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Utility Industry Workforce Initiative helps veterans get energy utility jobs

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Industry expects half of workforce to retire in 10 years, supports Utility Industry Workforce Initiative A new federal program – the Utility Industry Workforce Initiative – designed to match military veterans with jobs in the American power industry was announced Monday by government and business representatives. The Utility Industry Workforce Initiative will recruit and train service members, […]

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Port Arthur, Texas may be site of new LNG export facility

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Port Arthur plant would include two natural gas liquefaction trains, LNG storage tanks, and marine facilities A new LNG export facility is under consideration by industry veterans Woodside Energy (USA) Inc. and Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), to be located in Port Arthur, Texas. The companies announced last week that they have entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding to “commence preliminary

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Texas budget a true conservative document, say supporters

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Texas budget analysis by Talmadge Heflin, director, and Vance Ginn, economist, of Center for Fiscal Policy Before the 2015 Legislative Session, the Texas Public Policy Foundation and the other 14 member organizations of the Conservative Texas Budget Coalition recommended a Texas budget, shown in Chart 1, that increased the budget by no more than population growth plus inflation

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Natural gas for transportation picking up steam in Texas

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Texas natural gas motor fuel tax revenues nearly doubled over past year Natural gas for transportation in Texas is quickly becoming “mainstream” according to State tax revenues, says Railroad Commissioner David Porter. Porter made the announcement Thursday during his Fort Worth Texas Natural Gas Workshop, hosted by the TCU Energy Institute. Porter reported tax revenue

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Clean Power Plan accelerates renewables, coal plant retirements – study

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All EIA scenarios for Clean Power Plan implementation show significant reduction in coal consumption A new study says the proposed federal Clean Power Plan will force coal-fired power plants to be retired and replaced at first with natural gas, but after the early 2020s increasingly with solar and wind power generation. The US Energy Information Administration’s analysis of

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Fracking has not caused ‘impacts on drinking water’ – EPA report

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Fracking study will be finalized after review by Science Advisory Board, public review and comment The Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that hydraulic fracturing – commonly known as fracking – has “not led to widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water resources” in its eagerly awaited report. But the assessment, done at the request of Congress, shows that there

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