Fossil Fuels

Fossil fuels include coal, oil, gas and other fossil fuel-related issues such as fuel economy standards, carbon emission standards and fuel-efficient design. We also examine efforts to reduce the use of fossil fuel through the use of alternative energy sources like wind and solar power.

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Climate Risk, Solyndra, MATS, Clean Air Act, China Diesel Emissions

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Climate Risk, Solyndra, MATS, Clean Air Act, China Diesel EmissionsInsurance commissioners in California, New York and the state of Washington said that insurance companies must disclose disaster response and risk management plans for increasingly ...

February 3, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: CASE Report, Solyndra Probe, Keystone XL, Halliburton

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: CASE Report, Solyndra Probe, Keystone XL, HalliburtonThe Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy (CASE) has found that levying 100-percent import duties on Chinese-made solar cells and modules may cost more than ...

February 1, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Calif. Car Standards, Dam Removal, Gulf Lease Sale, Biorefinery Help

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Calif. Car Standards, Dam Removal, Gulf Lease Sale, Biorefinery HelpThe California Air Resources Board has unanimously approved new emissions standards for cars and light trucks, for model years 2017 to 2025. The standard cuts ...

January 30, 2012

CO2 to Stay Below 2005 Levels, U.S. to Wean Itself from Foreign Oil, EIA Predicts

CO2 to Stay Below 2005 Levels, U.S. to Wean Itself from Foreign Oil, EIA PredictsEnergy-related carbon dioxide emissions will remain below 2005 levels through 2035 as increased oil, natural gas and renewable energy production reduces U.S. reliance on ...

January 24, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement: Deepwater Horizon, Wind Tower Anti-Dumping Claim, Rio+20, Thai Flood Plan

Policy & Enforcement: Deepwater Horizon, Wind Tower Anti-Dumping Claim, Rio+20, Thai Flood PlanThe U.S. Department of Justice has asked a U.S. District Judge to declare BP, Anadarko and Transocean, as Deepwater Horizon owners and operators of vessels or ...

January 23, 2012

BP Predicts Small Future Role for Renewables

BP Predicts Small Future Role for RenewablesEnergy production by renewable sources will roughly quadruple by 2030, but the use of such energy will still only account for fraction of energy consumption, ...

January 19, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: World Future Energy Summit, China Carbon Trading, Obama's Jobs Council

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: World Future Energy Summit, China Carbon Trading, Obama’s Jobs CouncilAt the Abu Dhabi opening of World Future Energy Summit, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon laid out three core goals for 2030 in his launch of ...

January 18, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Northern Gateway, EU ETS, USDA, Vermont CEP

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Northern Gateway, EU ETS, USDA, Vermont CEPThe elders of the Haisla First Nation voiced their opposition at the opening of a regulatory joint review hearing in Kitamaat Village, British Columbia, on ...

January 11, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Moratorium on Uranium Mining, CDC on Fracking, CSAPR, Lake Tahoe Restoration

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Moratorium on Uranium Mining, CDC on Fracking, CSAPR, Lake Tahoe RestorationThe Department of the Interior today is expected to announce a 20-year moratorium on new uranium mining claims in a million-acre buffer zone around the ...

January 9, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: EU Aviation, China Carbon Tax, Euronext Settlement, NY Energy Highway

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: EU Aviation, China Carbon Tax, Euronext Settlement, NY Energy HighwayThe European Commission said that airlines could be banned from European airports if they do not participate in the European Union's emission trading system (ETS). ...

January 6, 2012

NREL: Commercial Mowers Use More Gas Than Cars

NREL: Commercial Mowers Use More Gas Than CarsRegularly-used commercial lawnmowers can consume more fuel than a typical car, according to a guide to alternative fuel vehicles published by the National Renewable Energy ...

December 29, 2011

Chiquita Joins Tar Sands Oil Boycott

Chiquita Joins Tar Sands Oil BoycottFruit producer Chiquita Brands has become the latest company to stop using oil sourced from Canada's tar sands, following a campaign by environmental group ForestEthics, ...

December 19, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Keystone XL, Arctic Drilling, Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale, Coal Mines Cleanup

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Keystone XL, Arctic Drilling, Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale, Coal Mines CleanupTransCanada Corp said it would undertake a $600 million expansion and extension of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a move designed to show its commitment ...

December 16, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Canada Drops Kyoto Protocol, Keystone Pipeline, Gulf Lease Sale, MATS

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Canada Drops Kyoto Protocol, Keystone Pipeline, Gulf Lease Sale, MATSCanada is evoking its legal right to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, indicating that penalties as high as $14 billion for its failure to meet emissions ...

December 14, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Keystone XL, Wyoming Aquifer, Alaska Energy Authority, EPA Enforcement 2011

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Keystone XL, Wyoming Aquifer, Alaska Energy Authority, EPA Enforcement 2011Republicans expressed confidence that Congress will reach an agreement that extends the payroll tax cut, now in the Senate. The House bill contains a measure to ...

December 12, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Energy IG Report, Keystone XL Reroute, Pickens Plan

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Energy IG Report, Keystone XL Reroute, Pickens Plan The criticism is coming from all corners for the Energy Department. The department's inspector general issued a report on Tuesday recommending that the department rein in ...

November 16, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Keystone XL Delayed, Solar Tariffs, EDF Hacking

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Keystone XL Delayed, Solar Tariffs, EDF Hacking The Obama administration announced Thursday that it will delay a decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline until after the 2012 election, The New York ...

November 11, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Another EPA Rule Eased, Veto Threat, PA Shale Fees

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Another EPA Rule Eased, Veto Threat, PA Shale Fees The EPA will ease emissions restrictions on 27 states in its Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, the latest retreat for the agency under fire from industry and ...

October 5, 2011

Renewables to Grow Fastest in Next 25 Years – But Carbon Keeps Soaring

Renewables to Grow Fastest in Next 25 Years – But Carbon Keeps SoaringRenewable power will be the fastest-growing energy source over the next 25 years, but fossil fuels will remain the dominant energy source as ...

September 20, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: GHG Rules Delay, BP to Blame, New Superfund Sites, $20m Northrop Cleanup

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: GHG Rules Delay, BP to Blame, New Superfund Sites, $20m Northrop CleanupThe EPA said on Tuesday that it would not meet a court-ordered Sept. 30 deadline for issuing rules governing greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and ...

September 16, 2011