Pawlenty signs groundbreaking biofuel bill
Other states will look at Minnesota as a leader in an emerging area of renewable fuels, lawmakers and Gov. Tim Pawlenty said as the governor signed a bill mandating more biofuel use.
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Archive of Energy on Tuesday May 13, 2008
Pawlenty signs groundbreaking biofuel bill
Other states will look at Minnesota as a leader in an emerging area of renewable fuels, lawmakers and Gov. Tim Pawlenty said as the governor signed a bill mandating more biofuel use. Read More
Panel rebukes Rounds on tax memo
The Legislature's Executive Board on Monday sent a stern message to Gov. Mike Rounds to rescind what they say is a new tax on mid-range ethanol blends. Read More
McCain adviser - Voinovich and Brown are 'overstating their concerns' about climate bill
John McCain, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, promoted a cap-and-trade carbon emissions plan today in Oregon. He'll continue to talk up his proposal to curtail global warming with appearances in Washington state Tuesday and in Columbus on Wednesday and Thursday. Read More
Barbour signs utility rate bill
Gov. Haley Barbour signed bills Monday to allow utility companies to raise rates to pay for new power plants before they are built, as well as measures to strengthen ethics laws and protect waterways. Read More
Exxon seeks $800 million for lost leases
Exxon Mobil Corp. asked Monday that Alaska pay $800 million in damages, claiming the state breached a deal when it revoked gas and oil leases on a North Slope oil field. Read More
Palin to offer plans for state energy relief
Gov. Sarah Palin will announce plans for statewide energy relief on Thursday, and legislators are weighing in on what should be in those plans. Read More
Administration announces energy relief special session
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Gov. Sarah Palin has announced the Alaska Legislature will be called into an additional special session this summer. Read More
Palin, lawmakers to revisit energy relief
Gov. Sarah Palin will call the Legislature into a special session this summer meant to provide Alaskans some relief from the soaring cost of energy. Read More
Legislature votes to overturn emissions standards
State lawmakers gave final approval Monday to legislation overturning newly enacted vehicle emission standards for greenhouse gases, setting the stage for a showdown with Gov. Janet Napolitano. Read More
High cost of gas affecting GA public service
The high cost of fuel is increasing the demand for a public service provided by the Georgia Department of Transportation. Robert Sims is a supervisor for Highway Emergency Response Operators or HEROs. Read More
Perdue says no to gas tax moratorium for Georgia
Farmers and timber companies got a break from record-high fuel prices on Monday as Gov. Sonny Perdue suspended the state sales tax on diesel for off-road uses. But Georgians driving the state's roads shouldn't be expecting any such relief. Instead, the state's gasoline tax will rise on July 1. Read More
Governor rules out relief for other drivers
Farmers and timber companies got a break from record-high fuel prices Monday as Gov. Sonny Perdue suspended the state sales tax on diesel for off-road uses. Read More
Off-road diesel tax suspended to aid struggling farmers
Local farmers are feeling the pain of rising fuel prices, and Gov. Sonny Perdue's suspension of the tax on off-road diesel fuel only will help a little. Read More
Culver signs ethanol incentives bill
Gas station owners would have heightened incentives to sell renewable fuels under a bill signed Monday by Gov. Chet Culver. Read More
Public transit grows popular
As gasoline prices climb toward $4 a gallon, more commuters in Maryland are leaving their cars and trucks at home and hopping a bus or train to work. Read More
Gas prices may fuel vacation reroutes
OCEAN CITY, Md. - Mid-Atlantic resorts are hoping gas prices spiraling toward $4 a gallon and a cooling economy won't keep vacationers at home this summer - but they're bracing for shorter stays and less spending on restaurants and entertainment while people holiday. Read More
Bangor-area heating oil prices top $4 a gallon
A number of Bangor-area oil dealers reported cash prices of No. 2 heating oil above $4 per gallon on Monday. Dead River Co. in Brewer was priced at $4.269, Maine Energy in Bangor quoted $4.049, and R.H. Foster Energy in Hampden charged $4.199. Read More
Member Exchange - Soaring costs may strain welfare changes
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio - The vegetable garden is going in now, and Heather Algoe will tend it with a fervor not afforded a mere hobby. She needs this food to feed her family. Read More
Northwest Ohio 'wind belt' attracting energy companies
Jon Berry has spent much of his life bracing against the wind. Read More
Obama campaign reaches out to rural South Dakota
Two former state agriculture leaders made a pitch to rural South Dakota on Monday for presidential hopeful Barack Obama, touting farm-policy initiatives aimed at strengthening disaster assistance, helping beginning farmers and boosting alternative fuel supplies. Read More
Hearing on Dominion rate increase June 24
Dominion Virginia Power customers and others who want to comment on the company's proposed fuel rate increase may do so during a public hearing scheduled for 10 a.m. June 24 in Richmond. Read More
Va. regulators set hearing on Dominion rate increase request
The State Corporation Commission says it has scheduled a public hearing on Dominion Virginia Power's request to raise rates about 18 percent due to higher fuel costs. Read More
Scandal clouds W.Va. court race as 3 states vote
Photos of West Virginia's top jurist vacationing with the chief executive of a massive coal producer have transformed an otherwise run-of-the-mill election into that state's most closely watched race, while voters in two other states prepared to cast ballots on key congressional seats. Read More
Thousands without power, schools canceled in wake of storms
Nearly 19,000 West Virginians were still without power following weekend thunderstorms, and many students got an extra day off from school. Read More
Water trouble for city, county
City and county leaders wonder how consumers will be able to swallow yet another rate increase by West Virginia-American Water Co. 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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