Friday, June 15, 2012

Harold Hamm - Mitt Romney Energy Advisor

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Mitt Romney's energy adviser, Continental Resources Inc. Chief Executive Harold Hamm supports billions of dollars of tax breaks for the...
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EPA Proposes Clean Air Standards for Harmful Soot Pollution

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99 percent of U.S. counties projected to meet proposed standards without any additional actions   In response to a court order, the U.S....
Thursday, June 14, 2012

Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System

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 Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System An aerial view of the construction of the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, which is...
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Greening The Media

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Toby Miller and Richard Maxwell have just written a book called Greening the Media , from Oxford University Press. You'll never look ...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

EPA To Help Local Governments With Stormwater Runoff

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Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a new framework to help local governments meet their Clean Water Act obligations...

Palm Oil

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Palm oil is an edible plant oil and is derived from the fruit of the oil palm ( Elaeis guineensis ). It is not to be confused with palm ker...
Monday, June 11, 2012

Palm Oil Groups Retain Holland & Knight to Lobby EPA on Biofuels

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Holland & Knight notified Congress this week (May 27) that it is lobbying for a trio of organizations that are looking to overcome U.S...
Saturday, June 09, 2012

Mitt Romney's Energy Plan

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Significant Regulatory Reform The first step will be a rational and streamlined approach to regulation, which would facilitate rapid pr...

Watts Bar Over Budget & Schedule

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Watts Bar Tennessee Valley Authority on April 5 provided an update on the progress of construction at the Watts Bar 2 nuclear power plan...

Allison Macfarlane Nomination Hearing

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The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will hold a nomination hearing on June 13 for Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairm...

Cooking Oil: Renewable Biofuel

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Excerpts from Anne Vazquez, Biofuel can lower the amount of greenhouse gas emissions their buildings are responsible for producing.Bio...
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Friday, June 08, 2012

RGGI Auction Sells 20.9 Million CO2 Allowances

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Current Control Period Allowances Sold at $1.93 20,941,000 carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) allowances were sold in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Init...

Natural Gas Prices at Historic Low

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Natural-gas futures dropped to a one-month low this week after an increase in U.S. gas inventories renewed concerns about the massive dome...
Thursday, June 07, 2012

Rio+20

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About the Rio+20 Conference At the Rio+20 Conference, world leaders, along with thousands of participants from governments, the private...
Monday, June 04, 2012

NRC Commissioner Bill Magwood Visits Indian Point

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Bill Magwood, Norris McDonald Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Bill Magwood visited the Indian Point nuclear power plant this week and t...

Stephen Baldwin Kevin Costner Fight Over BP Deal

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Kevin Costner’s attorney claims his client’s fame is the only reason why a fellow actor, Stephen Baldwin, sued him over their investments ...
Saturday, June 02, 2012

Sackett v. EPA: GOP Senators Inquiring

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The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Clean Water Act compliance orders are subject to judicial review before enforcement. In Sackett v...

World Environment Day

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World Environment Day  is June 5 and  the U.N. Environment Programme has designated the District as the North American host city.  The ann...
Thursday, May 31, 2012

United States Puts Tariffs on Chinese Wind Turbine Towers

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The U.S. Department of Commerce has put tariffs of between 13% and 26% on Chinese wind-turbine towers. The preliminary ruling, made in res...
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

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Pantex

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The Pantex Plant, located 17 miles northeast of Amarillo, Texas, in Carson County, is charged with maintaining the safety, security and rel...

Maryland & DC Water Bills To Double

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Washington, DC District residents will see their water bills more than double over the next six years in an effort to pay for a massive ...

EPA Regulations on Fracking Air Emissions

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EPA To Regulate Air Emissions from Hydraulic Fracturing As Industry Under Scrutiny By Adam Orford May 29, 2012 EPA will ...
Monday, May 28, 2012

WIPP Can Supplement Or Replace Yucca Mountain

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Carlsbad, New Mexico is a YIMBY (Yes In My Back Yard) city when it comes to storing nuclear waste.  This vibrant city of 25,000 would love...
Friday, May 25, 2012

Obama Nominates Allison Mcfarlane To Chair NRC

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Allison Mcfarlane President Obama nominated George Mason University Professor Allison Macfarlane to serve as chairwoman of the Nuclear...
Thursday, May 24, 2012

Northwest Coal Exports

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Cherry Point, Wash. SSA Marine is planning to build and operate the Gateway Pacific Terminal, a new shipping facility north of Bellingh...