Several speakers at the recent American Wind Energy Association annual conference in New Orleans lauded the positive impact of Congress’s extensions of the production tax credit and investment tax credit in December 2015.
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U.S. Offshore Wind: Mid-Year Update
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By Thomas R. Burton | Mintz Levin - Energy & Clean Technology Matters
A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology published a paper last week in the journal Nature Energy that described how they built a working solar thermophotovoltaic device.
Russian Views On The Middle East: A Trip Report
By James Jeffrey & Anna Borshchevskaya
Two Washington Institute experts share their findings from recent visits to Russia, where they discussed a wide range of regional issues with current and former officials, leading analysts, and other citizens. In May, the authors conducted separate trips to Russia — Ms. Borshchevskaya on an orientation visit and Ambassador Jeffrey as part of the Dartmouth-Kettering… Keep reading →
The Shale Bankruptcy Boom Moves Midstream
By Joseph V. Schaeffer | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
The shale boom has given rise to another, less welcome boom: the bankruptcy boom.
The noble image of the farmer guiding his draft horse-led steel plow through the rich earth is weaved into the fabric of Americana. But that simplistic and iconic vision is far removed from the modern farming techniques that fill our tables every day. For as those old iron plows have been recycled or become decorative… Keep reading →
There are more than twenty bilateral unitization Treaties and Joint Development Agreements in place today between governments that share an international boundary.
Lucky and Good – The U.S. Energy From Shale Revolution
By Energy Tomorrow Blog
Politico has an interview out today with Iain Conn, chief executive of the British energy and services company Centrica. Entire piece is here, but let’s look at a couple of the points that he makes: What’s the biggest difference between the European and American energy markets? The U.S. has lucked out with shale gas …… Keep reading →
U.S. Solar Jobs Exceed Oil And Gas For First Time In 2015
By Thomas R. Burton | Mintz Levin - Energy & Clean Technology Matters
According to a report released last week by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the number of U.S. solar jobs surpassed those in oil and natural gas extraction for the first time last year.
EPA Targets Oil And Gas Sector With Suite Of New Emissions Rules
By Michael Carroll, Alicia Handy, Claudia O'Brien, Samantha Seikkula, R. Andrew Westgate, Robert Wyman, Jr. | Latham & Watkins LLP
On May 12, 2016, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final rules aimed at reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.
When you head out for your Memorial Day drive, consider the current price of gasoline – the U.S. average retail price of $2.30 a gallon, which the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) says is 47 cents lower than at the same time last year and the lowest average price just before a Memorial Day weekend… Keep reading →
