Gossan Resources Limited has retained Hatch of Montreal, Canada, to provide engineering process support for the Inwood Magnesium Project The agreement covers a 5-phase work program culminating with the opening of a Certificate of Authorization file with the Manitoba government for construction and environmental approvals for a production facility at Inwood, located in south-central Manitoba.
The [...]

U.S. state attorneys general are meeting in Idaho for a conference aimed at addressing the location of power plants, efforts to restrict energy use, renewable energy mandates and other energy-related legal issues likely to arise in the coming years.
Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden told his counterparts from across the country that attorneys general are often [...]

China aims to produce 193 million tonnes of oil and 92 billion cubic metres of natural gas by 2010, according to an energy blueprint released by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on April 10.
While the target represents a mere 5% growth in oil output compared to last year, or 2.12% in annual growth, [...]

Brian Dean, Publisher of OTCPicks.com, announced that it has initiated Profile Coverage of Radial Energy, Inc.. Mr. Dean comments, “Radial Energy recently reported from Peru with favorable news as regards the recommencement of drilling operations at the Company’s Huaya 100-1X well located in eastern Peru’s Ucayali Basin. The company has produced replacement parts for the [...]

Shares of China Coal Energy Co. rose about 13 percent in their Hong Kong debut on Tuesday, underperforming some recent IPOs as investors cooled towards the resources sector.
Shares of state-backed China Coal, the industry No. 2, traded at HK$4.56, compared with an IPO price of HK$4.05 after it raised US$1.69 billion from a deal priced [...]

Shares of China Coal Energy Co. rose nearly 13 percent on their Hong Kong debut on Tuesday, underperforming some recent IPOs as investors cooled towards the resources sector and the broader market fell.
Shares of state-backed China Coal, the industry No. 2, closed at HK$4.56, compared with an IPO price of HK$4.05, after it raised US$1.69 [...]

Energy ministers from the U.S., China, India, Japan and South Korea are gathering in Beijing Saturday for a meeting aimed at boosting China’s influence over key energy markets while alleviating worries over its huge and growing appetite for oil.
The talks, hosted by China’s top economic planner, Ma Kai, are part of a broad diplomatic offensive [...]

California Polytechnic State University’s (Cal Poly) Engineering West will dedicate its new solar photovoltaic energy system on December 7 at 11 a.m.
The Cal Poly solar panel system, part of an extended California State pilot program, was installed in September 2006 at no cost to the university. The system, which is expected to generate 263,000 kilowatt [...]

Madison residents and members of the Sierra Club delivered 700 postcards to University of Wisconsin Chancellor John Wiley Tuesday in an effort to encourage the university to take steps toward building a more energy-efficient campus.
The postcards — written by members of the Madison community — urged Wiley to revamp the coal-powered Charter Street power plant [...]

Duke Energy Corp. said Friday its third-quarter earnings soared from a year ago, but its executives acknowledged “we didn’t have the kind of quarter we expected.”
“We’re disappointed that our efforts didn’t translate into stronger financial results for the quarter,” chief financial officer David Hauser told analysts on a conference call.
The current results where hit by [...]