U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (independent Science Advisory Board has announced the formation of its Hydraulic Fracturing Research Advisory panel. This panel of independent experts will peer review EPA’s 2014 draft report of results for its national study on any potential health and environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources. Read More ...
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Greenwire
A federal district judge in Utah ruled last week that a dozen dirt roads -- including four running through Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument -- may remain open to the public in a decision hailed by the state as a major victory. The 121-page ruling by U.S. District Judge Clark Waddoups was in response to a 2008 lawsuit by Kane County in southern Utah that sought to keep open to the public 15 roads crisscrossing 89 miles of federal land in Utah. Read More ...
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Fuelfix.com
The economic impact of North Dakota’s oil industry has increased nearly sevenfold between 2005 and 2011, from $4.4 billion to $30.4 billion, according to a study from North Dakota State University. The study, sponsored by the North Dakota Petroleum Council, estimates each barrel of oil produced in North Dakota generates about $150 in economic activity. Read More ...
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) this week announced that its staff will hold a technical conference focused on whether and how natural gas and electric industry schedules could be harmonized. The technical conference will take place at FERC's offices on April 25, 2013 Read More ...
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U.S. Department of Interior
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar this week announced the approval of three major renewable energy projects that, when built, are expected to deliver 1,100 megawatts to the Western grid. Since 2009, including this week's announcement, DOI has approved 37 renewable energy projects (20 utility-scale solar facilities, 8 wind farms and 9 geothermal plants), with associated transmission corridors and infrastructure to connect to established power grids. The Bureau of Land Management has identified an additional 23 active renewable energy proposals slated for review this year. Read More ...
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Times-Picayunce
A new report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) says that U.S. oil production is increasing, but that increases are a result of more development on privately held land. The federal share of total crude oil production fell by about seven percentage points between 2007 and 2012, the Congressional Research Service said. Read More ...
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Foxnews.com
New technological advances may make it possible in the near future to engineer a coal-powered car so clean that it produces nearly no polluting emissions, including carbon dioxide. Read More ...
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Wall Street Journal
U.S. natural-gas production will accelerate over the next three decades, new research indicates, providing the strongest evidence yet that the energy boom remaking America will last for a generation. Read More ...
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Power Engineering International
Renewable power generation sources performed strongly last year, while coal, oil and nuclear power declined. According to the latest issue of the US Energy Information Administration's (EIA) "Electric Power Monthly," with preliminary data through to December 31, 2012, non-hydro renewable sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, solar, wind) increased by 12.8 per cent last year compared to 2011 and provided 5.4 per cent of net U.S. electrical generation. Read More ...
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Western Business Roundtable
This week, the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Inspector General (OIG) has initiated review of the agency's collection of data relating to oil and gas emissions. Specifically, the review is intended to determine whether EPA has the data needed to make key decisions regarding air emissions from oil and natural gas production. The OIG undertook this evaluation, in part, to address "EPA's Goal or Cross-Cutting Strategy to 'Take Action on Climate Change and Improving Air Quality.'" Read More ...
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