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Cabot Learns The Dangers Of FrackingPoliticians want to regulate the use of hydraulic fracturing in oil and gas wells. If the industry is smart, it will reform on its own.
Forbes Tuesday, September 29, 2009Gas dips below $2.50 for first time in 2 monthsIn this May 21, 2009 file photo, Rufus Puckett fuels up his truck at a gas station in Redwood City, Calif.
Topix.net Tuesday, September 29, 2009'Morally Indefensible' Anti-Palm Oil Campaigns Threaten World's Poor, Reveals New StudyReport exposes how attempts by environmental NGOs to restrict production, trade of palm oil (a sustainable oil) would harm successful strategies to end poverty, restrict opportunities for developing countries to reduce emissions
prnewswire.com Tuesday, September 29, 2009Biofuels Markets in Sub-Saharan African Can Expect Rapid Growth, Finds Frost & SullivanCAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite serious challenges to its development, the sub-Saharan African biofuels
market should experience rapid growth in the next five years. The high targets set by the European Union and the United States for the inclusion of biofuels in their fuel supply are a key driver for biofuels projects in the region. In addition, intensified government support for the market has helped attract increased investment into production.
prnewswire.com Tuesday, September 29, 2009Asian Involvement in Sub-Saharan Africa's Electricity Industry Will Increase, Says Frost & SullivanCAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asian influence, especially of China, in the sub-Saharan African electricity industry will strengthen over the next five years due to the region's need for additional generation capabilities. The intense energy consumption of the Chinese economy, the need for China to build strategic political alliances and expand its export
market, the need for sub-Saharan African governments to access low-interest capital, a growing emphasis on technology transfer and the perceived intransigence of Western Governments regarding loans are some of the factors driving this growth.
prnewswire.com Tuesday, September 29, 2009RWE npower renewables In Biomass Plant DealA new 50 MW biomass-fuelled co-generation plant is to be developed for papermaker Tullis Russell to supply its paper mill at Markinch, in Fife, Scotland, with heat and power.
Renewable Energy World Tuesday, September 29, 2009Schott Extends PV Guarantee to 30 yearsSolar energy group Schott Solar AG has
announced that it is extending guarantee conditions for photovoltaic modules, offering a 25-year performance guarantee on glass-foil modules and a 30-year guarantee on double glass modules.
Renewable Energy World Tuesday, September 29, 2009Harvest Natural Resources to Present at IPAA's Oil and Gas Investment Symposium - San FranciscoHOUSTON, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: HNR) today
announced that James A. Edmiston, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) Oil and Gas Investment Symposium in San Francisco, California at 6:45 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, September 30, 2009.
prnewswire.com Tuesday, September 29, 2009BP interested in China refineryOIL giant BP PLC is interested in teaming up with Kuwait in a planned US$9 billion joint venture refinery project in southern China, a senior Kuwaiti official said on Monday.
Topix.net Tuesday, September 29, 2009CMS Land Reports Progress With Environmental Efforts; Additional Actions Proposed for Little Traverse Bay Environmental ProjectPETOSKEY, Mich., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CMS Land Company reports that significant progress has been made in addressing environmental issues related to the defunct cement plant that once operated on the shores of Little Traverse Bay. The abandoned site was redeveloped in 1994 into what are now Resort Township's East Park and the Bay Harbor Resort.
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