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Friday 2 May 2008
 Food Week | UN urges biofuel investment halt BBC News, UK - The UN's new top adviser on food has urged a freeze on biofuel investment, saying the blind pursuit of the policy is "irresponsible". ... Food crisis payback for '20 years of mistakes': UN expert Laying blame for the food crisis UN expert: food crisis is a human rights emergency |
Philippine biofuels law a model for other countries Inquirer.net, Philippines - By Abigail L. Ho MANILA, Philippines???The Biofuels Act of 2006 has become a model for other countries to emulate, as the Philippines is so far the country ... Asian experts laud RP biofuels law 02-05-2008: Food for thought Explore All Options |
 KOMO | Energy Sector Roundup: Pump prices pause Houston Chronicle, United States - 2008 AP NEW YORK ??? Following is a summary of top stories in the energy sector Friday afternoon. For the first time in 18 days, retail gasoline prices fell _ ... Energy futures drop on unexpected jump in crude supplies Business Highlights Gas prices slip for first time in weeks, may be near top |
 LIVENEWS.com.au | Bush defends his advocacy of ethanol as an energy source Los Angeles Times, CA - President Bush today defended his emphasis on ethanol to help the nation meet its energy needs, even as food prices rise, saying transportation costs and ... Biofuels, Energy, Ethanol, and Hunger Heritage Foundation: High Gas Prices: Fuel for Thought Governor Rell urges President, Congress to tackle twin pressures ... |
 AlaskaReport | Senate Energy and Natural Resources: Straight Talk on Energy Prices Trading Markets (press release), CA - I'd first like to respond to the President's misstatements about Congress's role in US energy policy, made at his press conference Tuesday. ... GOP energy package calls for more drilling in Alaska Shell, Chevron announce P1 per liter hike in pump prices Proposals to slash gas prices abound in White House race |
 RTT News | Duke Energy's earnings rise 30 percent The Business Journal of the ... Bizjournals.com, NC - Duke Energy Corp. saw its first-quarter earnings increase 30 percent from a year ago, with the company getting a boost from strong sales in the Carolinas. ... Hedging Gains Help Duke Energy Net Rise 30% Duke Energy profit up 30 pct in 1Q Duke Energy's earnings soar |
 LIVENEWS.com.au | GM investing in Mascoma, ramps up biofuel interests Taipei Times, Taiwan - In January, the world???s largest automotive maker unveiled plans to buy a stake in biofuel company Coskata Inc, a pioneer in efforts to convert waste into ... GM takes another stake in a biofuel company GM takes a stake in Mascoma, partners up for better biofuel GM Chips In for Mascoma???s Cellulosic Biofuel Technology |
Food Week | Food crisis payback for '20 years of mistakes': UN expert AFP - Schutter joined the growing chorus accusing biofuels -- until recently cast as a miracle alternative to polluting fossil fuels -- of usurping arable land ... How wealthy nations are fuelling unrest in the developing world UN urges biofuel investment halt UN Rights Council urged to address food crisis |
Puzzling cattle disease in check Guadalajara Colony Reporter, Mexico - The ecology officer said pertinent state and federal agencies have been notified of the local outbreak. As added precautions, all live cattle being kept ... |
Food Makers Lobby Congress To Limit Corn Usage In Biofuels CNNMoney.com - Kraft's Chief Executive Irene Rosenfeld has been in Washington in recent weeks to talk to key decision makers on the diversion of corn for biofuels. ... Ethanol faces growing US backlash Biofuels, Energy, Ethanol, and Hunger Ticker tape still ain't spaghetti |
Duke Energy says Ind. coal gasification plant will cost more Chicago Tribune, United States - AP PLAINFIELD, Ind. - Duke Energy says its coal gasification power plant under construction in southwest Indiana will cost $365 million more than previously ... Duke Energy Revises Cost Estimate For Coal Gasification Plant CORRECTED - UPDATE 1-Duke raises cost estimate for Indiana coal ... Duke Energy Files Progress Report, Cost Update for Clean Coal ... |
 The Associated Press | Ask AP: Slippery questions about oil, gas and biofuels The Associated Press - But the use of algae and other alternatives to make biofuels is not yet commercially viable. Matt Hartwig, a spokesman for the Renewable Fuels Association, ... |
Misbehaving Models and Missing Mammals RedOrbit, TX - He explains how in the early 1980s ecology lacked a scientifically respectable method for studying life. The ecosystem approach potentially provided ... |
 Citizen | Coal seam gas comes into its own The Australian, Australia - But what was once just a hazard for underground coal miners is now an increasingly sought-after energy source in its own right. The $12.9 billion bid this ... RLPC-Four banks lead loan for BG's Origin bid-sources Australia in a quandary over British bid for Origin Energy Arrow Energy Shares Rise on Speculation Over Bid (Update1) |
 blogTO | Jane's Walk this weekend Toronto Star, Canada - ... where people are welcome to share opinions," said Jane Farrow, executive director of the walk and the Centre for City Ecology, a Toronto-based group ... Walk Walk Walk, the Jane Jacobs Way Get to know your city, Calgary! |
Group raises funds for charity OSU - The Lantern, OH - Watson was put in charge of the College of Education and Human Ecology's Ambassadors Club after the group's previous president unexpectedly resigned. ... |
Ecology and spirituality KWMU, MO - SAINT LOUIS, MO (2008-05-02) Ecologist Satish Kumar editor of Resurgence magazine, believes in the connection between spirituality and ecology. ... |
 Ohio Farm Bureau (press release) | Strickland signs Ohio energy bill Bizjournals.com, NC - Ted Strickland's signature on a comprehensive energy bill, the spotlight shifts to state regulators, Ohio's chief consumer advocate said Thursday. ... Strickland signs 'hybrid' energy bill How high will our energy bills go? Strickland Signs Energy Bill, Ohio Poised for Massive Job Growth ... |
Canada moves closer to biofuel mandate EnergyCurrent, TX - TORONTO: A bill to mandate biofuel content in Canada's gasoline use won the House of Commons support on Thursday. The bill proposes to introduce a mandatory ... ... but rethink biofuel bill Canada's lower house supports bill to boost biofuel use Biofuel goals balanced By GERALD KEDDY |
British MPs urge suspending biofuel obigations for suppliers Xinhua, China - LONDON, May 2 (Xinhua) -- British parliamentary members urged the government to suspend its biofuel obligations for oil suppliers, as Britain's ... UK govt review casts shadow over biofuels industry |
 Mirror.co.uk | MPs reiterate call for biofuel moratorium Reuters UK, UK - ... a moratorium on policies aimed at increasing the use of biofuels and urge the Government to resist attempts to increase EU biofuel targets," it added. ... MPs demand halt to biofuel policies MPs criticise Government on biofuels policy |
Adjacent yard also contains high levels of lead TheNewsTribune.com, WA - Ecology Department officials blame Phillips for the wildcat lead smelting activities that contaminated the house and the yard. John and Heather Jones moved ... Lead Contamination In Some Yards In Tacoma |
 Vancouver Sun | As food shortages swell, doubts surface on biofuel policies Vancouver Sun, Canada - A growing global food crisis has not curbed the appetite of Canada's newest biofuel plant, which is busy stockpiling a mountain of wheat near this town west ... Europe blinks on biofuels idiocy; Canada bumbles |
 Turkish Press | Speculations stir up energy and food crisis Jakarta Post, Indonesia - Speculations on the financial market, including futures trading, have exacerbated the energy and food crisis by inflating prices in spite of a global ... ENERGY MATTERS: Supply Snags May Limit Crude Price Sell-Off ???Perhaps 60% of today???s oil price is pure speculation??? $50 a barrel of Oil: Democratic Party Politics |
 RTT News | Stone Energy ratings affirmed on Bois d'Arc Energy buy; outlook ... Forbes, NY - MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Moody's Investors Service said it has affirmed Stone Energy Corp.'s 'B3' corporate family rating and 'Caa1' senior subordinated ... UPDATE 2-Bois d'Arc to be acquired by Stone Energy for $1.8 bln Bois D'Arc Energy to Be Acquired UPDATE 1-Bois d'Arc to be acquired by Stone Energy for $1.8 bln |
The biofuels boom: First of two parts. Canada.com, Canada - ``If there is bright light, it is biofuels,'' says Nagel, who believes technology and biogenetics can go along what towards solving the world's fuel ... FEATURE: The sustainability of alternative energy The biofuels boom: First of two parts. |
Farmers urged to cash in on biofuels Bangkok Post, Thailand - Farmers should grow more fuel crops to cash in on high global demand because the high prices of food crops could soon fall, says the National Economic and ... |
Biofuel industry wants legislation to increase ethanol in petrol mix ABC Online, Australia - The world's biofuel industry is being accused of driving up world food prices and causing instability and starvation in developing nations. ... Agri Energy questions ethanol support review Cutting ethanol subsidies won't fix food, fuel prices: Nats |
Bolivia tightens control of telecom, energy companies Xinhua, China - Besides Entel, Morales announced the return to the state control of four former branches of Bolivia's state energy company YPFB, which was also privatized ... Bolivia seizes control of energy, telecoms firms Bolivia takes over four energy companies Bolivia Takes Over Telecommunications Company, Energy Firms |
 KBCI CBS 2 | Contaminated sand slated for Idaho dump site Seattle Times, United States - American Ecology Corp. is shipping about 6700 tons of sand containing traces of depleted uranium and lead to a hazardous waste disposal site 70 miles ... Contaminated sand slated for Idaho dump site. Army Shipping Contaminated Kuwait Sand to Idaho Landfill 6700 tons of of contaminated sand headed for Owyhee County |
Region boosted by exports, farm incomes, biofuels Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - Minnesota, Midwest economies showed strength in April despite the housing slump and rising costs for feed, fuel and food. By DEE DePASS, Star Tribune ... Survey shows relative strength of Midwestern economy Minnesota economy shows some life in April |
Ecology Asks for Public's Perspective on Hanford Cleanup KNDO/KNDU, WA - The Department of Ecology is surveying the public on what they think of cleanup and the Tri-Party Agreement. Ecology leaders will use the results to improve ... |