Republican Mayor Kevin Faulconer is facing one of the biggest decisions in his more than four years as head of the city of San Diego — whether to approve a government-run alternative to San Diego Gas & Electric
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Renewable Energy Update: October 2018 #2
By William R. Devine, Barry Epstein & Renée Louise Robin | Allen MatkinsSign up and get Breaking Energy news in your inbox.
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By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
As shown by the recent special report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, emissions from fossil fuel combustion in California and elsewhere present dire consequences for the planet. This means California, like the rest of the world, must take real steps now to shift toward a low carbon future. Similar to many other developed economies, California… Keep reading →
California’s Move To Cut Utility Gas Leaks Is A Critical Part Of Moving Towards A Low Carbon Future
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
As shown by the recent special report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, emissions from fossil fuel combustion in California and elsewhere present dire consequences for the planet. This means California, like the rest of the world, must take real steps now to shift toward a low carbon future. Similar to many other developed economies, California… Keep reading →
Currents: Energy Industry Insights October 2018
By William Herlihy & Nicholas Preservati | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
China’s Provinces are Secretly Building Coal Plants in Defiance of the National Government
EPA held a public hearing on its Study of Oil and Gas Extraction Wastewater Management and heard a number of comments. These include those from operators and trade associations representing industry nationally and in states with high levels of oil and natural gas production – all supporting safe, responsible onshore development using innovative solutions that protect water. A sampling:… Keep reading →
Petrobras Reaches $1.78 Billion FCPA Resolution
By Nicholas Berg, María González Calvet, David Peet & Eve Shabto | Ropes & Gray LLP
The DOJ and SEC and Petrobras, Brazil’s state-owned energy company, reached the largest settlement in the history of U.S. enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
As President Trump has weighed the broken Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and its mandates for ever-increasing ethanol use, he asked EPA for a deal that works for all stakeholders and protects consumers. Unfortunately, he didn’t get one. In the current push to facilitate year-round sales of E15 gasoline, which contains 50 percent more ethanol than… Keep reading →
The Senate convenes Monday, Oct. 1 at 3 p.m. The House is in recess until Nov. 13
Harvard Management Company Discusses Challenges, Opportunities For Reducing Methane Emissions In Oil And Gas Industry
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
Last month, we had the opportunity to speak about methane and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) investing with Michael Cappucci, Senior Vice President of Compliance and Sustainable Investing at Harvard Management Company (HMC).An early leader in ESG investing, HMC was the first U.S. university endowment to sign the UN-supported PRI ESG investing initiative in 2014. HMC manages… Keep reading →
Currents Energy Industry Insights: September 2018 #4
By William Herlihy & Nicholas Preservati | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
Oil market attention was focused on an OPEC meeting in Algeria this weekend, but it was Saturday’s terrorist attack in an oil-rich part of Iran that could have serious security implications for the world’s most important oil production region
