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- Oil demand slumps in August
Total petroleum deliveries for August 2012 were at their lowest level for the month in 15 years and domestic oil production followed similar trends, according to OilPrice.com.
- Good news, bad news for Mississippi River
A new report from the National Park Service finds the stretch of the Mississippi River that flows through Minneapolis, Minn., to be in better shape than it was 40 years ago. Good news aside, the report also finds challenges lurking just around the river bend.
- Is the world economy suffering from 'high-priced fuel syndrome'?
The major issue for many countries is that oil is becoming too expensive for the economy to afford, Tverberg writes.
- Exxon, Rosneft eye oil in nuclear wasteland
Exxon Mobil and Rosneft are planning to drill for oil in the Kara Sea, which the Soviet Union used as a dumping ground for radioactive material for more than 25 years, according to OilPrice.com.
- Coal makes a comeback in Europe
While regulation limits coal power in the US, Hunt writes that the energy source is on the rise in Europe.
- Contractor picked for earthquake-damaged Washington Monument
Perini Management Services Inc. of Framingham, Mass., beat out two other bidders to win a $9.6 million contract to repair earthquake damage to the Washington Monument. The marble and granite obelisk has been closed to the public since an earthquake shook the region in 2011.
- Why is Brazil the new America? Hint: water.
While the US farm belt is mining its groundwater, Brazil is expanding production and lowering the cost of raising food.
- 'War on coal'? Why Obama might not be industry's worst enemy.
Environmental regulations by the Obama administration come at a cost to coal plants and mines, but the rise of cheap natural gas appears to be a greater threat.
- The impact of declining oil exports
Each year a dwindling global pool of exports has been generating ever greater competition among importing nations and has become a largely unheralded force behind record high oil prices, Cobb writes.
- A 'green' peek at America's largest coal plant
TV show 'Designing Spaces' looks at Prairie State Energy Campus, one of the most efficient and low emissions producing coal-fueled power plants in the US.
- The solution to cleaning fracking water? A sponge
A new 'smart sponge' may be the key to reducing the pollution caused by runoff water from drilling for oil and gas, according to OilPrice.com.
- Oil prices fall as gloomy economic outlook persists
Oil prices fell below $91 per barrel Wednesday amid pessimism about the outlook for economic growth. Oil prices failed to get any lasting boost from high US consumer confidence.
- Canada gets cold feet over China oil deal
Lawmakers in Ottawa have expressed reservations over a possible Chinese takeover of a major Canadian energy company.