Emission

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Wednesday said most of the readings in a study of air emission quality in the Barnett Shale natural gas play in North Texas were “well below” acceptable chemical exposure limits.

Oregon LNG announced last Monday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Oregon Department of Energy on plans for carbon emission mitigation, plant retirement and emergency preparedness at the proposed Warrenton, OR, liquefied natural gas (LNG) import site.

The financial risk to companies in the S&P 500 would vary considerably under a carbon emission cap-and-trade program, an analysis has found. Earnings of most companies would be “relatively unaffected,” but some could face costs that could more than offset all their earnings, according to a report by the nonprofit Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute (IRRC) and Trucost, a carbon data analyst.

The financial risk to companies in the S&P 500 would vary considerably under a carbon emission cap-and-trade program, an analysis has found. Earnings of most companies would be “relatively unaffected,” but some could face costs that could more than offset all their earnings, according to a report by the nonprofit Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute (IRRC) and Trucost, a carbon data analyst.

As mandated by the state’s 2006 law, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) Feb. 8 released their joint recommendation for greenhouse gas (GHG) emission limits in the electricity and natural gas sectors, proposing a mix of mandatory regulatory requirements and a cap-and-trade system. Ultimately the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will establish the standards.

Absent an existing and future supply of affordable low carbon-intensive energy, such as natural gas, carbon emission caps would significantly damage the domestic economy and manufacturing competitiveness, said top energy and environmental experts from 31 manufacturing companies in a report issued Monday.