City mayor adds voice to energy board criticism
North Shore News Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:44 AM PST
CITY of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto has joined regional politicians and environmental groups to call on the National Energy Board to open up its approval process to public scrutiny this week. |
Israel: End of Assad would be 'blessing'
AP via Yahoo! News Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:41 AM PST
Israel's defense minister urged the world on Sunday to apply "paralyzing" sanctions on Iran's energy sector and leadership, but didn't comment about whether his country is ready to strike Tehran to cripple its alleged efforts to make nuclear arms. |
Kenya: Nation to Start Wind Power Production Late 2012
AllAfrica.com Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:41 AM PST
A financing deal for Kenya's largest wind power farm will be concluded in the first quarter of next year, its sponsors said, setting East Africa's largest economy on the path to becoming the region's leader in renewable energy. |
Brazil's Belo Monte dam better than alternatives: study
AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:32 AM PST
Brazil's Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in the heart of the Amazon will have fewer environmental effects than fossil-fuel alternatives and will be cheaper than other renewable energy sources, state media said Sunday. |
Heating Aid To Be Cut In Northeast, Leave Many Poor People Out In The Cold
The Inquisitr Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:28 AM PST
Thousands of low income citizens in the Northeast could be in for a cold winter this year as the federal government plans to cut a large chunk of its heating aid for the poor program. According to reports the feds want to cut more than $1 billion from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, [...] Heating Aid To Be Cut In Northeast, Leave Many Poor People Out In The Cold is a post from ... |
NH biofuels company signs deal with Valero
The Daily Sentinel Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:24 AM PST
New Hampshire-based biofuels company Mascoma Corp. has entered into an agreement with energy giant Valero to build a plant that produces ethanol in Michigan's Upper Peninsula using Mascoma's proprietary technology. |
Gas drilling surges in Ohio; brings jobs, worries
KBOI-TV Boise Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:16 AM PST
The drilling activity promises huge opportunity for eager energy companies and, says Republican Gov. John Kasich, for Ohio's struggling economy. But others are more skeptical, fearing long-term environmental damage. |
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