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President Obama's new science adviser, John Holdren, has indicated that geoengineering the climate - by introducing pollution...


Tags: Energy, Environment

By Vorys On April 10, 2009

FERC Form 552

Last year, in a series of orders the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) required certain market participants to report...


Tags: FERC, Energy

Atlas Pipeline Partners, LP, has announced that it has sold its NOARK natural gas gathering and interstate transmission system to...


Tags: Energy

By Vorys On April 8, 2009

Drilling Offshore CA

We reported previously on Santa Barbara's surprising willingness to encourage drilling offshore for energy development last...


Tags: Energy

By Vorys On April 7, 2009

OCS Energy Strategy

Department of Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar, is hosting a series of regional public meetings to gather public comment on a...


Tags: Energy, Environment

By Vorys On April 7, 2009

Methane Hydrates

Columbia University researchers may have found a method for separating natural gas from permafrost, according to this NYT report.


Tags: Alternative Energy, Energy

According to this report in the WSJ, higher futures prices relative to near-term prices (contango) may encourage the increased...


Tags: Oil, Energy

By Vorys On April 2, 2009

Marcellus Shale Joint Venture

Williams Cos., Inc., and Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P., have formed a joint venture - Laurel Mountain Midstream, L.L.C. - to...


Tags: Marcellus, Energy

By Vorys On April 2, 2009

Oil Shale Assessment Updated

Here's some good news - U.S. Geological Survey has updated its 1989 assessment of oil shale in-place in the Piceance Basin in...


Tags: Oil Shale, Energy

By Vorys On April 2, 2009

Forest Service Lawsuit

Catalyst Energy, Inc., has sued the U.S. Forest Service over its refusal to permit energy development in the Allegheny National...


Tags: Energy, Drilling

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