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By Vorys On May 10, 2009

New Ethanol Rule Pushed

U.S. EPA is reviewing whether to grant an ethanol industry request to raise the maximum amount of ethanol that can be added to...


Tags: Ethanol, Energy, Environment

The NYT is reporting that the Obama administration will retain a wildlife rule preventing the government from invoking the...


Tags: Environment, GHG

By Vorys On May 8, 2009

Fuel Cell Cars

The Department of Energy has decided to eliminate funding for research on automotive hydrogen fuel cells, finding that it won't...


Tags: Energy

The NYT is reporting that the President's budget proposal will include a repeal of intangible drilling cost expensing and of the...


Tags: Energy

By Vorys On May 4, 2009

Price Impacts Behavior

This article from the LA Times discusses the impact gasoline prices have had on driving behavior in California. No surprise -...


Tags: Energy

By Vorys On May 3, 2009

State Land Development

The development of oil and natural gas resources underlying state lands gets more complicated when the mineral and surface...


Tags: State Lands, Energy

This article from the Shreveport Times discusses the continued interest in and possibilities for development of the Haynseville...


Tags: Energy, Shale

This column in Newsweek makes the case that the Administration is biased against the oil and natural gas industries, contrary to...


Tags: Energy

A Vorys attorney recently had the opportunity to participate in a small group lunch with a member of the House Energy and...


Tags: Greenhouse Gas, Energy, Environment

Environmentalists have filed yet another lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land over the impacts of...


Tags: Energy

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