http://newsrack.in/rss/phantomvish/Energy-by-Source/Fossil/All/rss.xml This is a custom RSS feed generated by NewsRack for user phantomvish for category path phantomvish/Energy-by-Source/Fossil/All in issue Energy by Source Sun, 19 May 2013 19:11:16 GMT All All 2013-05-19T19:11:16Z http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/19/jihadists-control-syrian-oilfields Source of funding is helping al-Qaida-linked Jabhat al-Nusra to sideline western-backed rebels and reshape the Middle East The stranglehold that Jabhat al-Nusra and its allies have achieved over Syria&apos;s oilfields signals a decisive moment in the conflict that will shape the rapidly and violently evolving map of the new Middle East. The impact is immediately visible. With a new independent source of funding, the jihadists holding the oilfields between al-Raqqa and Deir Ezzor are much better equipped than their Sunni rivals, reinforcing the advantage originally provided by Qatari backing. They have been able to provide bread and other essentials to the people in the areas under their control, securing an enduring popular base. This serves to marginalise the western-backed rebels, the National Coalition and the Supreme Military Council (SMC), even further. The blustering claim by the SMC commander, Salim Idriss, that he was going to muster a 30,000 force to retake the oilfields served only ... All Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/19/jihadists-control-syrian-oilfields Julian Borger 2013-05-18T18:30:00Z http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/19/eu-syria-oil-jihadist-al-qaida Jabhat al-Nusra, an al-Qaida affiliate, consolidates position as scramble for control of wells accelerates The EU decision to lift Syrian oil sanctions to aid the opposition has accelerated a scramble for control over wells and pipelines in rebel-held areas and helped consolidate the grip of jihadist groups over the country&apos;s key resources. Jabhat al-Nusra, affiliated with al-Qaida and other extreme Islamist groups, control the majority of the oil wells in Deir Ezzor province, displacing local Sunni tribes, sometimes by force. They have also seized control of other fields from Kurdish groups further to the north-east, in al-Hasakah governorate. As opposition groups have turned their guns on each other in the battle over oil, water and agricultural land, military pressure on Bashar al-Assad&apos;s government from the north and east has eased off. In some areas, al-Nusra has struck deals with government forces to allow the transfer of crude across the front lines to the Mediterranean coast. ... All Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/19/eu-syria-oil-jihadist-al-qaida Julian Borger, Mona Mahmood 2013-05-18T18:30:00Z http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/opinion/nocera-energy-exports-are-good.html Op-Ed Columnist: Energy Exports Are Good! All Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/opinion/nocera-energy-exports-are-good.html By JOE NOCERA 2013-05-17T18:30:00Z http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323744604578472873183655916.html Houston's mayor—an openly gay Democrat friendly to business—talks about why her city is the country's fastest growing and most diverse. All Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323744604578472873183655916.html 2013-05-17T18:30:00Z http://www.minnpost.com/line/2013/05/two-food-cities-restaurateurs-compare-minneapolis-and-st-paul It&apos;s a tried-and-true topic here — the differences between the two non-identical Twins. Familiar truisms abound — St. Paul is more tradition-minded, more respectful of its past, more Catholic, more &quot;Eastern&quot; (as in possessing neighborhoods, like Cathedral Hill, that put you in mind of Boston&apos;s South End). Minneapolis is more &quot;Western&quot; — more Denverish — more Lutheran, more restless and trendy. There&apos;s some truth to this set of contrasts, as well as some overemphases and some strong emerging counter-trends. We thought that it might be interesting to get a food-business point of view on this perennial topic, so we asked owners and managers at three locally based restaurants with locations in both St. Paul and Minneapolis how the two towns were different, from a foodie&apos;s perspective. No Twin Cities restaurateur, of course, would ever tell a reporter which city he or she likes better; it&apos;s like asking which of their kids they like better — and it&apos;s commercial suicide too. But people in ... All Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.minnpost.com/line/2013/05/two-food-cities-restaurateurs-compare-minneapolis-and-st-paul By Holly Dolezalek 2013-05-17T18:30:00Z http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/earth-insight/2013/may/17/obama-arctic-energy-security-climate US National Strategy for the Arctic Region prioritises corporate &apos;economic opportunities&apos; at the expense of everyone else One week ago, the Obama administration launched its National Strategy for the Arctic Region , outlining the government&apos;s strategic priorities over the next 10 years. The release of the strategy came about a week after the Office of Science and Technology Policy within the Executive Office of the President at the White House Complex hosted a briefing with international Arctic scientists . Despite giving lip service to the values of environmental conservation, the new document focuses on how the US can manage the exploitation of the region&apos;s vast untapped oil, gas and mineral resources in cooperation with other Arctic powers. US hinges success of Arctic strategy on diminishing sea ice At the heart of the White House&apos;s new Arctic strategy is an elementary but devastating contradiction between what President Obama, in the document&apos;s preamble, describes as seeking &quot;to ... All Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/earth-insight/2013/may/17/obama-arctic-energy-security-climate Nafeez Ahmed 2013-05-16T18:30:00Z http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_23263014/u-s-government-unveils-latest-version-hotly-fought The government unveiled its latest version of hotly fought rules for fracking on federal land &#8212; 440 million acres nationwide, 20 million in Colorado &#8212; trying to protect mountains, forests and prairies from the downside of drilling. All Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_23263014/u-s-government-unveils-latest-version-hotly-fought <b>By Bruce Finley</b><br><i>The Denver Post</i> 2013-05-16T18:30:00Z http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/16/18300485-energy-future-may-be-swamped-in-fracking-wastewater-scientists-warn?lite Natural gas industry has a 'fracking' wastewater problem, study says All Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/16/18300485-energy-future-may-be-swamped-in-fracking-wastewater-scientists-warn?lite John Roach, Contributing Writer, NBC News 2013-05-16T18:30:00Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_US_ENERGY_SECRETARY?SITE=CAFRA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Physicist Ernest Moniz won unanimous Senate confirmation Thursday to be the nation's new energy secretary.... All Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_US_ENERGY_SECRETARY?SITE=CAFRA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By MATTHEW DALY 2013-05-16T18:30:00Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2013/05/16/senate-confirms-physicist-moniz-energy-chief/cZdV7HMiNP4nkCBwblYolM/story.html Senate confirms physicist Moniz as energy chief All Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2013/05/16/senate-confirms-physicist-moniz-energy-chief/cZdV7HMiNP4nkCBwblYolM/story.html 2013-05-16T18:30:00Z http://www.startribune.com/politics/207751911.html All Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.startribune.com/politics/207751911.html 2013-05-16T18:30:00Z http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2020997312_apushesselliottmanagement1stldwritethru.html Hess has reached a deal with a major investor to end a bitter fight over the management and direction of the oil and gas company. All Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2020997312_apushesselliottmanagement1stldwritethru.html 2013-05-15T18:30:00Z http://durangoherald.com/article/20130515/NEWS01/130519662/-1/news&source=RSS DENVER x2013 The company that supplies coal-powered electricity to rural Colorado is waging a media campaign to try to convince Gov. John Hickenlooper to veto a renewable-energy bill.Itx2019s the biggest political advertising blitz since last fallx2019s election, and it included a full-page ad and half-page ad Sunday in The... All Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://durangoherald.com/article/20130515/NEWS01/130519662/-1/news&source=RSS 2013-05-15T18:30:00Z http://www.minnpost.com/christian-science-monitor/2013/05/europe-struggles-franco-german-alliance-turns-testy Photoshopped images of German Chancellor Angela Merkel dressed in Nazi uniform have become a common sight at angry protests across Europe , especially in southern countries that disagree with her budget-cutting prescription to lead the Continent out of its debt crisis. But it is a far less provocative message of European discontent, coming from the ruling party of France , that has some more worried. In a recent draft document, French Socialist politicians blamed Ms. Merkel’s “selfish intransigence,” and dubbed her the “chancellor of austerity,” with some even publicly picking a fight with the German leader. In doing so, they are putting to the test one of the cornerstones of the European Union : the Franco-German alliance. The relationship between the two powers has always been fraught due to their profoundly different political systems and cultures. And today the cohesion of the 27-member EU is founded on much more than just the relationship between the two biggest economies of the ... All Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.minnpost.com/christian-science-monitor/2013/05/europe-struggles-franco-german-alliance-turns-testy Sara Miller Llana 2013-05-15T18:30:00Z http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23553-china-gains-observer-status-on-the-arctic-council.html China gains observer status on the Arctic Council All Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23553-china-gains-observer-status-on-the-arctic-council.html 2013-05-15T18:30:00Z http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2013/05/15/world/europe/15reuters-arctic-council.html China Granted Observer Seat on Arctic Governing Council All Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2013/05/15/world/europe/15reuters-arctic-council.html By REUTERS 2013-05-15T18:30:00Z http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/may/15/plans-new-investment-coal Your article ( European energy chief puts forward case for funding coal , 12 May) says the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has &quot;hinted it may expand funding of high-carbon coal projects despite mounting pressure from climate change campaigners to rule out such investments&quot;. This suggestion is wrong. The EBRD is not considering an expansion of its funding of coal projects. The EBRD has been pioneering in its development of a sustainable energy initiative which is actively promoting energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources across the regions where it invests. The EBRD may, on a selective basis and taking into account the lack of availability of alternative sources of energy, consider financing coal-fired projects that would replace highly polluting existing plants with new state of the art ones, thus improving energy efficiency and lowering emissions. But there is no consideration of a policy of expanding its funding for coal projects. Anthony Williams European ... All Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/may/15/plans-new-investment-coal 2013-05-15T18:30:00Z http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020989336_apltargentinadollaramnesty.html A plan to get Argentines to pull their undeclared U.S. dollars from under their mattresses and out of illegal tax havens, and deposit them in the banking system is eliciting warnings that it will turn the country into a magnet for money launderers and organized crime. All Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020989336_apltargentinadollaramnesty.html 2013-05-14T18:30:00Z http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2013/05/15/climate-change-activists-say-they-blocked-freighter-from-delivering-coal-mass-power-plant/SGitKivex29Z2n792dzNFI/story.html Climate change activists say they blocked freighter from delivering coal to Mass. power plant All Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2013/05/15/climate-change-activists-say-they-blocked-freighter-from-delivering-coal-mass-power-plant/SGitKivex29Z2n792dzNFI/story.html 2013-05-14T18:30:00Z http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/c8cd4b98-bd61-11e2-a735-00144feab7de.html The European Commission probe into concerns about anti-competitive behaviour should be taken seriously All Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/c8cd4b98-bd61-11e2-a735-00144feab7de.html 2013-05-14T18:30:00Z http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/india-enters-arctic-council-as-observer/article4717770.ece China, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea and Singapore are the other observers to the body of eight Arctic nations All Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/india-enters-arctic-council-as-observer/article4717770.ece PTI 2013-05-14T18:30:00Z http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22527822#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa Several countries gain permanent observer status on the Arctic Council but there is dissent over the EU. All Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22527822#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 2013-05-14T18:30:00Z http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/56312007-68/wind-energy-eagles-companies.html.csp by Dina Cappiello The Associated Press Published May 14, 2013 08:24PM MDT Converse County, Wyo. • Wind farms in this corner of Wyoming have killed more than four dozen golden eagles since 2009, one of the deadliest places in the country of its kind. But so far, the companies operating industrial-sized turbines here and elsewhere that are killing eagles and other protected birds have yet to be fined or prosecuted - even though every death is a criminal violation. The Obama administration has charged oil companies for drowning birds in their waste pits, and power compa... ... All Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/56312007-68/wind-energy-eagles-companies.html.csp 2013-05-14T18:30:00Z http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/sony-meets-outspoken-activist-investor-but-courtesy-reigns/ DealBook: Sony and Activist Investor Meet Politely All Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/sony-meets-outspoken-activist-investor-but-courtesy-reigns/ By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED 2013-05-14T18:30:00Z http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/andes-to-the-amazon/2013/may/14/peru-amazon-rainforest-oil-gas New hydrocarbon sites will all be offshore, but campaigners fear contentious oil and gas development in Amazon will still go ahead Peru has announced a bidding round for new oil and gas concessions but, contrary to what was initially expected, none of them are in the Amazon rainforest. Nine concessions are to be auctioned, energy company Perupetro declared recently, but all of them are offshore along Peru&apos;s Pacific Ocean coast. This constitutes a significant change of plan by Perupetro which last September issued a statement that before the end of 2012 36 new concessions would be established. According to a presentation made to the World Heavy Oil Congress in Aberdeen in Scotland the same month, 27 of these concessions – totaling millions of hectares – would be in the Amazon. In November Perupetro&apos;s then chairwoman, Rosa Maria Ortiz, said the establishment of the lots would be postponed until this year , but when the bidding round was declared on 25 March only nine of the 36, all of ... All Mon, 13 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/andes-to-the-amazon/2013/may/14/peru-amazon-rainforest-oil-gas David Hill 2013-05-13T18:30:00Z