http://www.marinelink.com/news/commercial-electric396890.aspx
[image in on-line article]
Powering the First Electric Commercial Fishing Boat
Posted by Eric Haun
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
The world’s first electric commercial fishing vessel will be powered by
a Corvus lithium polymer Energy
http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2015/8/26/energy-markets/whats-gone-wrong-carbon-capture-and-storage
[The current Canadian government remains committed to spending many
millions of taxpayer dollars on further 'CCS' (inevitably really EOR)
research and pilot projects.
links in
http://www.biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2015/08/25/avalara-releases-white-paper-looking-at-tax-policies-related-to-biodiesel/
[links in on-line article]
Avalara releases white paper looking at tax policies related to biodiesel
August 25, 2015 | Meghan Sapp
In Washington state, sales tax
http://www.itv.com/news/2015-08-26/scheme-launched-to-stop-fatbergs-blocking-sewers-by-selling-waste-oil-to-biofuel-firms/
[images in on-line article]
26 August 2015 at 12:01am
Scheme launched to stop 'fatbergs' blocking sewers by selling waste oil
to biofuel firms
Cooking buffs are
http://theconversation.com/decades-on-the-promise-of-clean-coal-remains-elusive-46522
[Once again, nominally libertarian, free-market, capitalism advocates
want socialist intervention so taxpayers can subsidize the fossil-carbon
fuel industries to greenwash their historically very profitable
http://blog.sfgate.com/morford/2015/08/24/everything-is-on-fire-and-no-one-cares/
[By our actions over the past decades, despite the warnings and
evidence, this is what we have chosen. Does anyone actually care enough
about our own futures or our descendants to really make a substantial
http://www.energymarketprice.com/SitePage.asp?act=NewsDetailsnewsId=17952
Vestas obtains 50 MW wind farm order in Uruguay
26/08/2015 |
Vestas has been granted a contract to supply 50MW of turbines for a wind
project in Uruguay.
The Danish firm will be in charge of the supply, installation
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030147971530075X
Production of activated carbon from biodiesel solid residues: An
alternative for hazardous metal sorption from aqueous solution
Rita F.L. Ribeiro, Vitor C. Soares, Letícia M. Costa, Clésia C.
Nascentes
Highlights
•
https://www.energyvoice.com/otherenergy/83983/bikers-boaters-and-big-oil-unite-in-fight-against-us-biofuels/
Bikers, boaters and big oil unite in fight against US biofuels
Written by Bloomberg - 03/08/2015 12:06 am
Count bikers, boaters and, to hear some say, even God, among those who
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/UWC-to-supply-fuel-to-biomass-power-plants-30265801.html
UWC to supply fuel to biomass power plants
The Nation August 3, 2015 3:08 pm
Ua Withya (UWC) is turning itself into a biofuel supplier , with the
plan to produce biofuel from napier grass.
The
http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/energy/article/Trial-set-for-lawsuit-involving-Iowa-biodiesel-6420608.php
Trial set for lawsuit involving Iowa biodiesel explosion
Updated 5:16 pm, Sunday, August 2, 2015
MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A trial date has been set for a lawsuit against
a Nebraska
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/08/26/3695133/alberta-clipper-pipeline-expansion-youth-protest/
Sit-In Staged At Kerry’s House To Dispute Little Known Pipeline
Expansion To Be Bigger Than Keystone
by Natasha Geiling Aug 26, 2015 8:00am
On Tuesday morning, over 100 protesters gathered
http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/1307279-taylor-quick-fix-to-any-drilling-mishap-is-essential
TAYLOR: Quick fix to any drilling mishap is essential
ROGER TAYLOR BUSINESS COLUMNIST
Published August 25, 2015 - 6:49pm
Last Updated August 25, 2015 - 7:57pm
Despite the downturn in the
http://www.renewablesinternational.net/6-of-global-grain-for-biofuels/150/453/89553/
[link and graphic in on-line article]
Biomass
6% of global grain for biofuels
German renewable energy agency AEE argues that there is a lot of leeway
for energy crops. But only if the world stops eating
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/32499-leaked-eu-memorandum-reveals-renewed-attempt-at-imposing-water-privatization-on-greece
[links in on-line article]
Leaked EU Memorandum Reveals Renewed Attempt at Imposing Water
Privatization on Greece
Tuesday, 25 August 2015 00:00
By Satoko Kishimoto
http://www.desmogblog.com/2015/08/21/pennsylvania-family-dealing-water-contamination-linked-fracking-industry
[links and images in on-line article]
Exclusive: Pennsylvania Family Dealing with Water Contamination Linked
to Fracking Industry
By Julie Dermansky • Friday, August 21, 2015 - 03:58
http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/articles/493287/minnesota-poised-to-play-a-role-in-next-generation-heating-oil
Minnesota poised to play a role in next-generation heating oil
By The Minnesota Soybean Research Promotion Council | August 21, 2015
While the leaves on the trees have yet to turn
http://www.ngtnews.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11042#.VdxKX5fw_3k
REG Closes Acquisition of Biodiesel Refinery and Terminal
by NGT News on Thursday August 20, 2015
Renewable Energy Group Inc. (REG) has completed its acquisition of
substantially all the assets of Imperium
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2015/08/grape-waste-could-make-competitive-biofuel
Grape waste could make competitive biofuel
Thu, 08/20/2015 - 3:00pm
Univ. of Adelaide
The solid waste left over from wine-making could make a competitive
biofuel, Univ. of Adelaide researchers have found.
http://www.sltrib.com/home/2859042-155/cheap-oil-makes-it-tough-for
Cheap oil makes it tough for ethanol to pay bills
By Mario Parker Bloomberg News
First Published Aug 20 2015 09:36AM • Last Updated Aug 20 2015 09:36 am
Cheap crude oil may make it hard for ethanol companies to pay their
http://biofuels-news.com/display_news/9533/IRS_publishes_tax_code_for_biodiesel_tax_credits/
August 20, 2015
IRS publishes tax code for biodiesel tax credits
The US tax authority IRS has published a notice informing claimants
about the federal income tax treatment of fuel credits under
http://150901-distribution-progress-obstacles-webinar.biodieselmagazine.com/ema/DisplayPage.aspx?pageId=Home
Registration REQUIRED
FREE WEBINAR
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 | 2:00 PM CDT
Biodiesel Distribution:
Progress, Obstacles and Opportunities
Biodiesel has many great attributes, but in
http://phys.org/news/2015-08-fungi-harvest-microalgae-biofuels.html
Using fungi to harvest microalgae for biofuels
August 21, 2015 by Jan Overney
Microalgae are a promising feedstock for biofuels, but current methods
of harvesting and dewatering them are unsustainable. Now researchers
have
http://www.biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2015/08/20/rfa-hits-out-at-motorcyclists-association-for-spreading-myths-about-e15/
[links in on-line article]
RFA hits out at motorcyclists association for spreading myths about E15
August 20, 2015 | Meghan Sapp
In Washington, the Renewable Fuels
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/32494-in-appalachia-the-coal-industry-is-in-collapse-but-the-mountains-aren-t-coming-back
[links in on-line article]
In Appalachia, the Coal Industry Is in Collapse, but the Mountains
Aren't Coming Back
Tuesday, 25 August 2015 00:00
By Laura Gottesdiener,
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/32501-casino-capitalism-economist-michael-hudson-on-what-s-behind-the-stock-market-s-rollercoaster-ride
[video in on-line article]
Casino Capitalism: Economist Michael Hudson on What's Behind the Stock
Market's Roller-Coaster Ride
Tuesday, 25 August 2015
https://www.rt.com/business/312183-opec-output-grew-in-july/
[table and links in on-line article]
July OPEC output hits 3yr-high as Iran oil returns to market
Published time: 11 Aug, 2015 13:32
OPEC pumped 31.5 million barrels per day (bpd) last month as Iran
raised its production to 2.86
http://www.sitnews.us/LaineWelch/080215_fish_factor.html
[image and links in on-line article]
First Pure Electric Passenger Vessel
By LAINE WELCH
August 02, 2015 Sunday PM
(SitNews) - The first seagoing electric powered passenger vessel in the
U.S. is set to launch next summer in Juneau.
http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/council-canadians/2015/08/transcanadas-54-year-old-time-bomb-explodes
[links in on-line article]
TransCanada's 54-year-old time bomb explodes
By Mark Calzavara | August 24, 2015
The Transportation Safety Board has released its report on the rupture
and
http://www.desmogblog.com/2015/07/30/keystone-xl-hits-new-turbulence-south-dakota-permit-hearing-implodes-over-pipeline-corrosion-market
[links and images in on-line article]
TransCanada Keystone XL Hits New Turbulence As South Dakota Permit
Hearing Implodes Over Pipeline Corrosion, Market
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/32131-the-new-climate-normal-abrupt-sea-level-rise-and-predictions-of-civilization-collapse
[images and links in on-line article]
Dahr Jamail | The New Climate Normal: Abrupt Sea Level Rise and
Predictions of Civilization Collapse
Monday, 03 August 2015
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150824005605/en/Study-Biofuel-Saved-589.3-Million-Tons-Carbon#.Vdtc8Zfw_3k
New Study: Biofuel Use Saved 589.3 Million Tons of Carbon Emissions Over
the Past Decade
August 24, 2015 10:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Over its
http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/denso-plans-test-test-facility-produce-biofuel-microalgae-9129
Denso plans test test facility to produce biofuel from microalgae
by Autocar Pro News Desk Aug 24, 2015
Denso Corporation is to build a large 20,000 square metre test facility
for the
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/32479-washington-supreme-court-rules-all-seatac-workers-be-paid-15-minimum-wage
Washington Supreme Court Rules All SeaTac Workers Be Paid $15 Minimum Wage
Monday, 24 August 2015 00:00 By Keisa Reynolds, In These Times | News
Analysis
SeaTac workers have a
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/24/firefighters-climate-change-drought
[links in on-line article]
When firefighters speak out on climate change, we ought to listen up
Char Miller
Freak wild fires are becoming the new normal as global weather patterns
have changed
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/23/hawaii-birth-defects-pesticides-gmo
[links in on-line article]
Pesticides in paradise: Hawaii's spike in birth defects puts focus on GM
crops
Local doctors are in the eye of a storm swirling for the past three
years over whether corn that’s
http://obrag.org/?p=98240#.VdvH_Jfw_3k
Big Oil Spent $6.2 Million Lobbying CA Officials So Far in 2015
by Source on August 21, 2015 · 1 comment
in California, Energy, Environment, Politics
By Dan Bacher / Daily Kos
The oil industry spent $6.2 million to lobby legislators and other state
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/41f5aaca-4a13-11e5-b558-8a9722977189.html#axzz3jmZcUgFk
[WTI (U.S. oil main quoted price) was selling at US$38.18 at market
close today, after dropping to $37.75 at one point during the day. Last
week the question was if the oil speculators could support a US$40
http://muslimvillage.com/2015/08/22/112544/egyptian-teen-muslima-invents-million-dollar-biofuel/
Egyptian teen Muslima invents million-dollar Biofuel
by Terry Turner
Source: GoodNews Network
An Egyptian teenager has discovered an inexpensive way to turn plastic
trash into fuel — and it could
http://ecowatch.com/2015/08/20/greenland-glacier-lost-chunk-ice/
[images and links in on-line article]
One of World’s Fastest Melting Glaciers May Have Lost Largest Chunk of
Ice in Recorded History
Lorraine Chow | August 20, 2015 10:58 am
With the world’s glaciers melting at record rates,
http://www.ktvz.com/news/Insecticide-found-in-half-of-sampled-U-S-streams/34779418
Insecticide found in half of sampled U.S. streams
Concern over bees, other non-target insects
From KTVZ.COM news sources
POSTED: 8:56 AM PDT August 18, 2015
RESTON, Va. -
The U.S. Geological Survey found
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/4538f6d59b2f44e792ddc4447388d3fb/1st-us-tar-sands-mine-set-open-business-utah
[Well, at least U.S. based environmentalists can stop talking about
'dirty Canadian tar sands oil', and talk about the domestic product.
Oh, and a tip from those with some decades
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/A-Novel-Way-to-Pull-CO2-Our-of-the-Air-and-Turn-it-Into-Jetliners
[links and video in on-line article]
A Novel Way to Pull CO2 Out of the Air and Turn It Into Jetliners
Researchers say this method could feasibly reduce CO2 to pre-industrial
levels.
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/08/bayonne_oil_spill_of_less_than_1000_gallons_mostly.html
Bayonne oil spill of 'less than 1,000 gallons' mostly cleaned up, Coast
Guard says
By Jonathan Lin | The Jersey Journal
on August 03, 2015 at 4:15 PM, updated August 05, 2015 at 12:29 PM
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/17/japan-nuclear-tepco-legal-idUSL3N10S2GJ20150817
UPDATE 1-Fukushima operator's mounting legal woes to fuel nuclear opposition
* Judge forces Tepco to disclose internal report
* Report warned of need for precautions, went unheeded
* More than 10,000
http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/16182/20150820/oily-soil-fertile-ground.htm
[image and links in on-line article]
From Oil-Spill Soil to Fertile Ground
By Samantha Mathewson
Aug 20, 2015 03:57 PM EDT
New methods for revitalizing oily soil were found by Rice University
scientists who
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/UBCM+debate+emergency+response+plan+compensation+spills/11302730/story.html
UBCM to debate emergency response plan, compensation for oil spills
By Kelly Sinoski, Vancouver Sun August 19, 2015
B.C. politicians will press for better emergency response and
http://www.yourpetrochemicalnews.com/oil+leak+detected+at+jean+gaulin+refinery_120196.html
Oil leak detected at Jean Gaulin Refinery
Thursday, Aug 20, 2015
A leak originating from a crude oil tank has been detected at the Lévis
Jean Gaulin Refinery during a routine inspection conducted
http://blog.renewableenergyworld.com/ugc/blogs/2015/08/if_you_can_t_beate.html?cmpid=renewable08192015
[links and images in on-line article]
If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Own ‘Em—Utilities Muscle in to Rooftop Solar Market
John Farrell
Aug 17, 2015
In the past five years, rooftop solar has revealed
http://www.bangaloremirror.com/others/sci-tech/Biodiesel-plant-faces-threat-from-infestation/articleshow/48532214.cms
[images in on-line article]
Biodiesel plant faces threat from infestation
Bangalore Mirror Bureau | Aug 18, 2015, 09.35 PM IST
By: Dipankar Chakraborty
This may be a serious
http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2015/08/19/409612-carbon-storage-research-cancelled/
Carbon storage research cancelled
Published: 19 Aug 2015 10:000 comments
Research into the possibility of Fermanagh’s underground cavities being
used for Carbon Capture and Storage has
http://koin.com/2015/08/19/oil-spill-kills-aquatic-life-in-olequa-creek/
[Note: VEGETABLE oil leak
video, images and links in on-line article
If anyone is interested, I am connected with a start-up company which
has a number of EPA-approved spill response products which actually work
- on
http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/alberta-energy-regulator-responds-to-100-000-litre-nuvista-oil-spill-1.2524325
Alberta Energy Regulator responds to 100,000 litre NuVista oil spill
The Canadian Press
Published Wednesday, August 19, 2015 4:26PM EDT
CALGARY - The Alberta Energy Regulator says it's
http://rabble.ca/news/2015/08/harper-government-spent-millions-on-overseas-tar-sands-advocacy
[images and links in on-line article]
Harper government spent millions on overseas tar sands advocacy
By Megan Devlin | August 19, 2015
How much money has the federal government spent on lobbying on
http://www.lobelog.com/seventy-plus-nuclear-non-proliferation-experts-endorse-deal/
Seventy-Plus Nuclear Non-Proliferation Experts Endorse Deal
by Jim Lobe
As an abundance of nuclear non-proliferation experts rallies behind the
Joint Comprehensive Program of Action (JCPOA) signed last month
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/19/planned-parenthood-video-investigations-wrongdoing?CMP=ema_565
[Posting here because North American 'drive-by mainstream media
reporting' is not going to print the equivalent of a retraction.]
State inquiries into Planned Parenthood turn up no
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/32423-these-former-debt-collectors-decided-to-ditch-the-industry-buy-up-medical-debt-and-forgive-it
[I loved this story. links in on-line article]
These Former Debt Collectors Decided to Ditch the Industry, Buy Up
Medical Debt and Forgive It
Wednesday, 19
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/province-to-take-that-lead-on-shoal-point-oil-spill-dan-crummell-says-1.3196000
Province to 'take that lead' on Shoal Point oil spill, Dan Crummell says
CBC News Posted: Aug 19, 2015 1:15 PM NT Last Updated: Aug 19, 2015 1:54
PM NT
http://www.pressreleaserocket.net/inventionshare-secures-marketing-rights-to-global-preservia-which-provides-oil-spill-protection-for-companies-drilling-in-environmentally-sensitive-areas/287991/
InventionShare Secures Marketing Rights to Global Preservia Which
Provides Oil Spill Protection for
http://naija247news.com/2015/08/total-suspends-production-over-obagi-fields-oil-spill/
Total suspends production over Obagi field’s Oil spill
Posted by Naija247news
LAGOS — Another oil spill has occurred in oil rich Niger Delta, as Total
EP Nigeria Ltd, TEPNG, said it has stopped expedition
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/08/10/business/ap-eu-italy-biofuel-tractor.html
[Or biodiesel or vegetable oil or waste vegetable oil in a diesel
tractor, of course.]
Methane-Powered Tractor Could Cut Farmers' Costs, Emissions
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 10, 2015, 10:58 A.M. E.D.T.
http://biofuels-news.com/display_news/9484/two_men_sentenced_and_another_pleads_guilty_in_international_biofuels_fraud_scheme/
August 7, 2015
Two men sentenced and another pleads guilty in international biofuels
fraud scheme
James Jariv, 64, of Las Vegas, Nevada, has been sentenced to ten
http://renewables.seenews.com/news/peruvian-grupo-palmas-switches-on-usd-2-9m-biogas-plant-report-487612
Peruvian Grupo Palmas switches on USD 2.9m biogas plant - report
Aug 7, 2015 17:53 CEST by Lucas Morais
August 7 (SeeNews) - Peruvian company Grupo Palmas put into operation a
1.900-kW
http://www.energytechmatters.com/2015/08/05/1873/
UPS Deal Continues Trend of Corporate Biofuel Commitments
Posted By Sahir Surmeli on August 5th, 2015
Last Wednesday UPS agreed to purchase up to 46 million gallons of
renewable diesel over the course of the next three years from the energy
http://www.desmogblog.com/2015/08/03/permits-required-build-transcanada-s-keystone-xl-pipeline-jeopardy-hearings-reveal-missteps
[images and links in on-line article]
Permits Required to Build TransCanada’s Keystone XL Pipeline in Jeopardy
As Hearings Reveal Missteps
By Julie Dermansky •
http://www.alaskajournal.com/Alaska-Journal-of-Commerce/August-Issue-2-2015/FISH-FACTOR-Electric-boat-makes-debut-Costco-cuts-Chilean-salmon/
Electric boat makes debut
By Laine Welch Fish Factor/For the Journal
Published: 2015.08.06 01:49 PM
The first seagoing electric powered passenger
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/08/03/obama-climate-plan-testament-people-power-much-more-do
[links in on-line article]
Obama Climate Plan: Testament to People Power, But Much More to Do
We have our work cut out for us. Communities will have to be organized
and engaged. —Michael Leon
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/07/us-fracking-halliburton-schlumberger-nv-idUSKCN0QC0F220150807
‘Frack now, pay later,’ top services companies say amid oil crash
HOUSTON | By Terry Wade and Anna Driver
Business is so tough for oilfield giants Schlumberger NV and Halliburton
Co that
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2015/08/us-wind-energy-selling-at-record-low-price-of-2-5-cents-per-kwh.html
[images and links in on-line article]
US Wind Energy Selling At Record Low Price of 2.5 Cents per kWh
Wind energy prices — particularly in the central United States — have
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/32208-why-is-apple-lying-about-powering-its-data-centers-with-renewable-energy
[links in on-line article]
Why Is Apple Lying About Powering Its Data Centers With Renewable Energy?
Wednesday, 05 August 2015 00:00 By Nicki Lisa Cole, Truthout | Report
It seems
http://www.desmogblog.com/2015/07/27/energy-and-policy-institute-report-fossil-fuel-utilities-blocking-us-renewable-energy
[links in on-line article]
New Report Reveals Corporate-Funded Hydra Head Blocking U.S. Renewable
Energy
By Steve Horn • Monday, July 27, 2015 - 22:26
A new report from
http://brusselstimes.com/world/3764/6-1-increase-in-consumption-of-biofuels-for-european-transport
6.1% increase in consumption of biofuels for European transport
Monday, 03 August 2015 20:00
Use of biofuels for European transport increased by 6.1% in 2014
following a decrease in the
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2015/08/vehicle-to-grid-energy-storage-experiment-underway-in-california.html
[The program described in this article is not Vehicle to Grid (V2G).
It is an energy demand management program, which V2G proponents have
taken to calling 'V1G' to confuse
http://www.cp24.com/news/requiring-one-day-response-for-possible-oil-spill-too-expensive-ottawa-1.2504704
Requiring one-day response for possible oil spill too expensive: Ottawa
The Canadian Press
Published Thursday, August 6, 2015 9:25AM EDT
HALIFAX - The federal government says it is
http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2015-08-10/energy-policy/environmental-advocates-push-for-govt-inspections-of-oil-pipelines/a47631-1
Environmental Advocates Push for Govt. Inspections of Oil Pipelines
Public News Service - CA | August 2015
August 10, 2015
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The federal
http://www.noozhawk.com/article/tarballs_wash_ashore_on_santa_barbara_county_beaches_20150809
[images and links in on-line article]
More Tarballs Washing Ashore on South Coast Beaches, But the Source May
Surprise You
Scientists, officials point to natural oil seeps as likely cause of
https://cleantechnica.com/2015/08/17/usda-droping-63-million-loans-grants-across-264-renewable-energy-energy-efficiency-projects/
USDA Droping $63 Million In Loans + Grants Across 264 Renewable Energy +
Energy Efficiency Projects
August 17th, 2015 by James Ayre
Roughly $63 million in loans +
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/32398-drive-to-drill-growing-resistance-to-atlantic-oil-and-gas-drilling
Along the Atlantic Coast, Resistance to Oil and Gas Drilling Grows
Tuesday, 18 August 2015 00:00 By Sue Sturgis, Facing South | Report
Monthly town council meetings in Kure Beach, North
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/32394-here-s-why-the-close-collaboration-between-the-nsa-and-at-t-matters
[links in on-line article]
Why the Close Collaboration Between the NSA and ATT Matters
Tuesday, 18 August 2015 00:00
By Julia Angwin and Jeff Larson, ProPublica | News Analysis
Also
http://www.lobelog.com/the-backfiring-of-israeli-strategy-on-iran/
The Backfiring of Israeli Strategy on Iran
by Paul R. Pillar
Those paying attention both to the Israeli government’s implacable
opposition against the agreement restricting Iran’s nuclear program and
to the issue of Iran’s
http://jonathanturley.org/2015/08/18/mit-study-finds-that-curving-carbon-emissions-will-reduce-droughts-and-save-billions/
[link in on-line article]
MIT Study Finds That Curving Carbon Emissions Will Reduce Droughts And
Save Billions
August 18, 2015 Jonathan Turley
Economist Brent Boehlert
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/shoal-point-oil-leak-linked-to-abandoned-well-environment-report-says-1.3195086
Shoal Point oil leak linked to abandoned well, environment report says
CBC News Posted: Aug 18, 2015 4:37 PM NT Last Updated: Aug 18, 2015 4:37
PM NT
An
http://www.desmogblog.com/2015/08/04/key-greenhouse-gas-study-may-have-systematically-understated-leaks-new-research-shows
[links in on-line article]
Key Greenhouse Gas Study May Have Systematically Understated Methane
Leaks, New Research Shows
By Sharon Kelly • Tuesday, August 4, 2015 -
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/ntcl-barge-that-ran-aground-near-fort-simpson-may-have-spilled-gasoline-1.3194557
NTCL barge that ran aground near Fort Simpson may have spilled gasoline
Shipping company says no gasoline spilled, Transport Canada conducting
compliance investigation
CBC
http://www.desmogblog.com/2015/07/20/recession-not-fracking-behind-drop-u-s-carbon-dioxide-emissions-scientists-conclude
[links in on-line article]
Recession, Not Fracking, Behind Drop in U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions,
Scientists Conclude
By Sharon Kelly • Monday, July 20, 2015 - 09:45
It’s
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/burrard-inlet-restoration-boosts-seymour-river-salmon-returns-1.3194722
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Burrard Inlet restoration boosts Seymour River salmon returns
Project started in 2013 as a result of an oil spill in Burnaby
CBC News
http://www.alaskapublic.org/2015/08/17/crews-work-to-contain-7000-gallon-diesel-spill-in-sitka/
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Crews Work To Contain 7,000-Gallon Diesel Spill In Sitka
By Rachel Waldholz, KCAW - Sitka | August 17, 2015
A storage tank at Sitka’s Jarvis Street Diesel Plant
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/trump-gop-establishment-money-influencing-politicians
The Real Reason Donald Trump Embarrasses The GOP
The GOP establishment has been plotting to consign Donald Trump to the
electoral scrap heap ever since he entered the race. The question we
should ask is
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/32351-where-the-tpp-could-lose
Where the Trans-Pacific Partnership Could Lose
[Other rumours have it that the Canadian government has already sold out
Canada Post as part of the price for joining the TPP. Recent leaks
suggest the Canadian government has
http://qz.com/480545/bp-cant-seem-to-stop-putting-itself-in-the-line-of-fire/
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BP can’t stop putting itself in the line of fire
Over the last five years, few large companies on the planet have been as
existentially challenged as BP. Yet, the hits keep
https://www.adn.com/article/20150815/how-de-oil-polar-bear-grim-outlook-wildlife-impacts-arctic-spill
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How to de-oil a polar bear: Grim outlook for wildlife impacts from an
Arctic spill
Kamala Kelkar
August 15, 2015
In the event of a large oil spill in Alaska's
http://inthesetimes.com/article/18308/how-the-government-fast-tracked-shells-arctic-oil-drilling-plans
August 12, 2015
How the Government Fast-Tracked Shell’s Arctic Drilling
After Royal Dutch Shell’s mishaps in the Arctic in 2012, the Obama
administration indicated a major rethink of the
http://www.justmeans.com/blogs/freight-and-transport-companies-rapidly-investing-in-biofuels
Freight and Transport Companies Rapidly Investing in Biofuels
Blog Entry by Vikas Vij in Transportation
Sunday, August 16, 2015 - 12:00pm
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – Biofuels are emerging as a credible
http://tcktcktck.org/2015/08/over-1000-protesters-halt-digging-at-europes-biggest-source-of-co2-emissions/
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Over 1,000 protesters halt digging at Europe’s biggest source of CO2
emissions
Tierney Smith • August 17, 2015
In a huge moment for the
http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2015/08/farm-residues-can-produce-biofuels
Farm Residues Can Produce Biofuels
Fri, 08/14/2015 - 2:00pm
EPFL
To cut the cost of biofuels, their production-process can be enhanced to
include additional valuable biochemical compounds. A recent
http://www.suffieldtimes.com/business/red-rock-biofuels-to-power-fedex-jets-under-new-contract/10301/
By Bill Morgan on August 15, 2015
Red Rock Biofuels to power FedEx jets under new contract
FedEx is about to fly its jets on gas made by way of Castle
Collins-based Pink Rock Biofuels LLC
http://phys.org/news/2015-08-besc-microbe-bolsters-isobutanol-production.html
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BESC creates microbe that bolsters isobutanol production
August 14, 2015
Another barrier to commercially viable biofuels from sources other than
corn has fallen with the engineering of a
http://www.businessinsider.com/algae-next-great-renewable-energy-source-2015-8
[If anyone is actually interested in the potential of of harvesting
algae or processing it to make biodiesel, contact me off-line. I am in
touch with two companies which could actually make this a reality within
a
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/15/us-launches-secret-bid-to-stop-release-of-hunger-striking-guantanamo-detainee
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US launches secret bid to stop release of hunger-striking Guantánamo
detainee
Objection to freeing Tariq Ba Odah, who is 56% of his ideal
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/32365-a-welcome-new-yardstick-for-measuring-ceo-greed
A Welcome New Yardstick for Measuring CEO Greed
Saturday, 15 August 2015 00:00 By Sam Pizzigati, OtherWords | News Analysis
Should corporations in America have to annually reveal how much they pay
their
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