Friday, July 31, 2009
Sen. Reid: Sticking with Sep. 28 date on energy bill (Dow Jones)
Another report calls efficiency a major player in future emissions cuts (GreenBiz)
Californians’ global warming fervor cools (NYT)
Senate Democrats tie climate effort to national security (ClimateWire)
US Senator lifts objection to Brazil envoy (AFP)
Have renewables really eclipsed nuclear power? (WSJ)
Israel wants a nuclear power plant (UPI)
Wind industry calls for renewable energy standard (DC Examiner)
Senate passes bill to close Nevada’s Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site (LA Times)
Threat of war hangs over Georgian energy routes (Reuters)
Moscow, Baku relations linked to energy (UPI)
The Nigerian Delta, oil actors and the global oil landscape (Seeking Alpha)
Gates pledges aid to Iraq on oil disputes, boundaries (Bloomberg)
Are we headed for another oil shock? (BusinessWeek)
Thursday, July 30, 2009
US lawmakers see new mood in China ties (AFP)
Waxman-Markey bill: ‘this isn’t the best of US’ – William Kovacs (Politico)
CBO lowballs Waxman-Markey cost (Investor’s Business Daily)
A business guide to navigating US-China climate relations (Reuters)
Energy efficiency’s jackpot (SF Chronicle)
Natural-gas companies challenge coal industry on climate change bill (The Hill)
Green states to get few rewards in US climate bill (Reuters)
Senate Dems wrestle over carbon market regs, oversight in climate bill (ClimateWire)
Farm lobby divided over climate bill (Politico)
US wind power installation slows (Reuters)
Trans-Sahara pipeline fuels ‘gas war’ (UPI)
Nigerian states reject new oil law (Upstream)
Iraq’s cabinet approves law establishing national oil company (Dow Jones)
Baghdad eyes November auction (Upstream)
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Report: US energy use fell in 2008 (Business First of Louisville)
US, China end talks with smiles but no progress on climate change (LA Times)
Will America lose the clean-energy race? (SF Chronicle)
Big cities, major producers and victims of greenhouse gases, feel ignored (ClimateWire)
Oregon eases ethanol requirements (NYT)
Sen Grassley to block Brazil nominee over ethanol fight – aide (Dow Jones)
In Vestas in the future? Why offshore wind won’t work (FT)
Wind sector looks to Congress for lift (Forbes)
More time to comment on solar energy study areas (AP)
Southern Co. may build new nuclear power plant (Atlanta JC)
China’s wind farms profitable? (UPI)
Initial nod for Iraqi national oil company (Upstream)
Reliable Angola? (Forbes)
Rebel oil attacks cost Nigeria billions: Shell (AFP)
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
CFTC should set trading limits in energy markets, groups say (Bloomberg)
A carbon protection racket (CS Monitor)
US, China upbeat on climate treaty: US envoy (AFP)
Thune urges EPA to certify higher ethanol blends (John Thune)
German nuclear exit may depend on election outcome (Dow Jones)
Financing ‘elusive’ for solar power projects (Orlando Business Journal)
House climate bill dangles cash to lure CCS ‘first movers’ (Greenwire)
GE’s smart (and subsidized) appliances (Reuters)
Despite federal aid, new energy jobs slow to bloom (AP)
Traders balk at plans to limit natural-gas trades (WSJ)
‘Nigeria reform will crimp E&P spend’ (Upstream)
Caspian row threatens Nabucco (UPI)
Gazprom’s investment strategy runs out of steam (Jamestown Foundation)
Monday, July 27, 2009
Climate change: New study backs UN panel on ocean rise (AFP)
Why we need the climate bill’s building code (Reuters)
Editorial – Climate loopholes (NYT)
Peterson to farmers: Lobby for change now (Agweek)
Anti-ethanol groups contest delay in rules shielding climate (Des Moines Register)
Germany calls carbon tariffs “eco-imperialism” (Reuters)
Why not make turbines at wind farms? (NYT)
Vestas UK turbine plant set for closure gets government grant (Dow Jones)
Sun’s again rising for solar industry (Miami Herald)
Russia’s new scramble for Africa (WSJ)
Romania optimistic on Turkmen Nabucco gas (Reuters)
Gazprom proposes gas import tariffs (Upstream)
Iran turmoil signals gas pipeline woes (UPI)
Nigerian oil revenue down sharply (UPI)
Friday, July 24, 2009
Climate change pact ‘needs’ China (BBC)
US business warns Congress of ‘green trade war’ (Reuters)
DOE opens wallet for smart-grid trials (CNET)
Smart grid will be costly, taking years but necessary for economy, experts say (BNA)
Climate fixers’ hard sell (WaPo)
Natural gas glut: Stop me before I drill again (WSJ)
EPA has until December to rule on 15% ethanol (Farm Futures)
Permanent nuclear-waste site isn’t urgent, US regulator says (Bloomberg)
EDF and First Solar to build largest French solar plant (NYT)
California sets pace for generating solar power (NYT)
Congress ratchets up US pressure on Iran (Voice of America)
Iraq’s future hinges on shielding oil (UPI)
EIB says prepared to help finance Nabucco pipeline (Reuters)
‘Russia needs to open up resources’ (Upstream)
Thursday, July 23, 2009
USDA sees House climate bill yielding long-term benefits for agriculture (Greenwire)
Senate report says US and China need urgent progress on climate change for ‘global solution’ (AP)
UN climate expert warns against carbon tariffs (AP)
Top UN climate expert faults G-8 goal without deed (Miami Herald)
Ethanol company claims breakthrough in making fuel from plant waste (USA Today)
Pollution credits are hot issue in climate bill (Des Moines Register)
Slow, costly, and often dangerous road to wind power (NYT)
Wind power plan blown off course (Independent)
North Carolina to ban mountaintop wind? (NYT)
Industry lines up behind bold African, Mideast solar project in hopes politicians will follow (Greenwire)
US lawmaker ready to push Iran fuel sanctions bill (Reuters)
Clinton concedes Iran might become nuclear power (The National)
[Iranian] North Drilling Company to go public (Tehran Times)Moscow not blocking Nabucco (UPI)
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Power industry infighting heats up over climate legislation (ClimateWire)
Dorgan wants separate energy, climate bills, says carbon trading markets ripe for abuse (BNA)
Senate Democrats prep team girds for climate battle (ClimateWire)
House introduces bill to end ethanol tariffs (Feedstuffs)
Feeling the effects of the indirect land use debacle (Biodiesel Magazine)
Senate agriculture panel begins to stake its claim in climate bill (ClimateWire)
DOE announces $85 million for algal and advanced biofuels (Domestic Fuel)
Report: Wind power faces turbulence (Business First of Columbus)
China offers big subsidy to solar power developer (Reuters)
Government audit takes big dam project to task (WSJ)
US says China must pay to cut greenhouse gases (Reuters)
Gazprom sees earnings dip (Upstream)
EU delegation in Baku on energy talks (UPI)
New Iranian nuclear head urges mutual trust with West (Voice of America)
Monday, July 20, 2009
India rebuffs US carbon demands (FT)
House climate bill was flooded with last-minute changes (LA Times)
Climate change bill dividing farm groups (Corn & Soybean Digest)
DOE earmarks $85m for ‘advanced’ biofuels (Greenwire)
New technology emerges for deep-water wind farms (Boston Globe)
United States becomes world leader in wind power (San Jose Mercury)
California sets pace for solar power (NYT)
Green stimulus in Asia could move solar demand east (Dow Jones)
Will America go back to nuclear power? (Newsweek)
Tenn. senator urges TVA to produce more nuclear power (AP)
US envoy: Next step for Nabucco is facilitating gas supply (Dow Jones)
Nigerian peace remains elusive after oil region truce (Bloomberg)
Friday, July 17, 2009
Oil slips below $62 as traders eye company results (AP)
Nuclear title may not be enough to push Senate climate bill over the top (ClimateWire)
Consumer groups push Senate on climate bill’s rate-protection language (Greenwire)
Harkin wants ethanol measures in climate bill (Des Moines Register)
BP exits jatropha biofuel project to focus on ethanol (Bloomberg)
Some see Exxon investments into alt energy signaling ‘paradigm shift’ for big oil (Greenwire)
Government invests in wind energy (SF Chronicle)
European companies agree on outline of massive solar energy project in North Africa (AP)
German spy agency says Iran bomb years off, plays down report (Bloomberg)
Iran ‘justified’ as Nabucco partner (UPI)
US doubts Iran stake in Nabucco (Upstream)
Medvedev casts doubt on Nabucco as Markel defends gas pipeline (Bloomberg)
Baku becomes a question mark for Nabucco project (EurasiaNet)
Turkmenistan signs landmark gas exploration deal (AFP)
Energy jitters in Nigeria (UPI)
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Senator holds up EPA nominee over climate study (AP)
Midwest governors ask EPA to increase ethanol blend (Wichita Eagle)
Chinese checkers: Steven Chu, China, and the clean-tech question (WSJ)
Boxer says offsets will boost agriculture, some farm groups remain unconvinced (BNA)
US senators aim at trade plan in House climate bill (Reuters)
Senate to wait on climate bill till after break (The Hill)
US DOE to take step forward on FutureGen coal project (Reuters)
Scientist cites waste policy ‘failure,’ criticizes decisions on Yucca Mountain (BNA)
Sen. Alexander wants 100 new nuclear power plants (The Hill)
Can wind farms change the weather? (WaPo)
The challenge for green energy: how to store excess electricity (The Guardian)
Russia may score final coup in energy battle (Moscow Times)
Gas deals needed for Nabucco, Lugar says (UPI)
Okah may not control Mend (Upstream)
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Sen. Boxer courts farmers to seek ‘rare opportunity’ for climate bill (ClimateWire)
DOT’s LaHood: Obama administration opposed to raising gas tax (Dow Jones)
US, China try to reach accord on reducing greenhouse gas emissions (LA Times)
Exxon sinks $600M into algae-based biofuels in major strategy shift (GreenWire)
Experts call for federal wind power push (Houston Chronicle)
China seeks dominance in clean energy (NYT)
US government sells $9 million in leases to geothermal developers (Dow Jones)
Nuclear critics: Is Illinois the new Yucca Mountain? (DC Examiner)
Going nuclear: Atomic power fuels political debate in US, Europe (WSJ)
Iran could have atomic bomb within 6 months – report (Reuters)
Gadhafi says Iran nuclear program to be supported (AP)
Russia says no Iran sanctions for START deal: report (Reuters)
Media ponder ‘energy chess game’ (BBC)
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
US Sen. Alexander says ‘no’ to climate compromise (Dow Jones)
Disillusioned environmentalists turn on Obama as compromiser (NYT)
Ill winds blow for clean energy (WSJ)
US makes $3 billion available for renewable energy (Reuters)
China seeks dominance in clean energy (NYT)
USDA small wind turbine grants cover 25% of all costs (Design World)
Utilities seek to halt nuclear waste fee (NYT)
Low gas prices hurt sales of high-ethanol E85 fuel (AP)
Study urged on water demands of next-generation biofuel feedstocks (Greenwire)
Azerbaijan says interested in Nabucco project (Reuters)
Turk PM wants Iran, Russian gas in Nabucco (Reuters)
Nabucco pact signed (Upstream)
Iran ready to supply gas for Nabucco (UPI)
Nigerian authorities free jailed militant leader Okah (Bloomberg)
Monday, July 13, 2009
The energy bill's ticking time bomb (Politico)
Oil Price Drop Crimps Energy Profits, Drags Down Stocks (USA Today)
Biofuels are a long-term renewable solution (Politico)
Ethanol Futures: Thin But Effective (Wall Street Journal)
Less wind, more nuclear for UK energy future –CBI (Reuters)
Energy policy 'too wind focused' (BBC News)
Solar power plants proposed for Sahara (Financial Times)
European companies agree on outline of massive solar energy project in North Africa (Los Angeles Times)
U.S. to Press China on Tariffs on Clean Energy Trade (Reuters)
A by-the-numbers look at Europe's planned Nabucco gas pipeline project (Los Angeles Times)
Gazprom cuts investment, but by less than expected (Forbes)
Gas Pipe Deal Aims to End Russia’s Monopoly (CNN)
Friday, July 10, 2009
Obama's healthcare, climate goals hit speed bumps (Washington Post)
Senate Takes a Step Back on Energy (CBS News)
Biofuel development a burning priority for Obama camp (Chicago Tribune)
A Rough Year for High Ethanol Blends (New York Times)
Omaha utility OKs deal for wind-farm electricity (Forbes)
Who, What, Where (Boston Globe)
RWE Plans Solar Power-Plant Market Entry, FT Deutschland Says (Bloomberg)
Texans Asked to Reduce Electricity Use (New York Times)
Fuel rods to be checked at German nuclear plant (Associated Foreign Press)
Bulgaria vote winner wants temporary freeze on energy (Forbes)
Turkmenistan ready to supply gas for Nabucco link (Reuters)
Gazprom advances on Shtokman; analysts warn of delay (Forbes)
Oil Prices: Rising Supplies Help Explain Plunging Crude (Wall Street Journal)
Azerbaijan says not given anyone priority for gas (Forbes)
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Senate Ag Panel's Members Look to Stake Major Claim in Climate Bill (New York Times)
Aiona opposes system to reduce CO2 emissions (CNBC)
Green Ink: Mixed Results from G-8 Climate Push (Wall Street Journal)
Ethanol will play a lead role in a cleaner, greener California (Capitol Weekly)
The Global Ethanol Market (Ethanol Producer Magazine)
Pickens delays wind farm on finance, grid issues (Reuters)
Tri-State to buy power from new Colo wind farm (Associated Press)
Tessera Plans Solar-Power Plants In Riverside County, Calif. (Wall Street Journal)
Colored dyes offer cheap solar power: Israeli firm (Reuters)
German Stocks Climb, Led by Daimler, ThyssenKrupp, Commerzbank (Bloomberg)
Nuclear Power Debate Reignites in Germany (TIME)
Nabucco transit deal nice, but where's the gas? (Reuters)
Gazprom Will Order Gas-Locomotives for Shtockmann Gas-Field From United Industrial Corporation (OPK) Shipyards (PR Newswire)
G-8 Condemns Iran’s Crackdown, Shies Away From Sanctions Threat (Bloomberg)
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
US ponders new curbs on speculators (NYT)
G-8 may drop numerical emissions targets from climate statement (WSJ)
Senate tackles climate change (Houston Chronicle)
Unions set their sights on climate change bill (Roll Call)
Back to petroleum (FT)
Inhofe says climate measure won’t pass US Senate (Bloomberg)
EPA to decide on increase in ethanol use (The Maneater)
EU slaps 5-year import duties on US biofuel (Forbes)
Nuclear could benefit from US climate bill (Reuters)
OPEC echoes calls for speculation curbs (Upstream)
Gazprom threat to Nabucco overstated? (UPI)
Nigeria militants: Will attack Trans-Sahara pipe if built (Dow Jones)
Iran lures Chinese with new energy deals (Upstream)
Al-Qaida linked to oil attacks in Yemen? (UPI)
Monday, July 6, 2009
Obama asks business executives to ‘ramp up’ lobbying on climate bill (BNA)
Agriculture seen as a key to passing climate-energy bill in the Senate (DC Examiner)
Reprieve for ethanol? EPA extends comment period on biofuels (Gas 2.0)
India rejects any greenhouse-gas cuts under new climate treaty (Bloomberg)
Ethanol interest appears to wane with the economy (Seattle Times)
Big spring planting bodes well for food, ethanol companies (WSJ)
Green power takes root in the Chinese desert (NYT)
Failed German nuclear restart sparks war of words (Reuters)
Make state-run banks invest in renewable energy, urges ex-BP chief Lord Browne (Times of London)
California solar-power subsidy program approaches its limit (Los Angeles Times)
Iran eyes oil pipeline to Basra (UPI)
Nigerian militants claim attack on Chevron facility (Houston Chronicle)
Austrian Econ Min: Govts to sign Nabucco pact July 13 (Dow Jones)
Baku puts no limits on Gazprom deal (UPI)
Russia offers Turkey a role in South Stream – agencies (Reuters)
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Poll: Most Americans oppose climate change bill (Seattle PI)
Climate change bill may be election issue (NYT)
US gives up to $408 million to clean coal projects (Reuters)
Ethanol fights back with a new front man (Fortune)
Franken says he’s pro-ethanol (Domestic Fuel)
Obama comments on ethanol during rural tour kickoff (Domestic Fuel)
Dow Chemical joins algae-based biofuel project (AFP)
Taking the hot air out of wind power (American Thinker)
Cost concerns loom over US nuclear revival (Dow Jones)
Big Alaska looks to small nuclear (NYT)
Chevron starts oil output from Angola’s Mafumeira Norte field (Dow Jones)
Russia offers Turkey slice of South Stream (Upstream)
Turkmenistan center of new gas war? (UPI)
Tehran: US enters Iran to lay pipeline (UPI)
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
EPA grants California the right to enforce emissions (NYT)
Renewable projects, energy efficiency would receive billions under climate bill (BNA)
Canada worst, German best on climate change: report (AFP)
Big US corn area a reprieve for meat, ethanol companies (Reuters)
Farm groups still wrangle with climate bill (Ag Web)
Grow, Canada: Sustainable biofuel from the Great White North (Wired)
Congress eyes market impact of speculators: Vilsack (Reuters)
Are plug-in electric cars the new ethanol? (Washington Examiner)
Climate bill spurs less green power than hoped (Reuters)
UK government proposes single regulatory body for nuclear power industry (Power Engineering)
Few bidders to develop Iraqi oil and gas fields (NYT)
Turkey moves on Kurdish oil fields (UPI)
Russia, Azerbaijan achieve gas breakthrough (RFE/RL)
Schork oil outlook: Don’t blame Nigeria (CNBC)