Energy Update
NEW YORK, Dec 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Tackling
climate change is the "biggest economic opportunity" in the
history of the United States, no matter who holds political
office, said Hollywood star and environmental activist Leonardo
DiCaprio.
NEW YORK, Dec 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Tackling
climate change is the "biggest economic opportunity" in the
history of the United States, no matter who holds political
office, said Hollywood star and environmental activist Leonardo
DiCaprio.
As a sprawling 725-acre operation, the F.R. Bowerman Landfill is one of the largest landfills in the United States. The landfill, located in Orange County, California, contains an estimated 31 million tons of waste.
TOKYO, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Japanese refiner Idemitsu Kosan Co
will acquire 33.24 percent of Showa Shell by
the end of the year, with the anti-monopoly watchdog expected
to approve their merger proposal next week, the Nikkei business
daily said on Saturday.
WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - A Koch Industries-funded
report warned on Friday U.S. gasoline prices would rise if
Congress passed a Republican proposal to adjust U.S. corporate
tax rates to favor exports over imports, escalating a lobbying
battle over the measure.
SANTIAGO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Engie Energia Chile
said in a note to regulators on Friday that it had secured
financing to build an energy transmission line between the
nation's two power grids, shaking up the way consumers receive
power in the South American nation.
Stakeholders in the Southeast Asian solar energy market on Nov. 29 gathered in Bangkok to discuss the state of the sector in the region. Delegates from all stakeholder groups were present, allowing for a multi-pronged discussion on the successes and challenges that solar currently faces.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - A former governor of Rio
de Janeiro state will face trial on corruption and money
laundering charges, a crusading anti-graft judge ruled on
Friday.
NEW YORK, Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. refiners such as Valero
Energy Corp and Marathon Petroleum Corp are
bracing for stricter, smog-busting gasoline regulations set to
hit in January, threatening more headwinds for an industry that
has just endured its least profitable year since the shale boom
started five years ago.
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