Kunstler: Courting Convulsion

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:43:05 GMT

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Oil hovers near $76 amid weak US crude demand (AP)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:16:48 GMT

Oil prices hovered near $76 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as investors mulled whether signs of a sluggish U.S. economy and weak crude demand justified a further sell-off this week.

Leading article: The chilling price of the great energy rip-off

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT

It was a bitter winter for the elderly last year. Figures released yesterday by the Office for National Statistics show that some 36,700 more people (many of them pensioners) died in England and Wales than would normally be expected. This was a 49 per cent increase on the

Biofuel Used on Passenger Flight for the First Time | HeatingOil....

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:48:08 GMT

Moves to introduce biofuel into commercial aviation made headway on Monday as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines made the first passenger flight partially fueled by

Oil price dips after so-so economic news

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:52:00 GMT

The price goes down in lighter-than-normal trading volumes after the economy fails to grow as much as expected.

Duke Energy Carolinas seeks rate hike in SC (AP)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:33:30 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Utility company Duke Energy Carolinas is seeking to raise utility rates in South Carolina, the company's parent company Duke Energy Corp. said

INDIA'S RIL REOPENS 900 OIL STATIONS, SELLING AT PSU RATES - Zibb...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:07:42 GMT

The Mukesh Ambani-run Reliance Industries has reopened about two-thirds of its 1,432 petrol pumps in India and is selling about 2,000 kilolitres of auto fuel per day, RIL president-refinery business P Raghavendran said on Tuesday. "We are selling about 2,000 kl per day from 900 petrol

British Gas service sidesteps estimated energy bills

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:37:48 GMT

Energy giant unveils service that allows customers to only pay for the gas they use

Energy prices should be slashed

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:32:00 GMT

Utility companies should be investigated to find out whether they fail to pass on price cuts to consumers, according to MPs and a consumer watchdog. Utility companies should be investigated to find out whether they fail to pass on price cuts to consumers, according to MPs and a consumer watchdog.

Global Nuclear Turbine Generator Market Analysis and Forecasts to...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:42:55 GMT

Global Nuclear Turbine Generator Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2015. Nuclear Industry Expansion to Drive Growth of the Turbine Generator Market

How (not) to resolve the energy crisis

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:48:00 GMT

Increasing the share of renewable energy will not make us any

UC San Diego Embarks on $73 Million Energy Efficiency Program

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The University of California, San Diego has embarked on a $73 million program to increase the energy efficiency of 25 of its older buildings to lower their combined energy consumption by at least $6 million a year. The project is part of a larger $247.

Rate watch: PSC to rule on hike for Madison utility customers

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:32:30 GMT

The state Public Service Commission will meet Tuesday to decide whether to authorize a price increase for customers of Wisconsin Power & Light Co. The Madison utility, which serves portions of eastern Wisconsin, is seeking to raise electricity prices by $98.9 million, or 10.8%, and to raise local

Sept. electricity generation down in the U.S.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:38:22 GMT

Power Engineering - Sept. electricity generation down in the U.S. - Electricity sales fell 3.9 percent in September 2009 compared to the same month a year earlier, according to the EIA.

Reportlinker Adds Energy Storage Technology Markets

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:09:00 GMT

The stationary utility energy storage market is very much in its nascent stages. Most industry participants believe that energy storage technologies have a large role to play in the electricity grid of the future.

Asia Markets: Coal-price rise dogging Chinese power companies (at...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:04:00 GMT

The snowstorm in parts of northern China may be blowing over, but for independent power producers on the mainland, the effect of rising coal prices from the extreme weather -- and increasing demand for electricity -- may cause trouble well into next year.

Renewable energy costs drop in 2009

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

IEMA - The Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) is a not-for-profit organisation established to promote best practice standards in environmental management, auditing and assessment. Its origins lie in the merger in 1999 of the Institute of Environmental Management, the

Confidence and rising crude prices boost oil and gas growth

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Confidence and rising crude prices boost oil and gas growth - OIL and gas companies listed on London's Alternative Investment Market (Aim) have enjoyed their third consecutive quarter of growth thanks to rising crude prices and renewed investor confidence.

UAE water and electricity sector is set to attract Dhs35bn in inv...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:36:46 GMT

The UAE's water and electricity sector is set to attract Dhs35bn ($9.5bn) worth of investments over the next five years. This has attracted India's Elecrama, the largest electricity exhibition in...

A Healthy America Needs a Healthy Energy Industry

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:28:12 GMT

Speech by Lamar McKay, Chairman and President, BP America at the Howard Weil Energy Conference which took place in New Orleans, LA, entitled

Industrial wind power in Maine’s mountains is bad policy

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:56:34 GMT

The historic Hall of Flags in the rotunda of the state capitol in Augusta, Maine, was the setting for a November 6th press conference announcing the formation of the Citizens Task Force on Wind Power. The group is a coalition of citizens from around the state drawn together in the common purpose of

If Nothing Else, Save Farming

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:35:35 GMT

Its probably too late to prepare for peak oil, but we can at least try to salvage food production. I dont know when global oil supplies will start to decline. I do

Keeping Our Sights Set on a Recovery

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:42:01 GMT

Energy and Capital Editor Keith Kohl looks back at this week's top energy stories.

Sufficient Supply of Korban Animals - Bru Direct

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:24:52 GMT

This assurance was given by Executive Director of Halaqah Sdn Bhd, Pg Haji Hassan bin PMSLD Pg Haji Damit, during the transfer of the sacrificial animals to abattoirs, at Muara Port yesterday. The animals arrived in the country yesterday from Australia.

UK set to lead world on clean energy - UK - Features : Utility We...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:16:54 GMT

Exclusive research by Utility Week and Capgemini found that despite economic concerns, utility managers still believe the UK can be...

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