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Archive of Energy on Tuesday June 30, 2009
OR: Green jobs make up 3 percent of Oregon's work force, report says
Green jobs account for 3 percent of Oregon's private, state government and local government employment, the Oregon Employment Department said in a report released today. Read More
MA: State fines National Grid $8m
National Grid, the state's largest utility company, was fined $8 million by state regulators for having a poor performance record in 2006, in what is said to be the largest penalty of its kind in state history. Read More
AK: Murkowski, Begich expect Senate to redo climate bill
Alaska's two U.S. senators on Monday indicated the Senate will redo a bill, recently approved by the House of Representatives, that attempts to slash the country's collective emission of greenhouse gases. Read More
CA: EPA gives California emissions waiver
WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency will announce today that it is granting California's request to impose tough restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks -- reversing the Bush administration's position and opening the way for the state to take the lead on global-warming policy. Read More
CO: Colorado at center of feds' solar bull's-eye
The federal government is carving out public land in Colorado and five other Western states for fast-tracked development of commercial solar power plants, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Monday. The goal is to have 13 commercial- scale solar power plants under construction by the end of 2010, Salazar said. Read More
MD: State approves third Calvert Cliffs reactor
The Maryland Public Service Commission, the state's top energy regulator, has approved a proposed third nuclear reactor at the Calvert Cliffs power plant in Southern Maryland. Read More
MT: MT-owned coal tracts moving toward possible lease
The Montana Land Board is holding public hearings this week over whether to lease for development state land near Ashland that contains roughly 600 million tons of coal. Read More
ND: Neighbors to N.D. wind turbines find them noisy
VALLEY CITY, N.D. -- A proposed wind energy center expansion in North Dakota is drawing objections from neighbors who worry about the noise and other health problems. Read More
ND: Delay in Canada, Missouri lawsuits against N.D.
A resolution may not come until next year in lawsuits filed by Canada and the state of Missouri that challenge North Dakota's plan to divert water from the Missouri River to the state's northwest communities, the project's manager said Monday. Read More
NV: Public lands in 6 states, including Utah, set for solar projects
LAS VEGAS -- The federal government's top land steward said Monday that the United States will fast-track efforts to build solar power generating facilities on public space in six Western states. Read More
OR: Buy that Prius now because tax credit could expire
Oregon's tax credit for gas-electric hybrid vehicles like the Toyota Prius and others will disappear Jan. 1 if the governor signs a bill that cleared its final hurdle Monday into law. Read More
SD: Energy program -- Little bits add up
The state Public Utilities Commission is asking citizens to help shape a program designed to boost the amount of electricity generated by small sources in South Dakota. Read More
UT: Utah part of solar-energy study
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Monday that close to 700,000 acres of federal land in Western states, including Utah, will be set aside as solar energy study areas to be evaluated for their suitability for large-scale solar energy production. Read More
VT: Welch -- Climate bill a windfall for Vt.
A major climate bill narrowly passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last Friday could be a windfall for energy-efficiency efforts in Vermont. Read More |
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