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April's natural gas bills for Xcel Energy Inc.'s customers in Colorado should drop more than 40 percent compared to this month and be more than one-third lower than April 2008, the utility said Wednesday. (XEL)

CALGARY, ALBERTA (MARKET WIRE) Kodiak Energy, Inc. (TSX VENTURE: KDK) (OTCBB: KDKN), ('Kodiak' or the 'Corporation') announces today's filing of its December 31, 2008 Reserves Reports NI-51-101F1, NI 51-101-F2 and NI-51-101-F3 and such reports are available for viewing on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com. The reports will also be filed on Kodiak's website at www.kodiakpetroleum.com by the end of this week.

FORT WAYNE, IN (MARKET WIRE) WaterFurnace (TSX: WFI), the leading manufacturer of geothermal and water source heat pumps, is now offering homeowners a new incentive for investing in cost-saving, energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly home comfort.

The John Ball Zoo continues looking at Alternative Energy even though the idea they had two years ago, that of powering the Zoo from the animal waste, just didn't pan out.

The leader of San Antonio's gas and electric utility on Wednesday announced plans to retire from CPS Energy later this fall.

CALGARY, ALBERTA (MARKET WIRE) Challenger Energy Corp. ('Challenger' or 'Company') (TSX VENTURE: CHQ) (NYSE Alternext US: CHQ) announces the release of its 2008 financial results. The 'Management's Discussion and Analysis' and financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008 and reserves filing required by NI 51-101, can be viewed on SEDAR (System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval, www.sedar.com ).

British oil and gas firm set to clinch Aussie gas producer by next week.

Food, water and energy shortages will unleash public unrest and international conflict, Professor John Beddington will tell a conference tomorrowA 'perfect storm' of food shortages, scarce water and insufficient energy resources threaten to unleash public unrest, cross-border conflicts and mass migration as people flee from the worst-affected regions, the UK government's chief scientist will warn tomorrow.In a major speech to environmental groups and politicians, Professor John Beddington, who took up the position of chief scientific adviser last year, will say that the world is heading for major upheavals which are due to come to a head in 2030.He will tell the government's Sustainable Development UK conference in Westminster that the growing population and success in alleviating poverty in developing countries will trigger a surge in demand for food, water and energy over the next two decades, at a time when governments must also make major progress in combating climate change.'We he

Food, water and energy shortages will unleash public unrest and international conflict, Professor John Beddington will tell a conference tomorrowA 'perfect storm' of food shortages, scarce water and insufficient energy resources threaten to unleash public unrest, cross-border conflicts and mass migration as people flee from the worst-affected regions, the UK government's chief scientist will warn tomorrow.In a major speech to environmental groups and politicians, Professor John Beddington, who took up the position of chief scientific adviser last year, will say that the world is heading for major upheavals which are due to come to a head in 2030.He will tell the government's Sustainable Development UK conference in Westminster that the growing population and success in alleviating poverty in developing countries will trigger a surge in demand for food, water and energy over the next two decades, at a time when governments must also make major progress in combating climate change.'We he

Valero Energy will buy seven ethanol plants from VeraSun Energy for $477 million.