The United States had record natural gas consumption of 24.13 Tcf in 2010, the highest since the Energy Information Administration (EIA) started keeping records in 1973, according to trade data released by the EIA in its March energy review.
1973
Articles from 1973
Interior Dept. Seeks to Speed Endangered Species Process
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne last Monday proposed relaxing the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to allow federal agencies in certain narrowly defined situations to decide on their own whether projects would threaten endangered species and plants. The move is aimed at reducing the workload by limiting “unnecessary consultations” among agencies over actions likely to have minimal impact.
Bush Administration Seeks to Cut Endangered Species Workload
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne Monday proposed relaxing the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to allow federal agencies in certain narrowly defined situations to decide on their own whether projects would threaten endangered species and plants. The move is aimed at reducing the workload by limiting “unnecessary consultations” among agencies over actions likely to have minimal impact.
House Passes Endangered Species Law Reform
The House last week passed by a vote of 229-193 legislation overhauling the 1973 Endangered Species Act, which aims to make the process more efficient and also give back some of the private property rights that were lost in the original legislation.