Meter Reading: Feeding the Eagle Ford Boom, Keystone XL East, and More

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New facilities spotlight next-generation biofuels – “After a decade of promise, advanced biofuels makers are entering a crucial make-or-break period with the first of a new generation of production facilities about to come on line.” — Reuters

New pipeline proposal stokes enviro fears of a Keystone XL East – “Environmentalists battling Canadian oil companies over the proposed Keystone XL pipeline to the Gulf Coast and another link west to Asia are now girding for what they see as industry’s Plan C: Move heavy crude to the East.” — Greenwire

A welcomed respite in a boom town – “The Eagle Ford Shale boom has brought almost 50,000 workers to South Texas, and San Antonio-based caterer Don Strange of Texas is capitalizing on the demand for food with a new food and entertainment venue here as well as catering services in the oil fields.” – San Antonio Express-News

Is Chesapeake’s gunslinger-in-chief headed for the sunset? – “Every gunslinger eventually reaches a sunset, and Aubrey McClendon’s may be approaching.” — Fuel Fix