Salazar announces tougher rules on drilling
The Aspen Times Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:43 PM PST
WASHINGTON - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Wednesday announced policy changes he said will bring more scrutiny and greater public voice in how oil and gas leases are awarded on public lands. Salazar said the changes should ensure stricter environmental standards in oil and gas leasing while bringing more clarity to the process to energy companies hoping to drill on public lands, mostly in ... |
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-01-06 22:39 CANADA STOCKS-TSX gains for 5th straight day on golds, oils
Interactive Investor Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:41 PM PST
TORONTO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index ended higher for a fifth straight session on Wednesday, backed by a three-week high in the price of gold that lifted producers such as Barrick Gold and Goldcorp. Gold prices topped $1,140 an ounce, lifting Barrick 1.65 percent to C$43.18, while Goldcorp rose 1.47 percent to C$43.38. Energy players were also among the big movers, helping take ... |
Energy Resource Center offers solutions
Pikes Peak Courier View Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:37 PM PST
As the job market dried up in 2009 and winter blew in with a vengeance, turning down the heat has become a hallmark of the American recession. For people with low incomes, particularly for the unemployed, the monthly heating bill is one more financial hurdle. |
$43bn North Sea green energy plan unveiled
Gulf Times Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:35 PM PST
Nine European countries have teamed up to plan a €30bn ($43bn) sustainable energy project in the North Sea as part of efforts to address climate change and expand renewable energy, officials said yesterday. |
Coca-Cola Greens Lights and Power for Iconic SF Billboard
GreenBiz Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:33 PM PST
SAN FRANCISCO, CA â€" Coca-Cola' s glittering billboard, a fixture in downtown San Francisco for more than 70 years, has been replaced with a state-of-the-art LED display that's 80 percent more energy efficient while retaining the classic look of the world-renown logo. |
RLOC’s world scale ethane cracker to start this month
Gulf Times Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:31 PM PST
A world scale ethane cracker plant being set up by Ras Laffan Olefins Company (RLOC) will start production this month, HE the Deputy Premier and Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah has said. |
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Dairy Herd Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:31 PM PST
Experts on renewable energy will gather in Stephenville, Texas, in late January for a forum on how rural communities and agriculture in Texas can benefit from developing wind power, solar power, biomass and other forms of renewable energy. |
Winter blast sends oil prices to 14-month high
KVOA Tucson Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:30 PM PST
UNDATED (AP) - Bitter cold from Baltimore to Beijing has energy prices moving higher. By pushing the thermostat up, people have been helping push the price of oil to more than $83 a barrel for the first time since the fall of 2008. Natural gas futures soared 6 percent. |
National Grid warns of UK gas shortage
Guardian Unlimited Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:30 PM PST
• Freezing weather pushes demand near record high • Government has head in the sand, say Tories There were urgent calls for Britain to build more gas storage facilities tonight after the National Grid warned of temporary gas shortages as demand neared record highs during the freezing weather. The shadow energy secretary, Greg Clark, accused the government of having its "head in the sand" for ... |
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