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- Energy Roundup: Sahara Solar Plan, U.S-China Climate Talks, Nabucco Gas Pipe Accord Signed, and More
- Backers of Sahara solar power plant project sign initiative -- A dozen major companies including Siemens, German insurer Munich Re and utilities RWE and Eon signed a renewable energy initiative Monday aimed at developing electricity via solar power plants and wind farms in the Sahara desert. The Desertec Industrial Initiative is the...
- Blog posts 2009-07-13
- Sarah Palin Blasts Cap-and-Trade Plan
- Gov. Sarah Palin's op-ed piece in the Washington Post blasting President Obama's energy plan erases any doubt -- in my mind, at least -- that she is positioning herself for the 2012 presidential campaign. Palin's recent decision to resign as Alaska's governor already had politicos and regular-folks alike speculating...
- Blog posts 2009-07-14
- Week in Oil & Gas: Discovery Hot Spots, Nat Gas' $80M Advocacy Campaign and One Big LNG Project
- It wouldn't be a worthwhile week in the oil and gas industry without a few discoveries. And my, there were some goodies. The hot spots this week were in the ultra deep waters offshore Brazil, Sierra Leone, Venezuela and Uganda. And Spanish energy company Repsol YPF found...
- Blog posts 2009-09-18
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- Climate change heats up Arctic geopolitics
- MONTREAL AFP — Global warming has the United States and Canada scrambling to overhaul their strategies for controlling North America's vast Arctic, as sea passage grows easier and natural gas resources beckon. Ice melt in Canada's Great North already allows boat traffic in the Northwest Passage, long the definition...
- Research articles 2007-04-27
- The costs (and benefits) of climate change policy -- without all the hoopla
- If you are tired of all of the nonsense about the recent climate nonsense (SuperFreakonomics, Climategate) and want to read something reasonable about climate change economics, try the last CBO Economic and Budget Issue Brief [PDF] title "The Costs of Reducing Greenhouse-Gas Emissions." If you aren't into 12 pages of...
- News items 2009-12-01
- Week in Oil & Gas: Punting in Copenhagen and Gulf of Mexico Leases -- Abridged
- The odds Congress would be able to pass climate-change legislation this year dimmed by the minute last week, as the political wrangling moved to the Senate Finance Committee and the debate focused once again on jobs and the economy. The bill's molasses-like progress through the Senate has rippled through the...
- Blog posts 2009-11-16
- Week in Oil & Gas: Boxer-Kerry Bill, EPA Emissions Rules, and China's Oil Grab Efforts
- Greenhouse gas emissions dominated headlines throughout the week with the introduction of legislation that seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and another government agency jumping into propose its own rules for industrial facilities. The Senate -- via co-sponsors Barbara Boxer, D- Calif., and John Kerry, D-Mass. -- introduced its...
- Blog posts 2009-10-04
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ââ¬" Summary for Policymakers
- If you want to get a leg up on most policymakers, a good way is to actually read the “Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changeâ€. The good news is that it’s pretty much written...
- Blog posts 2007-02-05
- Vulnerable nations for climate change
- COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Nov. 11 UPI -- Leaders of 11 nations vulnerable to climate change called on the developed world Tuesday to pledge 1.5 percent of their gross national product annually for climate action in the developed world. The new 11-nation group -- referred to as V11 -- adopted a...
- News items 2009-11-12
- Tipping Point? Republican (Murkowski) Hints at Support for Climate Change Bill
- It would be a stretch to call it an endorsement. It's more like a hint at support -- the tiniest of wavers in what has been a rigid stance by Republican senators on climate change legislation. Funny, this hint of support isn't for the actual climate change bill...
- Blog posts 2009-10-14
- Climate Change Bill Passes on Razor-Thin Margin, Tougher Battle Lies Ahead
- Maybe it was Al Gore's effort via telephone or Nancy Pelosi's chocolate-covered Dove bars. Heck, maybe it was all of those last minute concessions to please lawmakers in farm states. After weeks of negotiations and compromises and nearly seven hours of debate on the House floor, the American Clean Energy Act,...
- Blog posts 2009-06-27
- Nat-Gas Vehicles, LNG Projects Get a Little Stimulus Money Lovin' From DOE's Clean Cities Initiative
- The case for natural gas just keeps on picking up steam this summer, even if there are lingering concerns of volatility. The latest boost comes in the form of the Department of Energy's Clean Cities Grants project, which will provide $300 million in stimulus funds to speed up the transition to alternative...
- Blog posts 2009-08-27
- Copenhagen Countdown: Obama Heading to Climate Talks Armed with U.S. Emissions Target
- The hand-wringing and speculation over whether President Obama will attend international climate talks next month can finally be laid to rest. The White House made it official this morning and announced Obama would in fact be heading to Copenhagen to participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference. ...
- Blog posts 2009-11-25
- Week in Oil & Gas: Copenhagen Gets A Boost and Salazar's Smackdown
- The world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gas emissions will attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen with at least some commitment to reduce emissions. The announcements from the U.S. and China last week -- while less ambitious than some had hoped for -- did provide some momentum...
- Blog posts 2009-11-30
- IEA Shoutout: Nukes, Renewables, Energy Efficiency Key to Climate Change Battle
- The world -- in the eyes of the International Energy Agency -- cannot resume its trip down the same fossil fuel path. Instead, the Paris-based agency, which released Tuesday its 2009 World Energy Outlook, called for a profound change within the energy sector and a global agreement to limit...
- Blog posts 2009-11-11
- ENVIRONMENT CANADA: Government of Canada announces $9$9.6 million for climate change projects.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-18 November 1999-ENVIRONMENT CANADA: Government of Canada announces $9.6 million for climate change projects C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:161199 Ottawa -- A number of innovative new projects will enable individual Canadians, researchers and businesses across the country to better...
- Research articles 1999-11-18
- Finnish PM urges rich nations to take lead on climate change
- TOKYO AFP — Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen on Monday urged developed countries to take the lead in reducing greenhouse gas emissions while helping emerging economies with clean energy technologies. "Competition for vital natural resources, in particular water, may further intensify in many parts of the world as a...
- Research articles 2008-06-09
- BC MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, LANDS AND PARKS: Govt funds eight climate change transportation projects.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-3 June 1999-BC MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, LANDS AND PARKS: Government of Canada funds eight climate change transportation projects C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:020699 OTTAWA -- Canada's commitment to take early action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is being advanced by...
- Research articles 1999-06-03
- ENVIRONMENT CANADA: ABC's of climate change to harness Canadian drive and prompt action.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-26 April 1999-ENVIRONMENT CANADA: ABC's of climate change to harness Canadian drive and prompt action C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:220499 OTTAWA -- The Energy Council of Canada has a plan to help Canadians make the link between their actions and...
- Research articles 1999-04-26
- Shell UK and National Grid join ScottishPower's CCS consortium
- 13-08-09 Energy giant Shell UK and National Grid have today (August 13) joined ScottishPower's carbon capture and storage consortium in a bid to help deliver the UK's first commercial-scale CCS system at a coal-fired power station by 2014. Energy company ScottishPower hailed the addition of Shell and grid and gas-pipe...
- News items 2009-08-13
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