President Obama announced his intent to nominate Richard C. Newell, an associate professor of energy and environmental economics at Duke University, for administrator of the Energy Information Administration (EIA). He succeeds Guy Caruso, who headed up the EIA under the Bush administration. Howard Gruenspecht has served as acting EIA administrator in the interim. Newell has written widely on the economics of markets and policies for energy, the environment and related technologies, particularly alternatives for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and achieving other energy and environmental goals. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University, his master’s from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School and his bachelor’s from Rutgers University.
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Connecticut AG: Environmental Group Could Support Offshore LNG
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, who has opposed construction of the proposed Broadwater floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, is calling for the creation of a two-state commission on environment and energy needs. He said the commission should consider, among other things, supporting LNG facilities off the New York or New Jersey coasts.
Connecticut AG: Environmental Group Could Support Offshore LNG
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, who has opposed construction of the proposed Broadwater floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, is calling for the creation of a two-state commission on environment and energy needs. He said the commission should consider, among other things, supporting LNG facilities off the New York or New Jersey coasts.
CNG in Hot Seat for Rash of Overbilling
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal last Thursday called on the state’s regulators to impose significant penalties on Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG) for a rash of customer overbillings in January and February.
CNG in Hot Seat for Rash of Overbilling
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Thursday called on the state’s regulators to impose significant penalties on Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG) for a rash of customer overbillings in January and February.
Connecticut AG: Scrap Broadwater in Favor of BlueOcean LNG
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has urged New York state regulators to reject the proposed Broadwater liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Long Island Sound, claiming that a recently proposed alternative would be safer and cause less environmental damage while providing more natural gas.
CT Attorney General Asks NY to Deny Broadwater LNG Permit
As part of his ongoing fight to block the Broadwater Energy LLC liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has called on a New York state agency to reject a permit for the controversial deepwater LNG terminal proposed for Long Island Sound.
CT Attorney General Asks NY to Deny Broadwater LNG Permit
As part of his ongoing fight to block the Broadwater Energy LLC liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has called on a New York state agency to reject a permit for the controversial deepwater LNG terminal proposed for Long Island Sound.
Enron’s Causey Begins Prison Sentence
Richard A. Causey, 46, Enron Corp.’s former chief accounting officer, last week began serving a five-and-a-half-year prison sentence in Texas for his role in the fraud schemes that brought down the company.
Enron’s Causey Begins Prison Sentence
Richard A. Causey, 46, Enron Corp.’s former chief accounting officer, has begun serving a five-and-a-half-year prison sentence in Texas for his role in the fraud schemes that brought down the company.
