Energy
ENERGY:: The Poisoned Politics of Keystone XL – NYTimes
By MB Snow at February 9, 2012 | 12:10 am
On Monday, Stephen Harper, the prime minister of Canada, traveled to China for a week of high-level meetings. He brought with him a handful of his cabinet ministers, including Joe Oliver, his tough-talking minister of natural resources who, until recently, had been withering in his scorn for the opponents of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which President Obama rejected a ... Go To Article
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ENERGY:: AMERICAN GAINING Energy Independence With U.S. as Top Producer – Businessweek
By MB Snow at February 8, 2012 | 12:26 am
By Rich Miller, Asjylyn Loder and Jim Polson Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. is the closest it has been in almost 20 years to achieving energy self-sufficiency, a goal the nation has been pursuing since the 1973 Arab oil embargo triggered a recession and led to lines at gasoline stations. Domestic oil output is the highest in eight years. The U.S. is producing so ... Go To Article
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ENERGY:: Tshuva discovers more offshore Israeli gas – IsraelHayom
By MB Snow at February 8, 2012 | 12:17 am
Drilling at Tanin-1 suggests it may become Israel’s third-largest natural gas field • Commercial production likely to commence by 2013 • Recent offshore natural gas discoveries may represent windfall for Israel’s economy. The fledgling Israeli natural-gas industry could get another boost from a newly discovered natural gas reservoir off the Israeli coast. Avner ... Go To Article
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ENERGY:: Azeri and Iranian gas supply failure fuels shortage concerns
By MB Snow at February 8, 2012 | 12:09 am
The flow of natural gas to Turkey from Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz field, the largest in the Caucasian country, via the South Caucasus gas pipeline, stopped on Tuesday, raising fears among Turks at a time when the demand for the natural gas is rising and gas supply from major providers such as Iran is declining. The interruption of natural gas was the result of a technical ... Go To Article
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MIDDLE EAST:: Attacks in Syria’s Homs resume after Russian peace – Yahoo! News
By MB Snow at February 8, 2012 | 12:04 am
AMMAN (Reuters) - Armored forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad thrust deeper into the central city of Homs on Wednesday, firing rockets and mortar rounds to subdue opposition districts, activists said, a day after Russia said Assad wants peace. Tanks entered the Inshaat neighborhood and moved closer to Bab Amro district, which has been the target of the heaviest ... Go To Article
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ENERGY:: Senators press White House to intervene in ‘fracking’ fight – The Hill
By MB Snow at February 6, 2012 | 4:39 pm
A pair of senators is urging the White House Office of Management and Budget not to let the Environmental Protection Agency sully the reputation of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” the controversial natural-gas drilling method. Sens. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) are asking OMB’s regulatory chief to ensure that EPA “reaches sound and ... Go To Article
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ENERGY:: SANTA BARBARA: Oil drilling off California coast approved by House panel | 89.3 KPCC
By MB Snow at February 2, 2012 | 12:27 pm
A GOP-led House committee has approved bills that open the Arctic National Wildlife Preserve to oil drilling, encourage oil shale development in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming and push new oil drilling off the Santa Barbara coast. Republicans say the measures provide energy security and a source of revenue to help pay for roads and bridges, but it was the offshore oil ... Go To Article
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ENERGY:: President Obama’s Domestic Energy State Of Delusion – Forbes
By MB Snow at February 1, 2012 | 12:43 am
President Barack Obama’s administration has claimed a number of remarkable accomplishments that will reduce dependence upon foreign oil and secure future energy security. Statements leading up to and during his January 24 State of the Union address take credit for highest levels of natural gas production in more than 30 years, record oil production in eight years, ... Go To Article
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ENERGY:: Everything You Know About Peak Oil Is Wrong – Businessweek
By MB Snow at January 31, 2012 | 12:19 am
At some point in the coming months, the confrontation between the West and Iran over the Islamic republic’s nuclear program may reach a breaking point. Even assuming the two sides manage to avoid full-fledged military conflict, the crisis could still cause significant disruption to the world economy. An embargo against Iranian oil exports, or a move by Iran’s leaders ... Go To Article
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KEYSTONE PIPELINE bill gets 44 senators’ approval – POLITICO
By MB Snow at January 30, 2012 | 10:25 am
Senate Republicans on Monday introduced a bill that would have Congress approve the Keystone XL pipeline instead of waiting for President Barack Obama to grant a permit. The proposal puts the senators on a similar but distinct track from House GOP leaders seeking to take control of the issue away from the White House. The Senate bill — co-sponsored by 43 ... Go To Article
