Canada’s federal government recently entered into an agreement with eight Canadian provinces and three Canadian territories that is likely to accelerate the development of provincial and territorial greenhouse gases.
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Schemes: A Global Perspective – Canada
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By SUSAN LAFFERTY, DAVID MCCULLOUGH | EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) LLP
In the wake of fuel shortages arising from Hurricanes Irma and Harvey, the US Customs and Border Protection extended and expanded its September 8 waiver of the coastwise trade provisions of the Jones Act.
Harvey Update: Price Impacts And The Need For Patience, Consideration
By Energy Tomorrow Blog
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports on rising gasoline prices in the wake of Hurricane Harvey and notes that the storm’s impact on prices is similar to the big hurricanes of 2005, Katrina and Rita. EIA: Compared with other hurricanes that have made landfall in the United States since 2000, Hurricane Harvey’s impact on U.S. Gulf… Keep reading →
President Trump’s call for tax reform last week, kicking off the administration’s push for pro-growth measures to spur investment, create jobs and raise earnings is one we can certainly understand. The president said: “We need a competitive tax code that creates more jobs and higher wages for Americans. It’s time to give American workers the pay… Keep reading →
New Study Reveals Gaps In The Methods Used To Assess Chemicals In Oilfield Wastewater
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
A new study led by researchers with Colorado School of Mines exposes limitations with the current methods used to detect chemicals in oilfield wastewater and offers solutions to help regulators make better decisions for managing this waste stream. Oilfield wastewater is extremely salty and can contain multiple combinations of many potentially harmful chemicals (approximately 1600 on a… Keep reading →
5 Things You Should Know About Wind Energy
By U.S. Department Of Energy
1. Wind is powering America. From utility-scale wind farms to small distributed wind applications to the nation’s first offshore wind project, the U.S. wind industry continued to grow in 2016. The U.S. Department of Energy recently published three reports breaking down the state of wind energy in 2016. From invigorating the U.S. economy to advancing engineering breakthroughs, wind energy is moving America… Keep reading →
DOE Issues Lon-Awaited Staff Report On Electricity Markets And Reliability
By STINSON LEONARD STREET
The U.S. Department of Energy released on August 23, 2017 its much anticipated Staff Report on electric grid resources.
Secretary Perry Continues To Ignore The Evidence On Grid Reliability, Even His Own
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
Late Wednesday night, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its so-called “study” on grid reliability. Secretary Perry commissioned the report in this April memo, asking the DOE to investigate whether our electric grid’s reliability is threatened by the “erosion of critical baseload resources,” meaning coal and nuclear power plants. Perry took the unusual step of… Keep reading →
DOE Opens The Door To Major Energy Market Reforms
By PAUL GAUKLER, MEGHAN CLAIRE HAMMOND, SHEILA MCCAFFERTY HARVEY, JEFFREY MERRIFIELD, ANDREW WEISSMAN | PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP
The Department of Energy’s much-anticipated study on Electricity Markets and Reliability focuses on protecting the resilience of the grid and sets the stage for debate at FERC.
Time Will Tell If Trump Infrastructure Executive Order Shortens Federal Reviews
By KEVIN ASHE, NORMAN CARLIN | PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP
New EO aims to hold federal agencies to a two-year timeline for completing environmental review and issuing approvals for infrastructure projects.
