[Jordan] Kingdom aims to be energy self-sufficient by 2020

editor — Fri, 15 May 2015 21:29:08 +0000

Kingdom aims to be energy self-sufficient by 2020

The World Folio

April 30, 2015

Energy imports are a major factor behind Jordan’s significant trade deficit. With demand for energy set to double by 2020, the government has layed out an ambitious plan to harness the potential of the kingdom’s solar, shale oil, and nuclear resources

Estonian power prices surge on Estlink 2 outage

editor — Fri, 15 May 2015 21:25:34 +0000

Estonian power prices surge on Estlink 2 outage

Mon May 4, 2015 9:01am GMT

OSLO May 4 (Reuters) - Power prices in Estonia surged on Monday due to an outage on the 650-megawatt Estlink 2 submarine power cable to Finland which sent the spread between Estonian and Finnish prices to almost 10 euros, data from the Nord Pool Spot (NPS) exchange showed.

Venezuela-- The Unmentioned Oil Superpower

editor — Fri, 15 May 2015 21:23:30 +0000

Venezuela - The Unmentioned Oil Superpower

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Beneath the tar sands is even dirtier oil, and industry is salivating over it

editor — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 23:12:45 +0000

Tar Sands 2.0

Beneath the tar sands is even dirtier oil, and industry is salivating over it

By Nika Knight on 12 Apr 2015

An economist on using Utah, Colorado and Wyoming oil shale to pay US national debt

editor — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 22:34:39 +0000

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Kentucky's Proposed Tar Sands Mining Puts People, Water, Wildlife at Risk

editor — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 22:24:10 +0000

Kentucky's Proposed Tar Sands Mining Puts People, Water, Wildlife at Risk

LOUISVILLE, Ky.— The Center for Biological Diversity today called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to deny permits for a tar sands mining project in Logan County, Ky., that would include strip-mining wetlands and streams in pursuit of these particularly dirty and dangerous fossil fuels.

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editor — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 22:10:06 +0000

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