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WTI Crude •11 mins | 71.48 | -0.44 | -0.61% |
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Brent Crude •11 mins | 81.05 | -0.36 | -0.44% |
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Natural Gas •10 mins | 3.245 | +0.006 | +0.19% |
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Mars US •14 hours | 76.22 | +0.24 | +0.32% |
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Opec Basket •2 days | 79.31 | -0.05 | -0.06% |
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Urals •1 day | 76.59 | +0.05 | +0.07% |
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Louisiana Light •2 days | 79.47 | +0.56 | +0.71% |
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Marine •1 day | 77.54 | -0.94 | -1.20% |
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Murban •1 day | 80.13 | -1.13 | -1.39% |
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Iran Heavy •1 day | 76.25 | -0.27 | -0.35% |
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Basra Light •1 day | 80.45 | +0.67 | +0.84% |
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Saharan Blend •1 day | 79.81 | +0.34 | +0.43% |
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Bonny Light •1 day | 82.59 | +0.21 | +0.25% |
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Canadian Crude Index •13 hours | 31.53 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
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Western Canadian Select •1 day | 21.92 | -3.56 | -13.97% |
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Canadian Condensate •1 day | 62.92 | +0.14 | +0.22% |
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Premium Synthetic •1 day | 72.02 | +0.14 | +0.19% |
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Sweet Crude •1 day | 43.42 | -1.61 | -3.58% |
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Peace Sour •1 day | 39.42 | +0.14 | +0.36% |
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Louisiana Light •2 days | 79.47 | +0.56 | +0.71% |
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Domestic Swt. @ Cushing •1 day | 68.50 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
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Giddings •1 day | 62.25 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
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ANS West Coast •5 days | 80.00 | +0.01 | +0.01% |
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West Texas Sour •1 day | 65.87 | +0.14 | +0.21% |
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Eagle Ford •1 day | 69.82 | +0.14 | +0.20% |
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Poll Shows UK Public Prefer Wind Power over Natural Gas
A new ICM opinion poll in the UK has shown that the public are in fact against the Chancellor George Osborne’s ‘dash for gas’ policy.
When asked if they would prefer a wind turbine or a shale gas well within two miles of their home, 67% of people said they would chose the turbine, compared to just 11% who said they would give their support to a shale gas plant.
Paul Monaghan, the head of social goals at the Co-operative (who commissioned the ICM poll), said that “this ICM poll puts to the sword the myth that the public are set against onshore wind and wish to rush into a second dash for gas.”
Actually the report states that only nuclear power and coal are less popular than shale gas.
Related Article: Rural Alaska Shows us the Way for Wind Energy Installations
The poll showed that if the wind project were privately owned, then only 49% of people would support it, and 22% would actually oppose it, whereas this support increased to 68%, and opposition fell to just 7% if the wind turbines were to be community-owned.
John Hayes, the new energy minister, told the Guardian that “appropriately sited onshore wind has a role to play, but if we're to make this work in a way that garners popular support, we've got to see a big improvement in how developers engage with local communities, new ways of ensuring a sense of local ownership and more obvious local economic benefits.”
By. Joao Peixe of Oilprice.com
