• Analysis: New facilities spotlight next-generation biofuels May 18, 2012
  (Reuters) - After a decade of promise, advanced biofuels makers are entering a crucial make-or-break period with the first of a new generation of production facilities about to come on line.
• Apple to use only green power for main data center May 18, 2012
  (Reuters) - Apple Inc plans to power its main U.S. data center entirely with renewable energy by the end of this year, taking steps to address longstanding environmental concerns about the rapid expansion of high-consuming computer server farms.
• EPA report outlines potential Pebble mine risks May 19, 2012
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Large stretches of salmon-spawning streams and thousands of acres of wetlands would be wiped out if a large-scale mining project were to be built in southwestern Alaska's copper-rich Bristol Bay region, according to a report issued Friday by the Environmental Protection Agency.
• Analysis: Germany's Merkel losing green battle to cheap coal May 18, 2012
  LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - To reach its strict climate targets and fulfill Chancellor Angela Merkel's nuclear exit plans, Germany needs to avoid coal and build a stack of gas power plants to secure clean energy supplies beyond 2020.
• China cries foul after U.S. sets tariffs on solar imports May 18, 2012
  (Reuters) - The United States imposed punitive tariffs on solar panel imports from China, the latest in a series of trade disputes between the world's two biggest economies and sparking accusations by Beijing of protectionism.
• Denmark aims low with green energy policy May 17, 2012
  SAMSO, Denmark (Reuters) - Over a beer or two, Danes like to tell a story that goes like this: One night the energy ministers of the countries around the North Sea got together to divide up its oil and gas wealth. The Danish minister got very drunk, but the Norwegian managed to stay sober. As a result, Norway carved out a jagged shape that included Ekofisk, which has proved to be a major field, and Denmark was left with the dregs.
• Oklahoma park accused of letting kids play with tigers May 18, 2012
  OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The Humane Society of the United States is accusing an Oklahoma exotic animal park of allowing children to handle and pose for photographs with juvenile tigers in what they called "a petting zoo for carnivores."
• Brazil probes oil leak reports, finds nothing May 18, 2012
  BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's state-owned oil company Petrobras, its navy, and oil industry regulators rushed to investigate multiple reports of an oil leak from an offshore field on Thursday, but said they found no signs of oil in the water.
• Fugitive penguin 337 spotted alive in Tokyo Bay May 17, 2012
  TOKYO (Reuters) - After Penguin Number 337 made a daring bid for freedom from a Tokyo aquarium and vanished into the waters of Tokyo Bay two months ago, many feared the worst for the adventurous feathered fugitive.
• Winds, low humidity bedevil Arizona, Colorado firefighters May 18, 2012
  PHOENIX (Reuters) - Firefighters struggled against strong winds on Thursday to halt the advance of Arizona wildfires that have charred more than 30 square miles (78 square km) of dry ponderosa forest, brush and grass, and a blaze in nearby Colorado swelled overnight.

• UPDATE 2-Venezuela's Chavez says working less, getting better May 19, 2012
  * Breaks silence with 90-minute phone call to state television
• UPDATE 3-PJM secures capacity at base price of $136 per MW May 18, 2012
  May 18 (Reuters) - U.S. power grid operator PJM said Friday its capacity auction secured a record amount of new generation, demand response and energy efficiency resources for the 2015/2016 delivery year to keep the grid reliable as dozens of coal plants retire.
• UPDATE 1-Venezuela says third diesel shipment sent to Syria May 18, 2012
  * Fuel needed as Syria loses trading partners (Adds quote and background)
• UPDATE 3-After protest, CME grains set for nearly non-stop trade May 18, 2012
  * Grains join ranks of oil, currencies in extended trading
• NYMEX-Crude down, hits biggest 3-wk loss since Aug '11 May 18, 2012
  * Big specs cut bullish oil bets to lowest since 2010-CFTC * Crude to start flow from reversed Seaway pipeline this weekend * Coming up: API weekly inventory data, Tuesday NEW YORK, May 18 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures fell more than 1 percent on Friday, down for the sixth straight session, as worsening problems in Greece and Spain raised worries of contagion in the euro zone. Oil futures fell on the drumbeat from global stock markets, which erased the year's gains as inve
• TEXT-S&P cuts Clayton Williams Energy ratings May 18, 2012
  May 18 - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it lowered its senior unsecured debt ratings on Midland, Texas-based exploration and production company Clayton Williams Energy Inc. to 'B-' (one notch below the corporate credit rating) from 'B'. We simultaneously revised the recovery rating on these issues to '5', indicating the expectation of modest (10% to 30%) recovery in the event of a payment default, from '4'. The revised recovery rating reflects the recent increase in the c
• COMMODITIES-Wheat, gold make stunning runs in nervous markets May 18, 2012
  * Wheat posts largest weekly gain since 1996 * Gold finishes week with sharp 2-day rally * Oil and copper down about 4 pct each on week * Traders, investors remain jittery about eurozone prospects (Updates with markets' close) By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, May 18 (Reuters) - Wheat charged higher on Friday to post its biggest weekly gain in 16 years and gold continued its recovery from four-month lows as commodity markets saw selective buying amid lingering worries about th
• UPDATE 2-Under pressure, Chesapeake cuts director pay May 18, 2012
  May 18 (Reuters) - Chesapeake Energy Corp, under growing pressure from shareholders to improve corporate governance, reduced the compensation for its outside directors by 20 percent and eliminated their use of its aircraft for personal travel, the company said on Friday.
• Search still on for 'holy grail' of hurricane forecasting May 18, 2012
  * Significant gains might be years away, forecasters warn
• CANADA STOCKS-TSX hits 7-month low on global selloff May 18, 2012
  * TSX ends down 50.04 pts, or 0.4 pct, at 11,280.64 * TSX hits lowest level since Oct. 5 at 11,256.72 * Financial shares hurt by euro zone woes * Gold miners, energy shares rise with gold, gas prices * Disappointing Facebook debut hurts sentiment By Jon Cook TORONTO, May 18 (Reuters) - Canadian stocks hit a seven-month low on Friday, erasing early mining and energy gains as concerns about Europe's deepening debt woes and after Facebook's disappointing market debut fuel

• The IRAQI DINAR made - EASY! May 19, 2012
• Thompson Creek Metals Company Reports a Slough at its Thompson Creek Mine May 18, 2012
  NYSE: TC TSX: TCM TSX-V: TRX.WT DENVER, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc., a growing, diversified North American mining company (the "Company" or "Thompson Creek"), today reported that on May 15, 2012, a wall slough occurred in the Phase 7 mining area of...
• Gold Bullion Development Corp. releases 43-101 Technical Report on its Granada Gold Project May 18, 2012
  VANCOUVER, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Gold Bullion Development Corp. (TSXV: GBB) (OTCPINK: GBBFF) (the "Company" or "Gold Bullion") is pleased to provide an independent NI 43-101 Technical Report. prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for...
• Taseko to Amend Option Plan May 18, 2012
  VANCOUVER, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Taseko Mines Limited (TSX: TKO; NYSE Amex: TGB) (the "Company") announces that in order to bring the Company's Share Option Plan (the "Plan") within the value transfer guidelines established by ISS Proxy Advisory Services, the Company will...
• PJM Capacity Auction Secures Record Amounts Of New Generation, Demand Response, Energy Efficiency May 18, 2012
• ShengdaTech Submits Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization May 18, 2012
  SAN FRANCISCO, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- ShengdaTech, Inc. ("ShengdaTech" or the "Company") (SDTHQ) reported today that it has filed a Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan") and proposed Disclosure Statement with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the...
• BrassCraft Manufacturing Announces the Hiring of Dawn Rowley as Vice President of Human Resources May 18, 2012
• Sportsmen applaud EPA's assessment of Bristol Bay, Alaska; May 18, 2012
• Kansas Gas Service Seeks Approval of New Rates May 18, 2012
• China Recycling Energy Corporation Reports 2012 First Quarter Financial Results May 18, 2012
  XI'AN, China, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Recycling Energy Corp. (NASDAQ: CREG; "CREG" or "the Company"), a leading industrial waste-to-energy solution provider in China, today announced its financial results for the 2012 first quarter ended March 31, 2012. Summary...
• Alon Refining Krotz Springs Schedules First Quarter 2012 Conference Call for Bondholders May 18, 2012
• Cimarex Energy Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend May 18, 2012
• Weatherford reicht Formular 8-K ein May 18, 2012
• Pan American Silver to Host Analyst Day Review May 18, 2012
• NADB and SunEdison closes US$65 million loan for 20 MW(ac) solar park in Arizona May 18, 2012
• PEMEX coordena voos de transporte entre plataformas de perfuração usando o sistema de comunicações de voz Rohde & Schwarz May 18, 2012
• PEMEX coordina vuelos de transporte entre plataformas de perforación utilizando el sistema de comunicaciones de voz Rohde & Schwarz May 18, 2012
• Con Voto Bipartisano, Senado del Estado de California Protege a Usuarios del Agua May 18, 2012
• Southern California Gas Co. Declares Preferred Dividends May 18, 2012
  LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) has declared regular quarterly dividends for the preferred series stock of the company as follows: SoCalGas: Preferred Stock $0.375 per share Preferred Stock, Series A...
• Sulliden define más aún objetivo del Corredor Norte con resultados de perforación positivos adicionales May 18, 2012

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