Several environmental groups are asking the government of British Columbia to follow the example of Quebec in conducting an environmental assessment of shale gas production.
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ERCOT Breaks Electricity Demand Record
With unusually cold temperatures finally forecast to recede from the state, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) on Thursday said it had set a record for winter peak demand of 57,282 MW between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m.
Next-Day ERCOT Power Hits Triple Digits on Cold, Outages
Next-day Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) power prices dug deep into triple digits Wednesday in the wake of a massive winter storm.
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San Diego Gas and Electric Co. CEO Jessie Knight has been named the cochair of the Southern California Leadership Council, a regional economic development organization he helped found six years ago. Knight and former California Gov. Gray Davis co-chair the group, which seeks to provide a “platform” for business and community leaders to speak “as one voice” on public policy issues such as job creation.
API Endorses Registry for Disclosure of Fracking Fluids
The American Petroleum Institute (API) Tuesday said it supported the creation of a registry by the Groundwater Protection Council (GWPC) and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) for the voluntary disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
Abundant U.S. Gas Supplies Lift Chemicals Industry
Strong domestic natural gas supplies are enabling the U.S. chemicals manufacturing sector to gradually improve, according to a report by the American Chemistry Council (ACC).
Abundant U.S. Gas Supplies Lifting Chemicals Industry
Strong domestic natural gas supplies are enabling the U.S. chemicals manufacturing sector to gradually improve, according to a new report by the American Chemistry Council (ACC).
Environmentalists Push for Fracking Ban in New York
A group of more than 40 environmental organizations, including the National Resources Defense Council, Delaware Riverkeeper Network and the Atlantic Chapter of the Sierra Club, is calling on the New York State Assembly to approve legislation that would place a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the state’s Marcellus and Utica shales until May 15, which is when further environmental studies by the Environmental Protection Agency are expected to be completed.
Hydraulic Fracturing Chemical Registry Planned
The Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) and the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) have launched an effort to disseminate information on chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) Chairman Victor G. Carrillo announced.
Environmentalists: Include Gas in Spill Penalty
The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) have urged U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to remember that BP plc’s Macondo well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico leaked a substantial amount of natural gas besides the millions of barrels of oil that got so much attention.