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Monday 18 May 2009
 Process & Control Today | Achieving Optimum Performance in Biofuels Production Process & Control Today, UK Rockwell Automation and Endress + Hauser recently discussed the challenges and criteria for the optimisation of biofuels production processes at the World Biofuels Forum in Prague. Biofuels production, such as biodiesel and bioethanol, ... |
Pentagon says cutting energy use is big priority Reuters By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - The US Defense Department, the nation's single largest consumer of energy, is putting increased focus on cutting its energy consumption and ensuring that future weapons are more energy efficient, ... Military Officers Tie Energy To National Security Pentagon Eyes Cost Savings from Fuel-Consuming Programs US Reliance on Oil an 'Urgent Threat' |
 MyFox Washington DC | US weeky gasoline price rises another 7 cents-Govt guardian.co.uk, UK By Tom Doggett WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - US drivers faced soaring gasoline prices for the second week in a row, with the latest pump cost up 7 cents over the last week to $2.31 a gallon, the Energy Department said on Monday. ... Fuel prices increase 1.5 cents to $2.231 per gallon |
 Finance and Commerce | Administration Pushes for ???Smart??? Grid FOXNews Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke met at the White House today with over 70 business industry leaders and state and federal regulators to discuss the standards needed to update the country's antiquated electric transmission ... Cisco Looking To Tap Growing Smart-Grid Market >CSCO Why Silver Spring Should Be Worried About Cisco Cisco outlines strategy for Smart Grid infrastructure |
Encore Energy to buy properties for $53.8 mln Reuters Raises Q2 distribution/unit to $2.05 from $2 * Shares down 9 pct in after hours trading May 18 (Reuters) - Encore Energy Partners LP (ENP.N) said it will buy oil and natural gas properties in Texas, Montana and North Dakota for $53.8 million in cash, ... Encore Energy Partners to offer 2.4 Mln units - Quick facts Encore to buy $53 million in oil-producing land Encore Energy Partners Announces Agreements to Acquire Producing ... |
 Voice of America | Report: America's Oil Dependence Threatens National Security Voice of America In the report the retired military leaders, who make up a group called the Military Advisory Board, say America needs to immediately begin moving away from reliance on fossil fuels and diversify its energy sources. The board's chairman is retired Air ... |
Biofuel Production Will Continue to Grow Seeking Alpha, NY In fact, his first Model T could run on gasoline combined with a biofuel alcohol mix. The car's 10 gallon (38 litre) fuel tank was mounted to the frame beneath the front seat; one variant had the carburetor (a Holley Model G) modified to run on ethyl ... Case for biofuels weakens further |
 WLFI.com | Purdue symposium focuses on biofuels WLFI.com, IN WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Experts from all over the country are at Purdue to discuss the future of biofuels. Speakers addressed issues regarding the sustainablilty of biofuels in the current economic climate. Purdue Professor Otto Doering gave the keynote ... |
Great Plains Energy completes equity, stock offer Forbes, NY AP , 05.18.09, 04:29 PM EDT Electric company Great Plains Energy Inc. said late Monday it completed an offering of equity and stock, with proceeds used to pay off debt and to cover general corporate purposes. Total proceeds were $431.8 million, ... Great Plains Energy raises $432M from public offerings Great Plains Energy Announces Completion of $448.5 Million Public ... |
 The Southern Ledger | Democratic support for climate bill broadens The Associated Press While Democratic sponsors of the 948-page bill called it essential to shift the nation away from fossil fuels to cleaner energy sources and deal with global warming, Republicans argued it would send energy prices soaring and threaten economic growth. ... Battle kicks off over huge energy bill in House Advocates say energy bill too watered down to make a big difference Rep. Waxman predicts climate bill success |
Time's Grunwald Grinds an Axe Against Biofuels Huffington Post, NY Just read Michael Grunwald's report, "Stress-Testing Biofuels: How the Game Was Rigged". Grunwald claims that the Environmental Protection Agency's examination of the impact on global warming of corn ethanol and other biofuels was stacked in favor of ... |
 Straits Times | MARKET WATCH: Economic fears push down energy prices Oil & Gas Journal, TX HOUSTON, May 18 -- Energy prices fell May 15, essentially wiping out all gains from earlier in the week, as traders' attention again shifted from hopeful signs that the economy may be recovering to the reality of large supplies and less demand. ... Fundamentals Don't Support Oil at $55-$60 a Barrel OIL FUTURES: Nymex Crude Rises On Nigeria Supply Concern Oil rises to around $58 amid weak crude demand |
Company Finds Faster, Cheaper Way to Make Ethanol FOXNews Previous methods for producing biofuels have relied on complex chemical processes that require expensive equipment and produce unusable by-products, Flatt said. "By integrating those activities in one sort of microbial operating system, we're able to, ... |
Prosser airport cleanup done Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, WA But about 90 percent of the port's costs were covered by a $1.088 million check from the state Department of Ecology. Money came from Ecology's Remedial Action Grant program, which is funded by taxes on certain hazardous substances, said Don Abbott, ... |
 WANE | BIO Is Confident That Biofuels Can Meet Goalsof Renewable Fuel ... Trading Markets (press release), CA ATLANTA, May 18, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- BIOU | Quote | Chart | News | powerrating -- Biotech companies are poised to rapidly commercialize advanced biofuel technology, which has been shown to reduce both US reliance on petroleum and associated ... Biotech 2009: Standing at a Crossroads Industry Leaders, Executives to Highlight Biobased Plastics and ... Amid economic gloom and doom, signs of biotech industry resiliency |
Port of Kennewick proposes lighthouse TheNewsTribune.com, WA But the state Department of Ecology has a limit of 35 feet, which means a conditional use permit is required before the lighthouse can be built. If the council approves the port's request, Ecology will review the conditional use permit and have the ... |
 The Associated Press | EPA urged to act on climate, not wait for Congress The Associated Press The House Energy and Commerce Committee planned to begin work later on Monday on legislation that, for the first time, would limit the emissions blamed for global warming from large industrial sources. The EPA proposal has put pressure on Capitol Hill ... |
Servers Get Ratings for Energy Consumption Reuters By Zaher Karp - Matter Network IT managers will now be able to consider energy efficiency when purchasing servers through an easily understood labeling program. Servers are one of the largest consumers of energy in data centers, which drive financial ... Servers Get EPA's Energy ... EPA sets Energy Star ratings for servers Energy Costs Are up; Time to Get Seriously Green? |
ECOLOGY REPORTS FINE TO MANKE LUMBER IN ITS QUARTERLY REPORT KMAS, Mason County By Dedrick Allan 05/18/2009 The State Department of Ecology reports a $3000 fine to Manke Lumber Company's Shelton Log Dump as part of its first quarter report. The quarter summary says Manke failed to conduct quarterly monitoring, report results and ... |
Evolution Fuels, Formerly Known as Earth Biofuels, to Make Stock ... GlobeNewsWire (press release), CA DALLAS, May 18, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Evolution Fuels, Inc. (Pink Sheets:EBOF) (the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a stock dividend to stockholders of record as of June 1, 2009. All shareholders on record as of ... |
 AFP | Brazil's Lula in China to boost trade AFP He was due to meet Chinese President Hu Jintao and other leaders during the three-day visit, and promote oil contracts, sales of Embraer aircraft, meat exports and biofuel technology for cars, officials in Brazil said. Lula and Hu, who were set to meet ... |
Ecology, sports coming to ABI Mohave Valley News, NV By HEATHER SMATHERS/The Daily News FORT MOHAVE - Students at the Academy of Building Industries soon will have another course offering: Ecology. The ecology class will offer students another course from which to obtain their graduation requirements, ... |
Watercooler Stories United Press International MADISON, Wis., May 18 (UPI) -- The University of Wisconsin-Madison campus' School of Human Ecology is offering a house for only $1 with one major catch -- the house must be moved. The school said the house was constructed in 1940 as a home economics ... |
Special Report - Energy Future of Biofuels Expected to Remain Bright New York Times, United States By ANDR??S CALA SALAMANCA, SPAIN ??? Only a year ago, biofuels were blamed for soaring prices of vital food commodities like corn, wheat, sugar and vegetable oils. Riots in more than 30 countries and warnings from environmental groups, governments, ... |
Special Report - Energy Uncertainty Clouds Outlook for Oil Sector New York Times, United States The International Energy Agency, a forecasting agency, has repeatedly warned of a ???supply crunch??? as companies cut back on investments, which in turn could lead to fresh price surges. ???We know that as the global economy rebounds, demand for petroleum ... Energy prices spike on surge in economic outlook |
Bionavitas Pursues Algae Dream in Food Additives, Toxic Cleanup ... Xconomy, MA When most entrepreneurs think of algae, they think of its potential to churn out renewable biofuels. But Bionavitas wants you to think first about dietary supplements. It also has its sights set on cleaning up toxic byproducts from polluters. ... A publication of Biofuels Need Downstream Strategies Now |