Originally at the Breakthrough Institute
Natural gas surges on record supply drop
NEW YORK — Natural gas prices jumped Thursday after the government reported that supplies fell by the largest amount ever for this time of year as frigid weather chilled parts of the Midwest and Northeast.
A wintry mix of rain and snow kept heaters [...]
There are many types of pollution control programs that are floating throughout the air. Pollution is a growing environmental issue that is being addressed. To that end, there are many different types of air pollution control programs that have been originated to deal with the effects that pollutions cause to [...]
At the international climate talks going on right now in Copenhagen, Denmark, we have a once in a lifetime opportunity to launch a major assault on global warming. Besides deciding emission targets and the legal structure of an agreement, commitments for long-term financing for developing countries [...]
Originally posted at the Breakthrough Institute
In a forthcoming edition of the New Yorker, journalist Evan Osnos has written a great long essay on the role of the Chinese government in clean energy innovation in China.
Osnos documents how, beginning with the 863 program [...]
The storm, off Western Australias Kimberley region, was upgraded to a category four, [...]
More venture capital will be invested in innovative greentech firms and more IPOs will happen in 2010 predict some of the world’s smartest venture capitalists and investment bankers at [...]
Kurt Wulff (McDep Associates) submits: Investors looking for high income distributions might consider the units of Freehold Royalty Trust (FRHLF.PK), unique in Canada for the right to oil and gas production free of investment and operating cost. That [...]
S&Ps move is the second such blow to the centre-right administration of President Felipe Calderón in three weeks. [...]
Greg Crockett named President for second term
Idaho Falls, ID. December 14, 2009 – At its December Board meeting, the Partnership for Science and Technology elected officers and board members for 2010.
Officers
Greg Crockett (right), a partner in the law firm, Hopkins, [...]
Originally Posted at the Breakthrough Institute
Last Thursday, U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and Richard Lugar (R-IN) introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at accelerating the growth of clean technology manufacturing industries in the United States.
The American Clean Technology Manufacturing Leadership Act [...]
The federal government’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported a bigger-than-expected decline in natural gas supplies. Stockpiles held in underground storage in the lower 48 states fell by 64 billion cubic feet (Bcf) for the week ended December 4. The large inventory decline came as frigid temperatures throughout [...]
Confidential intelligence documents obtained by The Times show that Iran is working on testing a key final component of a nuclear bomb.
The notes, from Irans most sensitive military nuclear project, describe a four-year plan to test a neutron initiator, the component of a nuclear bomb that triggers an explosion. [...]
The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) Foundation at the University of North Dakota has issued global, exclusive licensing rights to Whole Energy Fuels Corporation for a novel cellulosic biofuel technology which converts biomass and other recycled material without using enzymes, fermentation, or extreme operating conditions into compounds in [...]
The project by the company, AltaRock Energy, was the Obama administrations first major test of geothermal [...]
Geothermal Project in California Is Shut Down
The company in charge of a California project to extract vast amounts of renewable energy from deep, hot bedrock has removed its drill rig and informed federal officials that the government project will be abandoned.
The project by the company, AltaRock Energy, was [...]
Ron Sen, one of my favorite technical analysis bloggers, posted an interesting chart today of microcap Chinese biodiesel company Gushan Environmental Energy (NYSE:GU) (thumbnail below reproduced with permission – click to see Sen's original article).
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced two final rules that will further reduce the availability and use of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), which are primarily used as refrigerants and harm the ozone layer.
A diminished ozone layer allows more radiation to reach the Earth’s surface, leading to serious health [...]
Save the planet, switch to eco-light bulbs. So goes the refrain. But are these as bright, long-lasting and energy efficient as is often claimed.
Think those compact fluorescent bulbs are not as bright as the old-style lights they replaced? You are probably not imagining it. ... [...]
Only two of the eight fields on offer resulted in deals in the first day of the country's second oil auction this year. Five in regions still plagued by unrest were withdrawn and [...]
Cheap labour costs and a willingness to take more risks than their Western [...]
Security fears limit Iraq oil bids
Iraq's bid to auction off oil exploration rights Friday showed companies are still reluctant to enter the country.
Only two of the eight fields on offer resulted in deals in the first day of the country's second oil auction this year. Five in regions still [...]
As I write this article, world leaders are attending a UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen, ostensibly to hammer out the outline of [...]
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