Tire fuel battle fired up in Vermont

Plan to use tires to fuel paper mill in NY has Vermont up in arms. SHOREHAM, Vt. (Reuters) – A campaign in Vermont to stop a paper mill in neighboring New York from burning scrap tires as fuel has galvanized one of the greenest U.S. states into one of its biggest environmental battles. But after […]

Too cool for school … literally

WASHINGTON – Bundle up, kids. It’s getting cold inside. As oil and natural gas prices soar, public schools are having to make some tough decisions: turning down the thermostat, finding alternative sources of fuel, even cutting back on the school week. At Menomonie High School in western Wisconsin, principal Tom Wiatr has dropped the temperature […]

Is the U.S. ready for real energy conservation efforts?

What happens when we run out of oil? How do we run our economies, fuel our vehicles and heat our homes? If you donA couple of weeks ago, I attended a conference at the University of Maryland, sponsored by the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism. The topic was energy, and the speakers were industry representatives, […]

Energy Cost Will Remain Superheated

Americans vacillate between two moods about energy prices Most consumers began to pay serious attention this past September, when gasoline prices soared to more than $3.50 a gallon after hurricanes pummeled the Gulf of Mexico. Home heating oil prices spiked up, too. But now gasoline prices have drifted down to levels Americans consider

One is by rail; two is by sea

The United States must prepare for the inevitable day when fuel oil supplies run short. If the White House won’t lead, the states should. Gov.-elect Tim Kaine’s transportation listening tour has brought out the rail enthusiasts along the congested Interstate 81 corridor. The need for massive improvements, including dedicated truck lanes and expensive tolls, could […]

Oil, Gold, and New Ways to Profit

THE LAST TIME we looked at the gold/crude oil ratio, it was coming off an all-time low. But with gold’s move to $533 in trading here in my part of the world, it’s time to look at the ratio again and what it means for oil, gold, and you. Here’s what I wrote in late […]

Peak oil piques energy concern

The high natural gas prices on most Americans’ minds this winter may be the least of our worries when it comes to energy. What if oil itself, the lubricant and fuel that keeps our entire industrialized world running, is running out? I spent a few days recently among some of the sharper editorial writers in […]

Goldman’s Murti Says `Peak Oil’ Risks Sending Prices Above $105

Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analyst Arjun Murti, who roiled oil markets in March by saying crude may reach $105 a barrel, now says that may be conservative if the “peak oil” theory is right and world supplies are running out. The belief that the world’s oil supply is close to an […]

Town has nuclear-powered plans

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. “Everybody from 35 to 40 years old that grew up around this county in the ’70s, they’ve seen the towers, they knew what it was,” says Tommy Bryant, 36, a utility company manager whose father worked a construction job at Bellefonte. “Most people are really glad about what they’re planning.” Americans’ confidence in […]

Pollution fears over new regulations

New regulations governing the use of recycled fuel oil will raise prices for the road construction business and garages, and may lead to a rise in pollution, an industry body will warn today. Recovered fuel oil is collected by garages from vehicle engines. When recovered, the oil – used to lubricate engines – can be […]

Kyoto Treaty Powers Up U.S. Alternative Energy Firms

The United States has not joined the Kyoto Protocol to cut greenhouse gases, but the pact nevertheless is boosting sales for American companies that market “clean” energy technologies. The spread of renewable-energy standards — particularly in Europe — propelled by the treaty, along with a surge in oil and gas prices, has triggered a boom […]

Energy and the Common Purpose – a Book Review

On the surface, the issues of climate change and peak oil call for very similar responses. It is, after all, about reducing the use of fossil fuels. However, there are differences, highlighted in the Government’s recent announcement that it will begin a new programme of nuclear power plant building. On the face of it a […]

Nuclear fuel missing

One day last May, workers at Southern Co.’s nuclear power plant near Baxley, Ga., made a disturbing discovery: 68 inches of dangerous used nuclear fuel rods were missing. …The nuclear material is missing at a time when Southern Nuclear wants to build two new reactors. Southern Nuclear hopes to have one operational by 2015 — […]

Malaysian firms well-positioned to be big time players

Malaysian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry general manager Thomas Brandt said the potential for Malaysian companies to venture into palm based biodiesel production was tremendous – catering not only for domestic but also for the export market. He told StarBiz in Kuala Lumpur that palm oil would likely be one of the major components in […]

President Arroyo approves oil exploration project

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has officially given the go signal for the Department of Energy’s immediate exploration, development and production of crude oil from the Camago-Malampaya reservoir in the central province of Palawan, the government said Monday… “The increasing prices of oil and petroleum products in the world market has made it urgent and imperative for […]

A big wave of mini-hydro projects

Interest revives in hydropower on a small scale, sparked by the new energy bill and high fuel costs. Propelled by high energy costs, federal incentives, and an eased licensing process, at least 104 projects in 29 states – with 2,400 megawatts of new capacity – have been granted “preliminary permits” by the Federal Energy Regulatory […]

Bangladesh to develop coal as alternative domestic energy source

The Bangladeshi government has crafted a draft coal policy aiming to develop coal as an alternative source of domestic energy in the foreseeable future, thus reducing pressure on the use of natural gas. With the latest discovery of coal fields in the country’s northwestern part, the draft policy — first of its kind in the […]

Dubai entertains wind power as a home energy solution

Wind energy may soon be powering homes in Dubai if a pilot project is successful. Dubai Water and Electricity Authority (DEWA) has announced they have appointed a consultant to study the feasibility of using wind energy in Dubai. “If proven feasible, it will be utilised for a pilot project initially,” Saeed M. Al Tayer, managing […]

China to end welfare heating in 2007

Urban residents in northern China will have to pay for their cozy winter living by the end of 2007. A notice issued on Saturday by the Ministry of Construction and seven other ministries urged a commercialized heating system within two years. China View

World Solar Energy News

December 14, 2005 San Francisco, CA, USA: California Proposes $2.8bn Solar Energy Funding Program. In an Interim Order issued yesterday, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is proposing to adopt a program, called the “California Solar Initiative”, CSI to provide up to $2.8 billion in incentives for solar projects of all types and sizes. solarbuzz

World Nuclear Energy News

Russia: A new federal programme is to be launched that will boost nuclear electricity generation in the country over the next decade. The plan – part of the Ministry of Atomic Energy’s (Minatom’s) ‘Energy Efficient Economics’ programme – will be implemented in 2002-2005 and continue until 2010. By 2005, generation capacity of Russian nuclear plants […]

FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES: Group determines research priorities

Green-integrated technology, solar energy, fuel cells, bacterial factories and genetically-based engineering have been predicted as the top five emerging technologies by local scientists and technologists at the Thai Academy of Science and Technology Foundation. The forecast, made five months ago, anticipates the emerging technologies that will have an impact on Thailand in the next ten […]

Russians to swoop on UK gas market

RUSSIA’S Gazprom is planning a major swoop on the UK energy market in a move that could ease the gas shortages that have sent prices spiralling to record levels in recent weeks, a leading industry journal has reported. scotsman

Prospects for Iraq

As the British Oil Adviser to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad soon after the cessation of hostilities in 2003, I am surprised how quickly some of the key strategic issues for the Iraq war have been subsumed within the rush to implement an early exit strategy for the coalition. The critical postwar aim was […]

House GOP work on oil and gas exploration bill

House Republican leaders worked late tonight on a bill that would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northern Alaska to oil and gas exploration. chron

US States Forge on With Slimmer Plan to Cut CO2

Seven Northeastern US states hope to proceed with plans to launch a regional greenhouse gas market, even after two states dropped out of the group, sources said. planetark

Non-political committee to make Sweden fossil fuel-independent by 2020

The Swedish Prime Minister, Gthewatt

Honda says to mass-produce solar cells from 2007

Honda Motor Co. said on Monday it plans to start mass-producing solar cells in 2007, eyeing growing demand for environmentally friendly energy sources. The company aims to generate annual sales of 5 billion to 8 billion yen ($40 million to $70 million) from solar cells once the factory’s output reaches full annual capacity of 27.5 […]

Grassroots Organization Launches Renewable Energy Act of 2006

Everywhere, USA. An online renewable energy advocacy group, World Oil Boycott, has launched a major drive to see sweeping legislation in 2006 that would revolutionize the US energy industry. The initiative calls for a resurrection, expansion and re-introduction of Bill S 427, introduced in the first session of 2005. The Bill is currently languishing in […]

Peak oil piques energy concern

If we are nearing peak oil, and energy prices continue to skyrocket, will this concern for aesthetics seem as quaint as the $3 barrel of oil? The same question holds true on this coast: How long will California’s resistance to offshore oil drilling withstand triple-digit oil prices?

Michael C. Moore, a member of the California Energy Commission during the energy crisis of 2000-2001, recalled at the seminar that the supply-strapped state relied on coal-fired power plants to make up our electricity shortfall. In only three and four hours of operation, those plants exceeded their air quality permits for an entire year, he said.

If another energy crisis comes, will our environmental concerns go up in smoke again?

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