Saturday, March 31, 2012

Scana Corp Gets NRC Green Light For New Nuclear Reactors

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Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted 4-1 Friday to approve power company Scana Corporation's  p...
Friday, March 30, 2012

EIA Projects Lower Coal Use By U.S. Power Sector in 2012

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Coal consumption by the U.S. electric power sector in 2012 is expected to fall below 900 million short tons for the first time since 19...
Thursday, March 29, 2012

Compton-To-Catalina Program

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Background The Center for Environment, Commerce and Energy (Center) established a partnership with the Greater Union Baptist Church (GU...
Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Center Supports Rushern Baker Vegas-Style Venue at Nat'l Harbor

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The Center supports Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (D) vision of a billion-dollar “high-end” casino at National Har...

Huge North Sea Well Gas Leak Could Take Months To Plug

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A well operated by the French company Total is leaking natural gas in the British North Sea.  All 238 workers have been evacuated from ...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

EPA Proposes Carbon Pollution Standard for Future Power Plants

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Following a 2007 Supreme Court ruling, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed a Clean Air Act standard for carbon p...
Monday, March 26, 2012

California Low-Carbon Fuel Standard Enjoined

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On December 29, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California (Judge O’Neill) issued two rulings that struck down Cal...

Unanimous Supreme Court Tells EPA Its Orders Can Be Appealed

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  Chantelle and Mike Sackett In a decision handed down on March 20, 2012, Justice Antonin Scalia found it easy to give Mike and Chantel...
Saturday, March 24, 2012

Judge Overturns EPA Ruling Against Arch Coal Mine

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Spruce Mine On Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington, D.C., struck down the EPA's ruling and said the p...

Governor Brown Announces $120 Million Settlement

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To Fund Electric Car Charging Stations Across California Issues Executive Order to Help Bring 1.5 Million Zero-Emission Vehicles Onto C...
Thursday, March 22, 2012

Lisa Jackson 2013 Budget Senate Hearing

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Lisa P. Jackson EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson Testimony Before the U.S. Senate, Committee on Environment and Public Works Exc...
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Confirmation Hearing for John R. Norris & Anthony T. Clark

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John R. Norris The confirmation hearing was held on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 for John R. Norris and Anthony T. Clark before the Senate Co...

EPA Retains Existing Secondary Standards for NOx & SOx

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On March 20, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took final action to retain the current secondary National Ambient Air Q...
Sunday, March 18, 2012

Shutdown of Northeast Refineries Responsible For High Gas Prices

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Gasoline refinery shut downs across the Northeast are threatening to push gasoline prices even higher through the summer driving season. U...
Thursday, March 15, 2012

China Leveraging Airbus Jetliner Purchase To Kill Emissions Rule

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China is holding back the approvals Chinese airlines need to buy 10 Airbus A330 jetliners, in an escalating international trade row over t...

5 States Produce 56% of Total U.S. Crude Oil Production in 2011

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Combined oil production (crude oil and lease condensate) from the top five U.S. oil-producing states increased during 2011 (see chart abo...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Coal Use Drops To New Low

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Coal's Share of Total U.S. Electricity Generation Fall Below 40% in Nov & Dec Although still the largest single fuel for electri...

EPA ASPECT Program Aircraft on Display

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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding an open house to see the Nation’s only 24/7 airborne stand-off chemical a...
Monday, March 12, 2012

Exelon Completes $7.9 Billion Acquisition of Constellation Energy

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Chicago-based Exelon has acquired Baltimore-based Constellation Energy Group for $7.9 billion.   Christopher M. Crane, who had been the pr...
Saturday, March 10, 2012

NRC Issues Post Fukushima Recommendations

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has authorized its staff to issue immediately effective Orders to U.S. commercial nuclear reactors. This a...
Thursday, March 08, 2012

EPA Issues 2011 Fuel Economy Trends Report

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Fuel economy edges to record high as carbon pollution levels drop to new low   The average fuel efficiency for new cars and light duty truc...
Saturday, March 03, 2012

BP Offers $7.8 Billion Settlement To Gulf Spill Litigants

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BP will pay $7.8 billion to settle a lawsuit over the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill with attorneys representing thousands of individ...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Lisa Jackson Testifies on Capitol Hill on EPA FY 2013 Budget

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EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Testimony Before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittees on Energy and Power, Envir...

Eastern U.S. Coal Futures Prices Down In Early 2012

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The futures price for Central Appalachian coal, which is the main source of bituminous coal in the eastern United States, is down sharply s...

The White House Recognizes: Dru Ealons

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Each year America recognizes the month of February as National African American History Month. America reflects and celebrates the heritage ...