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New Orleans Will Explore ‘Smart City’ Approach To Energy

February 2, 2018 by Alyssa Danigelis

The New Orleans City Council’s Utility, Cable, Telecommunications, and Technology Committee unanimously passed a resolution this week to explore a “smart city” approach that could include grid modernization and energy-efficient buildings. Smart cities have taken off in recent years around the world, defined by their highly integrated approach to technology. ... Read more »

HB 187 in Louisiana Would Mandate Payment of ‘Outstanding’ Solar Energy Tax Credits

May 3, 2017 by Cheryl Kaften

The Louisiana State Committee on Ways and Means moved on May 1 to fix one of its "broken promises" by unanimously passing a bill to pay solar energy systems tax credits still owed before the legislature put a cap on the program last June.

25th US City Commits to 100% Renewables

March 27, 2017 by Cheryl Kaften

Fully 25 U.S. cities now have committed to transition entirely to clean and renewable energy, following city council votes on March 21 establishing 100 percent renewable energy goals in Madison, Wisconsin, and in Abita Springs, Louisiana, the environmental advocacy group Sierra Club reported this week.

States, Industry Ask Supreme Court to Block Clean Power Plan

January 27, 2016January 28, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

In another attempt to block the Clean Power Plan, 29 states and state agencies are urging the US Supreme Court to stop the carbon emissions rule for power plants from taking effect. The have been joined by 16 trade associations including the US Chamber of Commerce and the National Association ... Read more »

Clean Power Plan Becomes Law, 24 States Sue to Block Carbon Rule

October 23, 2015October 23, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The EPA published the Clean Power Plan in the federal register today, making existing power plants in the US legally responsible to limit carbon pollution for the first time. Under the new carbon law, existing coal-burning power plants must cut carbon emissions by 32 percent by 2030, compared to 2005 ... Read more »

Report: Methane Mitigation Could Stimulate US Economy

October 6, 2014October 3, 2014 by Ken Jennison

Increased use of technologies and services that capture methane emissions from oil and gas systems could save the industry over $1 billion in lost product, reduce air pollution and create new jobs, according to an economic analysis by Datu Research and the Environmental Defense Fund. The report identifies 76 companies ... Read more »

Expect CNG Price Hike as Tax Credit Expires

December 27, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Compressed natural gas (CNG) prices at the pump for cars and trucks will increase 30 percent at some stations because of a federal tax credit set to expire Jan. 31, FuelFix reports. Most stations use the incentive — a 50-cent tax credit on each gasoline gallon-equivalent of natural gas sold ... Read more »

Honeywell Plans $300M Climate-Friendly Coolant Plant

December 17, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Honeywell plans to invest about $300 million to increase production capacity for HFO-1234yf, a low-global-warming refrigerant for cars, including building a commercial manufacturing plant in Louisiana for the air conditioning refrigerant. HFO-1234yf has a global-warming potential (GWP) of less than 1. This GWP is 99.9 percent lower than that of ... Read more »

BP Releases $627 Million Plan for Oil Spill Restoration

December 9, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Toxic chemicals associated with the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill may be linked to continued problems growing oysters in Louisiana waters as well as the deaths of hundreds of bottlenosed dolphins and thousands of sea turtles and migratory waterfowl, according to an environmental assessment released Friday. The assessment also says ... Read more »

Cabot Pays $84M in Clean Air Act Settlement

November 20, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Cabot Corporation, the second largest carbon black manufacturer in the US, has agreed to pay a $975,000 civil penalty and spend an estimated $84 million on technology to control air pollution, resolving alleged Clean Air Act violations at its three facilities in the towns of Franklin and Ville Platte, La. ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Renewable Fuel Standard, Japan Slashes GHG Target

November 15, 2013November 15, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

The EPA is likely to reveal the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard mandates today, Reuters reports. Agency officials have told industry representatives that the EPA may raise quotas above the level contained in a draft plan in August, Bloomberg reports. Japan has dramatically cut its 2020 emissions reduction target, from 25 percent ... Read more »

Shell Picks Site for $12.5bn Gas-to-Liquids Plant

September 26, 2013September 26, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Shell has selected Ascension Parish, near Sorrento, La., as the site for its planned $12.5 billion gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility, according to company officials and Gov. Bobby Jindal. The oil and gas company will finalize its decision to build the project after site evaluation and preliminary engineering studies are completed. Construction ... Read more »

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