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Missouri Department of Natural Resources director Templeton exits for BP oil spill job - Kansas City Business Journal

... billion claims fund for those affected by the BP ... conserve energy,” Nixon said. Templeton administered about $200 million in grants and programs to promote renewable energy and boost energy efficiency, Read more

Mo. DNR director exits for BP oil spill job - Birmingham Business Journal

... billion claims fund for those affected by the BP ... conserve energy,” Nixon said. Templeton administered about $200 million in grants and programs to promote renewable energy and boost energy efficiency, Read more

R.I. News Digest: 12 Cranston schools earn energy-efficiency label - Providence Journal

PROVIDENCE — Friends and relatives of the late Benjamin Weiss will have a chance to view his art work this week as Federal Hill’s Gallery Z presents an exhibit of his paintings. The show began Tuesday and will run ... Read more

Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Festival in PA Presents Ideas for a Green Future - Huffingtonpost.com

energy efficiency and green building over the course of the three-day festival ... in the wake of the BP disaster, at the 20 year fight for restitution from Exxon after the 1989 oil spill. All speakers, exhibits, Read more

BP Internal Report, Export Overhaul, Fuel Labels: Compliance - Bloomberg

BP Plc ’s internal investigation of the Deepwater Horizon rig disaster pins some of the blame ... Auto Fuel-Efficiency Labels May Display Letter Grades Autos sold in the U.S. may display letter grades assigned by ... Read more

U.S. energy policy needs to embrace all our energy resources - Daily Oklahoman

... energy efficiency retrofit program dubbed "cash for caulkers ... This was a punitive measure intended to punish the energy industry for the BP disaster and discourage, if not prohibit, future offshore drilling ... Read more

Gulf Oil Spill: Rick Steiner Got BP Disaster Right From The Beginning, Warns Crisis Is Far From Over - Huffingtonpost.com

Steiner was also one of the first scientists to warn that much if not most of BP's oil was remaining underwater ... Simply adopting tougher efficiency standards for power plants, cars and trucks, and electricity ... Read more

Why Baby Steps for Fuel Efficiency Mean Major Revenue Gains for Lead-Acid Battery Manufacturers - Seekingalpha.com

I think saving the equivalent of 50 BP-class oil spills per year is a worthwhile goal ... Click to enlarge) Several publicly held energy storage companies are actively developing solutions for the stop-start market. Read more

Weekly Mulch: Green Daydreams? A Clean Gulf, Energy Efficiency, and More - DAILY KOS

Yesterday, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) took Obama administration officials to task for encouraging Americans to believe that the majority of the oil in the Gulf of Mexico had dispersed. The Media Consortium's diary ... Read more

Wind Energy: Freedom From Fossil Fuels or Tempest in a Teapot? Part I - Seekingalpha.com

... energy… Nick Medic, of Renewable UK, which represents the wind industry, said talk of efficiency was ‘unhelpful ... concluded: At that point the whole pyramid collapsed… BP closed down the two largest ... Read more

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Donnie Fowler: Prop23: Who Needs BP When You've Got the Koch Brothers to Overturn California's Climate & Energy Laws?

OPPONENTS OF PROP23 IN CALIFORNIA FACE A DAUNTING NEW OPPONENT San Francisco, September 2 Late Thursday night, those who support progress on climate & energy... Read more

Solar power: California approves first solar thermal project in 20 years

The California Energy Commission approved construction Wednesday on the first solar thermal farm regulators have permitted in two decades. The Beacon Solar Energy project on the western edge of the Mojave Desert is one of a group of solar roposals... Read more

The Best Peak Oil Investments: PTRP

Many investors find the prospect of selecting individual stocks simply too daunting. For those investors interested in investing in peak oil, but uncomfortable with the risks and moral dilemmas inherent in oil company stocks, there is another option: Powershares Global Progressive Transportation Portfolio (PTRP). Read more

Reid hopeful for GOP energy votes after elections

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he hoped to pick up Republican votes for a pared-down energy bill after the midterm congressional elections. Read more

Red all over

On the heels of strong 2Q earnings, including a revenue boost of 11% from international markets, Halliburton executive Tim Probert talks to OE about oilfield technology trends, the Deepwater Horizon disaster and how ‘Big Red’ is positioning itself as a truly international company . . . Read more

Lift liability cap for oil spills

Foot-dragging and partisan politics are likely to replace common sense this fall in the U.S. Senate. Read more

Templeton's tenure marred by E. coli controversy

Missouri's environmental director announced Monday that he was resigning to take a job to help oversee a $20 billion fund for people harmed by the Gulf oil spill. Read more

Oil’s Out - Find Out What’s In

The International Energy Association (IEA) has spoken. What the world needs now is a clean energy technology revolution. Read more

Missouri Department of Natural Resources direct resigns

(AP) — Missouri's environmental director announced Monday that he was resigning to take a job to help oversee a $20 billion fund for people harmed by the Gulf oil spill. Mark Templeton, the director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources since 2009, said he was resigning effective Wednesday to become the executive director of the Office of the Independent Trustees of the Deepwater ... Read more

More students, more research at FAU, new president says

Record enrollment at Florida Atlantic University Florida Atlantic University is starting this academic year with more students and more research dollars, and plans to end it with more dorm space and more available seats at home football games. Read more