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A proposed severance tax on natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania may be dead this year, but the issue could return during the 2011 legislative session and it lives on in the campaigns of the candidates for governor. With Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell leaving office in January and the makeup of the state’s currently Democrat-dominated House and Republican-dominated Senate likely to change with the Nov. 2 election, Pennsylvania’s Marcellus policies could be looking at a facelift next year.

The Department of the Interior on Friday took the middle ground between conservationists and energy industry interests in determining that the greater sage grouse would not be designated as an endangered species — for now.

The Department of the Interior on Friday took the middle ground between conservationists and energy industry interests in determining that the greater sage grouse would not be designated as an endangered species — for now.

The Department of the Interior on Friday took the middle ground between conservationists and energy industry interests in determining that the greater sage grouse would not be designated as an endangered species — for now.

The speed with which advanced energy technologies are developed and adopted will be the single most important factor in determining how quickly and at what cost greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be reduced, according to a report issued last week by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century Energy. But the prospect of an effective international climate change deal coming out of the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference, which is scheduled for early December in Copenhagen, Denmark, “is not very bright,” the report concludes.

The speed with which advanced energy technologies are developed and adopted will be the single most important factor in determining how quickly and at what cost greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be reduced, according to a report issued Thursday by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century Energy. But the prospect of an effective international climate change deal coming out of the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference, which is scheduled for early December in Copenhagen, Denmark, “is not very bright,” the report concludes.

Determining the amount of damage inflicted on energy infrastructure located onshore and offshore the Texas and Louisiana coasts proved difficult Monday as the area began its painful recovery from Hurricane Ike’s impact. The Category Two hurricane slammed into Galveston, TX, around 2 a.m. Saturday, and its winds apparently destroyed at least 10 offshore production platforms. The biggest problem facing the Gulf Coast was a lack of power — a problem that could take up to four weeks to remedy, officials said.

Two major bills setting out new frameworks for determining environmental versus drilling and land rights, signed into law by Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter Tuesday could have a significant effect on the future development of the state’s oil and gas resources.

Two major bills setting out new frameworks for determining environmental versus drilling and land rights, signed into law by Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter Tuesday, could have a significant effect on the future development of the state’s oil and gas resources.