At Risk
Timor Sea Oil Rig Blaze Snuffed But Ecosystem Damage Done
PERTH, Australia, November 3, 2009 (ENS) – PTTEP Australasia today confirmed it has killed a leaking oil well and stopped the main fire at the Montara well head platform […]
Energy
Energy
Louisiana Copes With Oil Spill, High Winds, Flooding
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, November 2, 2009 (ENS) – An oil spill south of New Orleans and flooding across northern and western parishes has made it a difficult weekend for […]
At Risk
Fire Breaks Out at Leaking Timor Sea Oil Well
PERTH, Australia, November 2, 2009 (ENS) – A huge fire has been blazing at an oil rig in the Timor Sea since Sunday, after an attempt by the oil […]
At Risk
Tanker Spills Heavy Black Oil into San Francisco Bay
ALAMEDA, California, October 31, 2009 (ENS) – Cleanup operations continue today in response to an oil spill from a tanker into San Francisco Bay Friday morning. Bunker fuel was being […]
Energy
U.S., China Plan $1.5 Billion Utility-Scale Wind Farm in Texas
WASHINGTON, DC, October 30, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Renewable Energy Group and Cielo Wind Power have entered into a joint venture agreement with China’s Shenyang Power Group to […]
Energy
$338M in Recovery Act Funding Energizes Geothermal Industry
WASHINGTON, DC, October 30, 2009 (ENS) – The Obama administration is financing an expansion of the U.S. geothermal industry, investing $338 million in Recovery Act grant funding to support […]
Energy
EPA’s Secret Plan to Raise Public Radiation Exposure Levels Challenged
WASHINGTON, DC, October 29, 2009 (ENS) – Public employees have filed a lawsuit demanding documents related to the U.S. EPA’s plans made “in secrecy” to allow public exposure to […]
Energy
Obama Invests $3.4 Billion in Smart Energy Grid
ARCADIA, Florida, October 27, 2009 (ENS) – President Barack Obama today announced the largest single energy grid modernization investment in U.S. history. The federal government has awarded $3.4 billion […]
Energy
Quinnipiac Installs First University Micro-Wind Farm
HAMDEN, Connecticut, October 27, 2009 (ENS) – The first of 25 Windspire vertical wind turbines are now being installed at the first university micro-wind farm in the country. The […]
Energy
Innovative Energy Research Agency Opens By Funding 37 Projects
WASHINGTON, DC, October 26, 2009 (ENS) – Liquid metal grid-scale battery technology that could enable constant energy supply from intermittent renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power… […]
Energy
California Tops State Energy Efficiency Rankings
WASHINGTON, DC, October 22, 2009 (ENS) – California is the state doing the most to implement energy efficiency, followed closely by Connecticut, Oregon, New York, and Vermont, according to […]
Energy
‘Crude,’ the Film, Explores Oil Giants’ Crude Conduct in Ecuador
WASHINGTON, DC, October 22, 2009 (ENS) – The acclaimed documentary film “Crude,” which details the 16-year struggle of indigenous peoples in Ecuador’s Amazon to hold Chevron legally accountable for […]
Energy
Interior Inspector General to Probe Legality of Bush-era Oil Shale Leases
WASHINGTON, DC, October 21, 2009 (ENS) – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has asked Interior’s Inspector General to investigate a set of favorable conditions and low royalty rates […]
Energy
BP Whiting Refinery Permit Sent Back to the Drawing Board
CHICAGO, Illinois, October 21, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued an objection to the operating permit for BP North America’s refinery in Whiting, Indiana that […]
Energy
Coal Mining Protesters Arrested in W. Virgina Governor’s Office
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, October 20, 2009 (ENS) – Seven opponents of mountaintop removal mining, ages 18 to 22, were arrested Monday afternoon as they staged a sit-in at the […]
Energy
Obama Administration Will Remove Barriers to Home Energy Retrofits
WASHINGTON, DC, October 19, 2009 (ENS) – The emergence of a home retrofit market that would increase energy efficiency and cut home energy bills has been hampered by lack […]
Energy
Team Germany Takes Home Solar Decathlon Top Honors
WASHINGTON, DC, October 16, 2009 (ENS) – Team Germany, the student team from Darmstadt, Germany, won first place in the 2009 Solar Decathlon today by designing, building, and operating the […]
Energy
Small Iowa City Gets $1M for Geothermal Project
DES MOINES, Iowa, October 13, 2009 (ENS) – Iowa Governor Chet Culver today awarded $1 million to the City of West Union to establish an innovative geothermal district-wide heating […]
Air/Climate
Secretary Chu’s ‘Game-Changing’ Push to Capture Carbon
WASHINGTON, DC, October 13, 2009 (ENS) – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that $55 million will be made available to develop advanced technologies that can capture carbon […]
Energy
Solar Decathlon Opens, Chu Offers $87M for Solar Technologies
WASHINGTON, DC, October 8, 2009 – Twenty unique high-tech, solar-powered houses took center stage on the National Mall today at the opening of the U.S. Energy Department’s Solar Decathlon. […]