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Majority of American voters concerned about high ethanol mandates – poll

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According to DOE’s fuel economy website, fuel costs can be significantly higher when consumers use higher ethanol blends WASHINGTON, DC – Seventy-eight per cent of registered voters are concerned that breaching the ethanol blend wall could drive up the cost of gasoline for consumers and reduce the nation’s fuel supply (91 per cent of Republicans, 80 […]

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Texas LNG campaign to be chaired by former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk

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Texans for LNG to raise awareness of value of LNG (liquefied natural gas) export facilities AUSTIN, Texas- Texans for LNG, an education campaign to raise public awareness of the value of liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities in Texas, today announced its official launch with former U.S. Trade Representative and Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk serving as

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WPX Energy completes sale of Van Hook gathering system to reduce debt load

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“We are fully engaged in debt reduction efforts” – Rick Muncrief, WPX Energy CEO TULSA, Okla .- WPX Energy announced today that it has completed the sale of a North Dakota gathering system for approximately $185 million to a private equity fund managed by the Ares EIF Group, a subsidiary of Ares Management, L.P. The sale

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Canada shouldn’t follow Obama’s economic policies – Fraser Institute

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One of central pillars of Liberal fiscal policy, like that of Obama, is increase taxes on high-income earners By Jason Clemens and Niels Veldhuis: Canadians should hope the clear parallels between U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau don’t translate into economic performance. The parallels between the two-term president and Canada’s new Liberal prime

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Passenger travel accounts for most of world transportation energy use

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US was biggest world transportation energy consumer in 2012, the most recent year with detailed international data by mode of travel  The transportation of people and goods accounts for about 25 per cent of all energy consumption in the world, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Passenger transportation, in particular light-duty vehicles, accounts for most transportation energy

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Michigan failure to ban fracking welcomed by API

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“Hydraulic fracturing has unlocked vast energy resources, creating jobs and economic opportunity throughout Michigan” – API The Committee to Ban Fracking in Michigan said Wednesday it has failed to secure the number of signatures required to qualify for the 2016 ballot. Organizers gathered about 150,000 signatures, but needed nearly 253,000 valid voter signatures. The news was

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Report: Environmental Protection Agency Is well-armed and anti-business

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Andrzejewski says EPA has taken on a larger paramilitary role in recent years By Kenneth Artz  A newly released audit of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by the Illinois-based watchdog organization Open the Books discovered hundreds of millions of dollars of questionable expenses, including high-end luxury furnishings, sports equipment, ongoing paramilitary purchases totaling $715 million for

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Husky Energy approves new heavy oil thermal project, expands Ohio refinery

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Husky Energy expanding Lima, Ohio refinery for up to 40,000 b/d of heavy crude feedstock from Western Canada CALGARY, AB – Husky Energy has announced the sanctioning of Rush Lake 2, a new 10,000 b/d heavy oil thermal development in Saskatchewan, as it continues to advance its portfolio of low sustaining capital projects. The Husky Energy heavy oil thermal production is

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Banking on batteries: SolarCity’s strategy to profit from the power grid

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Customers agree that if markets develop and SolarCity is dispatching the battery, the revenue is shared By Russell Gold.  Solar panel companies are often portrayed as the enemies of the power grid. Residential solar siphons off a utility’s top customers, leaving it with less revenue to keep the electric grid up and running. That’s what the whole death

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United States and China advance policies to limit CO2 emissions

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In China, achieving emissions targets will depend on balancing environmental goals with economic growth/development China and the United States are the two countries with the most energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, together accounting for about 40 per cent of global emissions in 2012, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Late last year, China and the

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