Federal judge blocks California emissions rules

By Dan Levine and Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO | Fri Dec 30, 2011 2:47pm EST SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A judge blocked one of California’s signature attempts to lower greenhouse gas emissions, a victory for out-of-state ethanol producers and refiners that has California’s air quality board vowing to appeal. U.S. District Judge Lawrence O’Neill in [...]

Brazil cites Chevron third time for oil spill

RIO DE JANEIRO | Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:50pm EST RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s oil industry watchdog ANP said on Friday it issued a third citation against Chevron for a November oil spill at the Frade offshore field, signaling that regulators are stepping up oversight of the No. 2 U.S. oil company’s offshore [...]

Court delays EPA rule on coal plants

By Eileen O’Grady HOUSTON | Fri Dec 30, 2011 8:22pm EST HOUSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday issued a last-minute order to delay the January 1 implementation of stricter federal limits on pollution from coal-fired plants, providing a temporary win for utilities worried about the cost of implementation. In a blow [...]

China court accepts case against ConocoPhillips: Xinhua

BEIJING | Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:39am EST BEIJING (Reuters) – A maritime court in the northern coastal city of Tianjin on Friday accepted a case of compensation claims from aquaculture farmers against the China unit of ConocoPhillips, Xinhua News Agency reported on Friday. More than 100 fishermen filed the lawsuit early this month in [...]

Cyclone Thane lashes India’s south coast

By S. Murari Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:58am EST CHENNAI (AlertNet) – Lashing rains and gale force winds bore down on India’s southeastern coast on Friday, disrupting power supplies and communication lines as Cyclone Thane landfall near the industrial city of Chennai, officials and witnesses said. Packing wind speeds of up to 125 kmph (77 [...]

African rhino poaching hits record on Asian demand

By Jon Herskovitz JOHANNESBURG | Fri Dec 30, 2011 4:41am EST JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A record number of rhinos were poached this year in South Africa, home to the greatest number of the animals, as rising demand in Asia for their horns led to increased killings of the threatened species. At least 443 rhinos have [...]

ReVenture Park™ and Catawba Lands Conservancy Partner to Protect Additional 175 Acres Along the Catawba River in North Carolina

Charlotte, NC, December 30, 2011 –(PR.com)– The developers of ReVenture Park™ and the Catawba Lands Conservancy (CLC) announced today that they closed on a transaction creating a 175-acre conservation easement within the ReVenture Park 667 acre site. The easement will forever protect a wide swath of natural area on both sides of Long Creek and [...]

To Survive, Some Biofuels Companies give up on Biofuels

Gevo, a prominent advanced-biofuels company that has received millions in U.S. government funding to develop fuels made from cellulosic sources such as grass and wood chips, is finding that it can’t use these materials if it hopes to survive.

Western Wind Takes Delivery of US $12 Million of Solar Panels and Secures US Cash Grant

Western Wind Takes Delivery of US $12 Million of Solar Panels and Secures US Cash Grant PR Newswire — December 30, 2011 VANCOUVER, December 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Western Wind Energy Corp. — (Toronto Venture Exchange — “WND”) (OTCQX — “WNDEF”), is pleased to announce that it has signed a Module Supply Agreement (“MSA”) with [...]

Anti-whaling protest ship in Southern Ocean distress

SYDNEY | Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:22am EST SYDNEY (Reuters) – Anti-whaling organization Sea Shepherd said one of its boats chasing the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean had issued a distress call after its hull was cracked by a rogue wave. Sea Shepherd flagship the Steve Irwin was fighting heavy seas to help [...]

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