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Oil

Keystone prompts studies from backers, detractors

Source:

FuelFix

A report form the Consumer Energy Alliance said the Keystone XL pipeline would create 5,000 jobs annually in Nebraska, but a report from Oil Change International found that emissions from the project would be much higher than estimates, FuelFix reports.

Natural Gas

TransCanada awarded $5 billion Progress project

By The Associated Press on January 9, 2013

PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia (AP) — Progress Energy has awarded a $5 billion natural gas infrastructure project across northern British Columbia to TransCanada Corp., one of North America's largest pipeline companies.

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Oil

Green groups urge Obama to quash Keystone pipeline

Source:

The Hill

Urging him to make good on his pledge to deal with climate change, a group of more than 70 green groups called on President Obama to end the Keystone XL pipeline in the United States, The Hill reports.

Oil

Keystone protesters arrested at TransCanada office in Houston

Source:

FuelFix

Two protesters from the Tar Sands Blockade were arrested outside TransCanada's Houston office during an demonstration against the company's Keystone XL pipeline project, FuelFix reports.

Oil

Neb. regulator backs revised Keystone route

Source:

Reuters

In a report, Nebraska environmental regulators expressed support for TransCanada's altered route for the Keystone XL pipeline, saying it avoids ecologically-sensitive areas. Gov. Dave Heineman has 30 days to approve the route, Reuters reports.

Oil

Keystone faces new round of tree protesters in Texas

Source:

FuelFix

A new group environmental activists from the Tar Sands Blockade have taken to camps in trees in an attempt to block construction of the Keystone XL pipeline in Texas, FuelFix reports.

Oil

Keystone critics seek climate analysis in State Dept. review

Source:

FuelFix

Environmental groups critical of the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline argue that the State Department's forthcoming environmental report on the project won't be complete without a full analysis of its potential climate change impact, FuelFix reports.

Oil

TransCanada CEO: Kerry pick won't change Keystone project

Source:

The Hill

TransCanada CEO Russ Girling said the likely nomination of Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., as to secretary of state, will not threaten the review of the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline, The Hill reports.

Oil

Judge declines Keystone hearing over paperwork

Source:

Bloomberg

A federal judge refused to hear landowner Michael Bishop's lawsuit to block TransCanada's construction of the Keystone XL pipeline in Eastern Texas, citing incorrectly filed documents, Bloomberg reports.

Oil

Keystone XL won't use top spill protection tech

Source:

InsideClimate News

TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline will not be using the most sophisticated spill detection system or other safeguards to prevent leaks near the Ogallala aquifer, InsideClimate News reports.

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Policy

Chamber decries 'sue and settle' between greens, EPA

Source:

The Hill

A Chamber of Commerce study reported more than 100 new EPA rules have been forced by "sue and settle" tactics from environmental groups, The Hill reports.

Renewable Energy

Tesla could pay off DOE loan Wednesday

Source:

Bloomberg

Tesla Motors Inc. CEO Elon Musk said his company could pay pack its Energy Department loan as early as Wednesday, Bloomberg reports.

Nuclear

NRC reassures public on Shearon Harris safety

Source:

WSOC-TV

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission told Charlotte-area residents that a crack at a reactor at Duke Energy's Shearon Harris Plant did not pose a threat to safety, WSOC-TV reports.

Renewable Energy

Solar trade group presses to avoid trade war

Source:

The Washington Post

An international group of solar trade groups issued a statement calling on the European Union and the U.S. to avoid a trade war over solar panels with China, The Washington Post reports.

Policy

EU probe expands, seeks info from commodity traders

Source:

The Wall Street Journal

The European Union has sent information requests to several commodity-trading firms as part of its investigation into potential energy-price manipulation, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Oil

Voser: EU probe revealed nothing adverse against Shell

Source:

The Wall Street Journal

Royal Dutch Shell CEO Peter Voser said a European Union investigation into possible price fixing has not found anything that could damage the company, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Biofuels

Exxon to refocus algae biofuels research

Source:

Bloomberg

ExxonMobil Corp. said it would refocus its research on algae-derived biofuels after it invested $100 million over the last four years with few solid results, Bloomberg reports.

Environment

Decline in aquifer reserves increased from 2000-2008

Source:

Reuters

The U.S. Geological Survey said water levels in aquifers declined from 2000 to 2008 at a rate nearly three times greater than any point in the last century, Reuters reports.

Natural Gas

Poland's shale boom could be derailed by tax proposal

Source:

Bloomberg

A proposal to hike taxes on profits and early well failures could pose a threat to Poland's shale development, Bloomberg reports.

Renewable Energy

Oman to employ solar power to coax oil from wells

Source:

The New York Times

Oman's national oil company is set to announce it will start using solar power to coax oil from aging wells, The New York Times reports.