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Monday 15 June 2009
The ecology of crisis The Australian, Australia It applies some of the lessons from other network disciplines - such as ecology, epidemiology, biology and engineering - to the financial sphere. Peering through the network lens, it provides a rather different account of the structural vulnerabilities ... |
 Wired News | Scientists publish the discoveries that saved the large blue butterfly EurekAlert (press release), DC The research, by Jeremy Thomas of the University of Oxford in Oxford, UK and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in Wallingford, and his colleagues, will be published online by Science, at the Science Express website, on 18 June 2009. ... The blues are back: Butterfly species reborn 30 years after ... Butterfly that mimics ants gives conservation clue See Them While You Can: Endangered Butterfly Gallery |
 Boston Globe | Oil Falls a Third Day as Rising Dollar Dulls Hedging Interest Bloomberg ???It looks to me that the dollar is going to go higher, and the overbought/oversold pressures are going to tell us oil should have a 20 percent correction,??? said Peter Beutel, president of Cameron Hanover Inc., an energy consulting company in New Canaan ... OIL FUTURES: Nymex Crude Drops As Dollar Strengthens Oil falls below $72 as US dollar strengthens Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader |
Basic Energy sees lower Q2 revenue Reuters June 15 (Reuters) - Oilfield services provider Basic Energy Services (BAS.N) said it expects its second-quarter revenue to be down sequentially due to lower activity across segments arising from weak natural gas markets. "We are currently projecting ... Basic Energy Services Reports Selected Operating Data For May 2009 |
 Voice of America | Supporting Alternative Energy Voice of America The United States is making a substantial down payment on solar and geothermal energy. President Barack Obama recently announced that over $467 million from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act will be used to expand and accelerate the ... Stimulus plan provides energy efficiency tax credits State thinks big on solar power Energy plan could create 17000 new jobs |
Officials vow support for renewable energy in West The Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) ??? Cabinet leaders in the Obama administration promised Monday to help Western states develop a robust system for delivering renewable energy. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the West has vast untapped potential for harnessing ... Western premiers promote idea of energy corridor at governors meeting WGA Renewable Energy Discussion Includes Carbon Capture, Nuclear Canadian, US Officials Push For Western Energy Corridor |
Shaping the Flow NY Arts Magazine, NY My sustained interest in water compels me to create visual perceptions of water and water ecology. I cut, fold, stretch, and tie paper, Mylar, tape, and plastic to express ecological issues ranging from the dramatic ecosystem breakdown in the Great ... |
Baystate Biofuels Breaks Ground on North Andover Terminal Business Wire (press release), CA (BUSINESS WIRE)--Baystate Biofuels LLC (www.baystatebiofuels.com) today broke ground on a facility to distribute biodiesel and blended diesel anywhere in New England. The terminal at Osgood Landing in North Andover will be the first full-scale ... |
Environmentalists Oppose Bridge Over Yosemite Slough Streetsblog San Francisco, CA Greenaction, the Sierra Club, Arc Ecology, and the Audubon Society all have concerns about the impact of the bridge to surrounding residents and wildlife. Environmentalists with these organizations are concerned that bridge construction will stir up ... |
Keep internal combustion engine, biofuel exec says The Detroit News, MI Detroit -- The leader of a leading biofuel innovation firm thinks keeping the internal combustion engine on America's roads is the best way to address the nation's energy crunch. "Our ambition is to literally put gasoline in the tank, ... National Summit Panel: Major Advances In Clear Energy Ahead |
 WNCT | Kathy Castor: Clean energy jobs come at 'critical time' Bizjournals.com, NC A report on $85 billion in stimulus funding slated for direct spending on and tax incentives for energy and transportation programs prompted Congresswoman Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, to review the importance of clean energy jobs to Florida's economy. ... Study shows clean energy jobs grew in past decade Florida sixth in clean energy jobs, but could be doing better ... Texas growing in clean-energy jobs |
S.Africa short of maize for biofuels-Monsanto Reuters By Muchena Zigomo CAPE TOWN, June 15 (Reuters) - South Africa is still not producing enough maize to use in its biofuels programme and the government was right to exclude the grain from the plan, a Monsanto (MON.N) official said on Monday. ... |
Advanced Biofuels Workshop opens in Denver Ethanol Producer Magazine, ND By Ryan C. Christiansen The Advanced Biofuels Workshop, a BBI International Inc. event, opened at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colo., today with 165 registered attendees. Presentations at the workshop began in earnest today with opening ... Peterson taking a stand for biofuels Alternative Feedstocks Boost Ethanol Production Struggling ethanol producers gather in Denver |
Algae-based Biofuels Moving Ever So Slowly to Market Earth2Tech, CA Algae-based biofuels hold enormous promise as an alternative transportation fuel, but investors had better have patience. Fuel made from algal feedstocks is forecast to reach commercial availability by 2012, according to a report released today by Pike ... |
Eatons Neck beach closed to swimmers Newsday, NY For information, call the bathing beach hotline at 631-852-5822 or the Department's Office of Ecology at 631-852-5760 during normal business hours. The Web site is www.suffolkcountyny.gov/health. |
Royal Dutch Shell's Biofuel Equity Stake CODEXIS 2010 IPO 0 comments Seeking Alpha, NY A) and Codexis, Inc. announced an expanded agreement to develop better biocatalysts that could accelerate commercialisation of next generation biofuels. Shell also increased its significant equity stake in Codexis and will take an additional seat on ... |
 Cuban News Agency | Havana Hosts Int'l Course on Journalism and Ecology Cuban News Agency, Cuba HAVANA, Cuba, June 15 (acn) An International Course on Journalism and Ecology begins on Monday in the Cuban capital under the auspices of the Havana-based Jose Marti International Institute of Journalism and with the participation of representatives ... Int'l Conference of Accountants Begins on Monday in Havana |
Big Oil Is Biggest Investor in Greenhouse Gas-Curbing Technologies ... New York Times, United States The $132.9 billion investment total accounts for money invested in wind turbines, biofuel refineries, photovoltaic panels, CO2 capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure and other low- or no-carbon technologies. The $58.4 billion invested by oil and gas ... |
Senate Committee Looks to Complete Energy Bill Markup as Floor ... New York Times, United States By BEN GEMAN and GREENWIRE After several delays, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee plans to wrap up major energy legislation this week after dealing with final amendments, including a possible fight over natural gas rates that has ... ACC Applauds Dorgan Amendment to Expand Domestic Energy ... ?US manufacturers rely on adequate, affordable, and reliable ... |
Smart Grid vs. Renewable Energy: Where Should We Invest? Reuters By Red Green and Blue - Red Green and Blue By Jennifer Lance Meeting energy needs while being efficient and using environmentally responsible technologies is probably the single greatest change that needs to happen to alter the effects of climate ... Ice Energy Takes Smart Grid Honors in Sixth Annual Buildy Awards ... Duke Energy and Cisco to work together on smart grid New Smart Grid Coming to Parts of the Valley |
Vermilion Energy Trust Announces $0.19 Cash Distribution for July ... MarketWatch CALGARY, Alberta, Jun 15, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vermilion Energy Trust (VET.UN - TSX) is pleased to announce the cash distribution of $0.19 per trust unit payable on July 15, 2009 to all unitholders of record on June 30, 2009. ... |
Pike Research: World's biofuels market to reach $247B by 2020 Bizjournals.com, NC That's despite recent challenges to the biofuels market -- including a limited supply of cheap feedstocks, ethical issues surrounding the use of food for fuel, energy price volatility, the recession and overcapacity of production -- the market research ... Global Biofuels Market to Reach $247 Billion by 2020 Despite Near ... Algae-based Biofuels Moving Ever So Slowly to Market |
 Annapolis Capital | International visitors learn about improving environment Annapolis Capital, MD Dr. Kifle Workagegnehu, from Ethopia; Khalifa AlJahwari, from Oman; and John Zins,with the US State Department, taste fresh blueberries from a bush on the grounds of the Chesapeake Ecology Center. For the second time in two weeks, the Chesapeake ... |
 Journal Watch | A Carbon Chest Journal Watch, WA That finding, reported in Forest Ecology and Management, could provide a little extra motivation for scientists striving to revive the near-extinct species. Researchers compared the growth rates of American chestnut, black walnut, northern red oak, ... Reviving American chestnuts may mitigate climate change |
Biofuels may lead to a 'drink or drive' issue PhysOrg.com, VA Rice University scientists warned that the United States must be careful that the new emphasis on developing biofuels as an alternative to imported oil takes into account potential damage to the nation's water resources. "The ongoing, rapid growth in ... Energy-Water-Climate Nexus (Brussels Workshop Summary) |
AEP signs first solar energy agreement Boston Globe, United States COLUMBUS, Ohio???American Electric Power Co. said Monday that its AEP Ohio unit has signed a long-term power purchase agreement for a 10 megawatt solar energy plant to be built in Ohio. The deal is AEP's first commercial solar energy agreement in its ... AEP buying solar energy from Ohio facility AEP to buy power solar power in Ohio AEP to buy solar energy from Upper Sandusky facility |
 New York Times | Clean Coal: Fuel of the Future or Fallacy? Reuters By John Gartner - Matter Network In a surprising reversal of a reversal, the Department of Energy has announced new funding for the "FutureGen" clean coal project, less than 18 months after the previous DOE Secretary pulled the plug. ... Department of Energy to spend $1.1 billion on Illinois clean coal ... Energy Project "FutureGen" Gets the Green Light Energy Department to Spend $1.1 Billion on Illinois Coal Project |
Natural Fuels Industries to Purchase Equity Interest in Thailand ... PR Newswire (press release), NY Biomass or biofuel is material derived from recently living organisms. This includes plants, animals and their by-products. For example, manure, garden waste and crop residues are all sources of biomass. It is a renewable energy source based on the ... |
German parliament vetoes plan to reduce biofuel blend target SmartBrief, DC Germany's upper house of parliament voted against a government proposal to reduce the amount of biofuel that should be mixed with fossil fuels from 6.25% to 5.25% this year. The upper house also rejected a plan to further increase taxes on the ... German parliament backs biofuel blending |
Rwanda: Book on Country's Botany Launched AllAfrica.com, Washington The book describes in detail the botany and ecology usage of over 800 woody species in Rwanda. MINIRENA Minister, Stanislas Kamanzi, said that the book is an important tool for the sustainable use and protection of natural resources in the country. ... |
Peterson taking a stand for biofuels Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN His deepest concern has been with the EPA's plan to include "indirect land use" when calculating the carbon footprint of ethanol and other biofuels. It would mean that a corn ethanol producer would also be held responsible for the footprint -- or ... Alternative Feedstocks Boost Ethanol Production |
In our view, June 15: Progress at Condit The Columbian, WA Spawning salmon can't cheer ??? as far as we know ??? but legions of their human guardians are cheering a recent easement ruling by Washington's Department of Ecology. Officials said they had no serious concerns about sediment behind Condit Dam. ... Oregon House backs Klamath dam removal bill |
EPA Uses Flawed Logic in Biofuels Decision Nebraska Farmer, NE "During this important time in our nation's history, we should not be curbing the investment into home grown biofuels like soy biodiesel," says Debbie Borg, president of the Nebraska Soybean Association and a farmer from Allen. ... API, NPRA ask EPA to consider delaying RFS-2 implementation for ... |