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Keeping The Lights On with Demand-Response and Energy Efficiency Programs

Consumers of electricity have long used energy efficiency and demand-response measures to conserve energy in California and the Northwest. Historically, consumers have reduced their energy use to save energy when faced with power outages, or to save money during hard economic times. The problem is that economic recessions, power outages ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: USDA BioPreferred, EU Energy Efficiency, China Air Pollution

The Department of Agriculture has proposed 12 additional biobased product categories that when finalized will include more than 2,300 additional biobased products for preferred purchasing consideration by all Federal government agencies and contractors. The proposed rule, which is out for public comment for 60 days, includes biobased products such as agricultural ... Read more »

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 to the project despite delays. The plan would increase output capacity for the oil sands crude to 830,000 barrels a day from 700,000, Reuters reports. ... Read more »

Deepwater Horizon: One Year On

BP’s Deepwater Horizon sparked criticism from regulators, investors, the public and media in the U.S. Yet many oil spills in the global oil & gas industry – before and after BP’s disaster – are largely overlooked in the U.S. and Europe. BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill last year showed that ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Raw Material Reporting, XL Go-Ahead, ConocoPhillips Sued

The EPA on Thursday said it would delay reporting rules that will require manufacturers and power plants to submit information on the raw materials they use that lead to greenhouse-gas emissions, Bloomberg reported. The rule was to take effect this year, but has been pushed back until March 31, 2013. ... Read more »

Policy & Regulatory Briefing: EPA Funding, Aussie Carbon Tax, Hazardous Waste Regs

The environment subcommittee of the House appropriations committee approved a bill this morning that would slash funds for the EPA, the Hill reported. The bill provides $7.1 billion for the EPA, well below the agency’s current-year funding of $8.7 billion and $1.8 billion less than what the Obama administration is ... Read more »

Let’s Not Spoil Green Chemistry with Too Much of a Good Thing

Over the past few years a significant movement has been under way to institute green chemistry laws that would fundamentally change how chemicals are regulated and how the products that contain them are ultimately formulated.  With its touted benefits, including safer products, the reduction of waste, elimination of end-of-the-pipe treatment, ... Read more »

24 Companies Agree to Publish Fracking Chemicals

BP, Shell, ConocoPhillips and 21 other natural gas companies are participating in a national registry disclosing the chemical additives used in the hydraulic fracturing process. The website, www.FracFocus.org (pictured left), is being launched by the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC), with ... Read more »


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