ST. LOUIS, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Peabody Energy Corp
, the world's largest private-sector coal producer, is
squaring off in court with shareholders who claim their stock
should not be wiped out in the company's $8 billion Chapter 11
bankruptcy, given a rise in prices for the fuel.
Companies with renewable energy services and products should be making friends with public officials in municipalities throughout the country. That’s definitely where renewable power projects are occurring. Cities have numerous priorities and mandates, but every municipality is focused on sustainability, cost reduction and reducing the consequences of climate change. Many are taking bold steps to launch renewable power projects which benefit all three objectives.
ZAGREB, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Croatia has stepped up plans to
take full control of oil group INA by setting up a
special group on Thursday to prepare a proposal for a buyout of
Hungarian energy company MOL's 49 percent stake.
SOFIA, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Bulgaria and Serbia signed on
Thursday a memorandum of understanding to work together for the
construction of a natural gas pipeline to link the Balkan
neighbours to boost security of supplies and reduce their strong
reliance on Russian gas.
BEIRUT, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Fighters from Jabhat Fateh
al-Sham, formerly the al-Qaeda linked Nusra Front, attacked
checkpoints and positions of the Islamist Ahrar al-Sham rebel
group in Syria's Idlib province on Thursday, the Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights reported.
The focus of the 10 Clean Energy Stocks for 2017 list will be on companies that rely little on support from the federal government, and which should be relatively unaffected by the possible reversal of President Obama's attempts to encourage Clean energy.
DUBAI/BEIRUT, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Iran's government and
entities close to the elite Revolutionary Guards have signed
major economic contracts with Syria, reaping what appear to be
lucrative rewards for helping President Bashar al-Assad regain
control of parts of his country from rebels.
Bertrand Piccard, the Swiss pilot who circumnavigated the world in a solar-powered plane, wants to convince Donald Trump that investing in clean energy is key to creating jobs and growth.
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Rick Perry, President-elect
Donald Trump's pick to run the Energy Department, will face
questioning by senators on Thursday on creating jobs in the
industry and bolstering U.S. energy security - but also about an
earlier proposal to abolish the agency.
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