Tag: Government
Alberta launches $36 million in rebates for rooftop solar panels
Details coming about qualifying systems, installation and eligibility requirements Homeowners, businesses and non-profit organizations will receive rebates for rooftop solar panels that meet the Residential and Commercial Solar Program requirements as early as this summer, according to an Alberta government press release. “There’s a lot of buzz in Alberta around small-scale solar resources. This program […]
Myth vs. fact on overturned US federal methane venting/flaring rule
Rule could have cost $1.26 billion to implement, according to study By Courtney Loper, EnergyInDepth Last week, the House of Representatives passed a resolution to overturn the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) duplicative and burdensome methane and flaring rule by a vote of 221-191. With the Senate set to take up the measure in the […]
U.S. states see favorable conditions for gas tax hikes
Gas tax could come about thanks to low gas prices, infrastructure needs By Rory Carroll SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 8 (Reuters) – U.S. states where there has not been an increase in the gas tax are now discussing a bump and conditions might be ripe for the proposed hikes to win approval in state legislatures, tax experts said […]
FERC delegates authority to staff in absence of a quorum
FERC down to two commissioners as of Friday Feb 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Friday issued an order delegating further authority to its staff in absence of a quorum on the Commission starting Feb. 4. The agency needs at least three of the five commissioners to have a quorum. It […]
Trump administration likely to review EPA scientists’ work – NPR
EPA findings face case-by-case review WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Scientific findings by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency staff will likely face a case-by-case review by the Trump administration before being released, a spokesman for President Donald Trump’s transition team told NPR in an interview published on Wednesday. Doug Ericksen, who oversees communications for the administration’s […]
Rick Perry softens stance on climate change
Rick Perry Trump’s choice to head up US Energy Department By Timothy Gardner and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Rick Perry, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the U.S. Energy Department, said during a Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday that global warming caused by humans is real, but that efforts to combat it […]
Ryan Zinke, Trump Interior pick to clarify stance on federal land development
As a congressman, Ryan Zinke pushed to end coal moratorium By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate committee will grill President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Department of the Interior, Representative Ryan Zinke of Montana, during a confirmation hearing on Tuesday that was likely to focus on how he would […]
Oil, gas industry working with Texas government – TXOGA
Ongoing government and industry collaboration helps to secure Texas economy, environment The oil and natural gas industry and Texas government work together to conduct groundbreaking research, advance the state economy, support education systems and keep all Texans safe, according to a press release from the Texas Oil & Gas Association. Each year, oil and natural gas professionals […]
Icahn says EPA, bank regulations hamper U.S. economy -CNBC
Icahn says EPA, bank regulations hamper U.S. economy -CNBC WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Carl Icahn targeted environmental and banking regulations on Thursday as big drags on U.S. corporate investment and said revamping them would be a top priority in his role as adviser to President-elect Donald Trump. Icahn, tapped by Trump on […]
Quebec shale development latest blow to Keep-It-In-The-Ground movement
After years of delay, leaders in Quebec have adopted the more pragmatic view of their prime minister by Seth Whitehead, EnergyInDepth A recent trend of pragmatism trumping “Keep it in the Ground” extremism seems to have spread north of the border. The Canadian province of Quebec announced last year that it would lift its longtime […]
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