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European Union governments and companies would do better increasing production of renewables than counting on a natural-gas pipeline from Russia to ensure energy security, former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

At least five states will press ahead with efforts to curb emissions from power plants even after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay on President Barack Obama’s key climate change program.

On February 2, Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) offered an amendment  (S.A. 3140) to the Energy Policy Modernization Act (S. 2012) that would seek to harmonize the administration’s approach on biomass.

As renewables are moving from niche to mainstream, the industry is facing a paradigm shift in cost, quality, complexity, and scale ­— creating opportunities to develop new and different technologies and operating models. Achieving the next phase of the industry potential will require a further revolution, not only in the laboratory but also in strategy, technology, and operations.

Feb 12 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas speculators cut their net short positions for the first week in four as the market started to focus on the upcoming summer when prices are expected to rise, shrugging off the remainder of what has been a warmer-than-normal winter.

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The White House said on Friday an agreement for a break in hostilities in the Syrian conflict is significant, but there is still more to be done in the peace talks.

Indian utility Tata Power celebrated both its 100th anniversary and the commissioning of 450 MW-worth of hydroelectric power this year with a commitment to increasing its renewable portfolio.

(Adds total natural gas and oil rig count) Feb 12 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week cut oil rigs for an eighth week in a row to the lowest levels since January 2010, data showed on Friday, as energy firms continue to cut spending due to the collapse in crude prices. Some analysts forecast the rig count will decline for a few more months before recovering later this year when they expect crude price to rise. Drillers removed 28 oil rigs in the week ended Feb. 12, bringing the

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