Utilities & Energy

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The Motley Fool September 11, 2008 Toby Shute	Pop Goes the Sasol The South African energy giant keeps powering ahead.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2008 David Lee Smith	Big Oil Writes Big Checks The major oil companies are on a buying binge, suggesting that it may be quicker, easier, and more economical to grow reserves with a checkbook than a drill bit.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2008 Toby Shute	Sell Us Some Marcellus! After a massive land grab in the Marcellus shale by the likes of Chesapeake Energy and Range Resources, it appears that the easy leasing may be ceasing.
Chemistry World September 10, 2008 Hepeng Jia	China suspends coal-to-oil projects China's National Development and Reform Commission has banned the practice of converting coal to liquid fuels. But experts say that the move is unlikely to damage China's expanding coal-to-chemicals industry.
The Motley Fool September 10, 2008 Toby Shute	Look, Ma, No Emissions! Power producer Vattenfall AB has to be feeling pretty proud this week. The Swedish utility has turned out the world's first pilot plant to employ carbon capture and storage technology.
IEEE Spectrum September 2008 Sandra Upson	U.S. Air Force Synthetic-Fuel Program in Limbo Latest flight tests demonstrate that synthetic fuels are safe, but the cost and the carbon may not be worth it
Popular Mechanics October 2008 Madeline Bodin	U.S. Looks to Rediscover Hydropower as Untapped Energy Source Hydropower generation has tripled since 1949, when it produced a third of the country's electricity -- yet today it meets just 7 percent of demand. Now, a Department of Energy study found 130,000 sites that could provide small-scale hydropower, some in every state.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2008 Rich Duprey	A Taxing Decision for Alternative Energy Unless Congress extends alt energy tax credits, the industry may not be so electrifying.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2008 Toby Shute	Geothermal Rumblings This alternative energy story has yet to be unearthed.
Chemistry World September 8, 2008 Emma Davies	Engineering sweetens biofuel prospects A genetically engineered bacterium that produces high yields of ethanol from plant sugars could significantly lower the cost of biofuel production
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