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Helping Clients With Their Energy and Environmental Needs

According to this NYT article, small independents are projecting optimism in face of difficult crude oil and natural gas markets....


Tags: Energy

By Vorys On April 21, 2009

CBM Groundwater Permit Required

The Colorado Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that the withdrawal of groundwater during coalbed methane production...


Tags: CBM, Energy

By Vorys On April 21, 2009

PA Retail Natural Gas Market

The Public Utility Commission has concluded that effective retail natural gas competition still does not exist in Pennsylvania,...


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By Vorys On April 21, 2009

Clean Fuel Costs

Clean energy isn't cheap, according to this report from USA Today. California, for example, has some of the highest electric...


Tags: Renewable energy, Energy, Environment

By Vorys On April 21, 2009

FERC 2008 Market Report

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued its 2008 State of the Markets Report. Among other things, it notes...


Tags: FERC, Energy

By Vorys On April 19, 2009

Chesapeake to Cut Production

Chesapeake Energy Corp. plans on cutting back natural gas production in the Mid-Continent and Barnett Shale regions due to low...


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By Vorys On April 19, 2009

DOI Leasing Plan Delayed

A federal court has told the Department of the Interior that it must better consider the environmental impacts of the...


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The PA Department of Environmental Protection has announced new discharge standards for industrial wastewater high in total...


Tags: Marcellus, Energy, Environment

By Vorys On April 17, 2009

Drilling Activity Down

The American Petroleum Institute (API) reports that drilling activity has decreased to levels not seen since 2004, according to ...


Tags: Energy

Yesterday, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio adopted rules for meeting the alternative energy portfolio standards required...


Tags: Alternative Energy, Energy

Helping clients with their energy and environmental needs

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