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Senate Passes Energy Bill

December 14, 2007 by Paul Nastu

An energy bill that included an increase in fuel-economy standards passed the Senate by a margin of 86-8 yesterday, The New York Times reports. Provisions of the legislation that passed the House and would have repealed more than $13 billion in tax breaks to oil companies as well as a ... Read more »

ConocoPhillips Releases Sustainability Report, Opinion Research Numbers

December 12, 2007 by Paul Nastu

ConocoPhillips has made its 2006 Sustainable Development Report available online (PDF). Overall, Total energy consumption by ConocoPhillips in 2006 was approximately 827 trillion BTUs, an increase of 10 percent from 2005. The company says that growth in operations has increased its total GHG emissions, although levels of GHG emissions per ... Read more »

House Sends Energy Bill To Senate, White House Promises Veto

December 7, 2007December 7, 2007 by Paul Nastu

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a comprehensive energy bill on Thursday on a 235 to 181 vote. The Energy Independence and Security Act would raise fuel economy standards for the first time in three decades to 35 miles per gallon by 2020; establish a nationwide renewable energy mandate; and ... Read more »

U.S. Can Halve Emissions Without ‘Big Changes In Consumer Lifestyles’

November 30, 2007October 30, 2009 by Paul Nastu

The U.S. could reduce projected 2030 emissions of greenhouse gases by between one-third to one-half at manageable costs to the economy and without requiring big changes in consumer lifestyles, according to “Reducing US Greenhouse Gas Emissions: How Much at What Cost?” a report (summary, PDF) published by McKinsey & Company ... Read more »

365 Main Customers Pass On Natural-Gas-Powered Data Center

November 30, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

365 Main, a data center developer and operator, wanted to build a new data center in Newark, Calif. fueled entirely by its own natural-gas-powered generators rather than relying on power from the local utility. Even though it wasn’t going to charge customers a premium for the cleaner energy option, it ... Read more »

Ethanol Losing Its Lustre

November 29, 2007 by Paul Nastu

Ethanol has gone from the answer for U.S. energy independence to what some are calling a cure that is worse than the disease, according to a Wall Street Journal article. The biofuel’s critics, which include industries hurt when the price of corn rises, blame ethanol for high food prices and ... Read more »

Oil Prices Shake Consumer Confidence

November 15, 2007October 30, 2009 by Paul Nastu

U.S. consumer confidence reached its lowest level in more than two years amid concerns over record-high oil prices, continued trouble in the housing market and higher inflation, according to the most recent results of the RBC CASH (Consumer Attitudes and Spending by Household) Index, writes MarketingCharts (via MarketingVOX). The overall...

BP Criminal Fines & Safety Upgrades For Air Violations Approach $500 Million

October 25, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

BP Products North America has agreed to pay a total criminal fine of more than $60 million for violations of federal environmental regulations in Texas and Alaska. In addition to the penalty, the company will spend approximately $400 million on safety upgrades and improvements to prevent future chemical releases and spills. BP will pay...

Hunt Refining Settles Clean Air Act Case For $49 Million

October 2, 2007 by Paul Nastu

The Hunt Refining Co. and Hunt Southland Refining Co. have agreed to pay a $400,000 civil penalty and spend more than $48.5 million for new and upgraded pollution controls at three refineries, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced. The settlement resolves alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and is expected to reduce more than 1,250 tons

Chevron Launching $15 Million Campaign

September 28, 2007 by Paul Nastu

Chevron is launching a global corporate campaign, themed "The Power of Human Energy," that aims to humanize the oil giant and its employees, AdAge reports. Roughly 10 percent of Americans "hate us and our industry and there's nothing we can do to change their...

CDP5: More Companies Address Climate Change Risk

September 24, 2007September 27, 2007 by Paul Nastu

Ninety-five percent of companies that consider climate change to present a commercial risk have implemented a GHG reduction program with a specific target and timeline, according to The Carbon Disclosure Project's 5th annual global report which looks at the 500 companies ranked by the Financial Times newspaper as the world's largest by market capitalization. The report is a collaboration of

ConocoPhillips To Offset Emissions In Exchange For Refinery Expansion

September 13, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

ConocoPhillips has agreed to an Ã¢â‚¬Å“unprecedented global warming reduction planÃ¢â‚¬? to off-set greenhouse gases caused by the expansion of its Northern California oil refinery, according to California...

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