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For oil-rich Norway, its not easy being green
2014-09-14 07:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronto Star: For a country where oil generates a fifth of economic output, Norway is surprisingly green. Ever since it struck oil under the North Sea in the late 1960s, Norway has tried to find a balance between profiting from oil and natural gas and protecting the environment in a country as rich in beauty as it is in fossil fuels. Groups that closely monitor nations environmental records consistently give Norway high marks. Canada now gets constant criticism. On Yale Universitys Environmental Performance...
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Legacy lawsuits: Money finds political influence in oil-rich Louisiana
2014-07-28 03:11:41| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
From the major multinational oil companies to small independent operators, rivers of campaign contributions have flowed to the state Capitol.
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The 10 most oil-rich states
2013-08-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: Ten states accounted for roughly 94% of all onshore U.S. reserves as of the end of 2011, with roughly a third of this in Texas alone just over 7 billion barrels. In many of these states, the oil industry is a major part of their economies. Based on the U.S. Energy Information Administration's data on proved oil reserves by states, these are the most oil-rich states in the country. These states process the vast majority of the oil refined in the U.S. each year. Of the nation's 139 operating refineries,...
Oil in Those Hills: Renewed Dash to Drill in Gas- and Oil-Rich Dakotas
2013-05-02 00:39:11| Electronics - Topix.net
Energy companies are lining up for their shot to drill in the Dakotas and Montana after a new government report revealed that a massive geological formation stretching across the states contains twice the oil and three times the amount of natural gas than was originally believed.
Oil-Rich Russia Works To Increase Renewable Energy Share? A Bit
2013-04-29 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Clean Technica: The Energy Ministry of Russia has submitted a draft law to Dmitri Medvedev that is intended to support the deployment of renewable energy sources, including solar power, wind power, and hydroelectric power. Russia failed to meet its 2010 renewable energy target, which was to obtain 1.5% of the country`s electricity demand from renewable power plants. (In 2011, it had yet to reach 1%.) There are currently no details available about tariffs for specific technologies. Notably, however, the new...
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