The Irony of Iowa’s Ethanol Exemption
By Robert Bryce  Mar. 05, 2010 
Oh the irony. This morning, the Des Moines Register is reporting on the death of a piece of legislation known as SF 2359. The bill would have required that all gasoline sold in Iowa contain at least 10% ethanol. But Iowa legislators couldn’t garner enough political support for the bill.

The Brewing Tempest Over Wind Power
By Robert Bryce, ET managing editor  Mar. 03, 2010 
The Obama administration has made the increased use of wind power to generate electricity a top priority. In 2009 alone, U.S. wind generation capacity increased by 39%. But more wind power means more giant turbines closer to more people. And if current trends continue, that spells trouble.

China Global Oil Shopping Spree
By Michael Economides, ET editor in chief, and Xina Xie, ET China correspondent   Mar. 02, 2010 
While China has been praised by some Western politicians and pundits, including Al Gore for the country’s miniscule non-hydrocarbon activities it is China’s global pursuit of oil and gas that has grown to a crescendo. The Chinese refer to their recent purchases as global acquisition and diversification. But amidst the maelstrom of global warming rhetoric, their aggressive moves are getting precious little attention.

The New York Times Opinion Page: The Twilight Zone Of Energy Reality
By Robert Bryce  Mar. 01, 2010 
I used to adore the opinion page of the New York Times. Whatever was printed there had to be the closest thing to the gospel truth handed down since Paul got knocked on his arse while heading to Damascus. I assumed only the smartest people were allowed to preach from the media world’s most hallowed pulpit.

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Developed countries Outsource Emissions
By CBC News  Mar. 09, 2010 
Developed countries are "outsourcing" more than a third of their carbon emissions associated with products and services to other countries, researchers say.

Fracking Fluids Controversy
By Keith Schaefer  Mar. 09, 2010 
The controversy surrounding fracking fluids is getting louder. Websites and media savvy organizations are getting more press on this issue, using a very simple and powerful pitch – are the chemicals used in fracking fluids in oil and gas wells contaminating our drinking water?

EPA Examines Shale Gas
By Reuters  Mar. 09, 2010 
The top U.S. environmental regulator said she was "very concerned" about fluids blamed by some for polluting water supplies near sites where drillers use them to extract natural gas from shale deposits.

Exxon Buys Assets Previously Deemed Unattractive
By Edward Klump  Mar. 09, 2010 
Exxon Mobil Corp., BP Plc and Total SA are investing in assets that previously weren’t worth their time or money after oil-rich nations reduced access to reserves and exploration drilling faltered.

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Help Poor Countries go Nuclear in Energy Crisis: Sarkozy
By Greg Keller  Mar. 09, 2010 
Poor countries should be helped to build their own nuclear power stations to help fight climate change, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said yesterday.

EU Begins Press on Nuclear Standards
By James Kanter  Mar. 08, 2010 
The head of the European Commission was to begin a push Monday for European safety standards for nuclear power plants to become binding worldwide, a development that might benefit France as it competes to sell its expensive technology and expertise against countries offering cheaper alternatives.

Energy Department Files to Withdraw Yucca Mountain License Application
By Siobhan Hughes  Mar. 04, 2010 
The Energy Department filed to withdraw an application for a nuclear-waste repository at Yucca Mountain, formally seeking Wednesday to reverse a Bush administration policy.

Syria Denies Concealing Nuclear Activities
By George Jahn  Mar. 04, 2010 
Syria on Thursday denied hiding nuclear activities from the world and said Israel was the source of suspicious uranium particles found at a Syrian desert complex bombed two years ago by the Jewish state.

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Mexico’s Oil Politics Keeps Riches Out of Reach
By Clifford Krauss and Elisabeth Malkin  Mar. 09, 2010 
To the Mexican people, one of the great achievements in their history was the day their president kicked out foreign oil companies in 1938. Thus, they celebrate March 18 as a civic holiday.

Ultra Efficient Gas Engine Passes Test
By Kevin Bullis  Mar. 08, 2010 
Transonic Combustion, a startup based in Camarillo, CA, has developed a fuel-injection system it says can improve the efficiency of gasoline engines by more than 50 percent

It Came From the Sea
By Alan Murray  Mar. 08, 2010 
Since mapping the human genome 10 years ago, J. Craig Venter has found plenty of work. The biologist now is burrowing into DNA in as many forms as he can discover, in organisms from the sea and deep underground. His goal: to use the building blocks found in naturally occurring DNA to make synthetic cells.

EPA to Decide Late Summer on Ethanol Fuel Boost
By Tom Doggett  Mar. 05, 2010 
The U.S. Environmental Protection will decide by late summer whether to allow higher levels of ethanol to be blended into gasoline, the head of the agency told Congress on Wednesday.

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China Prepares for Arctic Meltdown
By Louise Nordstrom  Mar. 01, 2010 
China is starting to prepare for the commercial and strategic opportunities arising as global warming melts the polar ice cover in the Arctic, an international peace research group said Monday.

A Confucian Mess: Natural Gas Pricing in China
By Xina Xie, ET China correspondent, and Michael J. Economides, ET editor in chief  Feb. 26, 2010 
China has a stated goal of increasing its natural gas consumption. But gas only accounts for less than 3 percent of the country’s primary energy consumption while coal provides more than 70 percent, a share not seen in the West since the nineteenth century.

China Says No Emissions Cap for Now
By AFP  Feb. 25, 2010 
China’s top climate change negotiator has said the world''s biggest carbon polluter has no intention of capping greenhouse gas emissions for the time being, state media reported Thursday.

China Won’t Boost Oil Prices
By Stephen Schork  Feb. 18, 2010 
Last Wednesday, some brave soul at the EIA fought through Washington’s snowstorm to release February’s Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO).

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Russia Headed Downhill
By Owen Matthews  Feb. 25, 2010 
Just two years ago, Russia''s energy reserves made it seem like a rising superpower, and a Western bogeyman that could do anything it wanted. That was then.

Putin Warns Utilities Owned by Prokhorov, Potanin
By Ilya Khrennikov and Anastasia Ustinova  Feb. 24, 2010 
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned power utilities controlled by four billionaires they face fines unless they meet commitments to invest in capacity made when the assets were acquired from the state.

Russia Gas Price Hike Shocks Armenians
By Naira Melkumyan   Feb. 22, 2010 
The company that has a monopoly on selling Russian gas to Armenia has warned it will raise prices for ordinary consumers by 40% in April, sparking anger in the country.

Russia Moves to Strip BP Venture of Giant Gas Field
By Katya Golubkova  Feb. 17, 2010 
Russia stepped up pressure on Russian oil venture TNK BP with environmental watchdog RosPrirodNadzor recommending on Wednesday to strip the firm of its giant East Siberian Kovykta gas field.

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