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Chesapeake Wyoming well response delayed by weather
Thu,26 Apr 2012 05:13 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chesapeake Energy Corp.'s crews have delayed their attempt to control a well blowout in Wyoming until the weather improves, the company said on Thursday. Chesapeake lost control of the well near Douglas, Wyoming on Tuesday leading to a blowout that leaked natural gas and drilling mud. "We're waiting for the wind direction and speed to change," Chesapeake spokeswoman Kelsey Campbell said. She declined to specify the exact weather issues stalling the company's response to the blowout. ... Full Story | Top |
Deckers ' 1st-qtr profit falls short of forecasts
Thu,26 Apr 2012 04:14 PM PDT
Associated Press - Deckers Outdoor Corp. said Thursday that the unusually warm winter weather hurt demand for its Ugg boots, which helped send its first-quarter profit down 59 percent. The shoe maker also lowered its full-year guidance, and its shares plunged more than 15 percent after hours. Full Story | Top |
Chesapeake Wyoming well response delayed by weather
Thu,26 Apr 2012 02:11 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chesapeake Energy Corp.'s crews have delayed their attempt to control a well blowout in Wyoming until the weather improves, the company said on Thursday. Chesapeake lost control of the well near Douglas, Wyoming on Tuesday leading to a blowout that leaked natural gas and drilling mud. "We're waiting for the wind direction and speed to change," Chesapeake spokeswoman Kelsey Campbell said. She declined to specify the exact weather issues stalling the company's response to the blowout. ... Full Story | Top |
Obama Throws Environmentalists a Bone; Get Ready for 'Agent Orange Corn'
Thu,26 Apr 2012 10:14 AM PDT
The Atlantic Wire - The Washington Post on Obama and climate change For those who've complained about President Obama's mum-ness on climate change, the commander-in-chief has broken this silence on the issue, somewhat. The editorial board at The Washington Post discusses comments made by the president to Rolling Stone, in which he said, of the upcoming election, "I will be very clear in voicing my belief that we're going to have to take further steps to deal with climate change in a serious way. ... Full Story | Top |
U.S. voters favor regulating carbon dioxide: survey
Thu,26 Apr 2012 08:56 AM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three out of four U.S. voters favor regulating carbon dioxide as a greenhouse-gas pollutant, and a majority think global warming should be a priority for the president and Congress, a survey of American attitudes on climate and energy reported on Thursday. The survey was released one day after Rolling Stone magazine published an interview with President Barack Obama in which he suggested that climate change would become a campaign issue this year. ... Full Story | Top |
'Gaia' Scientist Takes Back Climate Change Predictions
Wed,25 Apr 2012 09:27 AM PDT
LiveScience.com - A scientist and author, James Lovelock, who once predicted doomsdaylike fallout from climate change has backtracked, calling his own projections and those of others "alarmist." Even so, climate scientists stress Lovelock's backtracking doesn't negate the reality of climate change, and in fact, his past predictions highlight some overall misunderstanding about planetary warming. Full Story | Top |
Prompt gas prices rise on undersupplied system
Wed,25 Apr 2012 04:00 AM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Prompt gas prices rose on Wednesday morning as the market was more than 20 million cubic metres (mcm) undersupplied and the immediate weather forecast showed a continuation of cool and rainy weather. Gas for day-ahead delivery was up 0.65 pence a therm to 59.60 pence at 1010 GMT and within-day gas was trading around 58.70 pence per therm. The gas market was expected to be 22.10 mcm undersupplied on Wednesday, according to data from National Grid, as storage flows into the system dropped. ... Full Story | Top |
A Common Mining Byproduct Spreading Breast Cancer; Reading Palm Trees
Tue,24 Apr 2012 12:49 PM PDT
The Atlantic Wire - Discovered in Green: Small amounts of a common contaminant is spreading breast cancer, reading palm trees teaches us about plant diversity and climate change, handling bark beetles, and how to get plant's to act less defensive. Fresh news and ideas about our planet's futureSee full coverage Small doses of cadmium are spreading breast cancers. Small concentrations over a long period of time causes breast cancers to develop and spread in a more aggressive way. ... Full Story | Top |
S.Africa further cuts 2012 maize crop forecast
Tue,24 Apr 2012 07:33 AM PDT
Reuters -  JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa cut its 2012 maize output forecast by nearly 2 percent on Tuesday, bang in line with market expectations, citing continued unfavourable weather conditions. The government's Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) said in its third production forecast for the May 2011-April 2012 season that the country is now expected to harvest 11.12 million tonnes of maize from 11.3 million tonnes in the previous forecast. The estimate was the exact mirror of a forecast of 11.12 million tonnes, according to a Reuters poll. The traders said a late-season drought weighed on yields. ...
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Moroccan Agmin sees cereals harvest at 4.8 mln tonnes
Tue,24 Apr 2012 07:32 AM PDT
Reuters - RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's cereals harvest should reach 4.8 million tonnes this year, the agriculture minister said on Tuesday, which is above the most recent forecasts, but far below last year's level and the crop budget for 2012. Aziz Akhannouch said the decline was due to bad weather conditions, according to remarks carried by the official MAP news agency. He did not give a breakdown per variety. The finance ministry has revised down its economic growth projections for 2012 to between 3 and 4 percent versus the 4. ... Full Story | Top |
Gas falls on warm week-ahead weather forecast
Tue,24 Apr 2012 04:16 AM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - British prompt gas prices defied an undersupplied market on Tuesday and fell on the back of warmer weather forecasts for next week which is expected to hit demand, while weak economic indicators painted a bearish picture for curve contracts. Gas for day-ahead delivery fell 0.75 pence to 59.05 pence per therm at 10.10 a.m. British time and within-day gas slipped 0.30 pence to 59.70 pence, ignoring impact from a short gas market. The UK gas market was 15. ... Full Story | Top |
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