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Alberta premier slams proposed federal NDP energy policies

CALGARY, Alberta, April 11 (Reuters) - Alberta's New Democratic Premier Rachel Notley on Monday condemned a manifesto introduced at a party convention opposing pipelines and fossil fuels, saying the proposed policies were not appropriate for Canada's main crude-producing province.

UPDATE 2-Oil bull Hall's commodities fund up for March, trails some peers

NEW YORK, April 11 (Reuters) - Astenbeck Capital Management LLC, the hedge fund led by famed oil bull Andy Hall, saw its main commodities fund rise in March for the first time in five months but fail to match a jump in crude prices and the performance of some peers.

UPDATE 2-U.S. regulators charge Texas attorney general for stock scam

April 11 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators charged Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday for his alleged role in a stock scam that defrauded investors in a Texas-based technology company called Servergy Inc.

Pirates kidnap six Turkish crew from ship off Nigeria's coast, navy says

LAGOS, April 11 (Reuters) - Six Turkish members of a cargo ship's crew have been kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Nigeria, a spokesman for the Nigerian navy said on Monday.

UPDATE 1-Kuwait oil and gas workers to go on strike from Sunday -union

KUWAIT, April 11 (Reuters) - Thousands of workers at state-owned oil, gas and petrochemical companies in Kuwait will stage a strike from Sunday in protest at a government plan to cut some of their benefits and wages, the president of the oil and gas union said on Monday.

Thermal Storage a Hot, Yet Debated Topic for Biomass Water Heating Industry

Thermal storage integrated with biomass water heating systems is a “hot topic,” that has been debated “over and over,” according to Scott Nichols, owner and president of New Hampshire-based Tarm Biomass. But members of the biomass heating industry, he says, are reaching a point where they are finding some common understanding on the technology and its benefits to the market.

US biodiesel off to a good start in 2016, but is it enough?

US biodiesel production got off to a strong start in January. However, it is difficult to extrapolate any type of trend on imports because EIA data is so varied.

UPDATE 1-Czech minister says coal trading firms offer to help mining group NWR

PRAGUE, April 11 (Reuters) - The bosses of two coal trading firms have offered to help to restructure coal miner New World Resources' (NWR) Czech operating business OKD, Industry Minister Jan Mladek said on Monday.

Brazil commission likely to back impeachment, protests loom

BRASILIA, April 11 (Reuters) - A congressional impeachment committee is expected to vote on Monday in favor of sending President Dilma Rousseff to trial for breaking Brazil's budget laws, presidential aides said, in the first major step toward her possible removal from office.

UPDATE 1-Sudan's Darfur votes on political future, rebels cry foul

* Speculation grows that Darfur could follow south to independence (Adds rebel quote, recent fighting, background on ICC)

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