By HASSAN HAFIDH
A consortium led by Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC accepted contract amendments made by the Iraqi government to develop an oil field in southern Iraq, a senior Ministry of Oil official said.
“They have accepted the changes, and we are finalizing the deal with them on Jan. 25,” Abdul Mahdy al-Ameedi, [...]
Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar visted the High-Tech Solar Panel Plant
in Longmont, CO to call attention to a reinvigorated U.S. high-tech manufacturing sector. Salazar met with employees of an innovative solar panel company that has created more than 200 ‘green jobs’ in two years and expects to double employment by next year.
“Abound Solar and [...]
DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today energy expert T. Boone Pickens provided his sixth consecutive monthly update on the level of United States’ oil importation.
Pickens said that based on the latest figures from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA), the U.S. imported 65 percent of its oil, or 366 million barrels, in May 2009, sending approximately [...]
American Solar Energy Society (ASES) Projects Largest Solar Conference Turnout In 38-Year History; Conergy’s SolarSuccess! for Start-upsTraining Is At Capacity; Few Seats Remain for FastTrack! Training Sessions for Experienced Solar Installers
Boulder, CO (Vocus/PRWEB ) May 8, 2009 — Thousands of small business owners, investors, solar professionals and business leaders are flocking to Buffalo next [...]
Announcement Includes Biofuels Interagency Working Group, Recovery Act Funds for Biofuels Research and Commercialization, and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Renewable Fuel Standard
WASHINGTON – President Obama today announced steps to further his Administration’s commitment to advance biofuels research and commercialization. Specifically, he signed a Presidential Directive establishing a Biofuels Interagency Working Group, announced [...]
U.S. Gas Fields Go From Bust to Boom
CADDO PARISH, La. — A massive natural-gas discovery here in northern Louisiana heralds a big shift in the nation’s energy landscape. After an era of declining production, the U.S. is now swimming in natural gas.
Even conservative estimates suggest the Louisiana discovery — known as the Haynesville Shale, for [...]
After 25 years of denial and debate, Congress finally is drafting a climate change bill, responding to the largest outpouring of grass-roots activism since the civil rights movement. The American Clean Energy and Security Act aspires to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent of 2005 levels by 2020, 6 percent more than President [...]
Stating that Nevada could lead the nation in linking job creation to energy efficiency, state Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford detailed his “green jobs” initiative to a legislative panel Friday.
SB152 would use federal stimulus funds to train an estimated 3,200 workers at a cost of about $3,500 each, and cover costs of weatherizing about 6,500 [...]
President-elect Barack Obama is spending time on Capitol Hill promoting his stimulus package. Obama is expected to make a major address about the issue Thursday. One of his top priorities is to create jobs and in doing so move to eliminate America’s dependence on foreign oil. That means there will be an emphasis on renewable [...]
By Thijs Westerbeek van Eerten*
Scientists and environmental experts in the Netherlands and around the world have welcomed the nomination of Dr Stephen Chu (pictured right), Director of the US government’s famous Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California, as US president-elect Barack Obama’s choice for the post of energy secretary in the new administration.
“We must [...]
