A draft assessment of the potential impacts on drinking water from hydraulic fracturing (fracking), released Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), said the agency has found no systemic impacts on drinking water, but it cautioned that there still are risks.
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Granite State Should Grit It Out Alone For Pipeline Capacity, TGP Says
If necessary, New Hampshire should go it alone to secure natural gas pipeline capacity to feed power generators and combat high costs for heat and electricity, rather than wait for other New England states to act in concert, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC (TGP) told the state’s Public Utilities Commission.
Florida LNG Project Consortium Makes FERC Filing
Eagle LNG Partners has submitted a dozen draft resource reports to FERC that move it closer to final federal approval for plans to build and operate a small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facility in Jacksonville, FL.
Cove Point LNG Foes Go to Court, Again
Environmental groups Monday evening filed a motion at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Washington, DC, to stop construction of the Dominion Cove Point…
California Lawmakers Push to Reform Utilities Commission
California state senators on Monday unanimously approved SB 48, which seeks to increase oversight of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and reduce the authority of its president following revelations that emerged from e-mails between commission members and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) (see Daily GPI, Sept. 16, 2014).
Florida LNG Project Consortium Makes FERC Filing
Eagle LNG Partners has submitted a dozen draft resource reports to FERC that move it closer to final federal approval for plans to build and operate a small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facility in Jacksonville, FL.
Cove Point LNG Foes Go to Court, Again
Environmental groups Monday evening filed a motion at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Washington, DC, to stop construction of the Dominion Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Calvert County, MD.
California Lawmakers Push to Reform Utilities Commission
California state senators on Monday unanimously approved SB 48, which seeks to increase oversight of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and reduce the authority of its president following revelations that emerged from e-mails between commission members and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) (see Daily GPI,Sept. 16, 2014).
Drone Age in Energy Sector Is Upon Us, Report Says
With a new acceptance by federal aviation regulators, the use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, in the energy industry is likely to expand in ways only partially envisioned today, according to a report released Friday by RBN Energy LLC.
Big Oil Makes Case For Natural Gas
Don’t take for granted that the rest of the world understands the benefits or the abundance of natural gas, the industry was warned on Tuesday by Big Oil CEOs.