U.S. Judge Strikes Down N.M. County's Fracking Ban as Unconstitutional
"A county's ban on hydraulic fracturing and drilling conflicts with both state and U.S. law, a federal court in New Mexico found this week."
Source: EnergyWire, 01/22/2015
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"Federal Agencies at Odds Over Drilling Plan for Alaska Reserve"
"What's the best way to drill for oil in a mostly untouched Alaskan tundra, home to migrating caribou, abundant waterfowl, and Native Alaskan hunting and fishing grounds? It depends on which federal agency you ask."
Source: Greenwire, 01/22/2015
City Scrambles for Clean Water After Yellowstone Pipeline Spill
"A second large oil spill into Montana's Yellowstone River in less than four years is reviving questions about oversight of the nation's aging pipeline network."
Source: AP, 01/22/2015
"Global Nuclear Decommissioning Cost Seen Underestimated, May Spiral"
"German utility E.ON's breakup has led to worries that funds set aside for decommissioning reactors will not suffice, but globally the cost of unwinding nuclear is uncertain as estimates range widely."
Source: Reuters, 01/21/2015
"Rare Moment of Consensus for Senate on Keystone Pipeline"
"The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the Keystone XL pipeline bill that is aimed at improving energy efficiency in buildings — a rare moment of bipartisan agreement in a tense debate that is nowhere near being settled."
Source: The Hill, 01/21/2015
"Fracking Debate Intensifies in Western Maryland"
"With natural gas drilling on the horizon in Western Maryland, dairy farmer Billy Bishoff welcomes the chance to supplement his income by collecting lease or royalty payments on the natural gas that lies beneath his family's 330 acres a few miles northwest of Deep Creek Lake."
Source: Baltimore Sun, 01/21/2015
"Baker Hughes To Lay Off 7,000 Workers Amid Low Oil Prices"
"Oil services company Baker Hughes Inc. will lay off about 7,000 workers as it prepares for a downturn in orders because of the plunge in crude prices, the company said Tuesday."
Source: AP, 01/21/2015
TransCanada Files Eminent Domain Petitions Against Holdout Landowners
"The Canadian company that wants to build the Keystone XL pipeline took legal action Tuesday to secure remaining right of way from a group of holdout Nebraska landowners."
Source: Omaha World Herald, 01/21/2015
"On to Plan B as Oil Work Stalls in Texas"
"MIDLAND, Tex. — With oil prices plummeting by more than 50 percent since June, the gleeful mood of recent years has turned glum here in West Texas as the frenzy of shale oil drilling has come to a screeching halt."
Source: NY Times, 01/20/2015
"Montana Pipeline Spill Spurs Drinking Water Advisory"
"Truckloads of drinking water are expected to begin arriving Tuesday in an eastern Montana city where thousands of residents have been told not to drink from their taps following an oil spill along the Yellowstone River."
Source: AP, 01/20/2015
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