Crude Oil Is Poised for Record Monthly Drop as Demand Declines (Bloomberg)
Death toll in China coal mine rises to 23 (Washington Post)
Gunmen threaten to kill French hostages in Cameroon (Reuters)
One Kidnapped Chinese Found Alive in Sudan (New York Times)
IEA cites gains from energy efficiency (Financial Times)
Venezuela wants Opec oil output cut (Upstream)
Canada to seek continent-wide approach to climate change (AFP)
Flawed Biofuels Policies (Foreign Policies In Focus)
India, Brazil, South Africa turn their attention to renewables (Engineering News)
Iran feels economic pain as oil prices fall (AP)
Credit crisis claims Pickens as first major renewables victim (BusinessGreen)
Ethanol Gets More Government Support (Cattle Network)
U.S. oil firms say cheaper crude may delay projects (Reuters)
Russia's China-bound branch pipeline may start paving next year (Xinhua)
Antarctica feeling the heat too, says study (AFP)

Oil Prices Move Higher (Wall Street Journal)
As Gas Prices Go Down, Driving Goes Up (New York Times)
Texas ranks 6 in renewable energy output (The Examiner)
29 Chinese miners trapped after gas explosion (Washington Post)
China in new bid to free captive oilmen (Upstream)
Ethanol's environmental advantage over petrol confirmed by US study (Queensland Country Life)
Seeing opportunity for renewable energy in financial crisis (Jakarta Post)
UK aims to support small renewable power from 2010 (Reuters)
Eastern Europe looks to nuclear revival to meet its power needs (International Herald Tribune)
Betting on Green (MIT Technology Review)
China issues post-Kyoto plans on climate change (China Daily)
International climate talks are ‘on track’ (Carbon Finance)
OPEC production cut fails to halt price slide, but seeds may be sown for long-term price spike (Platts)
First biofuels flight takes off (Energy Current)
Energy crisis in Pakistan (Saudi Gazette)

Crude Oil Rises as Possible Rate Cut May Revive Fuel Demand (Bloomberg)
Oil's Slide Threatens Future Supply (Wall Street Journal)
In Brazil, Biofuels Dream Is Already Reality (Washington Post)
Russia Seeks to Trade Oil for Loans From China (New York Times)
Can U.S. Go 'Green' Even When Oil Prices Drop? (NPR)
Keep up climate change fight amid financial crisis (AFP)
Gates: long-term outlook for nuke safety is bleak (AP)
Watchdog warns on declining oilfield output (International Herald Tribune)
Investment key to meeting oil demand (Financial Times)
Oil looks to technology amid slump (Upstream)
China says coal addiction makes climate change fight hard (AFP)
Oil shortage "bigger threat to UK than terrorism" (The Telegraph)
Latin America is Leading the World in Linking Alternative Energy and International Development. It’s Time the U.S. Paid Attention. (The Citizen)
Alternative Energy Economy (IT World)
Mexico approves watered-down oil industry reform (AP)

Oil Prices Follow Stocks Higher (Wall Street Journal)
Report: Efficiency Is Still a Sound Investment (New York Times)
Betting on climate change (CNN Money)
OPEC officials say ready to act again to boost oil (Reuters)
Iraq oil law goes to parliament (Upstream)
Dirtier Air (Washington Post)
Climate is the real crisis: Britain's Prince Charles (AFP)
Modern Ethanol Industry Has Superior Environmental and Economic Profile Versus Gasoline (Yahoo Finance)
EPA, UPS join to launch eco-friendly hybrid trucks (CNN Money)
Are Synthetic Fuels Viable Alternatives to Ethanol? (Citizen Economist)
Sustainability issues hit close to home on America's Energy Coast (Oil & Gas Washington)
Environmentalists Say Renewable Energy Brings Economic Benefit (Voice of America)
Ethiopia Receiving Africa’s Largest Wind Farm (Clean Technica)
Financial Aspect of Google’s Environmental Goals Grows (New York Times)

Oil Falls Below $63 a Barrel (Wall Street Journal)
OPEC’s Woes (New York Times)
After oil: The future of energy (The Houston Chronicle)
Low oil prices take wind out of renewable fuels (San Francisco Chronicle)
Ethanol production increasing supply of livestock feed (The Grand Island Independent)
Chavez Ambitions in Venezuela, Abroad May Shrink With Oil Price (Bloomberg)
One man's garbage becomes another's power plant (AP)
US Ethanol Profits Soft On Weak Motorist Demand (Reuters)
UN agency questions wider use of biofuels (The International Herald Tribune)
China pays high environmental and social price for reliance on coal (The Guardian)
Top economist talks up risks of climate inaction (AFP)
2 greenhouse gases on the rise worry scientists (AP)
Betting on climate change (CNN Money)
Qatar calls for oil ‘between $70 and $90’ (Upstream)
The Public's Dangerous Misunderstanding of Climate Change (TIME Magazine)

Opec slashes production quotas (Financial Times)
Suzlon's Shares Drop After Turbine-Tower Accident (Wall Street Journal)
US EPA head says crisis won't lead to letup on environmental efforts (Jerusalem Post)
Nuclear Power May Be in Early Stages of a Revival (New York Times)
Deflated by Oil Price's Dive (Washington Post)
Ag secretary: US must keep pushing new energy (Business Week)
Large solar energy plant opens near Bakersfield (San Francisco Chroncle)
OPEC Cut Could Still Work (Forbes)
Biofuel of the Future: Oil from Algae (Scientific American)
Ethanol No Longer Seen As Big Driver Of Food Price (Reuters)
Nuclear Power Plant Evacuated After Exposure (The Boston Channel)
US DOE says market needs more oil supply, not less (Platts)
Slippery Matters (Hard News)
U.S. wind energy industry on track to post another record year (EE Times)
How Cuba's Oil Find Could Change the US Embargo (TIME Magazine)
Natural gas price hits 13-month low (Houston Chronicle)

OPEC Faces Worsening Oil Price Drop as Growth Slips (Bloomberg)
Stopping A Nuclear Tehran (Washington Post)
OPEC Chief Meets With Russian President but Gets No Promises (New York Times)
Energy And Trade Gripes Dominate EU-Russia Relations (EU Obersver)
Iran's nuclear program enters new phase (ISN Security Watch)
Niger Delta Governor Defends The Use Of Force Against Militants (VOA News)
Iraq's presidency approves anti-oil smuggling law (International Herald Tribune)
Energy Financing Gone With the Wind (Green Tech Media)
The big questions surrounding ethanol (Financial Times)
The Music Is Stopping for OPEC (Wall Street Journal)
Some Good News For GREEN: Tax Changes In The 2008 Energy Act (Mondaq News)
Some Regret Locking In Price for Oil (New York Times)
Instead of Oil (Tehran Times)
Energy companies keep steady approach (Upstream)
Biofuels action plan released (The Examiner)
US plans to boost geothermal production tenfold (BusinessGreen)

Oil falls below $70 on US recession fears (AP)
OPEC faces tough test as oil price tumbles (International Herald Tribune)
Investors suffer as US ethanol boom dries up (Financial Times)
20bn barrel oil discovery puts Cuba in the big league (The Guardian)
Europe Says Gas Cartel Would Force Revision of Energy Policy (Wall Street Journal)
Iran, Russia, Qatar move on gas cartel (The Jerusalem Post)
Drivers not lured by lower gas prices (CNN Money)
U.S. official says oilsands need not fear energy policy (Calgary Money)
Guard against a false sense of energy security (The Daily Herald)
Mexico Is Near Easing Oil Laws in Bid to Attract Foreign Firms (New York Times)
Players work to turn on Gulf taps (Upstream)
Peru's Fledgling Ethanol Industry Eyes Growth (Reuters)
UK leads the world in offshore wind farms (Fair Home)
Farmer sees future fuel in switchgrass (MSNBC)
EU Climate Change Plans Should Proceed, Say Supporters (The Epoch Times)

Gasoline under $3 for first time since February (Reuters)
Alternative Energy Suddenly Faces Headwinds (New York Times)
Iran talks produce no result (AP)
Gas OPEC A Lot Of Hot Air (Forbes)
Japan may help N.Korea to scrap nuclear program (Washington Post)
Oil's Not Well Yet in Iraq (Wall Street Journal)
Pipe woe prompts Algerian force majeure (Upstream)
Build steam for nuclear power (Christian Science Monitor)
Energy Department official visits Canada (UPI)
UN calling for urgent review of biofuel policies (The Dallas Examiner)
DOE successfully generates electricity from producing well's hot water (Oil & Gas Journal)
Exelon’s $6.2 Billion Bid for NRG Would Create Largest Power Utility in U.S. (New York Times)
Renewable Energy’s Uncertain Economic Future (Washington Independent)
U.S. solar boom to include manufacturing, too (Mercury News)
Low-carbon economy is not a luxury (BBC News)

Gasoline prices tumble despite likely OPEC cuts (Washington Post)
Winds Shift for Renewable Energy As Oil Price Sinks, Money Gets Tight (Wall Street Journal)
Nine Chinese oil workers kidnapped in Sudan (Reuters)
Nuclear Power Giant Bids for Rival (New York Times)
Our view on energy mandates: Time for national standards (USA Today)
Well woes hit US Gulf oil output (Upstream)
Filipinos draw power from buried heat (The Peninsula)
Farmers, ethanol industry experiment with biomass (Star Tribune)
Offshore Wind May Power the Future (Scientific American)
The limits of nuclear power (International Herald Tribune)
IAEA Director General says 50 nations contemplating nuclear power generation (Mine Web)
Biofuel puzzle a long way from being solved (Press Telegram)
Palm oil to be a viable energy source (Sify Business)
China-Pakistan nuclear power plant deal (Power Engineering Magazine)
Biofuel Makers Push to Boost the Amount of Ethanol Allowed in Gasoline to 20 Percent (U.S. News & World Report)

Oil Prices Slip Below $70 a Barrel (New York Times)
Bailing Out the Environment (Washington Post)
Opec moves forward crunch output meeting (Financial Times)
Behind on biofuels (South Bend Tribune)
Second pipeline explosion bears marks of sabotage, RCMP say (Globe and Mail)
How the Financial Debacle Might Power the Future (U.S. News)
EU promises cost-effective climate plans (Upstream)
Agency predicts big growth in nuclear power (AP)
In downturn, solar industry sees bright days ahead (CNET News)
Wind energy projects face a global shortage of turbines (The Vancouver Sun)
China blocks new Iran sanctions talks: diplomats (AP)
Nuclear energy could be nations’ power breakthrough (Daily News Online)
Emissions to be cut by 80 percent by 2050 (Reuters UK)
Arctic domino effect from global warming (Barents Observer)

For First Time in 14 Months, Oil Falls Below $75 a Barrel (New York Times)
Nuclear agency worries fear will block growth (International Herald Tribune)
Energy crisis: Putting it in context (The Florida Times-Union)
How China is Beating the United States in the Global Oil Game (Money Morning)
Oil down 50pc from July high (The Telegraph)
EU split over climate change plans during meltdown (AP)
Australia leading way in carbon capture (Upstream)
A Chance to Alter the Energy Security Equation (Foreign Policy in Focus)
Nigeria army recovers dynamite, arms after attack (Reuters Africa)
Climate Effort Could Be Stalled by Credit Crisis (Wall Street Journal)
Shell: Large volumes of next gen biofuel by next decade (Energy Current)
Nuclear Reactors May Supply a Fifth of Power by 2050 (Bloomberg)
Energy-hungry Poland eyes nuclear plants (Canada.com)
Iaea Dissatisfied With Role in Verifying North Korean Nuke (Asia Pulse)
Ethanol passes key transportation test (Houston Chronicle)

Oil price slides below $72 to 13-month low (Breitbart)
U.N. monitors re-seal North Korean nuclear equipment (Washington Post)
India to seek n-energy support from Brazil, South Africa (Hindustan Times)
Iraq underwater oil pipelines need urgent repair (The Guardian)
Where Water Trumps Energy (New York Times)
Brazilian companies to push for cellulosic ethanol (Reuters)
Nigeria's national assembly to pass state oil, gas reform bill (Platts)
N Korea, Russia in first nuclear talks (AFP)
Shell ordered to hand back Bonny land (Upstream)
India: 21 nuclear power projects planned (AKI)
UN: crisis must not stop climate change action (AP)
Barroso asks EU nations not to backtrack on climate change ambitions (Xinhua)
Global warming demands US attention (The Age)
Tenn., DuPont break ground on biofuels refinery (AP)
RCMP probe pipeline sabotage in northern B.C. (CBC News)

Commodity Prices Tumble (New York Times)
North Korea to resume nuclear dismantlement (Washington Post)
Iraq Invites New Foreign Oil Bids, Seeking Funds to Double Production (Wall Street Journal)
Summit looks to update Kyoto treaty (Toledo Blade)
The alternate universe (Platts)
Cooking The Carbon Books (Forbes)
Iran scraps gas projects to push pipeline plans (AFP)
Oil producers should balance market-Iran (Reuters)
Relief at pump won’t solve energy crisis (Las Vegas Sun)
Environs, alternate energy key priority (The Daily Times)
Climate Change May Harm Health of Humans, Raise Disease Risk (Bloomberg)
Alternative energy outlook clouds up (Houston Chronicle)
Mexico senate set to vote on oil reform (Upstream)
How Climate Change Will Impact Animals (TIME Magazine)
Solar may give 25pc of power by 2050 (The Canberra Times)
Wind power to the people (The Guardian)

Oil plummets to $82 on global slowdown fears (AP)
Iran Uses Price Power in $2 Billion Gas Deal (Wall Street Journal)
Global oil demand to weaken – forecast (CNN Money)
U.S. Seems Set to Take N. Korea off Terror List (Washington Post)
U.S. needs workable energy-security diplomacy (Asahi Shimbun)
Iraq to outline oil contracts to companies (Upstream)
U.N.: Financial crisis will hurt climate fight (San Francisco Chronicle)
US and India to sign nuclear deal (BBC News)
USDA, DOE release national biofuels plan (Southeast Farm Press)
Former EPA chief Whitman discusses nuclear energy (CNN Money)
Nigerian conflict a warning for Big Oil in Iraq (AP)
Ethiopia signs deal for largest wind farm in Africa (Energy Daily)
Schwarzenegger: Solar and other clean-technologies are a bright spot in dark economy (Mercury News)
Biofuel: strides made, work still needed (The News and Tribune)
Climate change forcing animals to move up (San Francisco Chronicle)

Oil rises slightly as OPEC weighs a cut in output (International Herald Tribune)
N.Korea bars monitors from atom complex: diplomats (Reuters Canada)
Six major countries to discuss Iran nuclear issue soon (Xinhua)
Wood as a power source may be making comeback (Washington Post)
Egypt wants Iraq for cheap oil (The Kurdish Globe)
Bush Signs India Measure Promoting Nuclear Energy (Bloomberg)
Clean energy bill signed by President Bush (CSE Magazine)
Troops Free Foreign Oil Worker in Somalia (VOA News)
'Chinese welcome in US energy sector' (Upstream)
Philippines draws its first crude from new offshore oilfield (NST Online)
United States to develop biofuels (UPI Energy)
Climate change could force millions from homes (Reuters)
Commerce Secretary Calls For More Nuclear Power (NASDAQ)
House Democrats unveil draft climate change bill (AP)
Oil prices: Buckle up for a wild ride (CNN Money)

Oil recovers from 10-month low, US leads rates cuts (Reuters South Africa)
Egyptian firms seeking participation in Iraq's oil projects (RTT News)
U.N. Says Biofuel Subsidies Raise Food Bill and Hunger (New York Times)
Green oil recycler opens plant in northeast Ohio (AP)
Formula One tires go green in Japan (Washington Post)
The Carbon Conundrum (Forbes)
Kenya turns to green sources for energy security (Business Daily Africa)
U.S. Households to Face Higher Heating Bills This Winter (Wall Street Journal)
EIA cuts growth outlook (Upstream)
OPEC may need to cut if oil under $90 (Reuters)
US House draft climate bill would cut CO2 emissions 80% by 2050 (Platts)
U.S. announces 'Biofuels Action Plan' (UPI)
Britain exceeds biofuels target (Environmental News Network)
Nuclear Power Back on German Political Agenda (Planet Ark)
Oil price unlikely to derail biofuels boom (Reuters)

Oil Prices Fall Below $90 a Barrel (NY Times)
Energy Department Warns of Higher Heating Costs (AP)
Studies Lift Hopes for Great Lakes Wind Turbine Farms (Washington Post)
Oil Companies Move Ahead in Iraq Despite Threats (Houston Chronicle)
Tricks of Tapping into Oil Investments (The Australian)
Government Reaches Agreement on Polar Bear Habitat (Anchorage Daily News)
Mining for Votes (Los Angeles Times)
NRC Delays Decision on Application to Import 20,000 Tons of Radioactive Waste from Italy (Chicago Tribune)
UN Calls for Review on Biofuel Subsidies (AP)
China’s Motor Fuel Syndrome (Post Global – Newsweek-Washington Post)
States Ranked on Energy Efficiency (Wall Street Journal)
McCain, Obama Policy Advisors Debate Future of U.S. Energy (The Tech – MIT)
A Remarkable Year for India in the Field of Nuclear Energy: Kakodkar (The Hindu – India)
Ethanol Tariff to be Discussed in Trade Talks (Farm Futures)

Oil falls below $90 as financial turmoil spreads (AP)
Rosneft to invest $30 bil in Russian offshore to 2030 (Platts)
Nigerian militants free local hostages (Upstream)
AP Investigation: Ike environmental toll apparent (Washington Times)
The True Costs of Renewable Energy (Live Science)
Lightening the Load (Wall Street Journal)
Experts: Better plan needed for biofuels (UPI)
Another inconvenient truth (International Herald Tribune)
China searches for energy security (Thaindian News)
Power fears as nuclear output cut (The Scotsman)
As nuclear power returns to the energy agenda, universities scramble to train workers (AP)
Biofuel crops need environmental standards (Science Centric)
ExxonMobil to develop gasification technology (Energy Current)
Ecuador's Correa threatens to expel oil companies (Reuters)
Climate change threatens local fisheries (Sydney Morning Herald)

Oil firms ahead of U.S. bailout vote (Reuters)
Falling Oil Price Is a Positive Note Amid Turmoil (New York Times)
U.S. envoy says talks with North Korea substantive (Washington Post)
Iran's Nuclear Waltz (Wall Street Journal)
Green Energy Boom In Bailout Bill (Forbes)
No one will act on climate change until America makes a move (The Independent UK)
Defense Energy Support Center and Army Test Turning Waste Into Fuel (MarketWatch)
The vicious circle (International Herald Tribune)
NGSA forecasts no change in wholesale gas price pressure this winter (Oil and Gas Journal)
Caution urged in new ethanol work (Des Moines Register)
Scientists call for sustainable biofuels policy (New Kerala)
Nuclear Power In India Likely To Increase Fifteen Fold (NASDAQ)
Repairs from storm damage to begin Monday on US HIOS gas pipeline (Platts)
Nuclear bond for North Korea and Myanmar (Asian Times Online)
Rice To Sign India Nuclear Deal (Sky News)

Oil falls after U.S. Senate bailout vote (Washington Post)
Senate Passes Energy Tax Breaks as Part of Markets Rescue Plan (Bloomberg)
India's ruling party hails nuclear deal approval (International Herald Tribune)
Pakistan demands US nuclear deal (NNC Mews)
Report: 4.2 million new 'green' jobs possible (AP)
A Big Sum of Small Differences (Wall Street Journal)
GE Energy Invests More Than $100 Million to Launch 2.5xl Wind Turbine and Services, Expands Manufacturing Operations in Europe (MarketWatch)
India to help friendly countries achieve energy security (Press Trust of India)
China set to boost emission cuts (Upstream)
U.S. Approves 900,000-Barrel Oil Reserve Release (Bloomberg)
Natural gas for winter heating should be plentiful (AP)
How Washington Cripples The Energy Industry (Forbes)
Google Unveils Plan to Reduce Dependence on Fossil Fuels (Wall Street Journal)
Chavez Proposes Idea of An Oil Bank (Neftegaz.RU)
Financial crisis could dent nuclear plant growth (AP)

Oil prices bounce back after a $10 decline (International Herald Tribune)
Lawmakers at Impasse on Incentives for Renewable Energy (New York Times)
Drill, Maybe Drill (Washington Post)
Bush signs funding bill without extending offshore drilling ban (Platts)
U.S. Ethanol Production Rises to Record 614,000 Barrels a Day (Bloomberg)
Big Business: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Details Energy Blueprint (Wall Street Journal)
US vote due on India nuclear deal (BBC News)
Twice as Nice: Combining a Wind Farm and Solar Energy in Italy (Scientific American)
No quick end likely to Nigerian oil delta fighting (Daily Nation, Kenya)
U.S. envoy looks to save nuclear deal in North Korea (Washington Post)
Offshore wind power source might prove to be a breeze (The Tennessean)
US Energy Secretary hails UAE donation to support availability of nuclear power (Your Nuclear News)
International Cooperation Needed To Lower Proliferation Risks As Nuclear Energy Grows (Science Daily)
Sugar Gains in New York as Brazil May Use More Cane for Ethanol (Bloomberg)
Coal to Wood: The Conversion Calculus (NYT Green Inc.)