[How big was it in the year 1009?]: Ozone hole smaller in 2009 than 2008: WMO

The World Meteorological Organisation said Wednesday that the ozone hole is expected to be smaller in 2009 than a year ago.

"The meteorological conditions observed so far could indicate that the 2009 ozone hole will be smaller than those of 2006 and 2008 and close to that of 2007," said the UN agency in a statement.

The hole in the layer over the Antarctic was discovered in the 1980s. It regularly tends to form in August, reaching a maximum size late September or early October before it fills again in December.

The size is dependent on weather conditions.

Divide between right, mainstream media - Michael Calderone and Mike Allen - POLITICO.com

Administration advocates are looking ahead to the Senate debate over an energy and climate bill late this year or early next year, and are already making plans to be sure that news coverage is not hijacked by opponents, as was so much of August’s health-care debate

FT.com / Companies / Oil & Gas - Anadarko venture discovers new oil frontier

Anadarko, the US oil group and its partners Woodside of Australia, Repsol of Spain and Tullow Oil of the UK, confirmed on Wednesday that they had found a new oil coast from Sierra Leone to Ghana in which they expect to discover several more huge oil fields over the coming five years.

[From energy companies that don't use a lot of coal: an attempt to use climate fraud to cut down the competition]

Of the 934 coal units in this country, 549 of them—or nearly 60 percent—are at least 40 years old. They are fully depreciated, fully paid for, and by far the biggest emitters in the industry, churning out almost 20 percent more CO2 than new coal plants and 185 percent more CO2 than new natural gas plants. It is high time such units were retired....
—Lew Hay is chairman and CEO of FPL Group; Ralph Izzo is chairman, president and CEO of Public Service Enterprise Group; Tom King is president of National Grid U.S.; John Rowe is chairman and CEO of Exelon Corp.; Mayo Shattuck is chairman, president and CEO of Constellation Energy. Collectively, the companies serve nearly 16 million customers and generate 11 percent of the nation’s electrical power.

Florida Power & Light: Information from Answers.com

In 2000 FPL produced 26 percent of its electricity in nuclear power plants, 25 percent in oil plants, and 25 percent in natural gas plants. The company purchased 17 percent of its power and got just 7 percent from coal plants.

Exelon: Information from Answers.com

In June, 2005 Exelon had full or majority ownership of 19 nuclear reactors in 11 nuclear power plants.

Constellation Energy: Information from Answers.com

In 2007 this unit acquired Cornerstone Energy, creating one of the largest natural gas marketing companies in the US.