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December 14, 2012

Britain lifts gas 'fracking' ban despite tremors
London (AFP) Dec 13, 2012
The British government came out in favour of a controversial shale gas extraction method known as fracking, saying on Thursday that work should be resumed even though it is suspected of having triggered earthquakes. Exploratory fracking can restart under tight controls to "mitigate the risks of seismic activity", Energy Secretary Edward Davey said in a statement. The British energy firm Cuadrilla Resources had been forced to halt drilling trials in Lancashire in northwest England after the techn ... read more

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Block on Keystone pipeline lifted in Texas A Texas court has lifted a temporary restraining order on construction of a small portion of the controversial Keystone pipeline, operator TransCanada said Thursday. ... more		Nuclear power emerges as new Japan campaign issue The future of nuclear power in Fukushima-scarred Japan has emerged as a major campaign issue for the first time in weekend polls, but experts warn little thought has gone into how to replace atomic energy. ... more		IAEA raps Bulgaria over safety at nuclear plant The UN atomic agency said on Thursday after a routine visit to Bulgaria's only nuclear plant that it had recommended several improvements including creating contingency plans for severe accidents. ... more
				Australia's resources, boom or bust? Investment costs in Australia's resource sector must be cut to maintain a good pipeline of projects, a government official said. ... more		Britain approves nuclear reactor design British regulators on Thursday accepted design plans for a nuclear reactor from French groups Areva and EDF Energy, which are seeking to build a new power station together in southwest England. ... more

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Outside View: Solving U.S. budget woes Even if U.S. President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, manage to avert the "fiscal cliff," Washington's budget woes won't be solved. Simply, politicians on both sides are blind to facts and deaf to reason. ... more		Trio Merger Corp. and SAE agree to merge Trio Merger Corp. and SAExploration have agreed to merge as part of a strategy to expand SAE's seismic data acquisition business worldwide. ... more		Consortium plans global shift toward net negative carbon economy Six satellites launched for ICEYE as constellation expansion gains momentum WHO says all Covid-19 origin theories still open, after inconclusive study		Turkey, Iraq Kurds near explosive oil deal Turkey and Iraq's independence-minded Kurds are reported to be close to a potentially explosive deal on major investment by Ankara in the burgeoning energy industry of the semiautonomous Kurdish enclave on Turkey's southern border. ... more
				Japan to host nuclear safety conference in Fukushima An international conference will be held in Japan's Fukushima region over the weekend to discuss nuclear safety following last year's atomic crisis, Tokyo said Thursday. ... more		Encana sells stake in oil field to PetroChina subsidiary Encana on Thursday sold a stake in its Duvernay oil field in Canada's Alberta province to Phoenix Duvernay Gas, a subsidiary of Chinese state-owned PetroChina for Can$2.18 billion. ... more

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				Rice cultivates green batteries from plant Here's a reason to be glad about madder: The climbing plant has the potential to make a greener rechargeable battery. Scientists at Rice University and the City College of New York have discovered t ... more		Can Algae-Derived Oils Support Large-Scale, Low-Cost Biofuels Production? ExxonMobil and many other energy companies are investing hundreds of millions of dollars to develop transportation biofuels from renewable resources such as the oil or hydrocarbons produced by micro ... more

Bolivia's eco-friendly trans-oceanic ships

Renewables Provide 46 percent All New US Electrical Generating Capacity in 2012

OpenADR Continues to Move the Smart Grid Forward

Turkey, Iraq Kurds near explosive oil deal

Israel, Iran vie for control of Red Sea

BHP Billiton sells stake in Australian LNG

Ground broken on Irish Midlands wind farm

GE, MetLife and Union Bank Invest in Kansas Wind Farm

Wind speeds in southern New England declining inland, remaining steady on coast

Asian Supermarket Distribution Center Completes Solar Installation

KYOCERA Solar Panels Power Innovative Solar-to-EV Project with Smart City San Diego at San Diego Zoo

Solar Energy Solidarity to donate over 60kW to PV projects

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China launches international association to boost global access to deep space research

Planet secures 240 million euro satellite services contract with German government

Planet expands defense partnerships with key AI surveillance contracts

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Yahoo! seeks slice of smartphone photo-sharing pie		Gulf oil states get hot for solar power		Chinese cities becoming too costly for expats: survey		Chinese firm to build electric cars in Bulgaria: report		BHP Billiton sells stake in Australian LNG

Renewables Provide 46 percent All New US Electrical Generating Capacity in 2012

Wind, solar power paired with storage could be cost-effective way to power grid

China's accelerating overseas buys raise fears

GE, MetLife and Union Bank Invest in Kansas Wind Farm

OpenADR Continues to Move the Smart Grid Forward

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US Power Grid Vulnerable to Just About Everything

Ground broken on Irish Midlands wind farm

Chinese strikers weighing legal steps in Singapore

Israel, Iran vie for control of Red Sea

Microsoft to sell Surface at retail stores

Texas landowner blocks Keystone pipeline building

Custom robots could do Fukushima cleanup

IMF warns Hong Kong property faces price correction

$99 Google laptops for schools sold out

BHP offloads Australia LNG interest to PetroChina

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