Nearly 4 per cent drop in China’s CO2 emissions PARIS _Global carbon dioxide emissions may be dropping ever so slightly this year, spurred by a dramatic plunge in Chinese pollution, according to a surprising new study released Monday. The unexpected dip could either be a temporary blip or true hope that the world is about […]
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Oil prices expected to remain low for months WASHINGTON _ The falling oil and gasoline prices that for months have coincided with strong U.S. hiring have helped most Americans. But they’ve come at a painful cost for workers in the energy and mining sector: 122,300 lost jobs in the past year. Even as workers nationwide
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US rig count continues to fall as oil prices drop On Friday, Baker Hughes released its weekly rig count, showing the number of rigs looking for oil or natural gas in the United States has dropped by seven to 737. The number of oil rigs dropped 10 to 545 and the number of natural gas
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With 1,000 coal plants under construction world-wide, carbon capture highly valued REGINA _ Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has returned home after attending the international climate conference in Paris, where he promoted carbon capture and storage technology. Speaking to reporters at the Regina airport on Thursday evening, Wall said the world was happy to listen about the
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OPEC decision will likely drop price of oil VIENNA _OPEC nations decided Friday to keep producing oil at their current high levels, effectively acknowledging their inability to push up crude prices. An attempt to nudge the cost of oil higher would have involved lowering output. Instead, the organization’s endorsement of present output, which is more
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Pemex starting in Houston because of city’s high Latino population MEXICO CITY _ Mexico’s state-owned oil company says it will open five gas stations in Houston, Texas, as part of an experiment in expanding its presence in the United States. Petroleos Mexicanos is better known as Pemex, a brand that is seen on all gas
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Chinese coal industry scam played out from 2009 to 2011 BEIJING _ A court in northern China has sentenced four people to be executed over the deaths of coal miners who were slain in a plot to collect compensation. The four were found guilty of battering to death three Chinese coal miners with clubs and
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NRG Energy shares rose after announcement NRG Energy shares rose Thursday after the power company announced the resignation of long-time CEO David Crane and named a replacement. The company said Crane stepped down immediately, and he will be replaced by Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer Mauricio Gutierrez. Crane had served as CEO since 2003,
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Google data centers look to have 3.6 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2025 SAN FRANCISCO _ Google is nearly doubling the amount of renewable energy feeding its massive data centers that enable more than 1 billion people to search for information, watch video clips and communicate virtually anytime they want. The long-term commitments announced Thursday
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Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship guilty of willfully violating mine safety standards CHARLESTON, W.Va. _Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship was convicted Thursday of a misdemeanour count connected to a deadly coal mine explosion and acquitted of more serious charges. A federal jury in West Virginia convicted Blankenship of conspiring to wilfully violate mine safety
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