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Wednesday 17 June 2009
Ecology modifies municipal stormwater permit Access Washington, WA OLYMPIA ??? A move by the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) to modify municipal stormwater requirements will help cash-strapped local governments comply with the permits without compromising environmental protections. ... |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Animals often in same-sex relationships USA Today Same-sex relationships in the animal kingdom are widespread, occurring in reptiles, mammals, amphibians, and insects, scientists report today in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution. Although the relationships do not result in reproduction, ... Gay animals going at it like rabbits Keeping an Open Mind to Animal Homosexuality Same-sex Behavior Seen In Nearly All Animals, Review Finds |
 stv.tv | Biofuel worked well in test flight, Continental says Houston Chronicle, United States A Continental Airlines test flight earlier this year using biofuel intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions achieved fuel efficiency slightly higher than traditional jet fuel, the airline said today. During the 90-minute flight Jan. ... Continental says biofuel did well in flight test Continental biofuel test results were positive Continental receives positive results from biofuel test |
Quest Energy ex-CFO charged with fraud - US DOJ Reuters June 17 (Reuters) - A federal grand jury in Oklahoma City indicted a former chief financial officer of Quest Energy Partners LP (QELP.O) with three counts of wire fraud for an alleged scheme to defraud the company of $1 million, the US Justice ... Former Quest Energy CFO charged with wire fraud SEC Charges Two Ex-Quest Resource Execs With Fraud SEC Hits Former Quest Execs With $11M Fraud Suit |
Hanford sees progress on nuke treatment plant Seattle Times, United States Neither means the end is in sight, but recent progress can't be overlooked, said Suzanne Dahl, tank waste treatment manager for the Washington Department of Ecology, which regulates the federal government's cleanup efforts. "Wouldn't it be great to be ... Hanford sees progress on plant |
Ecology pushes stormwater deadline back a year Moscow-Pullman Daily News, ID Pullman Stormwater Manager Rob Buchert said the Washington State Department of Ecology has pushed back a mandatory deadline for the city to develop an operations and maintenance plan for the stormwater drains and other infrastructure before the first ... |
Cobourg Ecology Garden receives $5000 donation Northumberland News, Canada COBOURG -- A $5000 private donation to the Cobourg Ecology Garden (CEG) closes the book on an advisory committee recommendation to provide municipal funds for the volunteer organization. At the June 15 meeting, council closed the file on a May 28 ... |
 The Associated Press | Oil back above $71 CNNMoney.com Prices had fallen as low as $69 earlier in the session after a weekly inventory report from the Energy Information Administration showed gasoline stocks rose by 3.4 million barrels in the week ended June 12. Analysts expected gas supplies to increase ... Video: The Strong Dollar Has Big Influence On Oil Prices - Bloomberg OIL FUTURES: Nymex Crude Up Following Mixed US Oil Data NYMEX-Crude ends up on EIA draw, dollar, equities |
 WALA-TV FOX10 | Pew: Missouri 22nd in country for clean energy jobs Bizjournals.com, NC Missouri ranks 22nd in the country for its number of clean energy jobs and 23rd for its number of clean energy businesses, a first-of-its-kind study shows. The state had 11714 clean jobs in 2007, up 5.4 percent from 1998, outpacing overall job growth ... Study shows Missouri creates fewer clean energy jobs than average Clean energy jobs on the rise ??? Clean energy jobs are growing |
 Juice | Senate Committee Approves Broad Energy Package New York Times, United States By BEN GEMAN, Greenwire The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 15-8 to approve a sweeping energy bill today after months of work, sending the measure to the Senate floor, where many are vowing to make changes. A blog about energy, ... Energy bill advances in Senate Senate Panel Clears Energy Bill in 15-8 Vote US Senate panel approves comprehensive energy bill |
Fish, Humans Have Similar Social Learning Strategies FOXNews Ecology appears to play a role in the development of this type of social learning. The researchers think that the nine-spined stickleback may have evolved social learning skills because they are highly preyed upon. "Because they're undercover and can't ... 'Genius' claim for sticklebacks Fish can learn despite small brains Stickleback Fish Learn Like Humans, Despite Tiny Little Fish Brains |
Exelon Extends NRG Energy Exchange Offer To Aug Wall Street Journal s (EXC) hostile bid for NRG Energy Inc. (NRG) slipped among NRG shareholders, with only 12% tendering their shares as of Tuesday evening. Exelon reported the new figure Wednesday as it announced it would extend its exchange offer for NRG Energy shares ... NRG Energy Commences Mailing of Definitive Proxy Materials for ... Exelon urges NRG stockholders to replace board Exelon says fewer NRG shares tendered |
 Christian Science Monitor | When nature gets a second chance Christian Science Monitor It's only fitting, Handel believes, that the northeastern United States, the first American region to become urbanized, has become home to the Center for Urban Restoration Ecology (CURE), a joint venture between Rutgers and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden ... |
 Boston Globe | Government to Guarantee Loans for Nuclear Power Plants Washington Post, United States By Steven Mufson The Energy Department is planning to award $18.5 billion in loan guarantees for the construction of new nuclear power plants to four utilities, government sources said today. The companies include UniStar Nuclear Energy, NRG Energy ... Report: Southern Co. gets fed money for nuke project US Department of Energy to ease Plant Vogtle bills? Depends. Fed to Boost Nuclear Energy by $18.5 Billion |
Clarification: Constellation Energy story Forbes, NY AP , 06.17.09, 10:50 AM EDT ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- In a June 12 story about Constellation Energy Group Inc.'s plan to sell half its nuclear power business, The Associated Press reported Gov. Martin O'Malley's reference to a potential $87 million buyout for ... House targets energy problems State files to dismiss Constellation Energy's lawsuit Workers need Constellation deal |
3Q business booms for E & E Bizjournals.com, NC Ecology and Environment Inc. reported significant growth in profits and revenues in the third quarter while the company also settled a tax dispute in Kuwait. The Lancaster-based company (NASDAQ: EEI) said net income for the third quarter were $1.7 ... Ecology and Environment, Inc. Reports Continued Increases in ... |
 Javno.hr | Agriculture to remain strong despite crisis -report guardian.co.uk, UK However, the report's authors stressed their price projections were subject to caution given uncertainty over the depth of the economic crisis and the volatility of crude oil, which increasingly weighs on farm prices due to biofuel output. ... Study says ag sector shows recession resilience International Report Predicts Decade of High Food Prices New CD report says global agricultural prices to remain high ... |
 Washington Post | UN Atomic Energy Chief Says Iran Wants Bomb Technology New York Times, United States Dr. elbaradei has made similar points in the past, officials at the International Atomic Energy Agency said Wednesday, but his latest remarks were more dramatic and less hedged with diplomatic caveats than previously. Dr. elbaradei, whose term of ... UN Nuclear Chief: Iran Wants Nuclear Weapons Technology Iran to US: Put soothing words into action Iran denies wants nuclear weapon as insurance |
Cellulosic biofuel goes on sale in Canada Energy Efficiency News, UK The advanced biofuel is made wheat straw from local sources at Iogen Energy Corporation's demonstration plant, using advanced conversion processes. The joint Iogen-Shell demonstration plant is capable of producing 40000 litres of fuel per month. ... Royal Dutch Shell's Biofuel Equity Stake CODEXIS 2010 IPO 0 comments Cellulosic Ethanol Being Sold by Shell |
Ecology, history suffer from Patrick Farm plan Lower Hudson Journal news, NY As an environmentalist, a 35-year board member of the Rockland County Conservation Association, I object to this development on behalf of the sensitive ecology, wetlands, and proximity to the headwaters of the Mahwah River. ... |
 Business Daily Africa | Jatropha viability as biofuel crop falls into doubt Business Daily Africa, Kenya By Dominique Paton (email the author) Jatropha, the oily plant billed as the answer to Africa's energy problems, needs more water than other biofuel crops, a new study reveals. The findings by Dutch researchers raise questions about the long-term ... |
Box Elder eyes Shoshone biofuel plan Deseret News, UT Michael Devine, the corporation's chief operating officer, said Little Mountain is historically significant to the tribe, and a small biofuel facility there would reduce the garbage. The facility would generate revenue for the corporation, ... |
 Stock Watch | Legislators Framing Climate Bills Hold Energy Stock Wall Street Journal By JAKE SHERMAN As Congress moves ahead with climate-change legislation touching almost every corner of the energy industry, a number of lawmakers shaping the debate have investments in companies that would be affected by the results. Rep. ... Senate Committee Looks to Complete Energy Bill Markup as Floor ... Cap-and-trade or cap-and-tax Ex-NJ Gov.: Americans are in denial on energy |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Discoveries That Saved The Large Blue Butterfly Detailed Science Daily (press release) 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. ... Blue butterfly colonies thriving Large Blue butterfly flutters back from extinction, thanks to a ... The blues are back: Butterfly species reborn 30 years after ... |