‘Huge’ natural gas find off Venezuela
‘Huge’ natural gas find off Venezuela
Updated: 08:32, Saturday September 12, 2009
Energy giant Repsol has made a huge natural gas find off the coast of Venezuela that it thinks it is one of the world’s biggest reserves, a spokeswoman said.
The field in the Gulf of Venezuela is believed to contain 7 to 8 trillion cubic feet of gas, although the company is still conducting final tests to ascertain the amount, said Repsol spokeswoman Begona Elices. She called such a volume enormous.
White House action puts on hold dozens of mountaintop mining projects.
White House action puts on hold dozens of mountaintop mining projects
- guardian.co.uk, Friday 11 September 2009 19.45 BST
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Mountains in West Virginia show how mountaintop removal mining has flattened many mountain peaks. Photograph: Bob Bird/AP
The Obama administration took its strongest action to date against highly destructive mining practice today, putting a hold on dozens of mountaintop removal projects in the Appalachian region.
The Environmental Protection Agency said it was ordering a review of 79 permits in West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky to mine for coal by blowing the tops of mountains to assess the impact on water quality.
Mountaintop removal involves dynamiting the tops of mountains – leaving mounds of debris in neighbour rivers and waterways – razing forests and cutting off hundreds of feet of rock to reach narrow seams of coal.
Australia’s methane gas could power the world: expert
Australia’s methane gas could power the world: expert
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Australia’s abundant methane gas reserves found in coal seams could help power the world, according to a gas industry consultant.
Addressing a major offshore oil and gas industry conference in Darwin this week, Tony Regan of Tri-Zen International says there are also rich reserves of methane gas within coal seams in the Gladstone and Bowen Basin region of Queensland.
Sun shines in China thanks to feed-in tariff
Sun shines in China thanks to feed-in tariff Wednesday 9 September 2009 The world’s largest solar power station – a massive 2 gigawatts – willbe built in China thanks to the Chinese adoption of a renewable energyfeed-in tariff, it was announced overnight. The Rudd Government has repeatedly refused to embrace the feed-in tariffPrivate Member’s Bill Continue Reading →
Greens, Libs fight wilderness mining
Greens, Libs fight wilderness mining
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Greens, Liberals both oppose Arkaroola wilderness mining (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary)
The Greens and Liberals are joining forces to urge the South Australian Government to keep mining out of Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary in the Flinders Ranges.
SA Greens MP Mark Parnell, Liberal Senator Nick Minchin and the state Liberal MP Iain Evans are holding a forum in Adelaide today to push for an end to mining exploration at Arkaroola.
More than a year ago, Marathon Resources was caught illegally dumping waste there from exploration work.
Senator Minchin says he usually supports uranium mining, but it is inappropriate to mine what he says is one of the most beautiful parts of South Australia.
PM’s Gorgon claims not backed by figures:Greens
PM’s Gorgon claims not backed by figures: Greens Claims by Kevin Rudd that the Gorgon gas project must go ahead on anA-class reserve at Barrow Island so that the project’s emissions can besequestered in reservoirs beneath the island are undermined by theproponents’ own figures, Greens Senator for WA Rachel Siewert says. “Out of the nearly Continue Reading →