The GAO’s climate change report finds that climate change could result in significant impacts to the US economy that may be unevenly distributed across US sectors and regions.
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GAO Releases Climate Change Report
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By Mahmoud Baki Fadlallah, Jasper Helder, Chiara Klaui, Nnedinma Ifudu Nweke, Jonathan Poling, Tatman Savio, Wynn Segall, Johann Strauss & Dallas Woodrum | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Effective October 13, 2017, President Trump declined to provide certification that the JCPOA is in the United States’ national interest.
Let Markets Work For Electricity Grid, Consumers
By Energy Tomorrow Blog
Sizing up points made on both sides of Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s proposal that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission change the electricity marketplace: Government intervention vs. market competition Propping up certain generation facilities vs. protecting consumers. Diversity in power generation for diversity’s sake vs. what’s best for grid health. We’ll go with markets, consumers and… Keep reading →
Green Finance: Legal Frameworks And International Practice
By Tallat Hussain & Maxim Kobzev | White & Case LLP Contact
As the number of “green finance” transactions is increasing internationally, it is clear that both private companies and government entities are becoming “green borrowers”.
Capitol Hill Healthcare Update
By Michael Ferguson, Adam Higgins, Christian Jones & Tyler Thompson | BakerHostetler
Republicans and Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee have been trying to hash out competing offsets to pay for extending for five years the insurance program that covers nearly nine million children of low-income families.
Energy And Critical Infrastructure Industries Warned Of Increased Attacks By FBI And DHS
By Linn Freedman | Robinson Cole
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security issued a joint statement on October 20 warning of an increased danger of a malicious “multi-stage intrusion campaign” to critical infrastructure industries, including the energy sector.
Equifax Fallout Continues, Spreads Across Industry—And Pond
By Donna Wilson | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
The fallout from the Equifax data breach continues, reaching other credit reporting companies and all the way across the Atlantic Ocean.
Carbon Capture And Sequestration For Enhanced Oil Recovery
By Todd Griset | PretiFlaherty
A project to capture carbon dioxide emissions from a coal-fired power plant in Texas has captured more than 1 million tons of carbon dioxide for use in enhanced oil recovery.
Renewable Energy Update – October 2017 #3
By Elizabeth Clark, William R. Devine, Barry Epstein, Renée Louise | Allen Matkins
After working behind closed doors for a year, the City of Industry publicly approved agreements last Thursday to build a massive solar farm at the intersection of Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino counties.
Are We Having An Oil Rally?! Hold The Champagne…
By Melissa Lyon | Fox Rothschild LLP Contact
As I write this blog, WTI Crude Oil is at $52.47 per barrel and Brent Crude is at $58.51 per barrel according to Bloomberg Energy.
