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Cuomo Says N.Y. Will Probably Miss Deadline for Fracking Rules
Posted by Bloomberg: Freeman Klopott on November 21st, 2012
Bloomberg: Governor Andrew Cuomo said New York will probably miss a Nov. 29 deadline to issue regulations on hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, restarting a public review that may delay drilling for months.
The state, which has been studying fracking for more than four years, issued a moratorium in 2010 so regulators could conduct an environmental survey and develop rules. In September, the Cuomo administration said Health Commissioner Nirav Shah would further analyze the issue with the help of an outside...
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Oil and Gas Pipeline Demand to Surge Through 2016
Posted by Fuel Fix: None Given on November 21st, 2012
Fuel Fix: A surge in demand for pipelines and other oil and natural gas infrastructure will sweep the United States for the next four years, driven by growth in the nation’s newest energy corridors, according to researchers at The Freedonia Group.
Pipeline capacity in the Bakken Shale in North Dakota and Montana will lead the pack, more than doubling by 2016, the research firm forecast. Freedonia also projected the Keystone XL pipeline will win federal approval, further driving infrastructure growth.
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Global Climate at Risk as Nearly 1,200 New Coal Plants Proposed Around the World
Posted by EcoWatch: Kick Kennedy on November 21st, 2012
EcoWatch: [Editor's note: Maybe it's just coincidence that on the same day this report came out, the World Meteorological Organization released a report saying that the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record high in 2011, and that between 1990 and 2011 there was a 30 percent increase in radiative forcing--the warming effect on our climate--because of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other heat-trapping long-lived gases. With the below report analyzing information about proposed new coal-fired...