Chris Huhne’s resignation as Energy Secretary will be a loss to the cabinet and the Lib Dems, his former parliamentary private secretary tells BBC News.

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Lib Dem minister Ed Davey is named the new energy and climate change secretary following Chris Huhne’s resignation, while Norman Lamb takes over his role as business minister.

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Energy Secretary Chris Huhne finds out later whether he will face charges over claims his ex-wife accepted a penalty for speeding on his behalf.

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Huhne speeding case decision due

For the past three years, promoters of shale gas and environmentalists opposed to coal-fired power plants have hailed the sudden abundance of U.S. natural gas as a bridge to a renewable-energy future. But natural gas has become so cheap that many energy experts and environmentalists now wonder whether it will turn into a long, bumpy detour. Read full article > >

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The Energy Information Administration estimated that there are 482 trillion cubic feet of shale gas in the United States, down from the 2011 estimate of 827 trillion cubic feet.

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News Analysis: New Data Not So Sunny on U.S. Natural Gas Supply

The Sunday Times drops its challenge to a court ruling ordering it to hand over evidence to police relating to speeding allegations against Energy Secretary Chris Huhne.

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ScottishPower becomes the last of the big six energy suppliers to cut its tariffs, knocking an average 5% off gas bills.

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ScottishPower cuts gas prices 5%

When I travel abroad, which I do frequently for work, I try to run every day for an hour. It gives me energy and a great look at my new surroundings. After starting a run in Manila recently, I stopped three minutes into it. My breathing was shallow and labored. I also had nagging pain in my calves. The discomfort had been with me since I landed in the Philippines four days earlier. Read full article > >

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An achy calf and shortness of breath point a traveler to deep vein thrombosis

Energy company E.On says it is to cut its standard electricity prices by 6% from Monday 27 February.

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The scheme to install new energy meters in every home in the UK should be halted because of its cost, says consumer group Which?

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The scheme to install new energy meters in every home in the UK should be halted because of its cost, says consumer group Which?

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In Oregon, to create geothermal energy.

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Scientists to Pump Water Into Volcano

When a former employee in 2010 accused a California company called Sempra Energy of paying bribes to advance its interests in Mexico, the U.S. government responded as it often does in white-collar cases : It asked the company to investigate itself. Read full article > >

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U.S. probe relied heavily on firm’s own investigation, FBI memos show

TOKYO — Japan on Thursday agreed to cut its dependence on Iranian oil, bolstering the U.S.-led effort to choke off funding for Iran’s nuclear development program. The Japanese pledge, given during a visit here from Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner, stood in contrast with resistance earlier this week from China , whose officials say that Iran’s uranium program and its energy sales shouldn’t be linked. Read full article > >

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Japan agrees to reduce oil imports from Iran

One of the UK’s largest energy suppliers, EDF Energy, has said it is to cut its gas bills by 5% in February after raising prices by 15% in November.

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