Oil & Gas

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

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: CSAPR, Mass. Solar Panel Tax, London Low Emission Zone

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: CSAPR, Mass. Solar Panel Tax, London Low Emission ZoneA federal appeals court in Washington approved the request of more than a dozen electric power companies, municipal power plant operators and states to delay ...

January 4, 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

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: RFS2 2012, Keystone XL, SolarWorld, Aviation Carbon Tax

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: RFS2 2012, Keystone XL, SolarWorld, Aviation Carbon TaxThe EPA finalized the Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS2) 2012 percentage standards for four fuel categories as part of the annual renewable fuel volume ...

December 28, 2011

Geothermal Industry Plans 5,745 MW, Billions in Investments

Geothermal Industry Plans 5,745 MW, Billions in InvestmentsThe U.S. geothermal industry will start 2012 with billions in planned investments, according to Leslie Blodgett of the Geothermal Energy Association. Writing for Renewable ...

December 23, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: NRC Approves Reactor, China Air Pollution Standards, NZ Bans UN Offsets

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: NRC Approves Reactor, China Air Pollution Standards, NZ Bans UN OffsetsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission unanimously approved a new nuclear reactor design, the Westinghouse AP1000, to be used at two American utilities projects in South ...

December 23, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: EU ETS, Keystone XL, China Seeks Environmental Investment, MATS

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: EU ETS, Keystone XL, China Seeks Environmental Investment, MATSEuropean 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 ...

December 21, 2011

ACEEE Report Calls for Haulage Trailer Efficiency Guidelines

ACEEE Report Calls for Haulage Trailer Efficiency GuidelinesTrailer efficiency should be the first item on the list when the EPA and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration next consider fuel efficiency and greenhouse ...

December 20, 2011

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: VDI 4707, European Parliament, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, e-Stewards, LEED

Standards & Compliance Briefing: VDI 4707, European Parliament, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, e-Stewards, LEEDFour 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. ...

December 20, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Lightbulb Ban Delayed; EU Carbon Market; Hydropower Bill

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Lightbulb Ban Delayed; EU Carbon Market; Hydropower BillThe 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 ...

December 19, 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: More EPA Delays, Solar Trade Dispute, Chevron Fined

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 ...

November 23, 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

ITT Launches Storage Tank Monitor; Experts Discuss Water Challenges

ITT Launches Storage Tank Monitor; Experts Discuss Water ChallengesITT 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 ...

November 14, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: ANWR Drilling Push, Canada Reacts, EV Fire Probe

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 ...

November 14, 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