Bancroft Uranium Inc. today wishes to advise the public as to the Company’s strong ongoing commitment to environmental principals, the health of its workers, the community and to the overall protection of the environment.
Bancroft believes that the production of emissions-free electricity via nuclear power generation is the only form of energy for the future that [...]

Shares of solar power companies rose after German lawmakers reached a tentative agreement on a smaller reduction in state subsidies to solar companies than some investors feared.
Lawmakers agreed to cut the nation’s so-called feed-in tariff by 8 percent in 2009 and 2010, and 9 percent for each subsequent year. The law requires utilities to buy [...]

French energy group Suez said on Friday that it had ended talks with British Energy about buying the partly-privatised group, adding that its priority was merging with state gas group GDF.
“As previously indicated, the completion of the merger with Gaz de France remains Suez’s key priority,” said a statement released to the London Stock Exchange.
“Accordingly, [...]

The Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration says carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. increased last year, compared with emission levels in 2006.
EIA says 5.98 million tons of carbon dioxide went into the air in 2007, a 1.6 percent increase from the year before. EIA blames greater demand for heating and cooling, as well as “higher [...]

New surveys of regulators and consumers conducted by Deloitte LLP find many people are willing to pay higher prices for electricity, if the costs help reduce global warming.
Most of the 50 state public utility regulators interviewed think the costs of electricity will rise next year because of fuel costs, environmental compliance and capital costs.
But 62 [...]

Premier Alan Carpenter has come under renewed pressure to lift the ban on uranium mining after new research estimated an expansion of the uranium industry would help cut up to 15 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases and deliver a $27 billion boost to the economy.
Federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson released a report yesterday which estimated [...]

Mesa Power, a renewable energy company founded by billionaire Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens, placed an order for 667 wind turbines from General Electric Co. as part of a $2 billion startup of what is slated to become the world’s largest wind farm.
“You find an oilfield, it peaks and starts declining, and you’ve got to [...]

Platts, one of the world’s foremost providers of energy and metals information, today announced it is expanding its suite of spot price assessments in global metals to include steel exported from China, specifically hot-rolled coil (HRC) and concrete reinforcing bar (rebar).
“We’re pleased we can answer the steel industry’s call for a reliable source of timely, [...]

The export of metals and minerals is expected to grow in the coming financial year as mining projects expand or start production to capture demand from the urbanisation and industrialisation of emerging economies.
The federal government said in its 2007/08 budget papers that “non-rural commodity exports are expected to grow” as new projects and expansions come [...]

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 [...]