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He is known for starting companies from scratch, building them up, then selling them for a tidy profit, but Ross Beaty says his plan for geothermal newcomer Magma Energy Corp.

Photos from US spy satellites declassified by the Obama White House provide the first graphic images of how the polar ice sheets are retreating in the summer. The effects on the world's weather, environments and wildlife could be devastatingGraphic images that reveal the devastating impact of global warming in the Arctic have been released by the US military. The photographs, taken by spy satellites over the past decade, confirm that in recent years vast areas in high latitudes have lost their ice cover in summer months.The pictures, kept secret by Washington during the presidency of George W Bush, were declassified by the White House last week. President Barack Obama is currently trying to galvanise Congress and the American public to take action to halt catastrophic climate change caused by rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. One particularly striking set of images - selected from the 1,000 photographs released - includes views of the Alaskan port of Barrow. One, taken

The Dutch electronics company Philips is letting people tinker with technology.

Concerns about dwindling fossil fuel resources, current levels of petroleum consumption, and growing pressure to shift to more sustainable energy sources are among the many factors prompting the transition from our current energy infrastructure to one that uses less carbon and requires the efficient conversion of energy.

You're probably familiar with some of the federal government's 2009 incentives for home energy efficiency - heftier tax credits for solar panels, solar water heaters, geothermal heat pumps, heavy-duty insulation, windows, air conditioning and the like.

A South Carolina power company is signing a pact with an environmental group to manage a major dam on two of the state's rivers.

The average official selling price (OSP) of Abu Dhabi crude oil grades fell to $52.95 a barrel in the first six months of 2009, Gulf News has cited figures from Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc). This is by 51.12% lower than the average selling price of Abu Dhabi crude grades during the first half of 2008, which was $108.32 a barrel. [AMEInfo.com]

More power with co-operation Dexter wants to work with NSP to reach renewable energy targets By KEITH DOUCETTE The Canadian Press Fri.

Schlumberger's CEO says volatility in crude oil prices is still spurring oil companies to postpone or cancel projects, clouding the outlook for oil field services companies.

EV Energy Partners has paid $214 million for marginal gas properties it believes it can revive.