US: Western Slope coal production enters golden age
Largely due to highly efficient longwall mining technology, Colorado has jumped to the front of the line of the nation’s fastest-growing coal-producing states, up from 11th in 1999.
Ron Bain
Colorado gas wells rely on true grit
Colorado is full of sand, but it’s useless for luring natural gas out of the earth through an increasingly important drilling method called hydraulic fracturing.
Caught in the coal crunch
US – As West Virginia coal prices are rising, especially on the spot market, coal production is dropping and mining employment has plummeted.
Australian Deputy Prime Minister acknowledges peak oil
Australian Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson who less than a week ago dismissed concerns about peak oil, today acknowledged it.
U.S. is caught in energy time loop
Where energy is concerned, much has changed since 1980. Unfortunately, much also remains the same.
The promise of artificial photosynthesis
It is still unclear where most of our energy will come from in the longer-term future. A promising new contender is emerging: the harnessing of photosynthesis.
Analyst: Era of $30 oil nearing end
Energy industry analyst and forecaster Henry Groppe says the days of crude oil prices at $25 to $30 a barrel are coming to an end.
Norway: Low proving costs, but not much exploration
Even though it costs less to find a barrel of oil on the Norwegian shelf than many other places in the world, we do not manage to replace production through new discoveries. Now Norway must also tax its reserves due to a low level of exploration activity.
Why the coming oil crisis will last
There is a growing consensus that the crucial turning point in oil output will probably occur in the second half of this decade, in or around 2007. It will be an energy crisis that will dwarf anything we have ever experienced.
EU, U.K. Near Accord on British Energy Rescue Aid, People Say
European Commission regulators and the U.K. government are close to an agreement on a 1.5 billion-pound ($2.7 billion) state bailout for British Energy Plc, the country’s biggest power generator, people familiar with the situation said.
Beyond organics: Envisioning a sustaining food system
The “Gandhi of Greenhouses” airs his frustration with a piecemeal organic movement and lays the framework for a more holistic approach to sustainable food security.
UK oil production dropping.
Oil production in the UK has typically has a seasonal pattern, which makes it a bit of a surprise that this Feb was the worst month on the DTI’s site for oil production.
