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By Greg Russell On June 21, 2010

Forgotten Workers

With all of the talk of a moratorium on drilling in the Gulf, one group of workers gets little national attention: Rig workers....


Tags: Energy

Building on the royalty-interest owners' success in Estate of Garrison G. Tawney v. Columbia Natural Resources, LLC (West...


Tags: Energy, Royalty

EPA Reanalyzing Dioxin Toxicity

On June 14, USEPA gave notice of a July 9, 2010 "listening session" related to its external review draft document entitled "EPA's...


Tags: Dioxin, Environment

By Greg Russell On June 16, 2010

Tax Proposal Defeated

The WSJ is reporting that a proposal made by Senator Sanders (I-Vt.) to repeal the expensing of intangible drilling and...


Tags: Energy

The NYT is reporting that the U.S. Conference of Mayors is supporting a mandatory "green" construction code designed to reduce...


Tags: Environment

The Delaware River Basin Commission has announced that its ban on new drilling permits in the Delaware River Basin has been...


Tags: Energy

Dominion has announced that its transmission and storage subsidiary, Dominion Transmission, has entered into a 15-year firm...


Tags: Energy

By Greg Russell On June 14, 2010

Forecast Uncertainties

Take the oil spill forecasts you hear with a grain of salt.  This article from the Houston Chronicle reports on the related...


Tags: Energy, Environment

By Greg Russell On June 14, 2010

Ouch! No Tax Credit?

The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting on the loss of state solar tax credits despite homeowner reliance when installing the...


Tags: Energy, Environment

The Times-Tribune is reporting that the Commonwealth Foundation has issued a policy brief opposing the new severance tax proposed...


Tags: Marcellus, Energy

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