Ventyx Releases 2009 U.S. Coal Industry Map

Ventyx®, the world’s largest private software, data and advisory services provider to the energy and utility industry, today announced the release of the new 2009 U.S. Coal Industry Map, providing the industry’s most comprehensive view of this vital sector of the U.S. energy industry. Utilizing data from the industry-leading Ventyx Velocity Suite energy intelligence solution, the 2009... 

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Arctic Oil & Gas Corp.: Government Officials Should Vote for Energy Prosperity, Not Energy Poverty

Arctic Oil & Gas Corp. (351 million shares issued), a petroleum exploration company, is pleased to announce that the Company and partners have proposed $2.50 gasoline, 30% discounted natural gas and hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties to Santa Barbara County from a proposed, (40% AOAG equity) Santa Barbara OCS-State petroleum lease development project, on known oil accumulations containing... 

Silvercorp Metals Inc.: Power Supply Rationing

Silvercorp Metals Inc. provided an update on power supply issues in China. Due to inadequate power coal supply nation wide, and due to measures to insure power supply to the Beijing Olympic Games and to residential consumers during the Olympic Games, governmental rationing has been imposed for industrial usage. As a result, Silvercorp’s mining operations in its Ying Mining Camp, in Luoyang City,... 

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PennFuture Lauds Kathleen McGinty as Trailblazer for Pennsylvania’s Environment and Economy

Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (PennFuture) heralded Secretary of Environmental Protection Kathleen McGinty as a trailblazer for Pennsylvania’s environment and economy and a truly transformative leader. PennFuture’s comments came as McGinty announced her intention to leave office on July 18, 2008. “Secretary McGinty has created a record of unparalleled achievement for the Keystone State’s... 

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Sabah’s coal-fired power plant project to be relocated

Sabah’s controversial coal-fired power plant project is back on track but will be moved to a more “suitable” location in the east coast. The state government, which scrapped the RM1.3bil coal plant project targeted for Lahad Datu for environmental reasons, has agreed in principle that the 300MW plant be relocated, Energy, Water and Communications Minister Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor... 

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U.S. unveils latest blueprint for “clean coal” plants

The U.S. Energy Department laid out plans to spend up to $1.3 billion on multiple “clean” coal-fired plants designed to capture carbon emissions and store them underground. The unveiling of the project kick-starts two weeks of public comment on the proposal. The new proposal comes after the Energy Department killed an earlier plan that would have sited a plant in Mattoon, Illinois. Rather... 

Sabah sticks to its guns on coal-fired power plant

The Sabah Government is sticking to its decision against building a coal- fired power plant in Lahad Datu. State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjum said the government could not afford the environmental risks of such a facility close to key pristine conservation areas. “We are aware of the argument that coal-fired plants in the peninsula are sited close to a resort and... 

IEA projects increased coal use

Paris-based International Energy Agency has put coal in the future energy mix. Due to strong demand, record oil and gas prices, concerns over energy security and a reluctance to fully bring back nuclear energy, coal has seen a resurgence in the European energy market. It’s a trend that has been seen in the United States and Asia as well. Though it’s cheap and plentiful, coal brings up environmental... 

Activists dump coal to oppose approval of dirty Iloilo power plant

Greenpeace activists dumped 200 kilos of coal at the entrance of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday and unfurled a banner with the message ”Atienza, don’t be a climate criminal.” The activists are demanding that Secretary Lito Atienza immediately reject all plans to construct a dangerous coal-fired power plant in Iloilo City. Instead of actual coal,... 

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Sunflower decision spurs $789,000 in lobbyist spending for Kansas coal-fired plants

Lobbyists have reported spending more than $789,000 during the ongoing debate over two proposed coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas, most of it on efforts to sway public opinion. Opponents of the plants initially reported putting far more money into their public relations campaign. But since the year began, supporters have reported six times as much spending, reports filed by individual lobbyists...