◆150822 Next Texas Energy Boom: Solar
Wall Street Journal-16 時間前 http://on.wsj.com/1UXo0PQ
FORT STOCKTON, Texas?A new energy boom is
taking shape in the oil fields of west Texas,
but it's not what you think. It's solar.
Solar power has gotten so cheap to produce?and
so competitively priced in the electricity
market?that it is taking ... 3% and 9% of
itselectricity generation will come from
the sun, though that could be slowed by low
natural gas prices, ... Another reason for
the boom: Texas recently wrapped up construction
of $6.9 billion worth of new transmission
lines, .
◆150822 The evolution of American energy
consumption since 1776
Business Insider-7 時間前 http://read.bi/1JmUsTj
"Recent increases in the domestic production
of petroleum liquids and natural gas prompted
shifts between the uses of fossil fuels (largely
from coal-fired to natural gas-fired power
generation), but the predominance of these
three energy ...
◆150822 Climate change warrior Soros warms
up on coal
RT-10 時間前 http://bit.ly/1Jn3BeH
Billionaire philanthropist George Soros has
invested more than $2 million in US coal
giants Peabody Energy and Arch ... READ MORE:
New emissions rules for power plants bring
fears of higher energybills ... In 2009,
Soros, the 29th richest person in the world,
promised to spend $1 billion on renewable
energy and then ... Soros also claimed he
preferred a greenhouse-gas tax because carbon
emission-trading systems, which are used
in Europe, could be manipulated by investors.
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◆150822 Blame game: 'PTI govt delayed completion
of hydropower projects'
The Express Tribune-3 時間前 http://bit.ly/1NrMT4W
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led
government delayed completion of several
hydropower projects over widespread mismanagement
and incompetence. This was said by Pakistan
Muslim League-Nawaz MNA Daniyal Aziz.
◆150822 Eight persons killed, over six lakh
affected by floods in Assam
Firstpost-9 時間前 http://bit.ly/1hQQo82
Incessant rains in the upper catchment areas
have caused the water level of river Brahmaputra
and its tributaries flowing through Dhemaji,
Lakhimpur, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar,
Nalbari, Goalpara, Morigaaon, Dhubri, Kamrup,
Golaghat, ..
◆150822 Enjoying the quiet charms of Kampong
Cham
The Phnom Penh Post-12 時間前 http://bit.ly/1EaU4LY
Once a bustling Mekong River port during
colonial times, Kampong Cham (“harbour of
the Chams”) is now a largely sedate transit
point. Only 123 kilometres from Phnom Penh,
it typically serves as a quick stopover for
travellers heading to the ..
◆150821 Oil could drop into the $20s: Kilduff
CNBC-8 時間前 http://cnb.cx/1MAfmDS
Crude-oil prices have gotten slammed over
the past month, and the market bears have
not even gone in for the kill, yet. WTI oil
prices look like they could trade down to
at least the low $30 area, and a trip down
to the mid-$20s cannot be ruled ...
◆150821 No End in Sight for Oil Glut
Wall Street Journal-2 時間前 http://on.wsj.com/1MB4iGO
1 COMMENTS. When oil prices started to edge
down a year ago, most energy mavens thought
the drop would be small and short-lived.
... And it is producing winners and losers
around the world, luring American drivers
into gas-guzzling pickup trucks while sending
the Venezuelan economy into chaos. While
it .... If sanctions are lifted under a nuclearagreement,
Iran is expected to increase its oil exports.
◆150821 What Cheap Gas Did to Tens of Thousands
of Coal Jobs
Bloomberg-10 時間前 http://bloom.bg/1E7xZ0P
This time, though, U.S. coal production is
going down, not up. China's slowing imports
of the fuel are one reason. A bigger one
is the boom in cheap natural gas, which has
taken market share fromcoal at power plants
and will probably keep ...
◆150821 US crude's break-even cost: How
low can it go?
CNBC-6 時間前 http://cnb.cx/1Lmh7mL
"I think we're going to test those break-evens
at every play across the country," says
one energy research analyst. ... the only
fall in theenergy complex as spectacular
has been the break-even cost to U.S. drillers
of producing a barrel of oil.
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◆150821 Govt eyes tunnel under Brahmaputra:
PM
Financial Express Bangladesh-7 時間前 http://bit.ly/1J914FP
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said on
Thursday her government was actively considering
construction of a tunnel under the Brahmaputra
river to link Balashighat in Gaibandha district
with Bahadurabadghat of Jamalpur district,
according .
