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Helping Clients With Their Energy and Environmental Needs

On June 22, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court, in its last environmental ruling of the term, discussed the permitting authority...


Tags: Clean Water Act, Environment

Valero Energy Corp. is using a windfarm to produce electricity for its oil refinery, according to this article in the WSJ. Ready...


Tags: Energy, Environment

By Greg Russell On June 29, 2009

The Green Pipeline

The Times-Picayune has an interesting article on the use of interstate pipelines to transport carbon dioxide from underground...


Tags: CO2, Energy

The NYT is reporting that the House passed the Waxman-Markey climate bill with a vote of 219-212. The take away: "The...


Tags: Climate Change, Energy, Environment

We've noted previously the challenges faced by Canadian oil sands projects (see here, e.g.).  This NYT article reports that 18...


Tags: Energy, Oil Sands, Environment

EQT is planning on expanding their regional headquarters in Pikeville, KY, according to this report from WYMT TV. Expected to be...


Tags: Energy

A recent producer survey found that Colorado was the least attractive state in the U.S. for oil and gas development, according to


Tags: Energy

The York Daily Record is reporting that the state House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee has voted to approve a 5%...


Tags: Energy

By Greg Russell On June 26, 2009

A Producer Win

A West Virginia court has ruled that the state's Department of Environmental Protection erred when it refused to issue permits to...


Tags: State Lands, Energy

By Greg Russell On June 26, 2009

CA Carbon Tax

As Congress considers the nation's first cap-and-trade legislation, California regulators are thinking about imposing the...


Tags: Energy, Environment, GHG

Helping clients with their energy and environmental needs

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