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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Business Day Energy & Environment

Adriana Zehbrauskas for The New York Times

Pemex hopes to shed its reputation as a lumbering oil monopoly and to remake itself into a modern company that can compete with the world’s biggest firms.

Economic Pain Looms Large for Iranians in Nuclear Negotiations

President Hassan Rouhani has pledged a bright economic future to follow the lifting of sanctions, but his promises are starting to ring hollow as talks stall.

Lithuania Offers Example of How to Break Russia’s Grip on Energy

A floating factory for converting liquefied natural gas into the burnable variety represents a direct challenge to the Russian way of doing business.

Oil Gives Kurds a Path to Independence, and Conflict With Baghdad

Kurdish officials are desperately trying to sell oil abroad, even as the Iraqi government and the United States are blocking their attempts.

Race Tests Democrats’ Viability in West Virginia

Representative Nick J. Rahall II has defiantly held on to his seat in a district that faults White House policy for the area’s declining coal industry.

Rick Piltz Dies at 71; Quit Bush White House Over Climate Policy

Mr. Piltz, a climate policy analyst, resigned from the administration of George W. Bush in 2005, accusing it of distorting scientific findings for political reasons and then releasing internal White House documents to support his contention.

Home Solar Power Discounts Are Worker Perk in New Program

Conceived at the World Wildlife Fund, the initiative uses bulk purchasing power to allow for discounts on home systems.

Gas Deal Eludes Russia and Ukraine, but Talks Will Continue

The standoff between the two countries, in which Russian gas deliveries have been halted over Ukraine’s unpaid gas bill, has Europe worried about its winter supplies.

For E.U. Climate Meeting, Deep Divisions and High Stakes

Curbing emissions has long been a popular cause in the European Union. But leaders have to agree on how to generate and distribute energy.

Power Plants Seek to Extend Life of Nuclear Reactors for Decades

Nuclear proponents say that extending plants’ lifetimes is more economical — and a better way to hold down carbon dioxide emissions — than building new plants.

In Tennessee, Time Comes for a Nuclear Plant Four Decades in the Making

Electricity demand has not met projections, but the cost of upgrading coal-burning plants makes this an opportune moment for the reactor to arrive.

Tax Credits for Energy Industry Are Under Scrutiny

Susan Combs, the state comptroller, stirred controversy last month when she said Texas’ growing wind energy industry should no longer receive tax credits.

Biofuel Companies Look Beyond the Gas Tank

Many of the companies opening big new biofuel plants in the Midwest are shifting their focus to replacing petroleum in other products, like plastic bottles.

Oil & Money: A Special Report
Adriana Zehbrauskas for The New York Times

Pemex hopes to shed its reputation as a lumbering oil monopoly and to remake itself into a modern company that can compete with the world’s biggest firms.

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