India, Bhutan Power Plant Collaborations In Limbo
New hydro power projects of around 10,000 Megawatt (Mw) capacity being set up jointly by India and Bhutan in the latter's territory, are facing an uncertain future....
View ArticleFarley Employee Dies While Setting Up For Picnic
An off-duty security officer at Farley Nuclear Plant died while trying to secure a large inflatable castle for a company picnic....
View ArticleBP Should Talk About Risks Instead Of Promise Safety
The Gulf oil spill is distant history, if you believe the ongoing marketing campaign from BP. The environment has been restored, tourism is back, the company has made its operations safe and, perhaps...
View ArticleNot That Much Of A Problem At All
Detroit's a growing mountain of pet coke sitting on the dockside. This appears to be becoming one of the environmental cause celebres, combining as it does the involvement of the Koch brothers, carbon...
View ArticleSan Bruno Officials Want PG&E To Pay More For Deadly Blast
San Bruno officials are calling for a $3.85 billion penalty to be levied against PG&E for a deadly 2010 pipeline blast.
View ArticleCentrica To Buy Into The Cuadrilla Shale Gas Operation
I will admit that this story gave me rather a giggle. Centrica is to buy into the Cuadrilla shale gas operation in the North West of England. The giggle comes from the fact that the operations Centrica...
View ArticlePetrobangla To Pay Corporate Tax Of Successful Deep Sea Block Bidders
"We have agreed to pay corporate tax as the country's National Board of Revenue (NBR) refused to allow tax waiver for the international oil companies (IOCs) , " Petrobangla's director for...
View ArticleAnti Coal Group Slams Australian Firm For Keeping Terminal Location Secret
County Coal owns two mines in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana, which is the largest coal-mining region in the U.S....
View ArticlePeña Nieto Stresses Need To Modernize Pemex
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto reaffirmed his commitment to maintain Petroleos Mexicanos as a state-owned company, but also stressed the need to modernize and transform the world's No. 5 oil...
View ArticleBill Would Protect Coastal Wells From Fracking Wastewater
Deep-well injection of fracking wastewater in coastal counties would remain unlawful under a House committee's version of a controversial bill that came over from the Senate to fast-track fracking in...
View Article
