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Texas Cities Say Regulators Favor Utilities

Retail natural gas consumers in the Lone Star State have paid “tens of millions of dollars more” for the commodity than they should have due to “one-sided” decisions by the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC), a coalition of Texas cities’ analysis charges.

December 15, 2010

LADWP Asset Sales Still Being Considered, GM Says

Possible sales of hundreds of millions of dollars in assets by the nation’s largest municipal utility to help avoid large rate increases are still being considered, according to Austin Beutner, the acting head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP). An upcoming integrated resource plan is expected to show more detailed plans.

July 6, 2010

Wisconsin, Nation Eye Energy Efficiency Boost

Comprehensive energy efficiency programs have the potential to slash Wisconsin’s energy use, cut hundreds of millions of dollars annually in energy costs and create thousands of jobs as early as 2012, according to a study commissioned by the state Public Service Commission (PSC). According to the Energy Center of Wisconsin study, there could be $900 million in net energy cost savings for each year of efficiency investments.

August 10, 2009

Wisconsin Could Get Lift From Energy Efficiency

Comprehensive energy efficiency programs have the potential to slash Wisconsin’s energy use, cut hundreds of millions of dollars annually in energy costs and create thousands of jobs as early as 2012, according to a study commissioned by the state Public Service Commission (PSC). According to the study by the Energy Center of Wisconsin, there could be $900 million in net energy cost savings for each year of efficiency investments.

August 7, 2009

Former Quest Resource CEO, CFO Sued for Embezzlement

The former CEO and former CFO of Quest Resource Corp. last week were sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for allegedly siphoning millions of dollars from the Oklahoma City-based producer. Separately a federal grand jury in Oklahoma City issued a criminal indictment against the CFO.

June 22, 2009

Former Quest Resource CEO, CFO Sued by SEC for Embezzlement

The former CEO and former CFO of Quest Resource Corp. have been sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for allegedly siphoning millions of dollars from the Oklahoma City-based producer.

June 18, 2009

GAO: Fish, Wildlife Service Lacks Way to Track Species Threats in West

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has established no system to track cumulative threats or injuries to most of the species considered threatened or endangered on millions of acres of federally managed lands in the western United States, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a new report to Congress.

June 1, 2009

GAO: Fish, Wildlife Service Lacks Way to Track Species Threats in West

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has established no system to track cumulative threats or injuries to most of the species considered threatened or endangered on millions of acres of federally managed lands in the western United States, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a new report to Congress.

June 1, 2009

Green Energy Said Fuel for U.S. Job Growth

A firm commitment to low-carbon energy sources could create millions of sustainable new jobs in the United States, according to a report issued last week by the Copenhagen Climate Council (CCC).

June 1, 2009

Report: Green Energy Fertile Ground for Job Growth

A firm commitment to low-carbon energy sources could create millions of sustainable new jobs in the United States, according to a report issued on Monday by the Copenhagen Climate Council (CCC).

May 27, 2009