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The Center for the New Energy Economy (CNEE) at Colorado State University has rolled out a web-based system that tracks individual state energy-related legislation.

Looking to bolster the pool of trained natural gas industry workers while also reaching out to U.S. military veterans, DTE Energy has rolled out a seven-week pilot program that’s preparing Michigan veterans for jobs as maintenance fitter apprentices, which, if successful could be a model for programs nationwide.

Standing in the middle of North Dakota’s booming oil/gas production fields, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Tuesday rolled out new federal government efforts to streamline onshore leasing and drilling processes on federal lands. Salazar made the announcement after two days of touring the Bakken Shale area, a major economic driver in what is now the nation’s third largest oil producing state.

Standing in the middle of North Dakota’s booming oil/gas production fields, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Tuesday rolled out new federal government efforts to streamline onshore leasing and drilling processes on federal lands. Salazar made the announcement after two days of touring the Bakken Shale area, a major economic driver in what is now the nation’s third largest oil producing state.

General Motors expects the 650-mile, extended-range workhorse vehicles will be on the road by the end of the year.

CenterPoint Energy has rolled out its natural gas standby generator program under which participating dealers are offering Houston-area customers the ability to obtain a $500 credit on their natural gas bills for purchasing and installing a gas-fueled standby generator.

While the debate over drilling on state land in Pennsylvania is focused on parks and forests, another state landowner is looking to collect revenue by selling public resources to the natural gas industry: the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC).

In a March 2 letter to Gov. Tom Corbett, a group of 80 Pennsylvania state representatives said they would hold up royalty revenues if the state leased additional forest land for natural gas development.

The Keystone Energy Forum (KEF), an alliance of the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association (PIOGA), was rolled out recently to disseminate “factual” information about Marcellus Shale drilling activities in Pennsylvania.