Chavez says drought threatens hydroelectric dams
AP via Yahoo! Finance Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:40 PM PST
President Hugo Chavez said water levels are still falling at dams that supply most of Venezuela's electricity, warning on Sunday that drought poses a serious threat to energy production. |
Safety board won't probe Valero Texas City blast
Reuters Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:37 PM PST
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chemical Safety Board said on Sunday it decided against investigating a deadly explosion on Friday at Valero Energy Corp's Texas City, Texas, refinery, saying there had been no release of hazardous chemicals. |
Reducing carbon emissions: the options
SpaceDaily Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:34 PM PST
- ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Improve energy efficiency in transport, buildings, appliances, lighting. ADVANTAGE: Can make big, early gains in braking growth in carbon pollution. DISADVANTAGE: Tougher standards may run into opposition from transport lobby, costs may meet consumer resistance. |
Miliband's fury at climate sceptics
Press Assoc. via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:25 PM PST
Politicians face a "huge challenge" to convince people that action on global warming should be a priority, Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband has said, ahead of crunch UN talks in Copenhagen. |
Shell talks to sell refineries to India's Essar 'going well'
Malaysian Mirror Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:25 PM PST
BERLIN - Talks with British energy giant Royal Dutch Shell to sell three European refineries to Indian conglomerate Essar are "going well," an Essar manager told Germany's Die Welt edition to be published Monday. |
Kedah defers new Bumi quota housing policy
The Malaysian Insider Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:24 PM PST
ALOR STAR, Dec 7 â€" The Kedah state government has decided to defer the implementation of its new housing policy, of having a 50 per cent Bumiputera quota, in new housing schemes. Housing and Local Government, Rural Development and Hardcore Poor Eradication, Works, Water Supply and Resources, and Energy Committee chairman Datuk Phahrolrazi Mohd Nawawi said the decision to defer the implementation ... |
EU to support Nigeria's energy sector with 3.1 mln dollars
People's Daily Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:20 PM PST
The European Union (EU) is to support the move by Nigeria's Federal Government to improve access to energy with 460 million naira (about 3.1 million U.S. dollars), according to the Tribune on Sunday. The fund, to be implemented under the EU SUNGAS, seeks to improve access to energy by Nigerians from renewable and non-renewable sources and would be implemented in the Niger Delta region over the ... |
China and US urged to set global example
China Economic Net Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:19 PM PST
Close cooperation in the clean energy sector between China and the United States will not only benefit both countries, but also help the two set an example to others across the world. |
Vastalux plummets on big stock selling
Business Times (Malaysia) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:19 PM PST
Vastalux Energy Bhd, a Malaysian oil and gas services provider, fell to a record low in Kuala Lumpur trading after its biggest shareholder sold 13 million shares in the company. |
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