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		<title>Reports: Startup of Iran&#8217;s Russian-built nuclear reactor delayed until next year</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Reports: Iran&#8217;s Russian reactor startup delayed

MOSCOW — Russian news agencies are reporting the reactor at a nuclear power plant that Russia is building in Iran will not be switched on this year as planned.
The agencies quote Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko as saying Monday that while Russia expects to make &#8220;serious progress&#8221; by the end of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ahmadinejad says impasse over nuke talks can only hurt West, embolden Iran&#8217;s nuclear program</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:29:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Ahmadinejad says Western pressure empowers Iran
TEHRAN, Iran — An impasse in nuclear talks between world powers and Iran would only hurt the West by making Tehran push harder to advance its technology, according to the latest remarks by the Iranian president.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad&#8217;s comments can be seen as a veiled threat that Iran would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>N. Dakota flaring less natural gas as pipelines, plants come on line; but can it keep up?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
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North Dakota flaring less natural gas _ for now

BISMARCK, N.D. — The burning glow over North Dakota&#8217;s oil patch is slowly dimming as companies work to capture and sell natural gas instead of flaring it.
Though the flares atop the oil fields have lessened in recent months, it&#8217;s still tough to stomach for those in North [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fearing roadblock to drilling, Alaska fights to take polar bears off threatened species list</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Alaska fights to reverse polar bear listing

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell says he has the best interest of polar bears at heart, but he doesn&#8217;t intend to let the federal government&#8217;s expanded protection for bears get in the way of the state&#8217;s continued prosperity.
Like his predecessor, Sarah Palin, the governor is suing the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nigerian militant group in oil-rich Delta region starts peace talks with the president</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bashir Adigun</dc:creator>
		
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Nigeria militants start peace talks with president

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria&#8217;s main militant group in the oil-rich Delta region said Sunday that it had started formal peace talks with the country&#8217;s president for the first time since it declared an indefinite cease-fire last month.
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta called Saturday&#8217;s dialogue with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Utah&#8217;s Silver Eagle Refinery agrees to shut down after gas explosion that damaged 10 homes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stark</dc:creator>
		
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Utah refinery shutting down following recent blast

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah oil refinery is shutting down after a gas explosion earlier this month damaged 10 homes.
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board has been investigating the Nov. 4 explosion at the Silver Eagle Refinery in Woods Cross. On Friday, board Chairman John Bresland recommended that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Number of active oil and gas rigs in the US up by 23 this week</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
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US rig count this week up 23
HOUSTON — The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. this week has risen by 23 to 1,101.

Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday that 728 rigs were exploring for natural gas and 361 for oil. Twelve were listed as miscellaneous. A year ago [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FACT CHECK: On bailouts, reformer credentials and more, Palin&#8217;s bio goes rogue on some facts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin Woodward</dc:creator>
		
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FACT CHECK: Palin&#8217;s book goes rogue on some facts
WASHINGTON — Sarah Palin&#8217;s new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven&#8217;t become any truer over time.
Ignoring substantial parts of her record if not the facts, she depicts herself as a frugal traveler on the taxpayer&#8217;s dime, a reformer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arch makes deal for vast SE Mont. coal tracts, putting pressure on state to lease its reserves</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Brown</dc:creator>
		
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Arch signs deal for southeast Montana coal tracts

BILLINGS, Mont. — Arch Coal Inc. has signed a lease agreement to mine the vast Otter Creek coal field in southeastern Montana — ramping up pressure on Gov. Brian Schweitzer and other state officials to lease adjacent coal tracts controlled by the state.
If developed, the 731 million tons [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teekay LNG Partners swings to 3rd-quarter loss on interest-rate swap losses</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Teekay LNG Partners takes loss on charges
NEW YORK — Teekay LNG Partners LP fell to a third-quarter loss, reversing a year-ago gain as it took a loss on derivatives.

The company said the net loss attributable to shareholders was $30.1 million, compared with income of $45.9 million a year ago.
The latest quarterly results included $33.9 million [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ford&#8217;s top sales analyst says small cars will be biggest US market segment by 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Ford analyst sees small car segment growing

DETROIT — Small car sales will continue to grow in the U.S. and likely will become the largest segment of the market by 2013, according to Ford Motor Co.&#8217;s top sales analyst.
George Pipas told the Automotive Press Association in Detroit Friday that downsizing baby boomers and millenials entering the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With Americans continuing to use less, oil prices slump to lowest level in a month</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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Oil dips to lowest level since October
NEW YORK — Oil slid Friday to its lowest price in a month as investors started to pay more attention to a yearlong slump in American energy demand.

For most of the year, oil prices surged as investors pumped money into crude contracts to protect themselves from a weakening dollar. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minn. regulators approve more radioactive waste storage at Prairie Island</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Minn. PUC approves nuke waste storage increase

RED WING, Minn. — State regulators have approved Xcel Energy&#8217;s request to increase power and radioactive waste storage at the Prairie Island nuclear plant.
The utility plans to spend $600 million to upgrade the plant so it can handle higher pressure and temperatures that could add 164 megawatts to its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Environmental group&#8217;s report says greenhouse gas emissions fall slightly in Texas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mcfarland</dc:creator>
		
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Report: Texas greenhouse gas emissions down

DALLAS — While Texas maintains a firm grip on the dubious title of the nation&#8217;s most prolific industrial polluter, an environmental group&#8217;s report Thursday found that wind power and other cleaner energy sources have helped cut emissions linked to global warming in the state.
Environment Texas analyzed the most recent U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hemlock Semiconductor breaks ground on $1.2B polysilicon plant at Clarksville megasite</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik Schelzig</dc:creator>
		
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Hemlock breaks ground on $1.2B Clarksville plant

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Hemlock Semiconductor Corp. and Tennessee officials on Thursday broke ground on a $1.2 billion plant and renamed the road leading to the sprawling facility &#8220;Solar Way.&#8221;
The plant will produce polysilicon, a raw material used to make solar cells and semiconductor devices.
Before remarks at a groundbreaking ceremony, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Groups challenge discharge of heavy metals from TVA&#8217;s Kingston Plant into Clinch River</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Poovey</dc:creator>
		
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Groups challenge TVA river discharge from plant

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Environmental activists are trying to stop the Tennessee Valley Authority from starting a daily 1 million gallon discharge of water that contains mercury, selenium and other pollutants into the same river where coal ash was spilled at its Kingston Plant.
Representatives of Earthjustice and other groups told [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North Dakota regulators drop coal mining complaint on 2-1 vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Wetzel</dc:creator>
		
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North Dakota regulators toss coal mining complaint

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota regulators voted Thursday to drop a complaint against Falkirk Mining Co. for illegally removing topsoil to build a road in an area where the company plans to begin digging coal.
State Public Service Commission inspectors had recommended a $350 fine against Falkirk for the incident. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil tumbles after government reports growing oil and gas supplies; refineries slow operations</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-tumbles-after-government-reports-growing-oil-and-gas-supplies-refineries-slow-operations-227141/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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Oil drops, settles below $77 after supply report

NEW YORK — Oil prices tumbled Thursday, dropping below $77 a barrel after the government reported that petroleum supplies continue to grow as American drivers and businesses cut way back on energy use.
Benchmark crude for December delivery gave up $2.34 to settle at $76.94 a barrel on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil, gas companies object to paying higher fee for drilling permit applications</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mead Gruver</dc:creator>
		
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BLM now collecting higher drilling application fee

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A huge increase in the application fee for oil and gas companies to drill on federal land is unfair and won&#8217;t speed up review of drilling permits, industry officials said Wednesday.
The $6,500-per-well fee was part of the Interior Department appropriations bill passed by Congress and signed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil government defends reliability of power grid after blackout leaves 60 million in dark</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Brooks</dc:creator>
		
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Blackout raises fears about Brazil infrastructure

RIO DE JANEIRO — Government leaders are defending the reliability of Brazil&#8217;s power grid after a huge blackout left nearly 60 million people in the dark and raised concerns about its ability to guarantee electricity for a surging economy.
Energy Minister Edison Lobao said the hours-long blackout Tuesday night was caused [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New figures show Americans may be settling into spending less, still wary about jobs, credit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Dinnocenzio</dc:creator>
		
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Americans may be settling into spending less

NEW YORK — Americans spent about the same amount in October as in August and September, according to figures released Thursday by a key data service, and they may be settling into new low-spending habits.
Including everything from toys to food, but not cars or gasoline, U.S. retail sales rose [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heavy rain, wind blamed for Brazil blackout that left 60M people in the dark</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Brooks</dc:creator>
		
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Bad weather blamed in blackout for 60M in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO — Heavy rain, lightning and strong winds caused blackouts that left nearly a third of Brazilians — 60 million people — in the dark, officials said Wednesday as they scrambled to restore confidence in the country&#8217;s infrastructure before soccer&#8217;s 2014 World Cup and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Conversion completes tender offer to employees</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Energy Conversion completes tender offer
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. — Solar-products maker Energy Conversion Devices Inc. said Wednesday employees agreed to tender most of the restricted stock units covered by a recent offer.

The company said 62 employees, representing 97 percent of the covered units, accepted the offer.
The employees will exchange units issued in 2008 that were subject [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil energy minister: Massive blackout caused by bad weather, transformer problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil official: Blackout caused by bad weather

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil&#8217;s energy minister says a blackout that left 60 million people in the dark was caused by bad weather.
Edison Lobao says heavy rains and strong winds caused three transformers on a key high-voltage transmission line to short circuit, cutting the line.
Two other lines went down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska Natives gather in Washington, seek action on drilling, protection of wildlife refuge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Alaska Natives seek restrictions on drilling

WASHINGTON — A group of women from Alaska&#8217;s North Slope and the Canadian Arctic are in Washington this week to lobby the Obama administration and members of Congress about oil and gas development in Alaska.
The women oppose drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and on offshore sites in Alaska.
Sarah [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SD Sen. Thune: Plant that converts wood chips into renewable fuels is part of USDA program</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Thune: Plant that converts wood chips in program

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., says Western Biomass Energy, which converts wood chips from the Black Hills into renewable fuels, has been selected to take part in the Biomass Crop Assistance Program.
In a release, Thune said he wrote the program, which is part of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lights back on, Brazil government defends itself after blackout raises 2016 Olympic concerns</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/lights-back-on-brazil-government-defends-itself-after-blackout-raises-2016-olympic-concerns-226092/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Brooks</dc:creator>
		
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Brazil&#8217;s Silva defends power grid after blackout

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil&#8217;s president fended off criticism of his nation&#8217;s shaky power grid Wednesday as officials investigated a blackout that plunged as many as 60 million people into darkness, prompting concerns about the country&#8217;s preparedness to host the 2016 Olympic Games.
Power went out for more than two [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Lt. gov. to travel to Mideast to plug Mich. water

LANSING, Mich. — Lt. Gov. John Cherry is heading to the Mideast to lure businesses with Michigan&#8217;s abundant water.
Cherry is leaving Saturday and will return Monday, Nov. 23. He&#8217;ll spend most of the trip in Israel speaking to businesses in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. He&#8217;ll also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lights back on in Brazil after blackout hits as many as 60M, raising 2016 Olympic concerns</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Brooks</dc:creator>
		
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Brazil blackouts hit up to 60M, spur Olympic fears

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil emerged Wednesday from a widespread power outage that plunged as many as 60 million people into darkness for hours, prompting security fears and concern from residents about another black eye for a country hosting the 2016 Olympic Games.
Power went out for more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lights return in Brazil after blackout that left as many as 60 million without electricity</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/lights-return-in-brazil-after-blackout-that-left-as-many-as-60-million-without-electricity-225856/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Brooks</dc:creator>
		
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Lights back in Brazil after outage hits up to 60M

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil emerged early Wednesday from a widespread power outage that plunged as many as 60 million people in at least nine states into darkness for hours, prompting security fears and concern from residents about another black eye for a country hosting the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manchin, other W.Va. officials vow to speak in single, pro-coal voice to mining regulators</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence Messina</dc:creator>
		
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An array of West Virginia&#8217;s top political leaders stood shoulder-to-shoulder Tuesday with executives from the state&#8217;s top coal producers, vowing to form a united front in the face of what they call mixed signals and heavy-handedness from federal mining regulators.
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		<title>OPEC warns higher oil prices could undercut 2010 global oil demand</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
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OPEC: Pricier crude could erode 2010 demand

CAIRO — OPEC on Wednesday cautioned that a sustained increase in oil prices above their current level could erode crude demand next year amid a shaky global economic recovery.
Citing continuing signs of a global economic recovery, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries — supplier of about 35 percent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lights return following blackout that left much of Brazil, Paraguay in dark; questions remain</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Brooks</dc:creator>
		
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Lights return following Brazilian blackout

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil emerged early Wednesday from a widespread power outage that plunged its major cities and at least nine states into darkness for hours, prompting security fears and concern from residents about another black eye for a country hosting the 2016 Olympic Games.
Power went out for more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA finds fish in about half of nation&#8217;s lakes and reservoirs harbor hazardous chemicals</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dina Cappiello</dc:creator>
		
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EPA: Toxic chemicals in freshwater fish widespread

WASHINGTON — Nearly half of lakes and reservoirs nationwide contain fish with potentially harmful levels of the toxic metal mercury, according to a federal study released Tuesday.
The Environmental Protection Agency found mercury — a pollutant primarily released from coal-fired power plants — and polychlorinated biphenyls in all fish samples [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Md., Del., Va. enter offshore wind power partnership, states to promote renewable energy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Md., Del., Va., in offshore wind power partnership

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland, Delaware and Virginia are joining forces to promote the offshore wind power.
The governors of the three states announced Tuesday that they have signed an agreement to work together on promoting federal policies, transmission strategies and other issues to advance offshore power in the Mid-Atlantic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gulf Coast residents mostly unscathed as Ida weakens to a depression, soaks Southeast</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Nelson</dc:creator>
		
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Ida weakens to a depression, soaks the Southeast

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Tropical Storm Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds Tuesday before weakening to a depression, causing little damage along the Gulf Coast but bringing more rain to the already-soaked Southeast.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Ida&#8217;s center first touched land on Dauphin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Williams Cos. says 26.4-mile natural gas transmission pipeline in Colorado now in service</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Williams Cos.: Gas transmission pipeline in use

TULSA, Okla. — Williams Cos. Inc. says a 26.4-mile-long natural gas transmission pipeline in Colorado is now in use.
Tulsa-based Williams announced Tuesday that Northwest Pipeline GP, its majority-owned subsidiary, has received Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval to place the Colorado Hub Connection into service. The pipeline project cost $60 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baldor Electric&#8217;s board names Jeffery Hubert vice president of generators</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Baldor Electric&#8217;s board names VP of generators

FORT SMITH, Ark. — Electrical equipment maker Baldor Electric Co. said Tuesday its board of directors promoted Jeffery Hubert to vice president of generators, effective Jan. 1.
Hubert will oversee all of Baldor&#8217;s generator business, including sales, engineering and manufacturing. He was most recently general manager of generators.
Shares of Baldor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gulf Coast residents mostly unscathed as Ida weakens to a depression, heads east to Fla.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Reeves</dc:creator>
		
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Ida weakens to a depression, heads east to Fla.

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Tropical Storm Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds Tuesday before weakening to a depression, leaving weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents largely unscathed and bringing more rain to the already-soaked Southeast.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Ida&#8217;s center first touched land on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crude prices fall again as dollar gains ground and Ida loses steam</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Williams</dc:creator>
		
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Oil prices fall as Ida fades, dollar climbs

Oil prices fell Tuesday as workers headed back to deep sea platforms that were bypassed by a rapidly weakening storm in the Gulf of Mexico.
Ida, once a Category 1 hurricane, was downgraded to a tropical storm Monday and then lost even that status Tuesday as its winds lost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Utility regulators say Mississippi Power Co. proved need for more generating capacity</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Wagster Pettus</dc:creator>
		
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Miss. regulators, utility agree more power needed

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Power Co. has received the first level of regulatory approval in its effort to build a new coal-powered generating plant in the east-central part of the state.
The three-member state Public Service Commission ruled Monday that the company has demonstrated a need to increase its capacity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Georgia Power&#8217;s nuclear expansion to get another look by state&#8217;s regulators</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Ga. regulators to look at nuke plant expansion

ATLANTA — Georgia Power&#8217;s plans to expand their Plant Vogtle Nuclear plant are up for another hearing before the state Public Service Commission.
Earlier this year the PSC gave Georgia Power the OK to move forward with the $6.4 billion expansion and state lawmakers approved legislation allowing the utility [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. offers 32,000 additional acres of forest land for leasing to gas-drilling companies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Pa. to lease 32,000 acres for gas drilling

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania will open nearly 32,000 acres of additional state forest land to leasing by gas drilling companies, the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources said.
The six tracts are located in the Elk, Moshannon, Sproul, Susquehannock and Tioga state forests in Cameron, Clearfield, Clinton, Potter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gulf Coast residents assess damage as Ida weakens to a tropical depression, heads east</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Ida weakens to a tropical depression, heads east

MIAMI — Forecasters say Ida has weakened to a tropical depression and is heading east toward the Florida Panhandle with winds near 35 mph (55 kph).
Ida was a tropical storm with winds near 45 mph (75 kph) when it came ashore near Mobile Bay in southern Alabama on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ida blows ashore in Alabama as weather-tested Gulf Coast residents ride out tropical storm</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Reeves</dc:creator>
		
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Ida blows ashore as Gulf Coast rides out storm

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. — Tropical Storm Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty but weakening winds before dawn Tuesday as weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents rode out the rare late-season storm.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Ida&#8217;s center first touched land on Dauphin Island and was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Energy Agency warns falling investment risk to economic recovery</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Energy agency warns of falling investment
PARIS — The global financial crisis has led to a dangerous drop in energy investment around the world which could choke off the nascent economic recovery, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday.

The warning from the Paris-based agency comes just a month ahead of the major UN climate conference in Copenhagen, [...]]]></description>
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Energy prices jump even as Gulf storm weakens

Oil prices shot above $80 a barrel Monday as a weakened U.S. dollar created more turbulence in energy markets than a storm heading into the Gulf of Mexico.
Ida had helped push crude prices higher all morning. Normally, the storm&#8217;s demotion from hurricane to a tropical storm would depress [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Western Refining consolidates NM plants, idles Bloomfield refinery as profit margins shrink</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Western Refining shutters Bloomfield, NM, plant

BLOOMFIELD, N.M. — Western Refining Inc. plans to shutter its Bloomfield, N.M., refinery and consolidate the operations of its two New Mexico plants in a move the company said Monday will save $25 million per year.
About 100 employees will be laid off, Western spokesman Gary Hanson said. The job cuts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Natural gas company Quicksilver moves to 3rd-qtr profit, adjusted earnings beat expectations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Quicksilver Resources moves to 3Q profit
FORT WORTH, Texas — Quicksilver Resources Inc. on Monday posted a third-quarter net profit and said adjusted earnings beat analyst expectations as the natural gas and oil producer ramped up production and cut costs.

Shares jumped 71 cents, or 5.5 percent, to $13.56 after the news.
Quicksilver said third-quarter production climbed 12 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil climbs above $80 as dollar weakening overshadow&#8217;s Tropical Storm Ida</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Oil prices above $80 even as Ida weakens
Oil prices shot above $80 a barrel Monday as a weakened U.S. dollar created more turbulence in energy markets than a tropical storm heading into the Gulf of Mexico.

Ida had helped push crude prices higher all morning, but just as the then-hurricane was demoted to a tropical storm, [...]]]></description>
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