Energy
Vermont Will Be First U.S. State to Ban Fracking
MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 8, 2012 (ENS) – Vermont is about to become the first U.S. state to ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for natural gas. The Vermont House of […]
Energy
Energy
Environmental Exemptions for 49 Gulf Drilling Projects Challenged in Court
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 29, 2010 (ENS) – The Center for Biological Diversity Thursday filed a lawsuit against Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and the Minerals Management Service to strike […]
Energy
Yucca Mountain’s Dead. Next? Expert Panel Examines Nuclear Waste Options
WASHINGTON, DC, January 29, 2010 (ENS) – The U.S. Department of Energy announced today the formation of a blue ribbon commission to evaluate policy options for a safe, long-term […]
Energy
Clean Energy Jobs Top Priority in Obama’s State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON, DC, January 27, 2010 (ENS) – Clean energy jobs and economic recovery took center stage in President Barack Obama’s second State of the Union address tonight before a […]
Energy
Oil and Gas Leasing on Federal Lands Comes Under Intensive Scrutiny
WASHINGTON, DC, January 7, 2010 (ENS) – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has announced changes to the federal onshore oil and gas leasing program that he says will improve protections […]
Energy
Nuclear Reactors of Unproven Design Planned for California’s Central Valley
FRESNO, California, January 6, 2010 (ENS) – At least one nuclear reactor is being planned for California’s agricultural Central Valley but it is already running into grassroots opposition and […]
Energy
Six States Chosen for Building Efficiency Retrofit Academy
WASHINGTON, DC, January 5, 2010 (ENS) – To help states develop strategies that will improve the energy efficiency of existing buildings and reduce costs and emissions, the National Governors Association […]
Energy
Nantucket Eligiblity for Historic Register Pushes Cape Wind Decision
WASHINGTON, DC, January 4, 2010 (ENS) – The National Park Service today announced the decision by its Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places that Nantucket Sound in […]
Air/Climate
Kansas’ Largest Utility Settles Clean Air Lawsuit With $500 Million
TOPEKA, Kansas, January 25, 2010 (ENS) – Westar Energy today settled an air pollution lawsuit brought by the federal government by agreeing to spend at least $500 million on […]
Energy
Thirst for Oil Imperils South America’s Most Biodiverse Wilderness
QUITO, Ecuador, January 19, 2010 (ENS) – Yasuní National Park, located in the core of the Ecuadorian Amazon, is the most biodiverse area in all of South America, a […]
Energy
Algae Research Expected to Yield Green Jet Fuel, Diesel, Gas
WASHINGTON, DC, January 18, 2010 (ENS) – To create green aviation fuels, diesel, and gasoline that can be transported and sold using existing fueling infrastructure, the Obama administration is […]
Energy
Runners for Rainforest Ejected From Chevron Houston Marathon Expo
HOUSTON, Texas, January 15, 2010 (ENS) – A Rainforest Action Network team of runners that is openly critical of Chevron’s human rights record in Ecuador was kicked out of […]
Air/Climate
Sunflower Electric Reapplies for Coal-Fired Power Plant Expansion
TOPEKA, Kansas, January 14, 2010 (ENS) – A southwest Kansas electric cooperative Wednesday filed a revised permit application for construction of a controversial 895 megawatt coal-fired electrical generating unit […]
Air/Climate
Landfill Methane Awards: From Greenhouse Gas to Energy Source
BALTIMORE, Maryland, January 13, 2010 (ENS) – Eight landfill methane capture projects were recognized by the U.S. EPA Tuesday for innovation in generating renewable energy and reducing greenhouse gas […]
Air/Climate
Three Climate Polls: Do You ‘Believe In’ Warming
WASHINGTON, DC, December 24, 2009 (ENS) – More than 80 percent of Americans surveyed in a new public opinion poll support action to limit the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide […]
Air/Climate
Duke Energy Will Spend $93 Million to Settle Clean Air Violations
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, December 23, 2009 (ENS) – A $93 million court settlement requiring Duke Energy, one of the America’s largest electric power companies, to eliminate sulfur dioxide emissions from […]
Energy
Yasuni Park Trust Fund Will Keep Ecuador’s Oil Underground
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 21, 2009 (ENS) – Ecuador’s initiative to protect the climate and the rainforest of Yasuni National Park by leaving its largest oil reserve in the ground […]
Energy
California Approves New Wind Power Transmission Lines, Solar Roofs
SACRAMENTO, California, December 18, 2009 (ENS) – California energy regulators have approved Southern California Edison’s request to construct a 173 mile long electricity transmission line to bring wind power […]
Energy
Biden Announces $5 Billion Tax Credit for Clean Energy Manufacturing
WASHINGTON, DC, December 16, 2009 (ENS) – At a Middle Class Task Force meeting today which focused on manufacturing, Vice President Joe Biden announced the administration’s support for up […]