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"Predictions for 2014: Energy Is Anything But Conventional"

"In energy, next year promises to be just as unconventional as the last."

"North America's boom in unconventional oil and gas will continue to expand and the shale success could spread elsewhere. Easy-to-reach conventional oil is dwindling, but 2014 could see a reprieve as production from Iraq, Libya, and other war-torn oil nations seems to be stabilizing. And easing relations with Iran has the potential to bring major amounts of oil back onto global markets.

Source: Christian Science Monitor, 12/30/2013

"Start-Up Uses Plant Seeds for a Biofuel"

"SAN DIEGO — In an unmarked greenhouse, leafy bushes carpet an acre of land here tucked into the suburban sprawl of Southern California. The seeds of the inedible, drought-resistant plants, called jatropha, produce a prize: high-quality oil that can be refined into low-carbon jet fuel or diesel fuel."

Source: NY Times, 12/26/2013

"Feds Reach Deal To Cut Energy Use Of TV Boxes"

"The Department of Energy has reached a deal with environmental and business groups on new energy efficiency standards for cable and satellite television boxes."

Source: Hill/E2 Wire, 12/26/2013

"Wind Power Developers Race Clock to Secure Subsidy"

"As the rest of the world prepares to toast the new year, the wind industry is hard at work on its own year-end tradition, rushing to make sure projects qualify for an important subsidy before it is set to vanish at the stroke of midnight on Tuesday."

Source: NY Times, 12/26/2013

Need for More Tar Sands Imports Questioned With Latest U.S. Energy Data

"In 2040, domestic crude oil output will still be higher than it is today. Will the country's shifting energy picture affect Keystone XL's prospects?"

Source: InsideClimate News, 12/26/2013

"Russia Drops Charges Against 29 Greenpeace Activists, One Still Held"

"ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Russian investigators have dropped charges against all but one of the 30 crew of a Greenpeace ship, who were accused of hooliganism following a protest outside a Russian oil rig in the Arctic, the group said Wednesday."

Source: AP, 12/26/2013

Report Raises New Concerns About EPA Probe of Texas Fracking

"The Environmental Protection Agency was justified in intervening to examine possible risks of gas drilling to Texas drinking water, the agency's internal watchdog reported Tuesday. But environmentalists say the report raises fresh concerns about the EPA's 2012 decision to halt its investigation into possible well water contamination in Parker County, Texas."

"The EPA Inspector General's report is the latest analysis to spotlight the regulator's handling of high-profile cases of alleged drinking-water contamination near natural gas drilling sites.

Source: LA Times, 12/26/2013

"Northern Gateway Has Ottawa Scrambling To Avoid Lawsuits"

"VICTORIA -- Within three hours of the Joint Review Panel’s announcement giving conditional approval for the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline, the Lake Babine First Nation threatened the lawsuit it has been preparing for months."

Source: Toronto Globe & Mail, 12/24/2013

"Could Big Batteries Be Big Business In California?"

"The California Public Utilities Commission has called on utilities and private companies to install about $5 billion worth of batteries and other forms of energy storage to help the state power grid cope with the erratic power supplied by wind and solar energy."

Source: NPR, 12/24/2013

"Many Amish Selling Land To Flee Encroaching Oil Boom In Ohio"

"ST CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio -- Farmers in the close-knit Amish community who eschew electricity and most technology, are among landowners capitalizing on a new financial trend in the United States energy boom - selling decades of future oil and natural gas royalties for an immediate pile of cash."

Source: Reuters, 12/23/2013

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