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Thursday 1 May 2008
MPs criticise Government on biofuels policy Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) said encouraging demand for biofuels, without ensuring they were cost-effective and sustainable, would be damaging ... |
 InTheNews.co.uk | MPs demand halt to biofuel policies InTheNews.co.uk, UK - Last month the government announced that it would review its approach to biofuels and seek to ensure it takes a more "selective" approach to biofuel support ... |
Biofuel outrage Scotsman, United Kingdom - The heavy emphasis on the production of biofuels at the expense of staple foods is already having a horrific effect on the poverty-stricken people of the ... |
 Earthtimes (press release) | President Bush is Right on Biofuels Genetic Engineering News (press release), NY - "Among the many factors contributing to rising food costs, the blame placed on biofuels is grossly out of proportion to the main culprit: skyrocketing ... Europe blinks on biofuels idiocy; Canada bumbles Farmers defend ethanol in Washington Biofuels halt would ease food prices -ag group |
Sugar industry pleads for continued biofuels subsidy scheme ABC Online, Australia - The Queensland Farmers Federation is calling on the Federal Government to give special consideration to the sugar industry before scrapping a biofuels ... |
 WeeklyDig.com | Patrick touts Mass. ???clean energy??? sector Boston Herald, United States - By Christine McConville By becoming a leader in the clean energy industry, Massachusetts can reinvigorate its economy, while making the state a better place ... Mass. governor urges more action to develop renewable energy Governor Patrick: clean energy a 'better idea' Gov. pushes conservation, renewable energy |
Bolivia takes over four energy companies guardian.co.uk, UK - By Carlos Quiroga LA PAZ, May 1 (Reuters) - Bolivia will pay $43 million to take controlling stakes in four energy companies, one through an agreement with ... Bolivia nationalises energy firms UPDATE 1-Bolivia takes over four energy companies Bolivia's Morales Orders Energy, Telecom Companies Nationalized |
Duke Energy Revises Cost Estimate For Coal Gasification Plant CNNMoney.com - Duke Energy Corp. (DUK) filed a progress report with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission on its clean coal gasification power plant under construction ... Duke Energy Files Progress Report, Cost Update for Clean Coal ... UPDATE 1-Duke raises cost estimate for Indiana coal project State: Duke Energy doesn't have to reveal nuclear plant cost estimates |
Commons votes to boost biofuel use TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - If it goes on to become law, the Tories could fulfil an election pledge to make all fuel contain five per cent biofuel, such as ethanol and biodiesel, ... British Columbia building trades unions urge total ban on asbestos |
 LIVENEWS.com.au | GM takes another stake in a biofuel company Reuters - By John Crawley WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - General Motors Corp (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is taking another stake in a company focused on ... GM takes a stake in Mascoma, partners up for better biofuel US: GM takes stake in another second generation biofuel company GM teams with ethanol innovator |
McBride examines biofuel efficiency St. Olaf College Manitou Messenger Online, MN - Research is still being conducted to determine the efficiency of biofuel production. The process to create biofuels involves multiple steps in which energy ... |
 HispanicBusiness.com | Looming Energy Crisis: Where???s the Technology Policy DNA Headed? MidwestBusiness.com, IL - INDIANAPOLIS ??? Can the Midwest help pony up a real solution to the looming energy crisis? A few years ago, I interviewed a national economist with an energy ... ANWR drilling wouldn't solve energy deficit What has driven up oil prices Lack of a sane energy policy is troubling |
Canada biofuel mandate wins House support Reuters UK, UK - The Conservative government has also provided biofuel producers with subsidies of C$1.5 billion ($1.47 billion) or 20 Canadian cents per liter in an effort ... Commons expected to boost ethanol output Senate reform pitfalls |
Contaminated sand slated for Idaho dump site. Seattle Post Intelligencer - Idaho Department of Environmental Quality Director Brian Monson says the American Ecology Co. is moving about 6700 tons of sand to a hazardous waste ... |
 WLOS | Grassley: Biofuels industry is not cause of rising food prices Ottumwa Courier, U.S.A. - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon blamed biofuels for part of the increase in costs. Grassley said most of the protests focus on wheat or rice, not corn, ... Grassley Defends Farmers as Food Prices Rise Grassley defends ethanol from attacks Ethanol gets partial blame for rise in food prices |
 KCEN-TV | TXU Energy to offer summer plan for low-income customers Bizjournals.com, NC - TXU Energy said it will implement a summer moratorium on disconnecting customers who are low-income, ill or disabled or who are at least 62 years of age, ... TXU Energy to implement summer plan for elderly, disabled ... TXU Energy Announces Residential Customer Protections TXU to work with poor, seniors on overdue summer bills |
This Week in HD: Geography, Ecology and Political Science Television Week, MI - By Danny King ???Little Miss Sunshine??? (HBO). Thurs., May 1, 9 pm Road-trip/beauty pageant indie flick garnered a best picture nomination and a supporting ... |
Critics: Myanmar biofuel drive uses forced labor The Associated Press - BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) ??? An activist group on Thursday called a plan by Myanmar's military rulers to grow a biofuel crop "draconian," alleging that it was ... |
LIVENEWS.com.au | Mascoma, General Motors enter biofuels pact Bizjournals.com, NC - Biofuel company Mascoma Corp.and automaker General Motors Corp. have formed a strategic relationship to develop cellulosic ethanol, a fuel made from wood, ... GM, Mascoma Enter Biofuels Relationship US: GM takes stake in another second generation biofuel company GM takes another stake in a biofuel company |
The Government of Canada Supports Four Victoria Arts and Heritage ... Market Wire (press release) - Total funding of $25000 will be shared by the Emily Carr Community Festival of the Arts and Ecology, the Firebells and Fanfare Parade, the Mozart Festival, ... Media Advisory/NRC: Government of Canada to Invest in Vancouver's ... |
Valero Energy's board votes to hike quarterly dividend Bizjournals.com, NC - The board of directors of Valero Energy Corp. voted to increase the oil refiner's regular quarterly cash dividend by 25 percent. ... Valero Energy downgraded to "neutral" - update Valero Energy Q1 income down Valero CEO sees high oil prices hitting '08 profits |
Malunggay, way out of debate vs biofuel: Agri exec Sun.Star, Philippines - THERE is one way out of the debate between backers of biofuel and groups demanding that all agricultural land should be devoted to rice production and the ... Malunggay may be the answer to food-vs-biofuels debate |
Green tech news harvest: Twittering energy usage, biofuels blues CNET News.com, CA - Environmental Capital - WSJ.com : Biofuels Backlash: Asian Palm-Oil Producers Shut Plants - On the biofuels blues beat, WSJ reports that Asian biodiesel ... |
 KTTC | Culver announces creation of Iowa wind energy alliance Houston Chronicle, United States - Chet Culver announced Wednesday the creation of an alliance to train Iowans for high-paying jobs in the growing wind energy industry. ... Culver announces wind energy industry alliance New effort touts wind energy jobs Culver announces push to train Iowa wind energy work force |
'Biofuels need subsidies to survive' The Australian, Australia - ETHANOL king Dick Honan has warned it will be "impossible" for the Australian biofuels industry to continue if the Rudd Government axes commonwealth ... |
 Turkish Press | The Market Can't Handle Skyrocketing Energy Prices Motley Fool - Beyond that, most energy seers think that in just the next couple of decades, we'll need to raise worldwide production from its current level of about 86 ... Energy futures drop on unexpected jump in crude supplies Crude falls for third day as dollar strengthens Oil Prices Slip, Opec Extraordinary Meeting Likely |
 The Money Times | Australia in a quandary over British bid for Origin Energy International Herald Tribune, France - By Tim Johnston SYDNEY: The $12 billion bid by BG Group of Britain for Origin Energy of Australia has put the Australian government, which must sign off on ... BG Energy ratings on negative watch on Origin Energy acquisition ... TEXT-S&P release on BG Energy Holdings Ltd Arrow Energy Shares Rise on Speculation Over Bid (Update1) |
 The Province | Energy, bank stocks push TSX higher TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - By MALCOLM MORRISON The Canadian Press TORONTO ??? The Toronto stock market put in a solid advance Wednesday amid higher energy and financial stocks after the ... Energy Shares Drag TSX Lower As Oil Prices Fall - Canadian ... At noon: Limping commodities Market Minute |
Malunggay may be the answer to food-vs-biofuels debate ABS CBN News, Philippines - The lowly plant, malunggay, could offer a way out of the heated debate on whether production of biofuels should be stopped in light of a global food ... Malunggay, way out of debate vs biofuel: Agri exec |
... but rethink biofuel bill Toronto Star, Canada - Bill C-33 would give Ottawa the power to fix the quantities of biofuel ??? derived from agricultural products ??? that must be blended with gasoline. ... Opposition Turns Around, Withdraws Support for Biofuel Production Harper's biofuels policy sputters out on the Hill Ethanol producer battles mounting skepticism |
Biofuels under fire as food crisis looms Economic Times, India - HAMBURG: The increased use of biofuels has been partially responsible for a hefty increase in food prices worldwide with Western governments now having ... |