"Days of Promise Fade for Ethanol"
"MACON, Mo. — Five years ago, rural America was giddy for ethanol."
Source: NY Times, 03/19/2013
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"EPA: Fuel Efficiency is Up, While Vehicle Emissions are Down"
"A new report says you’re likely to be feeling less pain at the pump than in years past – and not just because gas prices are down a bit this week. Cars and trucks are getting better mileage than ever, and the air is cleaner as a result."
Source: NPR, 03/18/2013
"Court Rules for Hedge Funder in Challenge To FERC Futures Enforcement"
"Federal judges ruled [Friday] that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission does not have the authority to assess fines for manipulating natural gas futures markets."
Source: Greenwire, 03/18/2013
"Company Eyes Coal on Montana's Crow Reservation"
"BILLINGS, Mont. -- A mining company plans to start exploratory work this spring on an estimated 400 million tons of coal beneath Montana's Crow Indian Reservation, adding to a spate of recent interest in the region's huge coal reserves despite flagging domestic demand for the fuel."
Source: AP, 03/18/2013
"Obama's $2 Billion Plan To Wean US Off Foreign Oil"
"If the Obama administration has its way, $2 billion in new revenue from offshore oil drilling will fund research into how to wean American drivers off imported oil."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 03/18/2013
"EPA Likely To Delay Climate Rules for New Power Plants"
"The Obama administration is leaning toward revising its landmark proposal to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants, according to several individuals briefed on the matter, a move that would delay tougher restrictions and could anger many environmentalists."
Source: Wash Post, 03/18/2013
"Solar Trade Group Reports Surge in U.S. Installations"
"Partly driven by an oversupply of cheaper panels from China, the domestic solar market had its best year in 2012, with the growth in installations outpacing that of the global market, according to an annual report to be released Thursday."
Source: NY Times, 03/15/2013
"Gulf Spill Trial: Contractor Finds Cement Samples"
"NEW ORLEANS -- BP's cement contractor on the Deepwater Horizon rig has discovered cement samples possibly tied to the ill-fated drilling project that weren't turned over to the Justice Department after the 2010 oil spill, a lawyer for the contractor said Thursday."
Source: AP, 03/15/2013
EPA Orders Enbridge To Do More Dredging in Kalamazoo R To Clean Up Oil
"KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is ordering Enbridge Inc. to do additional dredging in the Kalamazoo River to clean up oil from a massive 2010 spill."
Source: Booth Newspapers, 03/15/2013
"Interior Dept. Warns Shell on Arctic Drilling"
"WASHINGTON -- The Shell Oil Company must provide a detailed plan addressing numerous safety and operational issues that plagued its efforts to extract oil beneath the Arctic Ocean last year if it wants to resume drilling off the coast of Alaska, the Interior Department said Thursday."
Source: NY Times, 03/15/2013
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