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By Greg Russell On April 25, 2010

CCS Testimony

Last week, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources heard testimony on the need for comprehensive carbon capture...


Tags: Energy, Environment

USEPA's Lead Renovation Rule Effective Today

USEPA’s new lead renovation rule becomes effective today. The rule will affect businesses involved in the management, leasing and...


Tags: paint, Lead-based, Lead-based paint, Environment

USEPA Toxic Release Inventory Additions

The U.S. EPA has proposed adding the following sixteen additional chemicals to the Toxics Release Inventory of reportable...


Tags: Toxic Release Inventory, Toxic, Environment, TRI,

TSCA Reform Closer Than Ever

The long-awaited proposed revisions to TSCA were introduced in the U.S. House and Senate last week. As expected, these proposals,...


Tags: REACH, TSCA, Environment

By Greg Russell On April 14, 2010

Wind Turbine Grid?

This is interesting.  The NYT has an article looking at one possible solution to the problem of intermittent wind power...


Tags: Wind, Energy, Environment

U.S. EPA is proposing to add emissions sources to its mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting program, including onshore...


Tags: Air, Energy, Environment

ASTM International has issued its new Standard Guide for Financial Disclosures Attributed to Climate Change (ASTM E2718-10). This...


Tags: Financial Disclosure, Climate Change, Environment

The NYT has an interesting article on the apparent schism between many "meteorologists" and "climate scientists" on global...


Tags: Environment

By Greg Russell On March 31, 2010

New Offshore Drilling

It is being reported that President Obama today will announce plans to allow drilling for oil and natural gas off much of the...


Tags: Energy, Environment

The Houston Chronicle is reporting that BP, ConocoPhillips and Shell Oil Co., have proposed language for climate change...


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Energy, Environment

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