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Archive of Energy on Friday May 09, 2008
Facing prison, Kohring blames government but says his conscience is clear
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Facing a prison sentence of 3 1/2 years, a former Alaska lawmaker said he's broke and has lost respect for the U.S. government, but that his conscience is clear. Read More
Kohring sentenced to 3 1/2 years
A federal judge sentenced former Wasilla state Rep. Vic Kohring to 3.5 years in prison Thursday for taking bribes in a scheme to keep Alaska oil taxes down. Read More
Schwarzenegger, automakers agree to pursue emissions control
In their first face-to-face meeting, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and automakers Thursday agreed to explore new cooperative approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions even as they duel in court and in Congress over just how far the state can go. Read More
Big MTBE settlement to benefit California
Chevron Corp. and other big oil companies have agreed to pay $422 million to settle a major lawsuit over the gasoline additive MTBE, and much of the money will go to plaintiffs in California. Read More
Auburn dam may be dealt death blow
A long-stalled Auburn dam on the American River has suffered many defeats. But the next could be truly fatal. The State Water Resources Control Board plans to revoke the water rights held by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for the project. The unfinished dam, in other words, would no longer have any water to hold back. Read More
Wind farm bill to ease burden on customers tabled
A legislative move to keep Delmarva Power from having its customers foot the bill for the Bluewater wind farm fight fizzled Thursday, at least temporarily. Read More
Delawareans' lives change as gas prices soar
She's canceled her summer vacation, consolidated her shopping trips, even bought a smaller car. Still, Suzanne Lubin is paying more for gasoline. Read More
FPL powers up for season with fake hurricane
They've trimmed trees, replaced poles and strengthened electrical systems at hospitals and fire stations. Read More
Drivers near 'tipping point' as Hawaii gas prices climb
With gas expected to hit $4 a gallon on O'ahu this summer, more and more residents are changing how they get around - filling city buses, sharing rides or even biking to work to lessen their pain at the pump. Read More
Options to gas-tax holiday sought
While gasoline prices continue to set new highs both nationally and locally, members of Hawaii's congressional delegation say Congress should explore options other than a summertime suspension of the federal gasoline tax to try to bring down costs. Read More
'Win-win' situation
In April, the Idaho Water Resource Board announced it had completed its $26 million purchase of the Pristine Springs fish farm operation, a multi-party deal it said would solve surface water mitigation calls and provide the city of Twin Falls a way to solve its arsenic issues. Read More
Legislature's issues in 2008 mirrored nation's
Kansas lawmakers spent the 2008 session wrestling mightily with problems of national, even global scope, and their failures were nearly as big. Read More
Session marked by little progress
State political leaders on Thursday assigned praise and fault for the outcome of the 2008 legislative session the day after House and Senate ended the four-month marathon. Read More
Opinion of legislative session depends on perspective
If the 2008 legislative session produced unanimity in one area, it was that most everyone was glad when it ended. Read More
Pennsylvania wind powers Maryland water-sewer system
How many miles must a utility go before it can save lots of cash? The answer? It's blowing in the wind - somewhere in Pennsylvania. Read More
New Hampshire might join effort to reduce emissions
CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire's Senate has given preliminary approval to entering a 10-state regional effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Read More
Campers get gas-saving perk
Gas price sticker shock has prompted the state to offer a new deal for campers: Store your RV, camper trailer or boat and trailer at certain state parks and recreation areas -- free -- for up to 15 days. Read More
State sets up biofuels center
A new agricultural industry may emerge in North Carolina from the abandoned office of an old one. A former federal tobacco research station in Oxford reopens today as the new headquarters of the Biofuels Center of North Carolina. Read More
Regional carbon plan moves closer to reality
A plan to cap carbon emissions from power plants in New Hampshire won preliminary approval in the Senate yesterday, although one key senator said he wants to change the measure before it gains final passage. Read More
Legislation on new water tax is delayed
A legislative committee yesterday delayed action on a bill that would ask voters this fall to dedicate a new water tax to finance $150 million in annual purchases of new parks and farmland. Lawmakers said they need time to consider also using the money for historical preservation projects. Read More
House passes electric utility measure
Legislation that would authorize investor-owned electric utilities and rural electric cooperatives to serve new customers in annexed areas of cities was approved by the Oklahoma House Thursday despite opponents who said it could harm municipal power companies. Read More
State House backs electricity service territory changes
The state House voted 62 to 36 Thursday to approve the latest version of House Bill 1739, which would require electricity providers to divide newly developed service territory among themselves or have the Oklahoma Corporation Commission do it for them. Read More
Primary positioning
Hillary Clinton vowed Thursday that South Dakota would become a "Saudi Arabia of wind energy" and an important source of biofuels should she win the presidency. Read More
States rebuff plan to put Italian waste in Utah
BOISE, Idaho -- Eight Western states including Wyoming Thursday rejected a company's plan to ship tons of radioactive Italian waste to Utah by declaring that rules don't allow for foreign loads. Read More
Plan to store Italian nuclear waste rejected
BOISE, Idaho -- The EnergySolutions proposal to store radioactive waste from Italy in Utah received a unanimous thumbs down Thursday from the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management. Read More
Group critical of gas, sales tax ideas
With the governor preparing to unveil his transportation proposal next week, a group yesterday warned that the two types of tax increases being debated by Democrats would both disproportionately hurt the poor. Read More
WA invests $25 million in biofuels WSU lab
RICHLAND, Wash. -- There?s been backlash recently on using food crops like corn and soybeans for fuel. Read More
Lt. Gov. Lawton lauds La Crosse schools for lowering light bills
La Crosse schools will work to cut their energy use by another 10 percent, officials said Thursday. Read More
DNR reissues permit for Oak Creek power plant
RACINE, Wis. - A state agency reissued a water pollution permit Thursday for a power plant that environmental groups contend would harm Lake Michigan by using vast amounts of lake water for cooling. Read More
Fuel prices could undercut Wyoming's energy economy
Continued high gasoline and diesel costs are stressing all areas of Wyoming's economy. In fact, some companies driving Wyoming's energy-based economic boom may not be able to absorb the sky-high prices for long. And there seems to be no real relief in sight. Read More
23 states face budget gaps in '09
Like a college student fishing for stray quarters in the sofa cushions, states are tightening their belts, dipping into their rainy day funds and hoping revenues will pick up. But the faltering economy already has punched a $26 billion hole in 23 state budgets for 2009 – and it could get worse, according to a new report issued today (April 25). 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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