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Focus On Government: Canadian Federal Election 2015
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By U.S. Department of Energy
WASHINGTON – U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today released the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued their final Clean Power Plan rule that will encourage energy innovation by reducing the carbon emissions from America’s power plants. BELOW IS THE STATEMENT FROM SECRETARY MONIZ: “Before President Barack Obama took office, America did not… Keep reading →
A federal plan with state autonomy that will reduce greenhouse gases without too much pain as a step to combat climate change? Thanks, Obama.
Energy News Roundup: Renewable Industries Applaud CPP, Russia Submits Claim To Arctic Territories & Methane Leaks Surpassing Estimates
By Conor O'Sullivan
The Obama administration’s new Clean Power Plan has been welcomed by renewable industries since its announcement on Monday, consolidating the changes in electricity generation, and the recent boom in solar and wind energy. [The Washington Post] Russia has submitted a bid to the UN claiming vast territories of the Arctic, the country’s foreign ministry announced on… Keep reading →
Energy News Roundup: CPP Set To Be Finalized, Shell To Drastically Cut Jobs & July Ends With Energy Bonds Down
By Conor O'Sullivan
After a year of consultations and house debate President Obama’s Clean Power Plan will be finalised early next week. [BBC] The oil giant also said it would cut 6,500 jobs as the drop in oil and gas prices hinders its vast global exploration and production operations. [The NY Times] U.S. stocks traded in a narrow… Keep reading →
Four Things To Look For In EPA’s New Voluntary Methane Reduction Proposal
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soon expected to propose its new “enhanced” Natural Gas STAR program, providing guidelines for oil and gas companies that want to voluntarily work to reduce their methane emissions. Calls for voluntary measures by industry to address this pollution have increased in recent months, as the EPA is set to… Keep reading →
D.C. Circuit Rejects Preliminary Challenge To Clean Power Plan
By Dietrich Hoefner | Lewis Roca Rothgerber
Consistent with longstanding administrative-law precedents, the D.C. Circuit has rejected two challenges to EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan rule as premature.
Energy News Roundup: House Cuts EPA Budget, FERC Approve PJM Proposal & Conservatives Convincing Republicans Over Climate Change
By Conor O'Sullivan
A House panel approved a bill on Wednesday implementing drastic spending cuts for the EPA along with provisions blocking its rule-making. “The House Interior and Environment appropriations bill would cut EPA funding by $718 million, or 9 percent, next year and block a handful of environmental rules the agency is looking to put out this… Keep reading →
There’s no question that variable resources like solar PV and wind present unique grid challenges, but with the Clean Power Plan pointing to higher penetration levels, there’s a lot of debate about how big an issue integration really is. The North American Electrical Reliability Corporation set off alarms bells in late April with a report that said… Keep reading →
Clean Air and Health to Co-benefit from More Stringent US Power Plant Carbon Standards, Study Suggests
By Roman Kilisek
A new study sheds light on looming key policy choices to be made by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in finalizing the Clean Power Plan this summer. The peer-reviewed study has recently been published in the online edition of “Nature Climate Change” and constitutes the culmination of a joint research endeavor under the auspices of… Keep reading →
