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China steps up search for gas
Posted by China Daily: Du Juan on June 21st, 2013
China Daily: To meet soaring demand, global natural gas production is developing faster than exploration and China is working on gaining more of this clean energy source to ensure domestic supply.
BP PLC, the United Kingdom-based energy giant, has cut its global natural gas reserves estimate for the first time in decades, even though experts said the situation is temporary.
"Caused by rapidly growing natural gas consumption, the exploration for this resource is relatively slower than its production speed,...
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Canada: Albertans in Awe at Power of ‘Insane’ Flooding
Posted by CBC: None Given on June 21st, 2013
CBC: Torrential rains and widespread flooding in southern Alberta have left people throughout the province in awe at the power and scope of the devastation and concerned about the uncertain hours ahead.
The floodwaters have washed out roads and bridges, left at least one person missing and caused cars, couches and refrigerators to float away. Several communities are under states of emergency, and as many as 100,000 people could be forced from their homes in Calgary alone.
'I watched a refrigerator...
Raging wildfires force evacuation of two Colorado towns
Posted by Reuters: Keith Coffman on June 21st, 2013
Reuters: Three wildfires sparked by lightning raged out of control in rugged Colorado mountain terrain on Friday, prompting the evacuation of two towns and menacing a third.
The West Fork Fire Complex - consisting of two separate fires in Rio Grande County in southern Colorado - forced 600 residents of South Fork to flee as high winds helped the blazes grow from 12,000 acres to 30,000 acres overnight.
"The fire behavior we saw yesterday was so extreme, it was ... unprecedented," said Eric Norton, a...
Singapore smog from Indonesia fire ‘could last weeks’
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 21st, 2013
BBC: Singapore's prime minister has warned that the haze engulfing the city-state could last for weeks, as air pollution soared to record levels. The pollution standards index peaked at 371 on Thursday, breaking previous records and well above hazardous levels, before falling to about 300. The haze is the result of forest fires started by farmers clearing land on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The issue has sparked accusations between the two neighbours. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore's Environment...
Raging Colorado, Arizona wildfires prompt evacuations
Posted by Reuters: Keith Coffman on June 21st, 2013
Reuters: Several wildfires raged unchecked across drought-parched Colorado on Thursday, one threatening oil and gas wells close to the Utah border and another about 300 miles to the southeast chased a group of Boy Scouts from their camp near New Mexico.
A separate wind-whipped fire roaring through chaparral and pine forests in central Arizona forced the evacuation of about 460 homes near the town of Prescott, about 100 miles north of Phoenix.
Scorching temperatures, low humidity and gusting winds have...
‘Jaguar people’s’ urgent appeal to oil company’s shareholders
Posted by Survival: None Given on June 21st, 2013
Survival: An Amazonian tribe has sent an urgent appeal to shareholders of Canadian-Colombian oil giant Pacific Rubiales to protect the lives of uncontacted Indians in Peru, whose survival is threatened by the company`s work on their land. In an urgent video message Salomon Dunu, a member of the Matsés tribe, said, 'Our uncontacted brothers live in the forest, we have heard them many times so we know they exist… Tell the world that the Matsés are firm in our position against the oil company. We do not want...