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Power plant implosion: Demolition goes wrongPower plant implosion creates shrapnel that injures audience watching the planned implosion of a decommissioned PG&E power plant聽
TransCanada moves forward with oil pipeline, but it's not Keystone XLTransCanada, a Canadian energy company said Thursday it was moving forward with plans to build a聽2,740-mile pipeline that would transit between 500,000 and 850,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) from western to eastern Canada.聽Oil arriving through the Energy East Pipeline would feed refineries in Quebec and New Brunswick that at present get 86 per cent of their crude supply from the international market at much higher prices than they would pay for crude from Alberta.
It's a bike! It's a car! It's an ... ELF bike?ELF bike: A聽'green' commuting option, the ELF bike聽looks like Fred Flintstone's footmobile, only with solar panels and a futuristic shape.
Global warming, more wars? Climate could spark more conflict, study says.A 'metastudy' of 60 other studies suggests that there is a clear link between the climate and violence. Global warming raises the specter of more conflict, especially in Africa.- Global warming, more wars? Climate could spark more conflict, study says.A 'metastudy' of 60 other studies suggests that there is a clear link between the climate and violence. Global warming raises the specter of more conflict, especially in Africa.
China heat wave: It's so hot, manhole covers cook foodChina heat wave leaves much of the country's southern and eastern areas sweltering. Shanghai hits record 105 degrees F. and one eastern city sees record 108 degrees.聽
Monitor BreakfastEnergy Secretary Moniz: 'There's no war on coal'The Department of Energy aims to push down costs for all low-carbon energy technologies, not prioritize one fuel over another, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Thursday. The coal industry complains that the Obama administration is anti-coal.
Samet Island: Thailand oil spill spreads to other islandsThe Samet Island oil spill has spread to nearby islands in Thailand, officials said Wednesday. Officials race to cleanup the oil washed up on Samet Island, a popular tourist destination in Thailand, after 13,200 gallons of oil was spilled into the sea from a pipeline.聽
Potash cartel: Russia's Uralkali quits major potash venturePotash cartel upended as Russia's Uralkali drops out of聽the Belarusian Potash Company, heralding a price war for the key crop nutrient.聽The break-up of a major potash cartel聽leaves North America's Canpotex as the dominant potash export venture.
Will urbanization save energy?If urbanization trends continue, American cities have the potential to become far more sustainable, Chahar writes, rather than continuing the 20th century trend of sprawling further and further away from the city with an ever-increasing carbon footprint.
Piracy threatens India's quest for oilIndia, following in China鈥檚 lead, has been investigating the possibilities of African oil production, but its rising imports from west Africa have been threatened by the age-old scourge of piracy.聽
With no room to grow, Canadian town evicts oil sands companiesThe Canadian town of Fort McMurray is booming largely thanks to the nearby oil sands industry. Now the town needs more housing and infrastructure and has nowhere to put it, so its taking back the land it has leased to oil companies.
U.S. accuses JPMorgan: Bank pays $410 million settlementU.S. accuses JPMorgan: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says JPMorgan traders manipulated electricity prices. JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to pay $410 million on Tuesday to settle the claim by U.S. energy regulators.
EPA head: Fighting climate change will create more jobsClimate change is not an environmental issue but an economic challenge, said newly confirmed EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy in her first public speech since taking office. Ms. McCarthy outlined a vision for EPA that focused on combating climate change while spurring economic growth.
Florida gas plant explosion rocks central FloridaA Florida gas plant explosion聽sent 'boom after boom after boom' through the central Florida neighborhood around it early Tuesday.聽Several people were injured in the Florida gas plant explosion, with at least three critically injured.
Quebec train crash: Will oil shipments by rail fall?The Quebec train crash has sparked a flurry of emergency directives to increase railway safety, but there is no sign of shipments of oil by rail slowing as a result, Burgess writes. Indeed, the oil-by-rail industry is set to grow despite the catastrophic derailment, and amid a criminal investigation that has resulted in a raid on the offices of the train鈥檚 operator.
Philadelphia explosion blamed on gas leakPhiladelphia explosion was caused by a gas leak, officials said Monday. The Philadelphia explosion injured eight people and toppled an unoccupied row house.
Tropical storm Flossie: Hawaii braces for first direct hit in 20 yearsTropical storm Flossie is weakening as it heads toward Hawaii, but its torrential rains could be 'life threatening.' It would be the first tropical cyclone to make landfall on the islands since 1992.
BMW i3: With electric car, BMW eyes an urban futureThe BMW i3 is the German automaker's聽first mass-production electric car and offers a panoply of high-tech doodads aimed at an urbanizing global population.聽But it's too soon to tell if the BMW i3, or any electric car, will win wide appeal from a public slow to warm to alternative-fuel technology.聽
Samet Island coast marred by oil spillSamet Island, a popular tourist destination in Thailand's eastern sea, was in the path of an oil spill that washed up black waves of crude oil on its beaches over the weekend. The Samet Island oil spill came聽from a leak in the pipeline operated by a subsidiary of state-owned oil and gas company PTT Plc.聽聽
