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Authorities Investigating Cyber Intrusion Of Numerous U.S. Nuclear Power Plants
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By JASON BARGLOW, NICHOLAS WILLIAMS | FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
Facing the traditional energy sector’s uncertain future and the decreased cost of producing renewable energy, many companies have taken to generating their own power.
Opening A New Era For U.S. Offshore Energy
By Energy Tomorrow Blog
The Trump administration is taking the first step to more fully harness the United States’ offshore oil and natural gas wealth, beginning work on a new five-year offshore leasing plan – the federal blueprint for future offshore development. It’s great news for America’s future energy security, for consumers and our economy. President Trump’s executive order in April called… Keep reading →
Careful What You Wish For: Trump’s Environmental Attacks Will Harm Industry
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
In the same week Apple raised $1 billion through green bonds to invest in clean energy, and Amazon put solar panels on a million square foot processing facility, the Trump administration – at the urging of the worst elements in the oil and gas industry –proposed a two-year delay of sensible rules that would limit emissions of… Keep reading →
Texas: Energy Is Taking U.S. To The Frontiers of Space
By Energy Tomorrow Blog
A recognized piece of American pop culture, Capt. James T. Kirk’s dog-eared quotation actually stands up pretty well as a rallying cry for space exploration and the U.S. space program in general. Somewhere, Mr. Spock raises an eyebrow and nods. Folks at NASA probably would applaud. On a hot, summer day in Houston, parents… Keep reading →
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies hearing on the proposed budget estimates and justification for FY2018 for the Environmental Protection Agency.
Natural Gas And Electric Grid Reliability
By Energy Tomorrow Blog
Natural gas is unique among energy sources to supply needed attributes that ensure the future reliability of the U.S. power grid, a new study finds. The study by The Brattle Group for API asserts that specific attributes – including dispatchability, ramp rates, frequency response and others – are fundamental to grid reliability, especially as more… Keep reading →
EIA: U.S. Refineries Are Running At Record-High Levels
By WAYNE D'ANGELO | KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, product supplied to the U.S. market as well as inventories and exports are also at relatively high levels.
Little Action During Presidential “Infrastructure Week”
By STEPHON BAGNE | CLARK HILL PLC
President Trump declared an “Infrastructure Week” but did not accompany it with specific actions to increase infrastructure expenditures.
Alaska: Energy And Making The Big Catch
By Energy Tomorrow Blog
Mounted on the conference room wall of U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s Washington, D.C., office is the one that didn’t get away – “Walter,” a 63-pound King salmon that the senator fished out of the Kenai River in her home state a few years ago. In a video tour of her office, Murkowski says just about… Keep reading →
