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Helping Clients With Their Energy and Environmental Needs

The WSJ has a good article on the impact that natural gas over-supplies can have on independent electric power producers....


Tags: Energy

By Greg Russell On October 7, 2009

Drilling Offshore CA

Dreams of drilling offshore California remain.  The LAT is reporting that supporters of a project to drill the first well off the...


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We reported earlier last month that PA Governor Ed Rendell had taken a new extraction tax on natural gas off the table for the...


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By Greg Russell On October 7, 2009

The Eagle Ford Shale

The Eagle Ford shale is turning out to be one of the most sought after prospects in the United States, despite declining prices...


Tags: Energy, Shale

At the beginning of the year, we reported on the Department of Interior's unsuccessful efforts to suspend royalty relief...


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President Obama signed an Executive Order yesterday "that sets sustainability goals for Federal agencies and focuses on making...


Tags: Environment, GHG

U.S. EPA TSCA Revisions Coming

U.S. EPA just announced core principles that outline the President’s goals for Congressional reform of the Toxic Substances...


Tags: TSCA, Environment

USEPA Nanomaterials Research Strategy

The US EPA just announced a new research strategy designed to generate information about the health and environmental risks of...


Tags: Nanomaterials, Environment

By Greg Russell On October 5, 2009

Air Quality Issues

We've reported previously on air quality concerns raised with respect to natural gas development (see here, for example). The...


Tags: Air, Energy, Air Quality, Environment,

We have reported several times on the conflict between environmentalists looking for greater disclosure of the chemicals used in...


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Energy, Environment

Helping clients with their energy and environmental needs

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