel debate changes biofuel financing-IDB
Reuters UK, UK - 1 hour ago
... Development Bank (IDB) evaluates financing of biofuel projects that could siphon off staples like corn or soybeans, a senior official said on Tuesday. ...
UN FAO: Biofuel may harm women in rural areas EnergyCurrent
Lorne Gunter . The green movement backfired Ottawa Citizen
Next-Generation Biofuels Are Needed to Achieve the Renewable Fuel ... Business Wire (press release)
GulfNews
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Next-Generation Biofuels Are Needed to Achieve the Renewable Fuel ... - Business Wire (press release


Business Wire (press release)

Next-Generation Biofuels Are Needed to Achieve the Renewable Fuel ...
Business Wire (press release), CA - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rapid development of advanced biofuels is the key to reducing reliance on oil and global food prices, and ongoing advances in ...
Food vs fuel debate changes biofuel financing-IDB Reuters UK
Lorne Gunter . The green movement backfired Ottawa Citizen
UN FAO: Biofuel may harm women in rural areas EnergyCurrent
GulfNews
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Renewable Energy Stocks; Earth Day Sector Close-Up on Solar Stocks - CNNMoney.com


All American Patriots (press release)

Renewable Energy Stocks; Earth Day Sector Close-Up on Solar Stocks
CNNMoney.com - 3 hours ago
RenewableEnergyStocks.com, a leading investor news and research portal for the renewable energy sector within Investorideas.com, presents a sector close-up ...
Green companies to watch: Renewable energy CNET News.com
Sunny Days for Your Green Portfolio Motley Fool
Leading Wind Energy Manufacturers Call for Immediate Extension of ... Business Wire (press release)
Smartmoney.com - Reuters UK
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UN expert: Food crisis 'a silent tsunami' - CNN


Boston Globe

UN expert: Food crisis 'a silent tsunami'
CNN - 4 hours ago
(CNN) -- Those battling global warming by promoting biofuels may unintentionally be adding to skyrocketing world food prices, creating what one expert calls ...
London summit tackles 'tsunami' of rising food prices AFP
Families' annual grocery bill rises by ??800 Telegraph.co.uk
Era of cheap food ends as prices surge Times Online
BBC News - Times Online
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House clears comprehensive energy bill - Bizjournals.com


House clears comprehensive energy bill
Bizjournals.com, NC - 4 hours ago
Ted Strickland, the Ohio House of Representatives has emerged from countless hearings on a comprehensive state energy bill the governor says will get his ...
Energy bill aimed at protecting consumers passes Ohio House Oxford Press
Ohio's House of Delegates approves sweeping energy plan Huntington Herald Dispatch
House approves sweeping energy plan WTOL
WDTN - Cincinnati Enquirer
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Husky Energy looking at another record year, CEO John Lau says - CBC.ca


CBC.ca

Husky Energy looking at another record year, CEO John Lau says
CBC.ca, Canada - 5 hours ago
CALGARY - Husky Energy Inc. (TSX:HSE) expects to rack up another record year in 2008 as oil prices continue to break through historical highs, ...
UPDATE 1-Surging oil prices boost Husky Energy profit Reuters
Husky Energy Looking at Another Record Year Resource Investor
Surging oil lifts Husky's profit to $887M Calgary Herald
Financial Post - Reuters
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EARNINGS PREVIEW: British Energy Is Utilities Hot Target - CNNMoney.com


EARNINGS PREVIEW: British Energy Is Utilities Hot Target
CNNMoney.com - 5 hours ago
TAKING THE PULSE: The European utilities sector is rife with takeover speculation, with bid interest in UK nuclear power producer British Energy ( BGY. ...
Suez runs the rule over British Energy Scotsman
Iberdrola not likely to make solo bid for British Energy The Herald
France's Suez mulls bid for British Energy: report Reuters
Trading Markets (press release) - CNNMoney.com
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Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing Hires Oliver Chen as Its New ... - CNNMoney.com


Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing Hires Oliver Chen as Its New ...
CNNMoney.com - 5 hours ago
Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA, Inc. (OTCBB: WEMU), a US-based China manufacturing company for customers in the industries of aerospace, ...
Energy Recovery Leader China Energy Recovery Closes Acquisition ... Business Wire (press release)
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Survey: Support for Duke Energy coal project is weak - Bizjournals.com


Survey: Support for Duke Energy coal project is weak
Bizjournals.com, NC - 7 hours ago
Public support in North Carolina for Duke Energy Corp.'s construction of a coal-fired unit at its Cliffside power plant is weak, according to a survey ...
Indiana Survey: Hoosiers Would Pull Plug on Duke Energy's Proposed ... Insurance News Net (press release)
Survey: State residents favor alternative energy News & Observer
Indiana Survey to Show Public Wants Alternatives to Proposed Duke ... Business Wire (press release)
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UPDATE 1-UK energy regulator probes RWE npower sales tactics - Reuters


MSN UK News

UPDATE 1-UK energy regulator probes RWE npower sales tactics
Reuters - 7 hours ago
LONDON, April 22 (Reuters) - UK energy regulator Ofgem on Tuesday launched a formal investigation into a potential breach by RWE npower (RWEG. ...
Ofgem inquiry into alleged mis-selling of contracts by npower Times Online
Npower faces mis-selling probe This is Money
Ofgem launches Npower sales probe The Press Association
Forbes - BBC News
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UC Biology Prof Traces His Roots to the First Earth Day - Media Newswire (press release)


UC Biology Prof Traces His Roots to the First Earth Day
Media Newswire (press release), NY - 8 hours ago
Uetz was a biology major at Albion College, and took Ecology as his last class in his senior year. The course culminated in a field trip to Loon Lake in ...
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Region latches on to Earth Day - Bizjournals.com


Region latches on to Earth Day
Bizjournals.com, NC - 10 hours ago
... senior vice president of sustainability for Ecology and Environment Inc. One effort established for commuters in the Buffalo area is an online software ...
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Russian Regions Rated on Ecology - Kommersant


Russian Regions Rated on Ecology
Kommersant, Russia - 10 hours ago
The Russian public organization Green Patrol has issued the first-ever ecological rating of the subjects of the federation. Moscow ranked 52nd out of 84 ...
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Oil World expects states to cut back biofuel plans - Reuters UK


Oil World expects states to cut back biofuel plans
Reuters UK, UK - 10 hours ago
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Governments worldwide are likely to reduce their targets to increase biofuel use because of rising food prices, Hamburg-based oilseeds ...
Promise of ethanol getting lost amid global food crisis GulfNews
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Biofuels starving our people, leaders tell UN - Guardian


ABC News

Biofuels starving our people, leaders tell UN
Guardian, UK - 11 hours ago
The leaders of Bolivia and Peru have attacked the use of biofuels, saying they have made food too expensive for the poor. Speaking at the United Nations, ...
Bolivian president criticises use of biofuels Radio Netherlands
Bolivia's Morales says biofuels serious problem to poor Reuters UK
The Changing Face of World Hunger ABC News
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Thai PM lashes out at World Bank over biofuel criticism - UPDATE - Forbes


Radio Australia

Thai PM lashes out at World Bank over biofuel criticism - UPDATE
Forbes, NY - 12 hours ago
BANGKOK (Thomson Financial) - Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej Tuesday lashed out at the World Bank and the United Nations for criticising biofuel ...
PM slams World Bank and the UN Bangkok Post
Thailand mulls further tax cut for diesel Economic Times
Thai leader says farmers benefit from food price hikes Radio Australia
Bangkok Post - Bangkok Post
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Britain may push for changes in EU biofuel targets - Guardian


Boston Globe

Britain may push for changes in EU biofuel targets
Guardian, UK - 13 hours ago
By Adrian Croft LONDON, April 22 (Reuters) - Britain will push for changes in European Union biofuels targets if a review of policy shows rising production ...
Recent editorials from New Jersey newspapers Newsday
UN food chief urges crisis action BBC News
High food cost a 'silent tsunami' Radio New Zealand
InTheNews.co.uk - AFP
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Environmental group report urges EU to review use of biofuels - International Herald Tribune


TV3 News

Environmental group report urges EU to review use of biofuels
International Herald Tribune, France - 13 hours ago
The group urged the 27-nation EU to redraft a rule it agreed to last year on boosting the use of biofuels as a way to fight climate change ??? scrapping its ...
Video: S Americans warn over biofuels bbcworldnews
EU warned on dangers of biofuels TV3 News
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Russian agency clears TNK-BP ecology compliance - Reuters


Russian agency clears TNK-BP ecology compliance
Reuters - 14 hours ago
MOSCOW, April 22 (Reuters) - Russia's environmental agency found no major violations at BP's (BP.L: Quote, Profile, Research) Russian venture TNK-BP's main ...
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Cut back, think green - TheChronicleHerald.ca


Cut back, think green
TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - 14 hours ago
The Ecology Action Centre???s Maggy Burns suggests starting with an audit of the debris. That means keeping track of what you throw away or weeding through ...
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Biofuels power the latest in endless doomsday scenarios - Calgary Herald


Biofuels power the latest in endless doomsday scenarios
Calgary Herald,  Canada - 14 hours ago
... food prices were responsible for widespread social unrest in the Third World, and rooted in, among other things, "competition between biofuels and food. ...
Biofuels Not to Blame for World Food Crisis SunHerald.com
Food Crisis: How the Rich Starved the World RedOrbit
Ethanol contributing to global food crisis Kansas.com
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Pueblo Chieftain
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Increasing demand for biofuels could be detrimental for women - Hindu


Newstrack India

Increasing demand for biofuels could be detrimental for women
Hindu, India - 14 hours ago
New York (PTI): Increasing demand for liquid biofuels such as bioethanol and biodiesel, the conversion of agricultural land for their production and ...
Large-Scale Biofuel Production May Increase Marginalization of Women AllAfrica.com
Bio-fuel production could ruin rural women Merinews
Bio-fuel production may lead to marginalisation of women: FAO study Newstrack India
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Bird-protection laws end wind energy plan - Toronto Star


Building.co.uk

Bird-protection laws end wind energy plan
Toronto Star,  Canada - 14 hours ago
Scotland rejected British Energy Group PLC's only wind energy project because it wouldn't be allowed under European Union bird-protection laws. ...
Giant British wind farm plans blown away AFP
Lewis wind farm vetoed ??? but green target 'will still be met' Scotsman
Massive wind energy plan refused BBC News
Independent - Guardian
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UAE signs nuclear energy pact with US - Hindustan Times


GulfNews

UAE signs nuclear energy pact with US
Hindustan Times, India - 16 hours ago
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the US have signed an agreement for cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, WAM news agency reported on ...
US-United Arab Emirates Memorandum of Understanding on Nuclear ... US Department of State
A clean source for future energy needs GulfNews
UAE Pursues Nuclear Energy as Power Demand Soars (Update1) Bloomberg
Emirates Business 24/7 - ShortNews.com
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Robust Energy Lifts TSX Main Index - Financial Post


Calgary Herald

Robust Energy Lifts TSX Main Index
Financial Post, Canada - 16 hours ago
The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index pushed higher for the sixth session in a row yesterday, propelled by robust energy shares as the price of oil hit ...
Record oil prices boost Toronto stocks at open Reuters
UPDATE 1-Canada's commercial banks follow BoC rate cut Reuters
UPDATE 3-Economic worries end Toronto stocks' 6-day rally Reuters
Reuters - Reuters
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Using agri waste to make biofuel - Sify


Using agri waste to make biofuel
Sify, India - 18 hours ago
The Rs 630-crore maker of bio-ethanol plants will apply for a patent for the technology to manufacture 'second generation' biofuels. ...
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Tesco attacked over biofuel - ic Wales


Tesco attacked over biofuel
ic Wales, United Kingdom - 18 hours ago
The environmental campaigners found the chain sold one of the most environmentally damaging biodiesels, with 30% of biofuel in Tesco diesel from palm oil. ...
The World Targets Biofuels The Daily Reckoning
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McLean residents debate biofuel plant proposal - Canada.com


McLean residents debate biofuel plant proposal
Canada.com, Canada - 18 hours ago
"Rather than questioning why this biofuel processing plant should come to McLean, we should be asking 'Why should we not have this? ...
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Leaders warn on biofuels and food - BBC News


BBC News

Leaders warn on biofuels and food
BBC News, UK - 20 hours ago
Speaking at the UN in New York, Bolivian President Evo Morales said the development of biofuels harmed the world's poorest people. And President Alan Garcia ...
Peru president denounces global biofuels push Houston Chronicle
Peruvian President: Limit Biofuels Prensa Latina
Peru's Garcia urges food, not biofuel, growth Reuters UK
Reuters - Xinhua
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