Crude Oil Rises After China Cuts Rates to Boost Slowing Economy (Bloomberg)
LNG Deals In High Demand (Forbes)
Will Obama Opt For Pragmatism In Energy Policy? (Roll Call)
Russia may work with OPEC on output cut (Washington Post)
Obama's Plan for Energy and the Environment (The New American)
UK urged to ditch ‘unreliable’ wind turbines for nuclear power (Greenbang)
Clean coal effort (LJWorld)
Ethanol Makers Reject Blame For Food Prices (Tampa Tribune)
Stimulus: The stuff Obama would build (CNN Money)
Ethanol Makers Seek Political Advantage In Detroit Bailout (Dow Jones)
Somali pirates urge 'honest' talks to free Saudi tanker (AFP)
Ethanol maker Poet in "serious" acquisition talks (Reuters)
Perry concerned by plans to limit greenhouse gases (Houston Chronicle)
Obama’s Nuclear Reservations (Newsweek)
Russia and China back on talking terms (Upstream)

Economic Unease Halts Oil Rally (Wall Street Journal)
A Gift to Energy Independence (Washington Post)
Bingaman, Rahall outline differing, yet similar, plans for 2009 (OGJ Washington)
Energy Summit In Baku Advances Regional Energy Cooperation (Eurasianet)
US heading to deregulate corn for ethanol use (International Herald Tribune)
United States energy policy remains a critical economic issue (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
Iraq agrees to connect Kurd fields (Upstream)
World on cusp of clean tech revolution (Canwest News Service)
Brazil, Mexico Lawmakers Back Poor-Nation CO2 Limits (Bloomberg)
Slump May Limit Moves on Clean Energy (New York Times)
Kenya readies for oil spill scenario (AFP)
Gas prices to range $5 to $6 for next five years (Platts)
Downturn tests resolve at UN climate talks (Reuters)
Is ‘Greenery’ Only for the Good Times? (New York Times)
Pirate Attacks Fail to Revive Tumbling Tanker Rates (Bloomberg)

Oil climbs on Citigroup (CNN Money)
Obama urged to create 'Green New Deal' (Boston Globe)
Kurdish rebels claim responsibility for pipeline blast (AFP)
Opec holds big decisions for December (Upstream)
The push is on for cellulosic ethanol (The Wichita Eagle)
US Senate aide says 'new tone' needed to develop good OCS policy (Platts)
Fuel Tax Is Coming To China (Forbes)
Drill, Dems, Drill (Investors Business Daily)
Islamists say they'll fight Somali pirates (AP)
Energy security will be hit by global slowdown (Financial Times)
APEC leaders urges to address climate change (Xinhua)
Oil Is Cheap. Why Is Gas, Which Is Made From Oil, Even Cheaper? (New York Times)
Wind Energy: First Signs of Slowdown (MarketWatch)
International poll finds strong support for alternative energy, even at higher costs (Jerusalem Post)
Gas powers most of government's flex-fuel vehicles (Washington Post)

Gas prices sink below $2 (CNN Money)
Pirates Demand $25 Million Ransom for Hijacked Tanker (Bloomberg)
Appeals court rules against Arctic drilling plan (Los Angeles Times)
Europe takes first step towards 'Arctic policy' to protect energy security (The Guardian)
Detroit Needs Drilling, Not Bailouts (Fox News)
IEA says oil price pressure to continue in 2009 (Reuters)
Report Sees Nuclear Arms, Scarce Resources as Seeds of Global Instability (Washington Post)
OPEC grapples with production cuts, credibility (AP)
VeraSun to shut down mid-Michigan ethanol plant (Fox 28 News)
DOE plans to make Nuclear Energy recyclable (KIDK TV News)
Nigerian military fights off gunmen (Upstream)
Biofuels run into trouble (Reuters)
Ugandan leader seeks oil expertise from Nigeria (AFP)
Got Wind? (TIME)
Guv carries climate message to White House (Salt Lake Tribune)
Energy industry headed for a bigger crisis, it seems (Arab News)

Oil falls below $50 on economy, slumping stocks (MarketWatch)
Pirates Demand $25 Million Ransom for Hijacked Oil-Laden Tanker (Bloomberg)
Turkey's Botas, Shell sign gas deal in Iraq (Washington Post)
Oil industry’s role in an economic recovery called vital (Houston Chronicle)
Africa agrees on climate change position: minister (AFP)
Double blow for Syria’s energy security (Financial TimeS)
Biofuels run into trouble (Reuters)
Waxman topples Dingell for key panel chair (AP)
California leads fight against climate change on global level (Los Angeles Times)
EIA calls for faster Opec action (Upstream)
Researchers push butanol as biofuel answer (Weather Channel)
Bodman says expects 'a lot of volatility over time' in oil prices (Platts)
House Democrats won't try to restore OCS moratoriums, majority leader says (Oil & Gas Journal)
Global Warming Legislation Necessary Despite Economic Downturn, Activists Say (CNSNews)
UN climate change chief hails Obama commitments (AP)

Oil continuing toward $50 (CNN Money)
Obama Affirms Climate Change Goals (New York Times)
Indian Navy sinks pirate mothership during stand-off in Gulf of Aden (Times Online)
Danish oil ship briefly seized off Nigeria (AP)
China to Impose Fuel Tax "Very Soon" (Reuters)
Chevron declares force majeure in Nigeria (Upstream)
Christmas Cut Likely From OPEC (Forbes)
Look for more ethanol bankruptcies (Agriculture Online)
New Report Calls Nuclear Terrorism Serious Risk (Voice of America)
U.S., Govt Searching for Missing Nuclear, Radioactive Sources (allAfrica)
Pirates of the Gulf (International Herald Tribune)
Schwarzenegger opens climate summit with Obama (AP)
Responding to Worldwide Criticism Brazil Bans Sugarcane from Ecosensitive Areas (Brazzil News)
The Problem With a ‘Cap-and-Trade’ System (The American)
Wall Street mess worries wind power developers (Minnesota Public Radio)

Oil prices fall as CGES forecasts historic demand contraction (AFP)
Bush Allows Shale Drilling Over Protests (Wall Street Journal)
Oil Tanker Attack May Spur Increased Security, New Routes (Bloomberg)
Big Oil: We told you so (CNN Money)
Seized tanker anchors off Somalia (BBC News)
Exec says oil should return to $70-$80 range (Washington Post)
Honesty About Ethanol (New York Times)
October producer prices fall by record 2.8 percent (Reuters)
Cazalot: US at risk of losing energy security race (Oil & Gas Journal)
Australians 'will accept nuclear power' (ABC News)
UN says greenhouse gas emissions rose in 2000-06 (AP)
As ethanol shipments grow, safety remains a concern (Environmental News Network)
NIGERIA: Under-development continues to fuel oil theft (IRIN Africa)
Shell pipeline fire in Nigeria kills six (Upstream)
Mexico gas plant blast kills two Pemex workers (Reuters)
Russia to build gas pipeline to Georgian region (Forbes)
Darkening economy must not undermine energy security (Edie)

Oil below $56 on Japanese recession (CNN Money)
Iran wants OPEC to cut 1.5 million barrels (AP)
Manufacturing Output Rebounds in October (New York Times)
Congress likely to back offshore drilling (Reuters)
Pirates Capture Saudi Supertanker (Wall Street Journal)
What's hot on energy policy's to-do list? (Politico)
Chavez Says Venezuela and Russia Will Build a Nuclear Reactor in Oil-Rich Zulia (Latin American Herald Tribune)
Drop in gas prices helps, but energy battle isn’t over (Kansas City Star)
Ethanol industry falters (Louisville Courier Journal)
Cambodia inaugurates 1st ethanol factory to produce bio-fuel (Xinhua)
OPEC further cuts world oil demand forecast (Reuters India)
Green and nuclear is India’s energy future (Newspost Online)
Electricity generation from nuclear energy (Vanguard Online)
Energy future depends on capturing emissions (Indianapolis Star)
Global climate changes could lead to violence (Houston Chronicle)

Oil futures edge lower amid grim economic news (MarketWatch)
OPEC calls special meeting amid calls for output cut (AFP)
51 Countries to Form International Agency Promoting Renewable Energy (ecoWorldly)
Germany interested in Turkmen energy (Washington Post)
Lower Gas Prices Don’t Make Americans Feel Rich (New York Times)
Renewable energy may end up scarred, but stronger (AP)
Implementation of alternative energy sources is what US needs (Virginia Tech Collegiate Times)
US government begins offshore drilling study on Atlantic coast (The Guardian)
Fossil fuels central to EU's long-term energy security vision (EurActiv News)
EU seeks new gas channels to boost energy security (Reuters)
US warns against gas cartel (Upstream)
Kenya taps into Brazil's ethanol expertise (Christian Science Monitor)
Utah coal plant permit blocked by EPA panel (AP)
Coal to remain world's top power source (Environmental News Network)
Ethanol's Uphill Climb in Sinking Economy (The Kansas CW)

IEA lowers oil demand forecast for '09 (CNN Money)
North Korea Limits Tests of Nuclear Site (New York Times)
As Oil Falls to $56.16, Don't Await Tank Bets (Wall Street Journal)
Putin questions Baltic pipeline, as oil and gas prices drop (EU Observer)
Africa to overtake Russia as biggest gas supplier to Europe (Platts)
U.S. takes first step toward new offshore oil drilling (Los Angeles Times)
US energy secretary says difficulties with Russia gas pipeline (AFP)
Open up U.S. lands to oil and gas drilling (Democrat and Chronicle)
Meltdown 101: The economy and alternative energy (AP)
Clean-tech industry drawing up wish list for Obama administration (Mercury News)
China boosts oil storage capacity (Upstream)
EU prods governments to do more for secure energy (Washington Post)
Samuel Bodman: “US attaches great importance to the energy security of the countries that will attend the summit in Azerbaijan” (APA)
North Korea using strongarm nuclear tactics (Reuters)
U.S. official: Six powers to discuss Iran nuclear issue (Xinhua)

Crude falls below $57, leads broad energy decline (MarketWatch)
China signs oil agreement in Iraq (The Seattle Times)
Rivalry breaks out over Congress' top energy spot (Miami Herald)
Energy agency warns of supply crunch (AP)
T. Boone Pickens stalls wind farm project (Dallas Business Journal)
Greenhouse gases could rise 45 per cent, IEA say (The Telegraph)
Malaysia Enacting National Energy Policy (Bernama)
Alaska Gas Hydrates Could Heat 100 Million Homes, Report Shows (Bloomberg)
OPEC must consider if further cut needed: Nigeria (Reuters)
Researchers push butanol as biofuel answer (BusinessWeek)
US Governors to Co-Host Global Summit on Climate Change (Xinhua)
Ambassadors Dispute EU Biofuel Policy Amendments (BioDiesel Magazine)
IPAA: Unconventional gas changing US supply picture (Oil & Gas Journal)
Norway Plans More Gas Exports to Europe (Reuters)
A closer look at Obama’s energy plan (The Christian Science Monitor)

Crude Oil Falls as IEA May Cut Demand Forecast a Third Month (Bloomberg)
New Administration Would Risk Backlash With Gas-Drilling Reversal (Wall Street Journal)
Uranium traces found at Syrian nuclear site (IranVNC)
Investors cutting back on clean tech (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
The Oil Investment Dilemma (Council on Foreign Relations)
Barack Obama’s plan for green jobs is strong, but questions remain (Midwest Business)
Gov't wants to change course of forest experiments (Washington Post)
Official: Iraq, China finalize oil service deal (AP)
Nigerian conflict a warning for ‘big oil’ in Iraq (Vanguard Nigeria)
Sunspots spell end of climate myth (The Dominion Post)
Global investors urge action on climate change (Reuters)
Gas drops 2 cents to $2.22 (CNN Money)
Obama eyes possible limits on drilling (Upstream)
Police break up German nuclear protest (The Age)

China Stimulus Pushes Oil Higher (Wall Street Journal)
Sun and Wind Power Could Threaten Nation’s Electrical Grid (New York Times)
Iran criticizes Obama's nuclear comments (Washington Post)
Credit crunch could dull appetite for green tech (The Guarian)
Going green's silver lining (The Age)
Obama and 'tyranny of oil'? (Jakarta Post)
Oil Ultimatum (Hartford Courant)
Mend free four hostages but not British (Upstream)
Volatile prices for corn, fuel buffet ethanol (Arkansas Democrat Gazette)
Oil cuts likely if no price rally, says OPEC president (The Welland Tribune)
DOE may raise biodiesel blend to 3% (Philstar News Service)
Brazil sees carbon market saving Amazon (AFP)
German clashes over nuclear cargo (BBC News)
Malaysia, Indonesia to mandate use of biodiesel early next year (Platts)
America's Energy Crunch Comes Home (Counter Currents)

Crude Oil Falls Below $60 in New York, Lowest Since March 2007 (Bloomberg)
Agency Predicts a Return of Triple-Digit Oil Prices (New York Times)
Calif. governor to seek tax on oil producers in state (Reuters)
Mr. Ethanol Fights Back (Forbes)
Does Green Energy Add 5 Million Jobs? Potent Pitch, but Numbers Are Squishy (Wall Street Journal)
‘BP folds UK wind plans’ (Upstream)
DOE would expand nuclear dump in Nevada (AP)
Obama plans to keep ethanol targets (Denver Post)
US nuclear envoy due in New York for talks with NKorean (AFP)
Rich nations should ditch 'unsustainable' lifestyles (Yahoo News)
The danger of falling gas prices (Medill Reports)
New Army office focuses on energy diversity, security (OhMyGov)
It's an unsettled time for energy producers (Houston Chronicle)
Energy: can Obama keep it clean? (The Guardian)
Current warming sharpest climate change in 5,000 years (AFP)

Crude at Lowest Level in 18 Months (Wall Street Journal)
IEA doubles forecast for oil price by 2030 (Washington Post)
Obama and (Climate) Change (Scientific American)
Canada to seek climate deal with Obama (AP)
The Climate Change Trap (Forbes)
Limits to growth (The Economist)
Obama considers new Energy Security Council (Politico)
ConocoPhillips and Saudis delay Mideast refinery (AP)
Are alternative fuels reliving the 1980s? (Christian Science Monitor)
Amid the Financial Storm: Redirecting Climate Change (Morung Express)
Obama to Back Ailing Ethanol Makers, Follow Failed Bush Policy (Bloomberg)
Ethanol hits bump in the road but still fueling Iowa's economy (WCF Courier)
Italy Will Have Nuclear Power by 2018, Industry Minister Says (Bloomberg)
Blast cuts Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline (Upstream)
Energy Agency warns of 6°C rise in temperatures (New Scientist Environment)

Price of Oil Jumps as Dollar Falls and OPEC Obeys Quotas (Wall Street Journal)
GAO Urges Interior to Speed Oil Drilling on Federal Land (Washington Post)
Economy Shifts, and the Ethanol Industry Reels (New York Times)
Court Ruling Refuels VeraSun (Forbes)
Under Obama, Dark Days Seen Ahead For Fossil Fuels (Dow Jones Newswires)
Oil Shale Pushed as Domestic Oil Source, but Many Doubts Remain (U.S. News & World Report)
Ethanol producers and corn prices fall (UPI)
China aims at higher nuclear power capacity (Xinhua)
Gov. Schwarzenegger suggests nuclear power could help state meet long-term goal of reducing carbon emissions (The Sacramento Bee)
Renewable energy measures fail in California, but state may get high-speed rail (VentureBeat)
Bourbon hostages 'in good health' (Upstream)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission under fire over fire (The Patriot Ledger)
U.N. watchdog urges Spain action on nuclear waste (Reuters)
Scientists discover Patagonian diesel that grows on trees (The Guardian)
Why clean energy is still a good bet (Fortune)
Energy innovation something government can foster (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
New Office Focuses on Energy Diversity (Army News Service)
Sudan reveals intention to pursue nuclear energy (Sudan Tribune)

Oil Falls as U.S. Manufacturing Contracts, Curbing Fuel Demand (Bloomberg)
EU energy chief to Turkey, Azerbaijan for talks (Washington Post)
Britain and Abu Dhabi to sign clean energy accord (Reuters)
Ecuador amends oil deal with Petrobras (Upstream)
IAEA to re-examine Japanese nuclear power plant (Xinhua)
Licht sees crisis slowing 2009 world ethanol growth (The Guardian)
U.S. set to shape future of energy (Calgary Herald)
Biofuels Industry Braces Ahead Of EPA Emissions Report (Dow Jones Newswire)
'Superenzymes' Could Streamline Biofuels Refining (Science Daily)
Rainforest fungus could be new source of biofuel (The Telegraph)
Energy security becomes dire (Business Daily)
Azerbaijan Plays Russia Off Against Europe in Contest Over Gas (Bloomberg)
Top Environmental Economist says Next US Administration must Focus on Climate Change (VOA News)
Energy `independence' is easier said than done (Houston Chronicle)
China may finally get its Russian oil pipeline (Vancouver Sun)

Oil slips, despite firming stock markets (AP)
VeraSun files for protection (Financial Times)
Democratic Victories Could Bring US Energy Policy Shift (Dow Jones Newswires)
Qaddafi Discusses Energy Ties With Russia (New York Times)
Hoping for a Green Renewal, Mich. City Will Turn Sewage to Fuel (Washington Post)
Utilities putting new energy into geothermal sources (Los Angeles Times)
New studies confirm ethanol benefits (Southwest Farm Press)
Iran puts 14 small fields on block (Upstream)
Shell signs offshore exploration deal with Abu Dhabi (Bloomberg News)
Britain sets up nuclear funding watchdog (Reuters)
Will Green Progress Be Stalled or Speeded by the Bad Economy? (TIME Magazine)
Indonesia, S Korea to develop biofuel from seaweed (ANTARA News)
Is more nuclear energy in California's energy future? (Sacramento Bee)
Election result may fuel future of ethanol (Chicago Tribune)
NPA rebels to continue anti-biofuels campaign (GMA News)
Oil chiefs warn of price spike if investment wanes (AP)