U.S. 2008 Greenhouse Gas Emission Fall 2.2%
Environmental News Network Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:43 PM PST
Man-made U.S. greenhouse gas emissions fell last year as record oil prices and a weak economy reduced demand for fossil fuels, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Thursday. Output of the gases scientists blame for warming the planet fell 2.2 percent in 2008 from the prior year to 7,053 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent, the EIA said. |
Sector Snap: Energy stocks rise
INO News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:41 PM PST
(AP:NEW YORK) Energy stocks were most higher Monday, as investors weighed the potential burden of an Environmental Protection Agency finding that declares greenhouse gases a hazard to human health and advances the push for regulation. |
Valero's Texas City boiler had history of problems
AlertNet Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:38 PM PST
Source: Reuters By Kristen Hays HOUSTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - A giant industrial boiler that exploded late Friday, killing a worker at Valero Energy Corp's Texas City, Texas, refinery had a history of ... |
Mon-Dak energy park talks continue
Williston Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:38 PM PST
The Mon-Dak Energy Alliance's goal of producing an energy park in northwestern North Dakota or northeastern Montana is far from dead, despite continued negativity from some North Dakota oil leaders. |
Claims of discrimination against local Social Services office
WDBJ 7 Roanoke Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:35 PM PST
The accusations come after a 101-year-old Hill City woman was turned down for help with her energy bills. Some want to see Lynchburg's director of Social Services fired. But he says he is simply following the law. |
Relevant Links
AllAfrica.com Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:29 PM PST
Emergency power producers provide consumers with a devil's alternative; suffer blackouts or access power more expensively. Energy analysts see extension for Aggreko as the lesser of those two evils. |
Self-destructing bacteria improve renewable biofuel production
EurekAlert! Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:21 PM PST
( Arizona State University ) An Arizona State University research team has developed a process that removes a key obstacle to producing lower-cost, renewable biofuels. The team has programmed a photosynthetic microbe to self-destruct, making the recovery of high-energy fats -- and their biofuel byproducts -- easier and potentially less costly. |
3 stocks for the coming oil shortage
MSN Money Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:17 PM PST
There's oil aplenty in the short term, but the savvy investor will look at the energy crisis that appears to be lurking in the future -- and act accordingly. |
Canadian Stocks Drop as Energy Shares Retreat on Oil’s Decline
Bloomberg Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:16 PM PST
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian stocks fell for a third day, led by oil and gold producers, as commodity prices declined after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the U.S. economy will face a weak labor market and tight credit. |
Storm update: Poor road conditions, cold temperatures and closures abound
Nevada Appeal Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:15 PM PST
The snow storm that slammed Carson City and dumped up to 18 inches of snow will tapper off by the evening, bringing low temperatures tonight in the single digits and below zero in the valleys, the National Weather Service said. Difficult driving conditions persisted in Carson City this afternoon for most side streets while the city's public works department focused its energy on keeping primary ... |
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