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| Digging into the practice of fracking Sun, 30 Dec, 2012 10:22 AM PST (CBS News) Natural gas can be cheap and plentiful, and could supply us with energy for decades to come. But to get at all that natural gas, you have to delve far beneath the surface of the earth. That's where fracking comes in. Wind Energy Firms Scrambling To Complete Projects By Year's End Sun, 30 Dec, 2012 10:20 AM PST redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports â€" Your Universe Online As 2012 draws to a close, American energy companies are racing to complete wind turbines in order to take advantage of a federal tax credit that expires once the clock strikes midnight on December 31. According to Matthew L. Wald of the New York Times , developers will need to have their wind farms fully operational before Tuesday in order to ... Customers will have to trust Meralco paid interest on their bill deposits - ERC Sun, 30 Dec, 2012 09:59 AM PST The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said it will have to accept in good faith whatever figures Meralco submits detailing its payment of interest on customers' bill deposits. Bolivia Nationalizes Electricity Companies in Hopes of Improving Rural Access Sun, 30 Dec, 2012 09:56 AM PST Bolivia President Evo Morales has nationalized two electricity distribution companies owned by Spanish utility company Iberdrola in the latest of several industry nationalizations since Morales took office, which has included oil, mining, telecommunications, and energy generation companies. Morales said the move was an attempt to improve rural energy services in the country, adding that ... Even With Bipartisan Push, Is Keystone XL Still A Pipe Dream? Sun, 30 Dec, 2012 09:39 AM PST There’s really no evidence to suggest that the Obama administration’s anti-fossil energy position, the Keystone copout included, is likely to change any time soon. Trains carrying more oil across US amid boom Sun, 30 Dec, 2012 09:36 AM PST (AP) â€" Energy companies behind the oil boom on the Northern Plains are increasingly turning to an industrial-age workhorse â€" the locomotive â€" to move their crude to refineries across the U.S., as plans for new pipelines stall and existing lines can't keep up with demand. Delivering oil thousands of miles by rail from the heartland to refineries on the East, West and Gulf coasts costs more, but ... Trains playing major role in Plains oil boom Sun, 30 Dec, 2012 09:35 AM PST (AP) â€" Energy companies behind the oil boom sweeping the Northern Plains increasingly are turning to trains to move their crude across the U.S. The move comes as pipeline plans stall and existing pipelines can't keep up with demand. Experts and federal regulators say rail transport is less safe than pipelines. Chevron's CEO: Affordable energy is crucial Sun, 30 Dec, 2012 09:33 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) â€" Chevron CEO John Watson notices something important as he visits his company's operations around the globe: Governments everywhere find high energy prices much scarier than the threat of global warming. To meet that demand, Chevron is in the midst of an enormous cycle of investment aimed at extracting oil and gas from wherever it hides in the earth's crust. Chevron Corp., based ... Paris, the City of Light to be plunged into darkness? Sun, 30 Dec, 2012 09:28 AM PST French shops and offices across the country may have to turn out their lights at night to save energy, under a government proposals, prompting concerns that Paris, the City of Light, will be plunged into darkness. Kaneland edged by Aurora Christian, takes fourth at Plano npc-news.daily-chronicle.com Sun, 30 Dec, 2012 09:27 AM PST PLANO â€" Cory Windle admittedly grew winded Saturday night while pondering the topic of energy. Eventually, he found his pulse in talking about the Aurora Christian boys basketball team's own heartbeat. | |
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