Work on replacing natural gas as a fuel for Alberta oilsands production will accelerate under a research agreement between the provincial and United States governments, which is billed as a “milestone” for both sides
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Nuclear Power Viewed as Replacement for Gas in Oilsands
Work on replacing natural gas as a fuel for Alberta oilsands production will accelerate under a research agreement between the provincial and United States governments, which is billed as a “milestone” for both sides
Most Colorado Residents Favor Roan Plateau Drilling
Colorado voters “solidly” back drilling on the natural gas-rich Roan Plateau, a statewide poll has found.
Most Colorado Residents Favor Roan Plateau Drilling
Colorado voters “solidly” back drilling on the natural gas-rich Roan Plateau, a statewide poll has found.
WSI Forecasts a Cold Northeast for December, January
Adding another opinion to the muddled winter forecast scene, Andover, MA-based WSI Corp. said last week that it expects the November-through-January period to average cooler-than-normal temperatures in the major cities of the Northeast and parts of the southern Rockies and Southwest, while warmer-than-normal temperatures are expected across the rest of the northern U.S. and in the Southeast.
WSI Forecasts a Cold Northeast for December, January
Adding another opinion to the muddled winter forecast scene, Andover, MA-based WSI Corp. said Monday that it expects the November-through-January period to average cooler-than-normal temperatures in the major cities of the Northeast and parts of the southern Rockies and Southwest, while warmer-than-normal temperatures are expected across the rest of the northern U.S. and in the Southeast.
CA Politico Blasts BHP Billiton Offshore LNG Plans
Scrambling to make up ground in opinion polls showing his gubernatorial campaign trailing the incumbent, California State Treasurer Phil Angelides Friday stood on a bluff in Malibu overlooking the Pacific Ocean and declared he is opposed to BHP Billiton’s proposal to build an offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal about a dozen miles out to sea.
Oregon AG Issues Opinion on New State Utility Tax Law
The long-standing “phantom tax” issue that Oregon lawmakers tried to fix this year (Senate Bill 408) prompted a 29-page opinion last Tuesday from state Attorney General Hardy Myers, giving state regulators broad authority to make annual adjustments to keep the tax payment collection component of rates consistent with what each private-sector utility pays for a given year. Consumer groups and utilities are promoting different implementation approaches.
Screen’s Price Boost Likely to Be Reversed
As the screen giveth, so can the screen taketh away. That was the gist of opinion about substantially higher cash prices Tuesday that are expected to be followed by equally substantial declines in Wednesday’s quotes.
Consumer Groups, Lawmaker Rally to Breathe Life into CA Energy Bill
Taking their case to the court of public opinion on the steps of the state capitol in Sacramento, California’s leading utility consumer group, TURN (The Utility Reform Network) scheduled a rally for a “Sane Energy Future for California” Wednesday. The event brought together small community and business organizations with Fabian Nunez, the speaker of the state Assembly and author of the electric industry reform bill (AB 2006) that was set for a key legislative committee vote.