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..., commercial and residential sectors have created many of the greenhouse gas effects (E...
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In Quebec, we are putting in place measures to reduce our oil dependency by promoting increased electricity use in the transportation sector, greater use of renewable energy and improved energy efficiency as well as the use of bunker fuels and a carbon tax, to name a few examples. [...] my involvement with governments, business or even my position as adviser for Cycle Capital Management, one of North America's largest clean-technology venture capital funds.
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[S. C. Gwynne]'s story doesn't mention the many connections between George W. Bush and the big shots at Clear Channel. Clear Channel's founder and CEO, Lowry Mays, has been a major Republican donor for years. Tom Hicks, a director of Clear Channel and one of its biggest individual shareholders, was the man who made Bush into a multimillionaire when he bought the Texas Rangers from Bush and his fellow investors in 1998. Furthermore, while Bush was governor, Hicks was chairman of the University of Texas Investment Management Co., the venture capital entity that was investing the university's money in various ventures, some of which Hicks controlled. Clear Channel's considerable stroke in Washington is also ignored. The Monthly omitted that super-lobbyist and former Clinton White House ins...
... this state that's supposed to regulate the energy sector (as opposed to cheerlead for regulations wr...
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The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of the availability of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export cumulative impact study (LNG Export Study) in the above- referenced proceedings and invites the submission of initial and reply comments regarding the LNG Export Study. DOE commissioned the LNG Export Study to inform DOE's decisions on applications seeking authorization to export LNG from the lower-48 states to non-free trade agreement (FTA) countries.\1\ The LNG Export Study consisted of two parts. The first part, performed by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) and originally published in January 2012, assessed how specified scenarios of increased natural gas exports could affect domestic energy markets. The second part, performed by NERA ...
...economy with an emphasis on the energy sector and natural gas in particular. DOE may use the LNG...
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- President Barack Obama held a press conference at 815 Connecticut in Washington, D.C., a Transwestern managed property, to announce nearly $4 billion in combined federal and private sector energy upgrades to buildings over the next two years. These commitments, which are part of the Better Buildings Challenge, are targeted at reducing energy use and promoting energy independence. This announcement builds on 14 private sector commitments announced at the Clinton Global Initiative America in June to make energy upgrades across 300 million square feet, and to invest $500 million in private sector financing in energy efficiency projects.
Prior to the press conference, President Obama and Former President Bill Clinton were greeted at the property by T...
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OnCue, Norman receive alternative fuel awardsOKLAHOMA CITY - The city of Norman Public Works Department-Fleet Division and OnCue Express are recipients of the 2011 Zach D. Taylor Jr. Clean Cities Vision Awards for Regional Alternative Fuel Leadership. The awards - one for the public sector and one for the private sector - were announced at the 10th annual Central Oklahoma Clean Cities awards luncheon Tuesday in Oklahoma City. The city of Norman has purchased compressed natural gas vehicles, flex-fuel vehicles capable of operating on an 85-percent ethanol and 15-percent gasoline blend and hybrid vehicles since 2001. Norman was the first city in Oklahoma to approve a written alternative fuel fleet policy and replacement program in 2009. The policy established a plan for the systematic int...
..., crumbles and meatloaf products.Panther Energy of Tulsa qualified for 42 jobs. Panther is an expl...
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...* Expands GE's Offering in Rapid Growth Sectors that Demand High Energy Efficiency, such as Oil an...
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The EIA invites public comment on a proposed collection of information that EIA is developing for submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The EIA is soliciting comments on two proposed actions (1) revisions to the Form EIA-923, ``Power Plant Operations Report'' and Form EIA-861, ``Annual Electric Power Industry Report,'' and (2) creation of the Form EIA-861S, Annual Electric Power Industry Report (Short Form). The Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, specifically 15 U.S.C. 790a, and the DOE Organization Act, specifically 42 U.S.C. 7135, require the EIA to carry out a centralized, comprehensive, and unified energy information program. This program collects, evaluates, assembles, analyzes, and disseminates information ...
... industry for use by government and private sector analysts. The survey information is disseminated i...
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By RICK MARTINEZ
SOME environmentalists' energy policies seem quite simple - increase the price of energy to the point where nobody will use it. That may be an oversimplification, but look at the growing number of illogical actions being taken to prop up the faltering green-energy sector.
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Siemens opens wind service center in WoodwardWOODWARD - Siemens Energy has opened a 64,000-square-foot wind service distribution center in Woodward."Locating our newest wind service facility in Woodward affords us a tremendous opportunity to be close to many of our U.S. customers and provide them with a high level of service that's both efficient and cost-effective," said Tim Holt, Siemens' CEO for renewables service. "As the wind power industry continues to grow in the U.S., there is a marked increase in the need for long- term reliable service and maintenance."Siemens' Woodward wind service center will store and distribute main components and spare parts, including wind turbine blades, drive assemblies and generators.The warehouse opened with four employees. Siemens expects to add 40 ...