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Archive of Energy on Thursday November 05, 2009
CA: California legislators strike a final water deal
Lawmakers capped months of discussions, weeks of tedious negotiations and years of chasing a water deal with approval of major legislation in a marathon session that ended Wednesday as the sun rose. Read More
LA: Another natural gas discovery in north Louisiana could rival the Haynesville Shale
NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Another natural gas discovery in north Louisiana could rival the Haynesville Shale, which last year incited a gold-rush style drilling boom when it was revealed that the underground rock layer held one of the biggest gas reserves in the country. Read More
AL: Alabama's natural gas rates going down again
With winter approaching, customers of Alabama Gas Corp. are going to pay lower rates for heating their homes, the fourth cutback in the past 12 months. Read More
CA: Schwarzenegger taps Sen. John Benoit for supervisor seat
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced this afternoon the appointment of Republican Sen. John Benoit to the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. Read More
CO: Sticky bud, green energy get nod from Colorado ski-country voters
Things just got a whole lot greener in Colorado's high country. Read More
DE: Bluewater's foes now on its side
It wasn't that long ago that Bluewater Wind's main opponents were Delmarva Power and NRG Energy. But if Bluewater's offshore wind farm gets built, it may have both to thank for keeping the project afloat. Read More
FL: Florida Sen. Dan Gelber pushing for tougher public corruption laws
Citing a rash of corruption cases, a state senator is pushing for laws to combat bribery and restrict contact between the Public Service Commission and the utilities it regulates. Read More
FL: Push begins for tougher PSC rules
Proposals emerge to force the state utility board to operate by the same ethics rules as judges. Read More
ID: Idaho reservoirs have lots of water now, but will it last?
Southern Idaho reservoirs are heading into the winter with more water than average, but Paul Deveau doesn't want you to read too much into it. Read More
ME: Company bids for biomass contract
MILLINOCKET, Maine — Brookfield Renewable Power has bid to supply electricity to the state's utilities from a biomass boiler it hopes to install at its local paper mill, a next step among several needed to restart the mill, a company spokeswoman said Wednesday. Read More
MI: Michigan should go for nuclear jobs
DETROIT -- Michigan needs to get on the nuclear power train because it's getting ready to leave the station -- and take the jobs with it. Read More
NC: Biomass waste gets own Web site
A Web site launched by North Carolina state government seeks to match companies looking to get rid of tubs of oil and tons of wood chips with companies that can turn them into something else. Read More
NC: Sen. Hagan drops backing for judge
GREENSBORO, N.C. — A state judge ruled in favor of a company that includes U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan's husband a week after she recommended that judge for a possible lifetime federal appointment. Read More
ND: CEO -- Utilities must join climate-change debate
The chief executive of a North Dakota-based electric power cooperative says utilities must be engaged in the climate-change debate and use their unified voice. Read More
NH: Home heating oil prices are lower
New Hampshire officials say the price of home heating oil is down about 14 percent per gallon from where it was last year. Read More
NJ: GOP -- Christie election a sign to drop health care, climate initiatives
Chris Christie's defeat of Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine in New Jersey was a sign voters want Congress to drop controversial health care and climate change bills and focus instead on the economy, Republicans in Washington argued Wednesday. Read More
NY: Does Chesapeake's no-drilling pledge do enough to protect NYC's watershed?
Last week, the largest natural gas lease holder in New York state issued two slightly different messages about its plans for drilling in the watershed that provides 90 percent of New York City's drinking water. Read More
NY: Public gets more time to comment on New York's gas drilling plans
Responding to calls from politicians, environmentalists and concerned residents, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced Wednesday that it has extended the public comment period for an environmental review of natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale. Read More
OH: Regulators want details of FirstEnergy Corp.'s new bulb program
CLEVELAND -- Regulators on Wednesday ordered FirstEnergy Corp. to develop a comprehensive program by the end of the month to distribute its 4.75 million compact fluorescent light bulbs. Read More
PA: State to tell township of any SMS violations
Residents living near a steel coating plant in Upper Nazareth Township and local officials Wednesday struggled to accurately understand the state of operations and compliance at the site, cited dozens of times during the past eight years for violating state environmental rules. Read More
TN: TN legislators may scrap $70M biofuels project
State lawmakers say they might pull the plug on a University of Tennessee effort to produce ethanol from switchgrass, after school officials said it has changed business partners, scaled down production and now plans to start out using corncobs, not switchgrass. Read More
TX: Senator -- No fed money for US-China wind project
WASHINGTON — A Democratic senator is calling on the Obama administration to reject an expected request for federal economic stimulus money as part of a $1.5 billion West Texas wind energy project because he says it will generate Chinese, not American, jobs. Read More
UT: Herbert names influential Dem as senior adviser
Gov. Gary Herbert says he's had enough with the bickering and incivility and relentless contentiousness suffocating debate over Utah's land and energy resource use. Read More
VA: McDonnell announces transition committee
In his first day as governor-elect, Bob McDonnell yesterday announced his transition committee leaders, including Tom Farrell, chairman and CEO of the state's largest utility, Dominion Resources. Read More
VA: Va. residents can get help with heating bills
Dominion's EnergyShare program is accepting applications from people who need financial help to stay warm during the winter. Read More
WI: Former NRC Commissioner in Wis. to talk power
MILWAUKEE -- Former Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commissioner Peter Bradford is in Wisconsin on Thursday and Friday to talk about the costs of nuclear power. Read More |
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