Framework

In a coal-dependent state whose economy depends on energy exports, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert last Tuesday rolled out a framework for a statewide energy initiative that he hopes will include coal, renewables and various alternatives.

In a coal-dependent state whose economy depends on energy exports, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert on Tuesday rolled out a framework for a statewide energy initiative that he hopes will include coal, renewables and various alternatives.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) last Thursday adopted a new framework for major investor-owned utilities’ (IOU) gas hedging programs, including the adoption of a settlement involving Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E).

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Thursday adopted a new framework for major investor-owned utilities’ (IOU) gas hedging programs, including the adoption of a settlement involving Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E).

Negotiations at the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change, which ended in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Saturday, produced a nonbinding agreement that could cost the United States and other developed countries $100 billion in coming years but, according to some critics, will do little to affect global climate change.

Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and John Kerry (D-MA) have outlined a framework for reaching agreement on comprehensive climate change legislation in the Senate, which would include provisions on promoting nuclear generation and expanding oil and natural gas development.

Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and John Kerry (D-MA) have outlined a framework for reaching agreement on comprehensive climate change legislation in the Senate, which would include provisions on promoting nuclear generation and expanding oil and natural gas development.

Apache Corp. may supply natural gas to Kitimat LNG Inc.’s proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Kitimat, BC, the terminal developer said Monday.

The heads of the two most powerful House committees overseeing derivatives markets have come together on the framework for legislation that would enhance federal regulatory authority to crack down on excessive speculation in the unregulated over-the-counter (OTC) markets.