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Investors Want Energy Companies To Release More On Natural Gas Fracking

By Dorothy Hinchcliff - Wednesday, 08 February 2012
Investors are challenging 10 energy companies to release more information about "fracking," in which a mixture of chemicals and water is pumped underground to release natural gas trapped in shale deposits.

China Leads Growth In Wind Power; U.S. Firms Look To Expand Overseas

Tuesday, 07 February 2012
The global wind power market rose 6 percent to 41 gigawatts last year, led by China, which captured more than two-fifths of the total, the Global Wind Energy Council said today in a report.

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Obama Pushes Natural-Gas Fracking To Create 600,000 Jobs

Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Obama pushed drilling for gas in shale rock and support for cleaner energy sources to boost the economy in his final State of the Union address before facing U.S. voters in November.

Calfrac Bonds Not Affected By U.S. Fracking Ban Threats

Monday, 02 January 2012
Calfrac Well Services Ltd.’s bonds are outperforming peers as investors bet that U.S. regulators will continue to allow the practice of hydraulic fracturing, which accounts for almost 90 percent of its sales.

LEDs May Be 80% Of Light Bulb Market By 2020

Thursday, 22 December 2011
General Electric Co. expects most light bulbs, including the incandescent invented by founder Thomas Edison, to be replaced within a decade by light-emitting diodes that can last from a child’s birth through college.

Glastonbury Plans to Use Cow Dung, Wind to Power Music Festival

Monday, 19 December 2011
The founder of Glastonbury, the U.K. festival likened to Woodstock, plans to use cow dung from his west England farm to help power the music event that has showcased a who’s who from the pantheon of popular music.

Solar Producers ‘Wary’ of Polysilicon Prices

Friday, 16 December 2011
Polysilicon may be headed for a surprise recovery by 2015 that could push up the prices of solar panels, said Solairedirect SA, France’s second-biggest sun-powered generator.

Berkshire Buys $2 Billion Power Project In Buffett Solar Bet

Wednesday, 07 December 2011
Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Holdings utility agreed to buy the $2 billion Topaz project in southern California, branching into solar power after the industry was battered by stock markets around the world.

Potential In The Pipeline

By Jerilyn Klein Bier, December 2011 issue
Socially responsible investors anticipate opportunities in next-generation biofuels.

Renewable Power Trumps Fossils For First Time

Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Renewable energy is surpassing fossil fuels for the first time in new power-plant investments, shaking off setbacks from the financial crisis and an impasse at the United Nations global warming talks.