President Obama plans to launch a new initiative to expand the nation’s solar workforce during a visit to Utah’s Hill Air Force Base on Friday, outlining his economic agenda. “The Energy Department will seek to train 75,000 people — including veterans — to enter the solar workforce by 2020, increasing the goal it set in May 2014 by… Keep reading →
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Energy News Roundup: Obama Outlines Solar Plans, Oil Prices Rise & US Global Warming Map
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By Fred Wagner | Beveridge & Diamond PCEnergy News Roundup: Moniz Pleased Over Iran Deal, Florida Energy Future & GOP Pledge
By Conor O'SullivanEnergy Secretary Ernest Moniz said the Iran deal addresses every way the country could possibly get a nuclear weapon and gives the international community unprecedented transparency to Iran’s nuclear program. “There is a fair amount of concern about the deal – which would scale back Iran’s nuclear facilities in exchange for long-term sanctions relief from the… Keep reading →
Department Of The Interior Releases Comprehensive New Rules on “Fracking”
By Aaron Katz, Alexandre Rene, Patrick Welsh | Ropes & Gray LLPOn March 26, 2015, the Department of the Interior formally published a comprehensive set of new rules regarding Hydraulic Fracturing, commonly known as “fracking.” Several years in the making, the new rules — which go into effect on June 25, 2015 — touch upon virtually every aspect of fracking operations on federal and tribal lands.
Energy Quote of the Day: ‘We’re Standing on Dry Grass, We Should be on Five Feet of Snow’
By Edward DodgeCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown announced mandatory water restrictions for the first time in the state’s history. The dramatic order comes in response to an ever deepening drought crisis now in its fourth year. Gov. Brown held his press conference in an open field in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The field would normally be covered in… Keep reading →
Energy News Roundup: Iran Agreement Close, Russia-Ukraine Gas Deal & KKR Reports Major Losses
By Conor O'SullivanForeign ministers in Lausanne, Switzerland on Iran’s nuclear programme have said they are inching towards a joint statement, which would be accompanied by a set of agreed parameters that would be kept secret, according to European diplomats. The EU and Iran are expected to issue a joint statement on the talks at 6pm GMT on… Keep reading →
New Coal Ash Regulations Causing Additional Controversy
By Ronald Farley | Burr & FormanIntermittent it may be, but wind is a friend of EPA, not a foe Ever since the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled the Clean Power Plan (CPP), its proposal to reduce US greenhouse gas emissions 30% from 2005 levels by 2030, there has been speculation that it will lead, among other things, to premature retirements… Keep reading →
FERC Issues Proposal To Ease Regulation Of Gen-Tie Lines
By Kurt Rempe | Foley & Lardner LLPWith reports that Washington and its partners may reach a nuclear accord with Iran in the coming days, a former senior IAEA safeguards official answers the most pressing questions about Tehran’s program and how the agreement might affect its capabilities. What is the commonly accepted definition of “breakout time”? This is the time required to… Keep reading →