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Friday 5 June 2009
Local ground breaking is first-ever for biofuel plant in United States KXXV News Channel 25, TX by Sara Talbert LEON COUNTY- The official ground breaking was held Friday for the Mustang Biofuel Plant in Leon County. The first plant of it's kind to ever be built in the Untied States. "This is a very exciting day. ... |
 Reuters | Iran Has Centrifuge Capacity for Nuclear Arms, Report Says New York Times, United States In its report, the International Atomic Energy Agency said that it had found no evidence that any of the fuel in Iran's possession had been enriched to the purity needed to make a bomb, a step that would take months. But it said that the country had ... UN: Iran nuclear supply, output up Correction: Nuclear Agency-Syria-Iran story Israel wants Syria condemned over uranium findings |
Comments sought on proposed WA dam removal Seattle Post Intelligencer The Washington Department of Ecology is seeking public comments on its environmental analysis of a proposal to removal a dam in Washington's south Cascades. PacifiCorp plans to begin removing Condit Dam on the White Salmon River in October 2010 if all ... Comments sought on Condit Dam removal environmental review |
Cleanup work at Spokane site includes building demolition Access Washington, WA A contractor hired by the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) will start by removing asbestos materials from the site. Then the building at the site will be torn down. After demolition, soils contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) ... Cleanup begins at City Parcel site |
VIEWPOINT: Antibiotic problem haunts biofuels Grand Forks Herald, ND Meanwhile, methods being developed to make new biofuels also depend on biological processes. If and when fuels from algae or cellulose are taken to the billions-of-gallons scale, vast new quantities of antibiotics could be deployed. ... |
Air toxicity topic of ecology workshop Jackson Clarion Ledger, MS State and federal environment experts will hold a meeting Tuesday on air toxicity and schools and how to monitor what could be harmful, airborne agents. The focus is on the 187 air toxins listed in the federal Clean Air Act, exposure to which at high ... |
MarkWest Energy offering set at $18.15 per share Forbes, NY AP , 06.05.09, 04:20 PM EDT DENVER -- MarkWest Energy Partners LP said Friday that its public offering of 2.9 million units was priced at $18.15 each, a slight discount from its current trading price, in hopes of paying down debt and funding its growth ... MarkWest Energy prices public offering MarkWest Energy Partners Announces Pricing of Public Offering of ... MarkWest's offering priced at discount; shares fall |
'Smart' process may boost economics of biofuel production EurekAlert (press release), DC Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory believe they've identified a simpler way to generate biofuels ??? a one-step process to convert cellulose found in plant material and other biomass into a chemical that can ... |
Clean Energy Bill Can Be Better Huffington Post, NY The American Clean Energy and Security Act offers our country the most important opportunity in generations to jumpstart our economy, create millions of new jobs and set the stage for America to compete and win in a 21st century economy while reducing ... Key points of the climate-energy bill before Congress Energy Committee Passes Climate Change Legislation Fossil fuels draining economy |
Washington state misses biofuel target Capital Press (subscription), OR (AP) - Washington state won't reach its goal this month of having biofuels make up at least 20 percent of its fuel use in state vehicles and ferries. The state had set a June 1 target for alternative fuels to make up a fifth of its fuel use. ... |
 Reuters | US Energy Secretary proudly admits: "I am a nerd" Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even though he is 15th in the line of succession to the US presidency, Energy Secretary Steven Chu still thinks he's a nerd. And some in Washington wouldn't argue with his assessment. While many of President Barack Obama's ... US Energy Secy, UN chief meet on climate change White Makes Right? Steven Chu's Helpful Idea |
Biofuels set to boom in state Times of India, India Bangalore: Biofuels are set to take off in a big way in Karnataka. KSRTC celebrated World Environment Day by aiming for 5000 biofuel-run buses by June 5, 2010. Chief minister BS Yeddyurappa said the introduction of biofuels in public transport has been ... |
Whatcom, Hannah creeks heal with a lot of help TheNewsTribune.com, WA BELLINGHAM - On a Sunday night three days after the June 10, 1999 pipeline explosion, state Department of Ecology employee Richard Grout grabbed boots and sneaked out to see the blast zone firsthand, before government officials could block off the site ... Remembering pipeline tragedy, preventing future incidents Fly-fishing school honors spirit of pipeline victim |
NM research powers up biofuels industry New Mexico Business Weekly, NM New Mexico-based laboratories and universities are front and center in the race to power ground and air vehicles with biofuels. Industry representatives, scientists and academics are collaborating together on a myriad of research projects that range ... Sapphire plans $100 million investment in green crude from algae |
NRG Energy annual meet set; Exelon to press case Forbes, NY AP , 06.05.09, 01:18 PM EDT PRINCETON, NJ -- NRG Energy Inc. said Friday it will hold its annual meeting on July 21, when Exelon Corp. is expected to push for a revised board of directors as part of a takeover bid. Chicago-based Exelon ( EXC - news ... NRG sets date, at least, for showdown with Exelon NRG Energy to Hold 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on July 21 Exelon spent $1.5M lobbying government in 1Q |
Construction of houses affects ecology of Ganga Times of India, India According to Prof BD Tripathi, coordinator, Centre for Environmental Science and Technology, Banaras Hindu University, the mad rush for construction of houses especially along the catchment areas is likely to affect the entire ecology of Ganga, ... |
 Boston Globe | Energy execs worry oil rise just mood swing Reuters By Braden Reddall HOUSTON (Reuters) - A broad consensus about the need for oil prices to rise over time is not reassuring energy experts, who worry that the recent rally is driven simply by an improving "mood," and therefore very fragile. ... Analysts Warn Oil-Price Jump Looks Like 2008 Spike MARKET WATCH: Optimistic forecast pushes up energy prices Econ, Energy Shortage To Boost WTI Crude - GS |
 Reuters | Iran in major nuclear expansion, UN oversight harder Washington Post, United States Obtained by Reuters, the restricted International Atomic Energy Agency report said Iran had increased its rate of production of low-enriched uranium (LEU), boosting its stockpile by 500 kg to 1339 kg in the past six months. ... UN: New uranium traces found in Syria Iran Increases Uranium Enrichment Pace, Defies UN Inspectors No progress on Iran, Syria nuclear dossiers: top UN official |
 Times Online | The French-American Foundation Weekly Brief FranceToday.com, NY Ecology Minister Jean-Louis Borloo said that a third EPR nuclear reactor would not be necessary to meet France's electricity needs, according to Europe1. Usinenouvelle.com said that energy use in France will actually decline by 6 percent over the next ... Video: Air France crash: no debris recovered yet from AF447 Air France Jet Missing over the Atlantic- 220 expected to be found ... Brazil Finds More Wreckage from Jetliner Crash |
Residential-sized biofuel unit unveiled in Sacramento EnergyCurrent, TX SACRAMENTO, CALIF.: California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger joined San Diego-based GreenHouse on the steps of the State Capitol yesterday as E-Fuel Corp. unveiled the final production model of the revolutionary E-Fuel MicroFueler, ... |
 Reuters | US Energy Sector Moves Lower As Oil Runs Out Of Steam Wall Street Journal By Steve Gelsi Energy stocks fell Friday as investors weighed the implications of a better-than-expected US jobs report against flat oil prices and prospects for fresh oil and gas regulations in Washington. Blue-chip shares sustained modest losses in ... Energy stocks regain footing on jobs, as oil gains GLOBAL MARKETS-Oil, stocks soar on encouraging data; gold jumps GLOBAL MARKETS-Economic data sparks rout in equities, oil |
Evolution Fuels, Formerly Known as Earth Biofuels, Announces ... GlobeNewsWire (press release), CA The American Coalition for Ethanol, in reference to the Biomass Research and Development Board's National Biofuels Action Plan published in October of 2008, says, "Mid-range ethanol blends are a critical pathway to reducing [the nation's] dependence on ... Big Oil and Biofuels: Bitter Rivals or Best Friends? Harkin: Indirect land use won't stand up to scientific scrutiny Reaction to EPA RFS Rule, Biofuels Working Group |
 Wired News | Families, Ecology and Why Nature Rocks Wired News By Kathy Ceceri One of the side effects of focusing on biology this year with my children has been the opportunity to get out in nature. Like a lot of kids, it often seems like they'd be happy spending the whole day glued to one glowing screen or ... |
Mariner Energy prices offerings of stock and notes Forbes, NY AP , 06.05.09, 08:05 AM EDT HOUSTON -- Oil and gas producer Mariner Energy Inc. said Friday it priced an offering of stock and senior notes, which will be used to pay down its debt. Mariner said it will sell 10 million shares of stock at $14.50 per ... New Issue-Mariner Energy Inc sells $300 mln in 7-yr notes Mariner Energy Inc reports pricing for public offerings of common ... Mariner Energy Prices Public Offerings of Common Stock and Senior ... |
 The Low Carbon Economy | New clean energy 2009 investment seen sharply down Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - New investment in clean energy will total $95 to $115 billion in 2009, representing a drop of 26-39 percent from last year's total of $155 billion, data published by research group New Energy Finance showed on Friday. ... Report: 2Q clean-energy investment improves Report: Global clean-energy investment falls 53% World pumps in $155 b into clean energy in 2008 |
 LaD??p??che.fr | Biofuel projects cannot ignore ethical standards Daily Cardinal, WI In an article on the dangers and benefits of biofuels, National Geographic shows that biofuels are more eco-friendly, producing about 22 percent less carbon dioxide than gasoline. But what the American Coalition for Ethanol doesn't let us in on is that ... US ethanol, corn rise with E15 blend: study The Ethanol Energy Scam |