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MUNICH, Feb 3- The United States is enjoying an energy bonanza thanks to shale gas, making it a magnet for industry, reducing import dependence and challenging Europe as it battles to dig itself out of recession, energy officials say. As Europe continues to debate it, North America is reaping the advantages, "said Jorma Ollila, Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell.
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*Pressure on Communist Party chief Xi to check oil companies' power. BEIJING, Feb 3- The search for culprits behind the rancid haze enveloping China's capital has turned a spotlight on the country's two largest oil companies and their resistance to tougher fuel standards.
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Feb 1- Mississippi River barge traffic remained congested on Friday near Vicksburg, Mississippi, where a barge accident and oil spill shuttered the major shipping artery on Sunday, but the backlog of boats was slowly declining.
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Chu lauded Gregoire, a Democrat who served as governor of Washington state from 2005 until mid-January and is long-time backer of President Barack Obama.
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One company found that energy usage in the US drops by more than 5% during the game and as much as 7.5% during the half-time show, even though it would take 10 coal-fired power plants to fire all the televisions being watched.
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Pennsylvania's natural gas compressor stations will have to meet tighter air pollution standards under a mandate from the state environmental agency.
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.-- Regulators granted permission Thursday for Enbridge Inc. to finish replacing the underground pipeline that ruptured and spilled more than 800,000 gallons of oil into a southwestern Michigan river. It will extend through 10 Michigan counties: Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph, Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Jackson, Ingham, Oakland, Macomb and St. Clair.
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CANBERRA, Australia-- A support vessel for the Japanese whaling fleet is sailing in Australian waters in pursuit of anti-whaling activists, Australia said after protesting to the Tokyo government.
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The EPA wanted 8.7 million gallons in 2012, but actual production was near zero. Separately, renewable-fuel producer Amyris Inc. said Friday that its plant in Brazil made its first commercial shipment of farnesene, which is used in specialty chemicals and fuels. In afternoon trading shares of Amyris Inc. rose 23 cents, or 7.5 percent, to $3.27.
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HOUSTON, Feb 1- As J. Wayne Leonard retires from the ranks of U.S. electric utility executives, the former chairman of New Orleans- based Entergy Corp said he will continue to push the industry and the nation to combat climate change.
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*Overall biofuel target up 9 pct, corn ethanol up 4.5 pct. *Mandate due to rise to 36 billion gallons in 2022. WASHINGTON, Jan 31- Corn ethanol would get a larger share of the U.S. gasoline market under a government proposal on Thursday while ranchers, environmentalists and the oil industry aim to kill the renewable fuels mandate altogether.
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In September, the head of Europe's biggest employers' group presented a crystal horse sculpture to Wen Jiabao, the outgoing Chinese premier, at an EU-China business summit in Brussels. The Financial Times reports.
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WASHINGTON, Jan 31- The Obama administration's decision on the Keystone XL oil pipeline will not be made until at least June, a U.S. official said, which would delay the project for months and frustrate backers of Canada's oil sands.
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WASHINGTON, Jan 31- The United States would violate global trade rules and damage its credibility if it decides to subsidize steel, chemical and other manufacturers by restricting exports of liquefied natural gas after years of pressing other countries like China to drop restrictions on natural resource exports, experts said.
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SEATTLE-- Maia Driver recently decided to return a pink cushion she bought for her daughter after learning the foam in it was likely treated with chemicals intended to prevent fires but that were also potentially harmful. Sharon Nelson, D- Maury Island, sponsor of Senate Bill 5181. Rep. Kevin Van De Wege, D- Sequim, is sponsoring the companion House Bill 1294..
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*Chesapeake home to 3,600 species, watershed covers 6 states. WASHINGTON, Jan 31- The Chesapeake Bay, North America's biggest estuary, is still ailing but making some progress as it struggles to recover from over-fishing and pollution, a partnership overseeing its revival said on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON, Jan 31- A U.S. government decision to subsidize steel, chemical and other manufacturers by restricting exports of liquefied natural gas would violate global trade rules and damage U.S. credibility after years of pressing other countries like China to drop restrictions on natural resource exports, experts said.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska-- The united command overseeing the salvage of the Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill barge says the vessel's damage poses no threat to its stability while it's anchored off an Alaska island.
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BEIJING, Jan 31- China will soon publish cleaner standards for automotive diesel, spurred by weeks of smoggy skies in Beijing and other major cities, but the cleaner fuel won't become compulsory for about two years, according to an emission expert and an industry newspaper.
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A US pension fund with nearly $2 billion in assets is considering selling its holdings in some of the world's biggest oil and gas companies because of the threat posed by climate change. The FT reports.