Oil & Gas
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: RFS2 2012, Keystone XL, SolarWorld, Aviation Carbon Tax
The EPA finalized the Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS2) 2012 percentage standards for four fuel categories as part of the annual renewable fuel volume ...
Geothermal Industry Plans 5,745 MW, Billions in Investments
The U.S. geothermal industry will start 2012 with billions in planned investments, according to Leslie Blodgett of the Geothermal Energy Association.
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Policy & Enforcement Briefing: NRC Approves Reactor, China Air Pollution Standards, NZ Bans UN Offsets
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission unanimously approved a new nuclear reactor design, the Westinghouse AP1000, to be used at two American utilities projects in South ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: EU ETS, Keystone XL, China Seeks Environmental Investment, MATS
European Union lawmakers backed a proposal to allow the EU Commission to support low carbon investments by withholding 1.4 billion permits from the third phase of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. The vote is the ...
ACEEE Report Calls for Haulage Trailer Efficiency Guidelines
Trailer efficiency should be the first item on the list when the EPA and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration next consider fuel efficiency and greenhouse ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: VDI 4707, European Parliament, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, e-Stewards, LEED
Four double deck high-speed elevators from ThyssenKrupp Elevator installed in the 492-meter-tall Shanghai World Financial Center have received the VDI 4707 energy efficiency class A rating. ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Lightbulb Ban Delayed; EU Carbon Market; Hydropower Bill
The House has voted to delay enforcement of new light bulb efficiency standards until at least Oct. 1 as part of a last-minute budget deal to ...
Chiquita Joins Tar Sands Oil Boycott
Fruit 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, ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Keystone XL, Arctic Drilling, Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale, Coal Mines Cleanup
TransCanada Corp said it would undertake a $600 million expansion and extension of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a move designed to show its commitment ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Canada Drops Kyoto Protocol, Keystone Pipeline, Gulf Lease Sale, MATS
Canada 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 ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Keystone XL, Wyoming Aquifer, Alaska Energy Authority, EPA Enforcement 2011
Republicans 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 ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: More EPA Delays, Solar Trade Dispute, Chevron Fined
The EPA said it will delay proposing the country's first-ever greenhouse gas limits on oil refineries, the latest setback for the agency that has struggled to ...
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 ...
ITT Launches Storage Tank Monitor; Experts Discuss Water Challenges
ITT Corporation has a flexible, new PC320 process control meter and industrial control system for use with two- and three-wire sensor with a 4-20 mA, 0-1 ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: ANWR Drilling Push, Canada Reacts, EV Fire Probe
A jobs-related proposal from House Republicans to support new infrastructure spending is dominating by a plan to massively expand offshore oil and gas leasing and open ...
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 ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: New Source CO2 Standards, Gulf Drilling, Romney Energy Plan
The EPA said Tuesday that it will write carbon dioxide emissions standards for new power plants for the first time, The Los Angeles Times reported. ...
Policy and Enforcement Briefing: Senate Saves EPA Rules, BP Fines, Rat Bait Cancellation
Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a Republican-sponsored jobs package that included a provision to block EPA rules that will scale back toxic emissions from industrial ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Dealers Fight Fuel Rules, Utility MACT Rule, Fracking Disclosure
Auto dealers are fighting the Obama administration's tough new fuel economy standards, taking the place of car companies that agreed to adopt an average efficiency target ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Oil Sustainability Certification, Prop. 65 'Dunks' Acrylamide, WEEE Trial
Equitable Origin on Monday announced the launch of a stakeholder-based sustainability certification for the oil and gas industry, the first of its kind, according to the ...
