Environmental Protection Agency

Perry Blames EPA For 500 Jobs Losses

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), the frontrunner in the GOP presidential primary, said that the Environmental Protection Agency’s air pollution regulations are to blame for the loss of 500 energy-related jobs in Texas, calling the rules emblematic of President Obama’s regulatory “red tape.”

“The Obama Administration continues to put up road blocks for our nation’s job creators by imposing burdensome regulations based on assumptions, not facts, that will result in job losses and increased energy costs with no definite environmental benefit,” said Perry in a statement Monday. “Yet again, this administration is ignoring Texas’ proven track record of cleaning our air while creating jobs, opting instead for more stifling red tape. As expected, the only results of this rule will be putting Texans out of work and creating hardships for them and their families, while putting the reliability of Texas’ grid in jeopardy.” Keep reading →

 /  Published September 13, 2011 at 10:15 AM

Generators Hail Withdrawal Of Ozone Standard

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Generators welcomed President Obama’s decision on Friday to delay finalizing an EPA rule that would have required power stations to cut emissions that contribute to ground-level ozone.

The President directed Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa Jackson to withdraw the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards until a scheduled review in 2013, saying that while he remains committed to protecting the environment, he also wants to cut regulation on industry. Keep reading →

 /  Published September 3, 2011 at 10:00 AM

Bans On Natural Gas Fracking Spread

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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie imposed a one-year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in the state, pending more research into its safety.

At the same time on Thursday he vetoed a bill that would permanently ban the practice. Keep reading →

 /  Published August 26, 2011 at 6:00 AM

New Partnership To Boost US Biomass Exports

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The business of exporting US-produced wood pellets to burn as biomass fuel continues to grow despite formidable challenges.

A new alliance between fuel supplier Enviva and wood pellet manufacturer Biomass Energy is targeting the export of more than 350,000 metric tonnes (385,800 short tons) of wood pellets and wood chips over the next three years. The wood-based fuel will originate from Biomass Energy’s Bumpass, Virginia facility. Keep reading →

 /  Published August 25, 2011 at 6:00 AM

Northeast Climate Change Emissions Market Threatened

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Doubts are building about the survival of the only functioning US market for emissions that contribute to global warming.

Designed to limit emissions of carbon dioxide from power plants, the Northeast Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is facing a future already less carbon-intense than its designers envisioned, but not always for the most heartening reasons. The struggling economy and widespread uptake of cheap natural gas in recent years have both weighed on prices and trading in the market. Keep reading →

 /  Published August 23, 2011 at 6:00 AM

Trust The Missing Ingredient In Natural Gas Drilling

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Natural gas regulators and the hydraulic fracturing industry must uniformly adopt best practices and rules to protect the environment in order to “meet the needs of public trust.”

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 /  Published August 11, 2011 at 11:00 AM

The Next Government Crisis

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With the bruising debt ceiling battle barely over, Washington lobbyists are already preparing for a new smackdown in September over environmental regulation.

House Republicans have amassed a Christmas wish list of rules they view as unwarranted expansions of federal power and are trying to stop them cold in the fiscal 2012 appropriations bill for the Interior Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and several smaller agencies. They’ve subtitled the bill the “Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act.” Keep reading →

 /  Published August 2, 2011 at 3:35 PM

Regulators, Industry Treading Lightly For Now

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Environmental regulators showed the first signs of their evolving position on the natural gas industry last week, proposing new standards intended to prevent escaping natural gas in production, storage or transport from contributing to pollution.

The new air pollution standards from the Environmental Protection Agency, targeted at the contribution of escaping natural gas to smog-forming volatile organic compounds, are comparatively limited in scope and apply to “several types” of production, storage or transport processes and equipment. The changes are largely adjustments to storage tanks and other equipment. Keep reading →

 /  Published August 2, 2011 at 6:00 AM

The Wood In The Doritos

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There is wood in those Doritos.

Amid rollicking volatility in natural gas markets several years ago and against the background of burgeoning corporate concern about its environmental footprint, food and drink giant PepsiCo, owner of Frito-Lay, began reviewing its options for alternative fuels that could help it achieve several goals at once. Keep reading →

 /  Published July 20, 2011 at 6:00 AM

Natural Gas Review: Boring Is Beautiful

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Natural gas prices will remain little-changed from their current levels over the remainder of the year and into 2012, analysts said as they review the fuel’s recovery from a slight dip in May amid a broader commodities sell-off and ahead of first-half 2011 financial results.


Low and comparatively stable natural gas markets are widely held to be structuring the impending future of the US power sector, limiting the uptake of more-expensive renewable fuels and easing the impacts of emissions limits that could impose new costs on power plants. The fuel’s accessibility and pricing has attracted the attention of alternative-fuel vehicle manufacturers, who propose a new transport system based on natural gas rather than refined petroleum. Keep reading →

 /  Published July 20, 2011 at 6:00 AM
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