House votes to remove oil spill liability cap
CNN Political Ticker Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:42 PM PDT
Washington (CNN) - The House of Representatives passed legislation Friday which would lift the current $75 million liability cap for oil spills while imposing new safety standards for offshore drilling. The Senate has yet to act, however, so the prospects for final oil spill and energy legislation are unclear. The House measure passed by a [...] |
Obama administration: Enbridge knew of issues
Detroit Free Press Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:55 PM PDT
The Obama administration said today it repeatedly warned Enbridge Energy Partners about safety issues along its Lakehead pipeline system, even calling officials to Washington earlier this year for a meeting on what it deemed "a series of major failures." |
EPA issues notice on Michigan oil spill
Detroit Free Press Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:54 PM PDT
The Environmental Protection Agency today issued a notice of disapproval to Enbridge Energy Partners for "deficient" work plans regarding the cleanup of possibly 1 million gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River this week. Susan Hedman, regional EPA administrator, said the company that owns the pipeline was to submit various work plans per an EPA order on Tuesday. The agency issued an ... |
Thermax betting on solar expansion
Express India Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:39 PM PDT
Thermax Ltd, the Rs 3,300 crore power infrastructure company, is betting on the National Solar Mission to emerge as a technology provider and engineering procurement contractor, while also expanding horizons as an energy and environment solution provider in the fossil fuel segment. |
PGE transmission lines will pass through Maupin
The Dalles Chronicle Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:56 PM PDT
Increasing demands for energy in Oregon and the increasing load of intermittent renewable energy, such as wind power, have almost exhausted the capacity of existing transmission lines. |
Sreelatha Menon: Money to buy some sunshine
Business Standard India Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:53 PM PDT
The delegation led by UK Prime Minister David Cameron, which held talks with Indian business leaders last week, had some green ideas. One of these was a green bank that could finance renewable energy businesses. |
Turbines Too Loud for You? Here, Take $5,000
New York Times Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:43 PM PDT
In Oregon, an energy company is offering checks to residents in exchange for signed waivers saying they will not complain about excessive noise from turning turbines. |
Soul Prints with Dee Valinski
The Capital Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:37 PM PDT
Soul Prints by Dee Valinski Dee is a Holistic Energy Healer from York PA who has experienced the opening of the gift of seeing a person's Soul energy field. Every person born into the Earth plane possesses a core stream of energy that identifies them as a unique, individual spiritual energy. |
fracking chemical disclosure included in energy bill
Morning Times Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:35 PM PDT
WASHINGTON, D.C. â€" Provisions proposed by U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., to require the disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing has been included in The Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act to be considered on the Senate floor. |
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