Earth Talk: What's wrong with wing power? Ridgefield Press Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:40 AM PST Dear EarthTalk: I donĂ¢t understand why many people oppose wind power just because they have to look at the turbines. If you ask me, wind turbines are much nicer-looking than coal-fired, waste-to-energy or nuclear power plants. | Upgrader hit with second fire in as many days Fort McMurray Today Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:37 AM PST CAROL CHRISTIAN Today staff A second fire has ignited near an upgrader already taken offline yesterday because of an earlier fire at Suncor Energy. "I haven't seen anything that it hasn't come back down again," said Jason Cobb, Alberta Environment spokesman.[...] | Oil demand forecast raised Straits Times Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:36 AM PST PARIS - THE International Energy Agency raised on Thursday its forecast for world oil demand this year because of growth in emerging markets, saying developed economies could face an 'oil-less recovery'. The Paris-based agency said demand was now expected to be 86.5 million barrels per day (mbd) compared to a forecast last month of 86.3 mbd. | For Gas Deals, Kiev To Look To East And West OfficialWire Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:36 AM PST Ukraine's President-elect Viktor Yanukovych is expected to reach out to Russia as well as the West to safeguard Ukraine's position as an important energy transit country. | IBM cuts cost of green solar power TechWorld Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:31 AM PST New materials point to greater energy efficiency IBM has found what it claims to be a less costly way to build solar cells. The company's researchers have cooked up prototype photovoltaic cells from commonly found materials, yet the cells can rival the power conversion efficiency of commercially available solar cells built from rarer, and more expensive, materials, they claim. | Higher oil prices boost Total, Statoil results Market Watch Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:30 AM PST Energy giants Total SA and Statoil ASA report strong fourth-quarter profit, as rising oil prices offset weak refining margins and lower natural-gas prices. | Posted: 26-01-2010 , 09:38 GMT Mena Report Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:29 AM PST Masdar, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Mubadala Development Company focused on developing sustainable and renewable energy solutions and Bayer MaterialScience, a division of Bayer AG and a global provider of materials used in the building industry, have signed a strategic partnership agreement in sustainable construction. | (AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-11 09:57 Inflation-hit Algeria says to impose price controls Interactive Investor Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:29 AM PST ALGIERS, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The government of North African energy exporter Algeria will impose price controls on some consumer goods, a minister said, in an effort to rein in steep inflation that has been fuelling public unrest. Draft amendments to Algeria's competition law will widen the government's scope for controlling prices and set tougher penalties for traders who charge over the set ... | | |
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