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Wednesday 21 May 2008
ENVIRONMENT: Trapped Between Economy and Ecology IPS, Italy - By Julio Godoy BONN, May 21 (IPS) - One of the most frequent arguments against environmental protection is an alleged economic imperative. ... |
 iAfrica.com | Eskom DSM programme a hindrance to energy saving in SA African Energy News Review, South Africa - SA Association of Energy Service Companies (Escos) president Ken Gram has described Eskom's current Demand Side Management (DSM) programme as "the single ... China's Energy Mix in 2008 Eskom May Get Downgrade Regulator urges 20-day coal reserve for Eskom |
 Business Wire (press release) | Farm Bill???s New Tax Credit for Biofuel Production Will Support ... Business Wire (press release), CA - WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Farm Bill???s new Credit for Production of Cellulosic Biofuel provides an important incentive for commercialization of ... |
Duke Energy, SunEdison in power deal CNNMoney.com - NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Duke Energy Corp. said Wednesday it plans to buy all the power generated at a massive solar power plant to be built north of ... Duke Energy to buy solar power from SunEdison Duke Energy to buy entire output of NC solar farm Duke Energy Announces Deal to Harness the Power of the Sun |
 New York Times Blogs | More Unintended Risks from Biofuels? New York Times Blogs, NY - (Credit: Candace Felt for The New York Times) Much of the recent heat over biofuels has been focused on how much this booming business may have contributed ... |
Renewable Energy Action Summit: Beyond the next generation of biofuels Biomass Magazine, ND - By Jerry W. Kram Even as the first of the second generation biofuels plants come on line, technologies for new fuels from biomass are in the pipeline, ... Researcher: current ethanol production a "transitional" step Energy goal daunting The Future of Ethanol Plants |
 Fresh News | Crude Awakening: Price of Oil Tops $130 a Barrel Scientific American - Prices then ticked up again following release of a weekly US Department of Energy report, which found that national oil and gasoline supplies were lower ... COMMODITIES-Oil rally on supply fear lifts gold, other commods Oil: Up, Up, Up Oil hits $132 as US stocks show unexpected decline |
Biofuels and Climate Change Seminar to be held at Fox Valley ... The Capital Times, WI - A seminar addressing sustainable biofuels and climate change will take place on Monday, June 2 at Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton. ... |
 AFP | EU parliament calls for more research into impact of biofuels AFP - STRASBOURG (AFP) ??? The European Parliament on Wednesday called for more research into the impact of developing biofuels to combat climate change, ... Current mitigation efforts ???insufficient???, say MEPs in interim report |
COSI lining up for $1.5M for changes, upgrades Bizjournals.com, NC - The other half of the anticipated capital funding is likely to be used for ecology-related upgrades to COSI, which is undergoing an energy audit in ... |
 Chicago Daily Herald | Ethanol turmoil a serious threat to some companies BusinessWeek - The ethanol market would be severely limited if Congress rolled back the federal mandate that calls annual increases in the amount of biofuels added to the ... Some of the pressures facing ethanol Bush administration defends food-based biofuels Biofuels Not Solely to Blame for Increased Food Prices |
 Seattle Post Intelligencer | Oil companies ask Congress to allow more US exploration, reduce supply Forbes, NY - 'Congress has recently made some hard policy choices on renewables and energy efficiency,' said Peter Robertson, vice chairman of the board of Chevron ... Don't blame us for prices - oil execs Oil companies face shareholder fury over clean energy Top US Oil Executives Appear Before Congress |
Governor sees need for Banks Lake econ study Grand Coulee Star, WA - The Columbia River Initiative that began at the beginning of Gregoire's term launched to break a logjam of water needs that has seen the Dept. of Ecology's ... |
Endev Energy rises on acquisition by Penn West National Post, Canada - Endev Energy Inc. shares were flying high on Wednesday morning after Penn West Energy Trust agreed to buy the company for about $170-million. ... Penn West Energy to acquire Endev Energy UPDATE 1-Penn West to buy Endev Energy for C$125.5 mln Penn West Energy Trust Confirms its May Cash Distribution |
Biofuels: Process Used To Roast Coffee Beans May Give Biomass A ... Science Daily (press release) - ScienceDaily (May 21, 2008) ??? A process used to roast coffee beans could give Britain's biomass a power boost, increasing the energy content of some of the ... |
US criticises Ukraine over Vanco energy deal Reuters - KIEV, May 21 (Reuters) - The United States criticised on Wednesday Ukraine's decision to break off an energy exploration and extraction contract in the ... Ukraine cancels US company's contact to develop Black Sea shelf US COMPANY BANISHED FROM UKRAINIAN OIL AND GAS FIELD Ukraine revokes Houston oil company contract |
Bike reaps fruits of apple-based biofuel Metro Canada - Ottawa, Canada - The biofuel used for this groundbreaking initiative was produced by students from a local high school, using windfall apples. ... |
Ecology Coatings Announces First Quarter Update CNNMoney.com - Ecology Coatings, an inception stage cleantech company, became a public entity in July 2007. The company currently has a license agreement with ... |
UPDATE 1-Indian sugar futures rise on biofuel hopes Reuters India, India - ... ended up on Wednesday as record high oil prices raised hopes for greater demand for cane-based ethanol, a biofuel that can be blended with petrol. ... |
Economics, ecology meet in lunchroom Contra Costa Times, CA - By Aaron French AT A COMMUNITY HALL in Half Moon Bay, a Berkeley school chef was getting rowdy with the crowd. Ann "Renegade Lunch Lady" Cooper was hired 2?? ... |
Raven Partners With Spectrum Energy to Develop Biofuels in British ... CNNMoney.com - Raven Biofuels International (OTCBB: RVBF) has formed a partnership with Spectrum Energy, a British Columbia based company to develop cellulosic ... |
 Globe and Mail | Energy stocks fuel TSX burst TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - By MALCOLM MORRISON The Canadian Press TORONTO ??? The Toronto stock market burst through the 15000 mark for the first time Tuesday as energy stocks ran up ... Record high oil prices send the loonie skyward The close: Thanks, Fed Most actively traded companies on Toronto markets |
New Report Says Surging Oil Prices Shift Attention Toward Biofuel Newswire Today (press release), UK - ???US Biofuel Market Analysis??? reports that the US was ranked as the largest producer of ethanol (Biofuel) in 2006, capturing a market share of around 36% in ... |
 Calgary Herald | Energy powers TSX past 15000 Toronto Star, Canada - Even as red-hot energy and gold stocks pushed Toronto's S&P/TSX composite index 63.14 points higher to a record close of 15047.34, analysts cautioned ... UPDATE 2-Robust energy firms help Toronto stocks rally Oh, what a long way we've come TSX Extending record highs as energy stocks push ahead on ... |
The real impact of biofuel on food prices CityWire.co.uk, UK - He said biofuel demand only places 1-1.5% of extra annual demand on crops and has such has only served to accelerate the current cycle by a couple of years. ... |
Chesapeake Energy Corporation Announces Pricing of Offering of ... FOXBusiness - Chesapeake Energy Corporation is the third-largest producer of natural gas in the US Headquartered in Oklahoma City, the company's operations are focused on ... Chesapeake Energy prices $2 billion offering Chesapeake Energy makes stock offering price announcement Chesapeake Energy sells $500M in convertible notes |
Coal to remain energy 'backbone' Calgary Herald, Canada - Coal, the world's fastest-growing source of energy, will remain a "backbone" of global power generation, bolstered by expanding demand in developing nations ... Oil Monitor to Slash Estimate Of World's Supply of Crude Red Carpet: US Wants China to Join Energy Club US calls on China to join global energy group, help stabilize oil ... |
UPDATE 1-Indonesia considering mandatory use of biofuel Reuters - Evita Legowo, secretary at the National Biofuel Development Team, confirmed the plan and told Reuters the policy could be introduced this year. ... |
 The Southern Ledger | The latest in thefts - used cooking oil Newsday, NY - AP SAN FRANCISCO - A few years ago, drums of used French fry grease were of interest only to a small network of underground biofuel brewers, who would use ... Cooking Oil Latest Target Of Bay Area Thieves Thieves swipe used cooking oil to brew biodiesel |
DREI announces executive programme on Real Estate Ecology & Green ... ArabianBusiness.com (press release), United Arab Emirates - Delivered in five modules, the world-class course will include an analysis of real estate ecology; inhabitants and their environment; green buildings and ... |
Ecology: the A-Class is the first compact car with an ... Infibeam, India - Practical trials such as this are of immense importance to Mercedes-Benz when it comes to evaluating new technologies. The environmental compatibility of ... |
New Trend in Biofuels Has New Risks New York Times, United States - By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL ROME ??? In the past year, as the diversion of food crops like corn and palm to make biofuels has helped to drive up food prices, ... |