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Monday 5 May 2008
 ABC News | US, EU Asked To Reconsider Biofuel Proposals AHN - Brussels, Belgium (AHN) - UN advisor Jeffrey Sachs said US and EU plans to increase use of biofuels "do not make sense" during a global food shortage. ... Sachs urges EU to fund poor-world farmers US, EU must cut back on biofuels: UN adviser Food aid alone will not solve global food crisis, economist tells EU |
Basic Energy profit falls on lower well-servicing results Forbes, NY - AP 05.05.08, 5:58 PM ET Basic Energy Services Inc., which sells well site services to oil and gas explorers, said Monday its first-quarter profit dropped 11 ... Basic Energy Services Reports First Quarter 2008 Results |
Gasoline and Diesel Biofuels Without Food Consumption Houston Chronicle, United States - Liquid transportation fuels, gasoline and diesel, can be made from plant materials, and so have a zero carbon footprint. The common routes are fuel ethanol, ... |
US, EU must cut back on biofuels - UN adviser RealClearPolitics, IL - BRUSSELS, May 5 (Reuters) - The United States and Europeshould cut back on production of biofuels because they arehurting food supply at a time of rising ... |
 Business Wire (press release) | Ensco awarded 2-year rig contract by Cobalt International Energy Forbes, NY - SAN FRANCISCO (Thomson Financial) - Ensco International Inc. said Monday Cobalt International Energy LP has awarded the company a two-year rig construction ... Ensco gets drilling contract for semisubmersible rig Cobalt secures ENSCO semi for US$372 million |
Atlas Energy sells 600000 Class B units CNNMoney.com - NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Natural gas producer Atlas Energy Resources LLC said Monday that it sold 600000 of its Class B common units to Atlas America ... Atlas Energy Resources, LLC Announces Private Offering of Common Units |
 Christian Science Monitor | Grease bandits strike as biofuel demand rises Christian Science Monitor, MA - The reason: Grease can be used to make bio-diesel and has seen the same price spike as corn and other biofuel inputs. "We monitor grease theft on a regular ... |
???Smart??? biofuel crops ensure environmental security Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka - While the global debate rages on whether the biofuel revolution is causing imbalances in food security systems and increasing the greenhouse gas emissions ... |
National Grid proposes new energy efficiency programs Bizjournals.com, NC - National Grid has filed a proposal with the state Public Service Commission designed to reduce energy usage but will require adding as much as $3 onto the ... National Grid proposes wide-ranging energy efficiency programs National Grid seeks $220 million for energy efficiency National Grid Advances Energy Efficiency Programs in Upstate New ... |
Resources and energy sectors push market higher The Age, Australia - THE sharemarket closed higher yesterday, underpinned by gains in the resources and energy sectors, as metal prices rose and takeover activity encouraged ... Resource, energy stocks lift market Australian stock market closes higher as resources gain |
Kentucky USA Energy Completes Reverse Merger with KY USA Energy FOXBusiness - Kentucky USA Energy will continue to implement KY USA Energy's business plan and will retain KY USA Energy's senior management, led by Steven D. Eversole, ... Petrosearch Energy Provides Update on Core Projects |
Greentec Fuels Energy-Efficient Home Systems Designed With SolidWorks FOXBusiness - Greentec uses SolidWorks to design these systems and visually demonstrate how disparate heating, cooling, and other energy-efficient systems will work ... |
Valero Energy buying convenience stores from Albertson's Bizjournals.com, NC - Valero Energy Corp. has agreed to buy 72 convenience stores and fueling stations from Albertson's LLC, the oil refiner said Monday. ... Valero Energy Inks Pact With Albertson To Buy 72 Convenience ... Valero agrees to acquire 72 retail sites from Albertson's Valero Acquires More Retail Locations (VLO) |
 Wall Street Journal Blogs | Burned by Biofuels: McCain, Other Politicos, Turn on Local Juice Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY - The backlash against biofuels has been swift and is spreading. Europe started worrying about the environmental impact of certain types of biofuels, ... |
Saxon Energy Services is selling itself light. Forbes, NY - On Sunday, driller Saxon Energy Services announced that it had entered into an agreement to be purchased by Sword Canada Acquisition for $7 Canadian dollars ... Schlumberger, First Reserve to Buy Saxon Energy (Update5) Saxon Energy Services accepts $592-million offer Saxon Energy Services agrees to takeover offer |
 CBS News | GOP Senators Want Waiver of Biofuels Mandate CQPolitics.com, DC - The 2007 energy law required 36 billion gallons of biofuels be produced annually by 2022. Of that, no more than 15 billion gallons may come from corn-based ... McCain, GOP senators call for easing of ethanol rules GOP Lawmakers Ask for RFS Waiver McCain, Senate Republicans Want EPA To Review Ethanol Mandates |
Bad fungus may be good biofuel producer United Press International - ... US scientists have found a biomass-degrading fungus has few genes used to break down plant cell walls, providing a possible use in biofuel production. ... From fungus to fuel Fungus genes could point to cheap fuel: report Turning Fungus Into Fuel: Organism With Taste For Olive Drab Shows ... |
US, EU asked to reconsider biofuel goals as food prices rise The Associated Press - So far, the US biofuel program has had more impact on food shortages, but Europe's plans to rapidly boost biofuel output in coming years would also start to ... |
ABC News | US, EU must cut back on biofuels: UN adviser Reuters India, India - By Ingrid Melander BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States and Europe should cut back on production of biofuels because they are hurting food supply at a ... US and Europe must slash biofuels targets, Sachs says Food aid alone will not solve global food crisis, economist tells EU US, EU Asked To Reconsider Biofuel Proposals |
Dangers of large scale biofuel production sounded by FAO Afrik.com, France - "Unless policies are adopted in developing countries to strengthen the participa tion of small farmers, especially women, in biofuel production by ... |
Obama Voices Doubt on Biofuels Wired News - In an interview on NBC's Meet the Press, the Democratic presidential candidate said "there's no doubt that biofuels may be contributing" to falling food ... |
Fungus genes could point to cheap fuel: report Reuters - One barrier to using nonfood plants to make biofuels has been the difficulty in converting them into sugar. Food crops such as corn more readily convert. ... Turning Fungus Into Fuel: Organism With Taste For Olive Drab Shows ... From fungus to fuel Bad fungus may be good biofuel producer |
 UK Express | Motorists face huge repairs bill as Government biofuels destroy ... Daily Mail, UK - Thousands of motorists could face huge repair bills following complaints that biofuels introduced by the Government can cause jellyfish-like blobs that ... LABOUR'S GREEN TAX WILL COST EVERY FAMILY ??3000 |
Central Carolina CC receives $195000 biofuels grant Carolina Newswire (press release), NC - PITTSBORO ??? Central Carolina Community College???s Biofuels program has received a $195000 grant from the Biofuels Center of North Carolina. ... |
Ensign Energy Services first-quarter profit down 20 per cent to ... The Canadian Press, CALGARY - CALGARY ??? Ensign Energy Services Inc. (TSX:ESI) has reported first-quarter earnings of $81.8 million, down 20 per cent from $102.3 million a year earlier. ... Commodities send TSX up; NY negative as Microsoft walks away from ... Encouraging US jobs data lifts TSX stocks Market Minute |
Hungry fungus could unlock better biofuel production CBC.ca, Canada - A fungus responsible for the rapid deterioration of military clothing and canvas tents during the Second World War could significantly improve the ... |
Save the ecology, recycle your carpet! Fibre2fashion.com, India - The lucrative business of carpet has an enormous impact on the ecology. However, environment conscious people are leaving no stone unturned in making the ... |
Return of the Fascist SS, and the Unbelievable Factor OpEdNews, PA - 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 ... |
Likely dioxin source named The Olympian, WA - The latest study conducted for Ecology by Science Applications International Corp. of Bothell suggests the Cascade Pole pollution legacy in Budd Inlet is ... Environment briefs ??? May 5 |
Time to reconsider biofuel mandate Baltimore Sun, United States - But nearly all our domestic corn and grain supply could be needed to meet its biofuel mandate. In recent weeks the link between biofuels and rapidly rising ... |
PhD Position in Ecology Nina, Norway - Education/competence relevant for the position includes evolutionary biology, ecology and theoretical/mathematical modelling. Education from one or more of ... |
 Christian Science Monitor | Brazil to continue biofuel production amid food crisis Xinhua, China - Brazil, a world leader in both food and biofuel production, has faced mounting pressure in the wake of a widespread shortage in staple foods and resulting ... Brazil aims to provide efficiently produced ethanol, but has few ... Brazil defends ethanol in food-versus-fuel fight Hasty push for biofuels a disaster. . . |
 Malaysia Star | Fingers point to biofuel as culprit Malaysia Star, Malaysia - BIOFUEL has been in the limelight again but this time not as a remedy for global warming. Instead, the debate now is how crops that are used as feedstock ... |