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Archive of Energy on Thursday May 08, 2008
Cuomo accuses power authority officials of erasing e-mail of investigation target
Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo accused officials at the New York Power Authority on Wednesday of erasing e-mail messages kept by Daniel Wiese, the authority's inspector general and a key figure facing scrutiny in Mr. Cuomo's wide-ranging investigation of the State Police. Read More
Douglas vetoes Yankee decommissioning bill
Gov. Jim Douglas vetoed a bill that could have required Vermont Yankee to boost its commitment to the nuclear power plant?s decommissioning fund, saying he was protecting Vermont?s electric costs. Read More
Legislature signs off session with coal bill
The Kansas Legislature on Wednesday sent another coal-fired power plants bill to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius before ending the wrap-up session. Read More
Preparing consumers for rising power prices
Monthly electric bills may rise by a few cents soon, so that utilities can teach customers how to trim their power costs. Sound contradictory? Read More
With billions of dollars at stake, TransCanada pitches pipeline
Gov. Sarah Palin's attempt to wrest control of development of Alaska's vast natural gas reserves away from the world's big petroleum companies may hinge on a medium-sized Canadian pipeline company. Read More
Rice hulls touted as fuel source as soy prices rise
Arkansas is still working to develop its place in the alternative fuels market, but Agriculture Secretary Richard Bell said Wednesday the state is well-positioned to use rice husks to generate ethanol. Read More
Law would ban sale of metallic balloons
A legislative proposal would ban the sale of helium-filled metallic balloons starting in 2010. Read More
Iowa leaders say don't blame ethanol for food costs
Rising food prices have emboldened critics of ethanol and provoked a firm pushback from Iowa leaders. Read More
Southwest Idaho company making millions by accepting toxic waste
Railcars loaded with 6,700 tons of radioactive waste will roll across the Treasure Valley this week, the cargo destined for a remote site south of Boise on a sagebrush-dotted plateau near the Snake River. And it won't be the first time. Read More
Feds pledge $1.3 billion for new FutureGen concept
The federal government Wednesday announced plans to offer companies $1.3 billion toward building FutureGen-style power plants across the country, taking another step away from building a single, massive project in Mattoon. Read More
Legislature concludes work
Consider these two scenarios for the fate of the coal bill: The third time is the charm. Or, three strikes and you are out. Supporters of a coal-fired power plant were banking on the former Wednesday. They are hopeful Gov. Kathleen Sebelius will sign off on their third bill of the session authorizing expansion of the power plant near Holcomb in southwest Kansas. Read More
Vehicle registration fees likely to go up
Fees to register a vehicle in the state would increase by $4 under a compromise bill sent to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. Read More
House roll call on bill allowing coal-fired plants
Here is the 76-48 vote Wednesday by which the House approved the latest bill allowing for the expansion of the Holcomb power plant and restricting the power of the secretary of health and environment. Supporters of the provisions tied them to economic development projects in other parts of the state. Read More
Bill would raise severance tax cap
Natural gas production from the rich Vernon Field in Jackson Parish generated more than $32 million in severance taxes last year, but Jackson Parish's local take was only $850,000. Read More
Peigneur bill going to Senate
A bill that would restrict expansion of natural gas storage caverns beneath Lake Peigneur will make it to the Louisiana Senate floor. Read More
Ethanol has arrived
Two years ago, Mike Perrino towed his 30-foot Pro-line boat from Maine to a fishing tournament in Massachusetts, topping off the gas tanks before heading to sea. Two miles out, the boat stopped. Read More
Maine bread company bashes U.S. fuel policy
A Maine bread company executive testifying before a Senate committee in Washington on Wednesday said the federal government?s renewable fuel policy has encouraged skyrocketing food prices. Read More
Bangor Hydro sends disconnect notices to nearly half its customers
BANGOR, Maine - Knowing their electricity wouldn?t be cut off in the winter, local residents Lana and Jon Courtright chose to buy food and gasoline instead of paying their electric bill. Read More
Planned oil pipeline to cut across Montana
TransCanada Corp. is planning to build a 36-inch underground pipeline through Eastern Montana and five other states to carry Canadian crude to U.S. refineries along the Gulf Coast of Texas. Read More
Meadowlands agency scraps EnCap project
After years of delays, cost overruns and diminished expectations, the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission yesterday killed an ambitious $1 billion project to build golf courses, a hotel and thousands of homes atop capped garbage dumps in Bergen County. Read More
Cuomo's power play
A furious Attorney General Andrew Cuomo yesterday demanded that the state Power Authority disclose who destroyed e-mail and BlackBerry messages involving Daniel Wiese, the agency's suspended inspector general and a central figure in the probe of political-espionage activities by the State Police. Read More
Senate gas-tax cut hits pothole
The state Senate has passed legislation to suspend state gasoline taxes for the summer, but the initiative has little traction because of opposition from the Assembly and Gov. David Paterson. Read More
Utility bills soak residents
RICHFIELD, Ohio - Mike Began and Michele Pirozek don't like taking showers at their home. Read More
Gas prices driving transit ridership higher
TULSA, Okla. ? The pain at the pump is driving Oklahoma metros to become transit-friendly. Read More
PGE gets the OK to install new meters
Your electricity meter may be about to get a whole lot smarter. But some utility watchdogs think it's a dumb investment. Read More
Attorneys general treat big oil with kid gloves
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- Another day, another new high for oil prices. Against that backdrop, the president of Shell Oil Company delivered a vigorous defense of his industry's record profits. The oil executive stopped in the Northwest -- in his words -- to "educate" political leaders. Read More
Transit systems travel 'green' track
NEW YORK - This year, the surging current of the East River will help provide power to a nearby subway station. The lights that lace the ornate interior of Manhattan's Grand Central Station have largely been replaced by bulbs that burn brightly but save energy. Read More
Ex-A.G. questions fed panel's right to call shots on Lake Powell pipeline
CEDAR CITY, Utah -- Critics of the proposed Lake Powell pipeline are scratching their noggins over this one: If the $800 million-plus project primarily is about delivering water to a thirsty but growing southwestern Utah, why are federal energy regulators overseeing the approval process? Read More
CVPS Corp. chief -- Vt. at 'crossroads'
Saying that Vermont is at an energy "crossroads," the head of the state's largest electric utility said Tuesday that he fully expects a new long-term power contract with Hydro-Quebec by the end of the year. Read More
Douglas vetoes decommissioning fund for Yankee
Gov. James Douglas rejected a bill Wednesday that would have required the owners of Vermont Yankee nuclear plant to put up money or guarantees to ensure there would be enough money to dismantle the plant when it stops operating. Read More
Massey subsidiary cited for 3 violations in W.Va. mine fatal
Coal operator Massey Energy Co. has been cited for safety violations that federal investigators say contributed to the death of a West Virginia miner late last year. Read More
Energy costs worry gov
With no letup in sight to higher fuel costs, people are going to have to change their driving and travel habits, Gov. Dave Freudenthal said Wednesday. Read More
Panel OKs bill to protect Wyo Range
WASHINGTON -- Despite protests by some senators worried about world energy production, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved a bill Wednesday putting 1.2 million acres of the Wyoming Range off-limits to future oil and gas production. Read More
Governors pitch ambitious programs
Billion-dollar deficits in California, New York and Arizona haven’t stopped governors there and elsewhere from proposing big-ticket items for 2008. Stateline.org looks at proposals from governors’ 2008 "state of the state" speeches and provides an exclusive summary of all the addresses so far.
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