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Gas Futures Slump on New Evidence of Glut
WSJ.com

Congress Would Replace Obama as Keystone Decider Under Bill
Businessweek

New Data Not So Sunny on U.S. Natural Gas Supply
NYTimes.com

Boom in shale drilling slows Pa. crude oil industry -
York Dispatch

Natural-gas output cuts grow as prices languish
MarketWatch

BHP Billiton iron ore set for new yearly record
MarketWatch

Nigeria strikes no imminent threat to oil sector
MarketWatch

China Invests $2.2Bin US Shale, Including Utica, Through Devon
Marcellus Drilling News

Oil up on supply threats and U.S., China data
Reuters

Speculation builds about Big Oil tapping Alaska natural gas reserves
Alaska Dispatch

Oil to Average $92-$96 a Barrel in 2012, Again Capital Says
Businessweek

Arkansas spent gas lease windfall, still awaiting royalties
Arkansas News

Power generation may electrify slumping gas demand
Houston Chronicle

449 Megawatts of Solar PV Added to US Grid in Third Quarter Putting 2011 Total Over 1 Gigawatt
RenewableEnergyWorld.com

Natural gas off 27-month low after U.S. storage withdrawal
Forexpros.com

W.Va. Legislature approves Marcellus shale bill
Charleston Daily Mail

Saudi oil boss says fossil comeback gives renewables time
RechargeNews.com

Shale gas opens door to U.S. LNG exports
MarketWatch

Drilling Down - Fighting Over Oil and Gas Well Leases
NYTimes.com

One Third of World's Energy Could Be Solar by 2060, Predicts Historically Conservative IEA
ThinkProgress

Uganda struggles to make oil a blessing
MarketWatc

New oil reserves pose threat to OPEC dominance
Arab News

Officials Push for Clarity on Oil and Gas Leases
NYTimes.com

Gazprom Neft to begin oil output in Iraq in 2013
Reuters

PETRONAS resumes digging 3rd well in Gharaf Oil Field
Aswat Al Iraq

OPEC likely to cut output at Dec meeting -Iraq oil minister
Reuters

Pipeline reversal aims to ease glut, boost gulf access
The Washington Post

New Keystone pipeline route sought
Reuters

Ban on new gas drilling rejected by Peters, Pa. voters
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Oil Rises to Three-Month High on U.S. Supplies, European Outlook
Businessweek

Keystone XL pipeline a slippery issue, Canadians weigh issues
Toronto Sun

Opec production drops in October
Gulf News

How Fear Drove World Rice Markets Insane
NPR

THE DAILY STAR :: Business :: Middle East :: Bad weather stops Iraq's Basra oil exports
dailystar.com.lb

Kinder Morgan to Buy El Paso for $21.1 Billion
NYTimes.com

UPDATE 1-Hurricane Katia strengthens rapidly over Atlantic | Agricultural Commodities | Reuters

NTSB: More Than Half US Natural Gas Pipelines Haven't Been Inspected Inside
Dow Jones Newswire

U.S. to Slash Marcellus Shale Gas Estimate 80% to 84 TCF
Bloomberg

Oil Reserves Sidestep U.S. Vessels
NYTimes.com

Iraq's Seven-Month Oil Export Revenue Exceeds $48 Billion
Bloomberg

Iraq to unveil model contracts for oil/gas exploration September 11
Platts

Asian appetite to support oil demand despite IEA forecast cut
Marketwatch.com

Oil wavers on debt ceiling, tropical storm
The Associated Press

U.S. Gulf Oil Premiums Surge After BP Halts Atlantis Production
Bloomberg

Corn, soybeans acres down in this area - Carmi, IL - The Carmi Times
CarmiTimes.com

China, rich with coal, seeks more next door in Mongolia to meet its energy needs
The Washington Post

Waste Management Adds 1,000th Truck to Natural Gas Fleet
Truckinginfo.com

Iraq's Oil Output Rises After CNPC Pumps at Ahdab Field

Making solar power affordable to the world
The Globe and Mail

Insiders Sound an Alarm Amid a Natural Gas Rush
NYTimes.com

Barnett Shale: U.S. oil rig count tops 1,000, thanks to Texas
Star-Telegram blog

Related News: * Energy Industry · * Europe · * Germany · * India & Pakistan · * Middle East · * Commodities · * Energy Markets Oil Extends Gains After U.S. Reports 1.71 Million-Barrel Drop in Supplies
Bloomberg

U.S. Capitol Power Supplier Saves $9.5m on Natural Gas
Environmental Leader

U.S. debated oil reserve swap before OPEC: sources
Reuters

U.S. Companies Get Slice of Iraq's Oil Pie
NYTimes.com

Crude Oil vs. Natural Gas, Which One is Wrong?
The Market Oracle

Natural Gas Is Heating Up
Forbes

FEATURE-Hunt for ever-deeper S.Africa gold still costs lives
Reuters

Oil, Energy Stocks Rise on OPEC News
Bloomberg

Price windfall boosts Iraq's oil revenue by 34 pct
Reuters

Maryland Gov. O'Malley Issues Order to Study Marcellus Shale Drilling - State Will Not See Drilling Until 2014 Earliest
Marcellus Drilling News

Oil Prices Dip Amid Quota Debate
TheStreet

Stocks, Many Commodities Decline on Monday after Bad Economic News
Markets.com

Authority invests in study to save watershed land from drilling contamination
Altoona Mirror

Shipping Rates Seen Dropping as French Wheat Cargoes Sink: Freight Markets
Bloomberg

German government wants nuclear exit by 2022 at latest
Reuters

New Jersey Quits RGGI, Bans Coal Plants
Environmental Leader

US GAS: Warm-Weather Forecasts Lift Natural Gas Futures
WSJ.com

To Harvest Natural Gas From the Ocean, Shell Is Building the World's Largest Man-Made Floating Object
Popular Science

MARKET WATCH: Oil prices keep climbing; natural gas future price rises
Oil & Gas Journal

U.S. Reduces 2011 Natural Gas Output Forecast by 0.1%
Bloomberg

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Criticized for Industry Ties
NYtimes.com

Silver extends fall while gold stabilizes, other commodities rise on April, 2011 Jobs Report
Marketwatch

Stocks Rally, Commodities Erase Loss on Jobs Growth; Bonds Fall on April, 2011 Jobs Report
Bloomberg

Commodities suffer worst slide since 2009
MarketWatch

Minister: Iran Plans to Boost Gasoline Production Four Fold
Fars News Agency

IIF Sees Oil Prices +$100 For Some Time; $115 2011, $110 2012
iMarketNews.com

Swiss firm shows plan to turn natural gas into gasoline
Anchorage Daily News

Natural Gas Rises to Three-Month High in N.Y. on Small Storage Increase
Bloomberg

Obama Urges End to ‘Unwarranted’ Oil, Natural Gas Tax Breaks
Bloomberg

UK signs £2bn Qatari gas deal
TheNational.ae

Debate Continues on a Penn. Natural Gas Severance Tax Options
WTRF.com

Gulfstream natuarl gas pipe near capacity: air conditioning load forecast for US Southeast
Reuters

U.S. Postal Service rolling out natural gas fuel campaign
Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Marcellus shale gas may head overseas
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Analysis: Can geothermal help Japan in crisis?
Reuters

EPA: More Testing Needed Of Natural Gas Drilling Wastewater
WTAE Pittsburgh

US Wholesale Electric Prices Rose in 2010, Map Shows Regional Trends
EIA

U.S. could tap oil reserves as gasoline price surges
Reuters

Notebook: Environmentalists spar on nuclear power
Marketwatch

$5 Per Gallon Gasoline on the Horizon?
GlobalPost.com

US Gasoline Exports Hit a Record High With Shipments to Mexico
EIA

Public weighs in on Marcellus at W.Va. Legislature
Associated Press

Oil industry girds for clash over its tax breaks
Houston Chronicle

Explanations for SW Gas Meltdown Point to Spotty Backup System
Rio Grande Sun

WikiLeaks: Saudi Arabia can't pump enough oil to keep a lid on prices
the Guardian

Key U.S. Natural Gas Hub on Fire
The Street

Milder weather eases U.S. Southwest natural gas crunch
Reuters

Freeze knocked out coal plants and natural gas supplies in Texas
Dallas Morning News

Blowout containment part of Gulf drilling permit snag
Miami Herald

Gas supplies improving in Texas Panhandle, may normalize soon
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Con Ed delivers record amounts of natgas in Jan., 25.14M decatherms
Reuters

Thousands in NM without natural gas service, emergency declared
Bloomberg

US natural gas production growth to cap at 5% in 2011: Bentek
Platts

OPEC Watches Egypt Cautiously, But Declines to Boost Oil Supplies Now
Reuters

Solar Energy Job Creation -
Is the US Competitive?

Just Means

How clean is Obama's clean energy standard?
AP vi WashingtonPost.com

Study: Food System Needs Reform, Hunger and Prices Could Rise
AFP via Grist

BP Energy Outlook Forecasts Rise in Power for State Oil Interests
Telegraph.co.uk

W.Va. Compares Future of Natural Gas vs Coal as Plants Shut Down
www.register-herald.com

Production Pace for Natural Gas in Some Gulf States Under Question
Zawya.com

Cerium-based Device Mimics Plants to Create Liquid Transport Fuel
Guardian.co.uk

States Take Look at Fracking
Stateline.org

854MW Wind Farm gets $1.4 Billion Loan Guarantee from DOE
Nasdaq

DOE Calls for Less US Reliance on China for Rare Earth Minerals
nytimes.com

World Oil Demand Hits Record, 88.3 Million Bbl/Day: Report
CNNMoney.com

DOE: Natural Gas Price May Rise in 2011 on Output of 62.01 BCF
Bloomberg

Wind Accounted for 40% of New Electric Capacity in US in 2009
Ocean Energy Institute

145MW Colorado Solar Plant Gets Hearing; Wetlands, Noise at Issue
Pueblo Chieftan

Amount of Natural Gas Traded Falls on New York Exchange
Bloomberg Business Week

Despite Oversupply, Natural Gas to Hit $7 per MMBTU, IEA Forecasts
Reuters

US Proved Natural Gas Reserves Jump 11% to 284 TCF: EIA
Reuters

OPEC Output Fell to 29.05 Million BBL/Day in November
Bloomberg Business Week

Pa. Weighs Impact Fee Vs. Tax on Marcellus Shale Natural Gas
thetimes-tribune.com

London Think Tank Looks Deep into the Statistics of Rising Oil Demand
UPI

China Imports Coal That is Under Fire in Fully Developed Nations
The New York Times

Pittsburgh Bans Natural Gas Drilling to Protect Water Quality
Reuters

Sandia Labs Announces New Findings in Nuclear Fusion Energy
TreeHugger

IEA: By 2035 Oil Will be $113 BBL, Overall Energy Demand to Jump 36%
World Energy Outlook Factsheet

Natural Gas Starts Cold Weather Price Uptrend Despite Good Supply
commodityonline.com

Solar Could Supply 10% of US Energy by 2025, Study Says
CleanEnergyAuthority.com

EU Looks to Saharan Solar Power to Reduce Reliance on Russian Energy
Bloomberg

China Starts Work on 1GW Wind Farm in Bohai Bay, To Be Finished 2020
Ordons.com

Oil and Gas Rig Count Drops By 1 To 1,669, Up from 1,048 Last Year
ABCNEWS.go.com

Copper Advances for Second Day
Bloomberg

Pa. Legislature, Governor Struggle with Final Moves on Natural Gas Tax
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Natural Gas Rig Count Slips to 966, Horizontal Rigs Off Record Count
Reuters

994MW of New Solar Electric Due in 2010, 1GW+ Forecast for 2011
RenewableEnergyWorld.com

Clean Energy Spending Rises 11% in Third Quarter to $39.7 Billion
Bloomberg

US Ban on Offshore Drilling Lifted
The New York Times

TVA Signs Deal With Planned Wind Farm to Buy 201MW of Electricity
PowerGenWorldwide.com

Gazprom to Take 20% Stake in Two Bolivian Natural Gas Fields
Platts

Sept. European Natural Gas Trading Volume Climbs Year over Year
Mondovisione.com

Copper Rises as Dollar Falls
Bloomberg

Spain's Gamesa Agrees to Supply China With 1.32GW of Wind Turbines
Reuters

Carbon Auction in Northeast Fails to Sell All Permits, Hits Price Floor
Bloomberg

USDA Cuts Global Wheat Forecast to 463 Million Tonnes
BBC

Total Enters Coal Seam Gas Business With $750M Deal in Australia
Smarttrend

Natural Gas Drilling in West Virgina State Forests Under Consideration
WVNS, CBS59.com

Bernstein Forecasts Slower Rise of Natural Gas Price Through 2012
Bloomberg

German Army Think Tank Forecasts Peak Oil Crisis in Coming Years
Spiegel Online

NYSE Euronext, APX Form Joint Venture for Carbon Trading
Bloomberg

UK Wind Farms Hit Record of 1,860MW Electrical Generation
BBC

Fracking Debated in Documentaries
Star Telegram

Europe's Largest Wind Farm, Scotland's Eaglesham Moor, to Grow Larger to 539MW
BBC

With Federal Incentives Ending US Wind Installations Could Fall 57% in 2010
NPR

Electricity Price Hikes in Ghana Spur Outrage
ModernGhana.com

Electric Industy Study on Efficiency Finds Information Gaps to Fill
The Energy Tribune

EU Carbon Permit Sales Fall in August
Reuters

Banks Cast Wary Eye Towards Environmental Risk
The New York Times

Foreign Interests Use 19,300 Sq. Miles of Africa for Biofuel Crops
Reuters

NatGas Stops its Slide, but Other Energy Futures, Stocks Down
Marketwatch

NatGas Falls as Inventories Rise & Economic Worries Mount
GlobalResourcesNews.com

Coffee Crops Threatened by Beetles Growing in Warming Climates
Environment 360

Global Players Heat Up Pursuit of Potash Corp.
Bloomberg

Australia Plans 140-Turbine Wind Farm, Biggest in S. Hemisphere
The New York Times

More Than 130 Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas Found Near Israel
The New York Times

Study Says EPA Greenhouse Rules Would Not Cut Electricity Reliability
Grist.org

Local Indian Mining Practices Face Inquiry, Can Affect Global Prices
The New York Times

Record US Oil Stocks (1.13B bbl) Push Crude to $74.26, 5-Week Low
Reuters

Low-cost Home Solar Inverter Plugs Directly Into Wall Outlets
The New York Times

SW Electric Power Co. Set Use Record with 4,990MW Recently
AP via Forbes

Calif. Solar Electric Plant to Take 30,000 Acres, Including Farmland
The New York Times

Oil Closes Just Above $80/bbl on NYMEX Despite Drop for Day
Bloomberg

Temperature Rise has Cut Rice Yields, Threat Continues
Reuters

Russia Bans Wheat Exports, Prices Up 50% Since June
The Washington Post

Copper Rallies, Up 12% in July
Marketwatch

NY Senate Votes for 9-Month Ban on Fracking for Natural Gas
Reuters

1st Overnight Flight of Solar Plane
Reuters

Gulf Oil Rig Designs Cataloged by WSJ
The Wall Street Journal

Tougher Drilling Rules Could Put Crude at $90/bbl, says Total CEO
Reuters

Australia Sets 30% Mining Tax, Many Firms Exempt
Marketwatch

Hybrid Solar, Biomass Plant Canceled
The New York Times

Australian Greens Balk at Proposal to Lower Mining Tax
Reuters

Gold Pulls Off Record as Copper Jumps 4% to $3 a Pound
Marketwatch

EU Looks to Solar-Electricity from Sahara in Next 5 Years
Reuters

China Energy Plan Puts Security Issues over Environment
The New York Times

EU Concerned About Supply of 14 Key Tech Minerals, Looks to Recycling
The New York Times

BP Shares Fall Another 9.71%
Reuters via NY Times

US Readies New Rules for Offshore Drilling in Shallow Water
Reuters

After Weak Jobs Report Crude Falls 2% to $73.03
Marketwatch

Profit Potential Spurring Invesment in Offshore Wind Electricity
Bloomberg

Oil, Stocks Rise on Earnings, Job Data, Greek Woes Under Watch
Bloomberg

CFTC Looks to Regulate More Contracts, But Not Carbon
Reuters

EU Carbon Permits Hit $20.92 a Tonne, an 11-Month High
Reuters

Chinese Oil Demand Grew 12.8% in March Compared to Year Earlier
247WallSt.com

EU Report Asserts Some Biofuels Have More Emissions than Petrol
Reuters

EU Carbon Credits Continues Rise, Hit $19.92 a Tonne
Reuters

Wind Energy Growing Evenly in Politically Diverse States
Grist.org

BP Investors Demand Environmental Review of Oil Sands Projects
Bloomberg

EU Carbon Credits Hit $19.26 a Tonne, a 2010 Record
Reuters

Chinese Oil Firm Buys Stake in Oil Sands for $4.65B
Reuters

Ontario Power Grants Feed-In Tariff Contracts for 2,400MW
Sunpluggers.com

Analysts Cool on Natural Gas Price Forecast, Cites Supplies
Calgary Herald

Danes Bid for $1.8B Wind Farm of 400MW, 4% of Danish Electricity
Reuters

Chilean Timber Hurt After Quake, Some Wood Products Rise 30%
Marketplace
American Public Media

Oil Tanker Shipping Rates May Drop 35% to $28,000 Per Day
Bloomberg

Oil Jumps Over $86, Gasoline Rises with Economic Indicators
The Los Angeles Times

Shell Looks to Pull Back from Petrol Marketing in Africa
The Standard, Nairobi

Shale Natural Gas Comes into Play in Poland, Big E&P Interest
The TimesOnline.co.uk

EPA to Limit Mountaintop Mining
The Washington Post

French Firms Switching From Palm Oil to Locally-Grown Oils
Reuters

Oil's High, Stable Price Fosters Exploration, Helps Economy
The New York Times

IEA Economist Gives 2020 Peak Oil Scenario, Suggests Solutions
BigThink.com

Stocks and Commodities Rise in Sync with Higher Consumer Spending
Bloomberg

US Oil, NatGas Emissions Drop in 2008: Industry Study
The Environmental Leader

Reuters Gives Estimates Iraq and OPEC Oil Production
Reuters

US Equities Advance, Natural Gas Stops Slide
Bloomberg

Study: World Bank Water Lending Not Always Aligned with Needs
The Washington Post

Grocery Gap Study Looks at Food Access for Low Income Areas
The Food Trust

Consol Buys Giant Marcellus Shale NatGas Field for $3.48B
Bloomberg

OPEC Expected to Look at Quota Compliance at Vienna Meeting
Marketwatch

Chinese Invest $3.1B in South American Oil Joint Venture
AP

Carbon Exchange Operator Turns Profit on More Trading
Reuters

European Supergrid Consortium Forming, Pushing Offshore Wind
Reuters

Copper Climbs to $3.41 per Pound in Week after Quake
Metals Market

Natural Gas Falls, Inventories Higher than Expected
Bloomberg

Oil Stays Near $80, Inventories Higher Than Expected
Marketwatch

Report: Iron Ore, Coking Coal to See Big Price Rises Soon
Bloomberg

Utilities Seek Nuke Construction Costs Upfront from Consumers
The Washington Post

Copper Prices Stable After Earthquake, Mines Reopening
GlobalResourcesNews.com

Cotton Hits 2-Year High, Use Forecast Outstrips Inventories
Bloomberg

DOE Office Formed to Advance New Energy Technology
Reuters

New Mirror Technology Could Cut Solar Plant Construction Costs
Reuters

Boat with 500 Square Meters of Solar Cells Unveiled
Environmental News Service

Climate Change Altering Coffee Production
Economic Times

Bloom Box Fuel Cell Unveiled
The Guardian

Countries Must Have Policies to Avoid E-Waste Pollution: UN
Environmental News Service

DC Food Expert Calls for Better Use of Industry's Surplus
FieldtoForkNetwork.org

Ethnic Foods Growing as Cash Crop in US
FieldtoForkNetwork.org

Congress Looks to Regulate 'Frac' Gas Drilling
Reuters

China Signs Australian Coal Deal for 30M Tonnes per Year
Greenwire, New York Times

Solar-Powered Water Cleaner Headed to Haiti
GlobalResourcesNews.com

British Airways to Get 2% of Fuel from City Waste
Reuters

Senate Drops Biodiesel Tax Credit
Reuters

Cocoa Prices Drop as Soft Demand Bloats Inventories
Bloomberg

US Rig Count Up to 1,335
AP

New EPA Guidelines Favor Ethanol
The Washington Post

Shell Enters Brazilian Ethanol Deal Worth up to $12 Billion
Reuters

Cotton Prices Reverse from 2009 Gains
Lubbock Online

Sugar Prices Double in 2009, Keep Rising
The Guardian

Cold Weather Sends Natural Gas Prices Higher
The Wall Street Journal

Penn. Sees More Toxic Spills at Fractured Drilling Sites
Propublica

UN Not Stopping Illegal Trade that Funds, Causes Conflict
Greenwire via New York Times

Consol Shipping Coal to China for Steel in lieu of US Power
AP via ABC

Video: New Oyster Techniques Examined
Mother Nature News

Wind Electricity Capacity Grows 39% in 2009
Reuters

Platinum Value Grows Relative to Gold
Bloomberg

Nigerian Oil Policy Critiqued
Seeking Alpha

Human Side of Newsprint Baron's Struggles: NYT
nytimes.com

Environmentalist, Mining Exec Debate Coal Issues
nytimes.com

Stocks, Commodities Fall For Third Day
bloomberg.com

Shell's Investors Question Risks of Oil from Tar Sand
The Guardian

Daily US NatGas Use Drops 25% with End of Chill
CattleNews

Exxon Defends Shales Gas in Face of Tighter Laws
Houston Chronicle

Gold at Two-Week Low as Dollar Rises, China Curbs Loans
Reuters

Shell Gets Iraq Oil Deal

Freeze in Florida Cuts Harvest Yields 30%
wallstreetjournal.com

Oil, Copper Rise; Demand Increase Forecast
bloomberg.com

Pa. Governor Backs Drilling for, Tax on Natural Gas
standardspeaker.com

Biofuel Crops, Renewables May Cover 11% of Germany by 2020
bloomberg.com

Carbon Credits Fall 8 Percent After COP15 Deal
Bloomberg.com

Most Households Would Tolerate $25/Month for Carbon Control
Reuters

Safe Drinking Water Act Rarely Updated: NYT
NYTimes.com

Menhaden, a Vital Part of Marine Food Chain, Under Threat
NYTimes.com

Payments for Forest Services Advance
NYTimes.com

Draft of the Copenhagen Treaty
GlobalResourcesNews.com

Chinese Inflation Rises as Food Supplies Drop
Bloomberg.com

Iraq Heads to Second Round of Oil Auctions
Reuters

Forest Credits for Carbon Problematic
NYTimes.com

China and US Argue Over Abatement Aid
Agence France Presse

Shale Natural Gas Examined as Water Pollutant
NYTimes.com

Russia Holds Enough Carbon Credits to Sway the Market
NYTimes.com

COP15 Effect on Investors Analyzed
Marketwatch.com

Top Climate Scientist Thinks Copenhagen is on the Wrong Track
washingtonpost.com

EPA to Regulate Greenhouse Gases
Greentechmedia.com

Shale Debated as Natural Gas Source
washingtonpost.com

Forestry Industry Looks to Carbon Credits as a Revenue Source
washingtonpost.com

Consumer Federation Notes Most Americans Concerned About High Fuel Prices, Want More Fuel Efficient Cars
Automotive News

Russia, Ukraine Reach Gas Pipeline Deal
Christian Science Monitor

Chesapeake Declines to Drill for Marcellus Shale Gas in New York Watershed
nytimes.com

US Firm Enters Chinese Wind Power Market
Washingtonpost.com

Zero-waste Zones Emerging in US
nytimes.com

Coal-fired Power Plants Add to Water Pollution
nytimes.com

Recession Hits African Exports to US
washingtonpost.com

Rising Food and Energy Costs Drive Up Consumer Spending Figures
nytimes.com

Rubin: Author and Economists Repeats Forecast of Spike in Oil Prices
Bloomberg

WWF: Whaling Subsidies in Japan Are $165M Since 1988, Norway $15M since 1992
Reuters

New Solar Power Plant Runs Afoul of US Air Force
Washington Post

Chinese Develop Copper Mine in Afghanistan
McClatchy News Service

World Food Program: Behind Almost $5 Billion in Donations, Forecasts More Hunger Due to Higher Food Prices
Reuters via Alertnet

ProPublica Questions Natural Gas Technique as Threat to Groundwater

Iowa State University Professor: Preliminary Data Points to Possibility of Lower Wind Speeds

Shell CEO: Oil Prices to Spike Without New Investment
Bloomberg

UNICEF: Number of Hungry in South Asia Grows 100M to 400M People
BBC.co.uk

Division of Iraqi Oil Rights and Revenues Seen as Conflict Factors
NYT

Yen Sinks As Japanese Investors Acquire More Foreign Assets
Bloomberg

Treasury Yield Curve Hits Record Steepness
Bloomberg

Oil to Rise to $100 by 2015, US Dept. of Energy Forecasts
Bloomberg

Natural Rubber Futures Rise With Sentiment Factor, Oil
Bloomberg

Soy Futures Rise on China Imports, Late US Crop
Bloomberg

Analysts Say Oil Futures Overheated at Moment
Bloomberg

China May Buy More Soy From Brazil Than US, Government Agency Says
Bloomberg

China Auctions Surplus Cotton
Bloomberg

Wheat Jumps to Four-Month High
Bloomberg

Bloomberg Examines Oil's Price on Gulf Economies
Bloomberg

GlobalResourcesNews stories on the search term: commodities

Oil Stays in $90 Range Despite Big Inventory

Brent Crude Oil Still Above $100, US Gas $3.10

Pulitzer Works Look at Environmental, Conflict and Natural Resource Issues

Copper Prices Stable Earthquake, Mines Reopen

DOE International Energy Outlook Sees Big Energy Use Increase by 2035

NatGas Falls as Inventories Rise & Economic Worries Mount

Charts, Graphs and Images
Explaining Sustainable Commodities

British Industry Group Examines Peak Oil

Links for the search term: commodities

Gasoline prices start the year with a bang - Commodities Corner - MarketWatch

Natural gas market indicators - Statistics explained

State Fact Sheets - agriculture income population food education employment unemployment federal funds farms top commodities exports counties financial indicators poverty farm income Rural Nonmetro Urban Metropolitan America USDA organic Census of Agriculture

Energy, Carbon, Water Flow Charts from Lawrence Livemore National Laboratories

Hard Asset Investor
Market commentary on trading and investing in commodity stocks and ETFs.

WSJ Mapped Analysis of Types of Oil Rigs in the Gulf of Mexico
One in four deepwater wells in the Gulf of Mexico use the long-string design of well. This type design, used by the Deepwater Horizon, is considered riskier than liner-style well.

Commodity Online
Provides market and price information from an international perspective.

Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center of US DOE
From the Web site: " Tower, Gainesville (Austin Cary), Florida, USA (29.738067, -82.218767) The Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) is the primary climate-change data and information analysis center of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). CDIAC is located at DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and includes the World Data Center for Atmospheric Trace Gases."

Petroleum/Energy Futures Charts
A menu of energy commodity futures charts.

Primer on efficient air conditioning chillers
Describes the types of new chillers and how to assess their efficiency ratings.

Penobscot East
A site discussing sustainable fisheries in Maine.

Presentations of the 2009 Winter Fuels Outlook Conference
Government and industry figures look for a normal winter (warmer than 2008-2009) and relatively low fuel prices. But when the economy recovers, fuel prices will rise.

USDA: Price Spreads from Farm to Consumer
From the Web site: ERS compares the prices paid by consumers for food with the prices received by farmers for corresponding commodities. This data product has two components: 1) the marketing bill and 2) at-home foods by commodity group.

Obama's Spending Plan in Perspective

YouTube: Primer on Inverters for Home Solar PV Panels

Pounds Carbon Produced per kWh of electricity

GlobalAssetsProject.org

The Case for Water Quality Markets in the Chesapeake Bay

Ecosystem Marketplace

Chicago Board of Trade

New York Mercantile Exchange

Econbrowser.com

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

CottonChina.org

International Monetary Fund

World Bank






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