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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

This article in the NYT discusses the risks of a geothermal project in California that intends to use a method to drill into the...


Tags: Alternative Energy, Energy, Environment

The Hill is reporting that the Waxman-Markey climate bill may make it to the House floor by the end of this week. It is still...


Tags: Climate Change, Energy, Environment

By Vorys On June 23, 2009

Bankruptcy: NAESB Contracts

Bankruptcy and energy are topics frequently in the news these days, reminding us of the following case:

Earlier this year, the...


Tags: Bankruptcy, Energy

By Greg Russell On June 23, 2009

CWA Permit Valid

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a permit issued under the Clean Water Act by the Army Corps of Engineers that allows mining...


Tags: Environment

By Greg Russell On June 23, 2009

IOGA-PA Interview

The Herald-Standard reports on an interview with Lou D'Amico, Executive Director of the Independent Oil and Gas Association of...


Tags: Energy

SolarReserve is hoping to construct one of the largest solar plants in the world in Nevada, using heat-transfer technology...


Tags: Solar, Energy, Environment

By Greg Russell On June 20, 2009

Rig Count Rises

This article from the Houston Chronicle is reporting that the U.S. rig count rose by 23 last week to 899, only the second time...


Tags: Energy

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