New wildlife studies cited recently by the Wyoming office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) conclude that current efforts to mitigate the impact of coalbed methane (CBM) development in the Powder River Basin (PRB) on the sage grouse and its habitat are not working and changes need to be made soon to avoid further loss of the bird population.
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University Studies Say Rule Changes Needed to Protect Sage Grouse
New wildlife studies cited last week by the Wyoming office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) conclude that current efforts to mitigate the impact of coalbed methane (CBM) development in the Powder River Basin (PRB) on the sage grouse and its habitat are not working and changes need to be made soon to avoid further loss of the bird population.
Douglas-Westwood Predicts Higher Prices for Offshore Wind Projects
The cost to build large offshore wind farms, cited by Babcock & Brown when they recently canceled a 40,000 acre project in the Gulf of Mexico, will continue to increase steadily through 2011, according to research by UK energy analysts Douglas-Westwood.
NTSB: PSEG’s Inaction Contributed to 2005 Pipeline Blast in NJ
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) last Tuesday cited the inaction of Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSEG) as the “probable cause” of an explosion and fire on a natural gas distribution line in Bergenfield, NJ, that caused three fatalities, injured five persons and destroyed an apartment building in December 2005.
NTSB: PSEG’s Inaction Contributed to 2005 Pipeline Blast in NJ
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Tuesday cited the inaction of Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSEG) as the “probable cause” of an explosion and fire on a natural gas distribution line in Bergenfield, NJ, that caused three fatalities, injured five persons and destroyed an apartment building in December 2005.
Transportation Notes
MRT cited high linepack conditions in implementing a System Protection Warning effective Friday until further notice. See the bulletin board for SPW conditions. The pipeline also said that due to upstream maintenance, it will not be accepting nominations for Oct. 10-11 at the Sligo receipt point.
Transportation Notes
MRT cited high linepack in announcing that a System Protection Warning will take effect Friday until further notice. See the bulletin board for SPW requirements.
Clarification
A report in Tuesday’s edition of NGI’s Daily Gas Price Index cited a recent analysis of the comprehensive energy bill by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) (see Daily GPI, Aug. 2). In analyzing the impacts of the energy bill, EIA focused on the bill that was passed by the House of Representatives last April rather than the version of energy bill that was approved by Congress last week. The EIA said it would have drawn different conclusions about the final version of the energy bill, which was substantially different that the earlier House version of the legislation.
EPA: Economic Growth, High Gas Prices Boosted Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 2003
High natural gas prices were cited by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as one of the primary reasons that total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rose by 0.6% in 2003 from 2002 levels. Rising gas prices caused electric power producers to switch from natural gas to burning more coal.
EPA: Economic Growth, High Gas Prices Boosted Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 2003
High natural gas prices were cited by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as one of the primary reasons that total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rose by 0.6% in 2003 from 2002 levels. Rising gas prices caused electric power producers to switch from natural gas to burning more coal.