‘Coal Wars’ author says global coal industry must be shut down “Coal Wars: The Future of Energy and the Fate of the Planet” (Palgrave Macmillan), by Richard Martin Fierce conflicts over coal are taking place around the globe, but author Richard Martin says the decline and ultimate demise of the fuel that powered the Industrial
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Schlumberger CEO says global economy recovering, oil demand up by 1 million bbl/d in 2015 The world’s biggest oil and gas service company is laying off 11,000 workers, which is on top of the 9,000 jobs cut in January. Schlumberger will have 15 per cent fewer employees compared to the third quarter. Energy producers are expected to slash $114 billion in
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Greenpeace co-founder Patrick Moore says cap-and-trade system for California, Ontario, Quebec based on “faulty assumptions” The recent announcement that the province of Ontario will join Quebec and California in a cap-and-trade scheme for “carbon emissions” is depressing in more ways than one. It will provide zero benefit for the environment and will only serve to
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China pollution – 350,000-500,000 residents die prematurely annually By David Suzuki Beijing’s 21-million residents live in a toxic fog of particulate matter, ozone, sulphur dioxide, mercury, cadmium, lead and other contaminants, mainly caused by factories and coal burning. Schools and workplaces regularly shut down when pollution exceeds hazardous levels. People have exchanged paper and cotton masks
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JP Energy Partners connects Midland Basin assets with Magellan Midstream pipeline JP Energy Partners LP (NYSE:JPEP) of Irvine, Texas announced Monday it has acquired all of the assets of Southern Propane Inc. and signed an interconnection agreement with an affiliate of Magellan Midstream Partners. JP Energy Partners LP acquired Southern Propane Inc., a Houston-based industrial and commercial
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Apple environmental projects goal to power US ops with renewable energy Apple is expanding its environmental efforts by investing in a new Chinese solar power project and preserving 36,000 acres of “sustainable” timberland in Maine and North Carolina. The initiatives come as the tech giant this year met a self-imposed goal of powering all its U.S.
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Five year anniversary of Gulf of Mexico oil spill approaching The man who oversees settlement payments to people and businesses claiming economic losses as a result of BP’s 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill says more than $5 billion has been paid out. Patrick Juneau announced the milestone in a Wednesday news release, five days ahead
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Anti-fracking issue kicked off by Denton, Texas when it passed ban If the Texas Municipal League is fine with changes to State legislation restricting local fracking bans, environmental groups should get on board, too. A small group from the Texas Campaign for the Environment staged an all-night protest outside the legislature Tuesday, demanding more local regulation
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By J.B. Bird for The University of Texas at Austin Energy is such a constant presence in our lives, we often take it for granted. Like the clean water that runs from our taps, we just expect energy to be cheap and ever-present, whether it’s the electricity that charges our phones, the natural gas that heats
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Mexican oil thieves poison Villahermosa drinking water supply Mexico’s Gulf coast state of Tabasco has set up an emergency plan to supply drinking water to the capital of Villahermosa after oil thieves punctured a pipeline, contaminating rivers that normally supply the city. The spill late last week sent workers with the state-owned oil company scrambling
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