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New York State Outlines Fracking Rules

MIREYA NAVARRO The New York Times 09/06/2011
Venezuela's Chavez eyes new oil cartel

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez proposed creating a new oil exporters group parallel to OPEC that would include only the "giants" of global petroleum producers.

New York State Outlines Fracking Rules

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation just released a full draft of a report laying out the potential risks of a controversial form of natural gas drilling. Public comments are invited until Dec. 12 on the document, which outlines proposed rules governing a method that combines hydraulic fracturing with horizontal drilling.

NY seeks information from gas companies -source

Andrew Longstreth Reuters 08/18/2011
Russia in talks to build more nuclear plants in Iran: report

Russia has put forward "proposals" to build new nuclear power plants in Iran after the completion of the Bushehr project, local media reported Sunday quoting the Islamic republic's atomic chief.

NY seeks information from gas companies -source

New York's attorney general has sent subpoenas to three energy companies seeking information about the profitability of their natural gas wells, according to a source close to the investigation.

New York City's solar power push

Steve Hargreaves CNN 07/24/2011

Millions of UK households face record high energy bills

Myra Butterworth Telegraph 06/07/2011
New York City's solar power push

Nearly 80% of the one million rooftops in New York city are suitable for solar power. If every one of those roofs had solar panels, when the sun shines the brightest the city could get half its electricity from solar power.

Millions of UK households face record high energy bills

Millions of households were warned last night that they face “unacceptable” rises in their energy bills after one of the biggest power firms announced average increases of nearly £200 a year.

Chaos in Yemen drives economy to edge of ruin

ROBERT F. WORTH and LAURA KASINOF The New York Times 06/02/2011
Chaos in Yemen drives economy to edge of ruin

Even as Yemen’s political crisis deepens, the country is on the brink of an economic collapse so dire it could take years to recover, and hobble efforts to rebuild its fragmented society.

US House Approves Bill to Lift Drilling Moratorium

The House of Representatives voted to open more of the nation's oceans for oil and gas exploration on Thursday by a vote of 243 to 179.

Small lizard threatens Texas, New Mexico oil drilling

SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN BusinessWeek 05/01/2011
Japan sets up compensation plan for plant operator

Japan's government agreed on a plan Friday to ensure that the operator of crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant can meet the massive costs of compensating people affected by the crisis.

Small lizard threatens Texas, New Mexico oil drilling

Frustration is swelling among residents and lawmakers in one of the most productive oil and natural gas basins in the nation, and it's all because federal wildlife managers have proposed endangered species protections for a small lizard.


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