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US energy-related CO2 emissions up 1% in 2014, reverses recent trend

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In 2014, US GDP grew 2.4%, while energy use per GDP and carbon per unit energy declined 1.2% and 0.3%, respectively U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions were 5,406 million metric tons (MMmt) in 2014, 1% (51 MMmt) above their 2013 level, according to the US Energy Administration. Energy-related emissions also increased in 2013, but because […]

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American Association of Professional Landmen celebrates new headquarters

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Established in 1955, AAPL is a guiding resource for land professionals as they continue their education in an ever-evolving energy industry FORT WORTH, Texas – The American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL) held an open house on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at its new headquarters at 800 Fournier Street in Fort Worth. The event featured a

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Feds update wary stance on self driving cars, look ahead to public use

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Federal policy on self driving cars being updated LOS ANGELES _Federal transportation officials are rethinking their position on self-driving cars with an eye toward getting the emerging technology into the public’s hands. Just two years ago, the U.S. Department of Transportation struck a cautious tone. Its official policy statement, published in May 2013, says cars

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US – Canada electricity trade increases to 58.4 TWhours (1.6% of American market)

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Low-cost hydropower trade between the US and Canada benefits both countries  US electricity trade with Canada is increasing, providing more economic and reliability benefits to both the United States and Canada, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Although the amount of electricity imported over the Canadian border is a small part of the overall U.S.

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Gerson is wrong, Notley climate strategy sets table for energy deal making

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Aggressive climate strategy gives Alberta – and Notley – leverage to cut political deals with Obama, Eastern premiers The National Post’s Jen Gerson, echoing far too many Albertans, says the province’s new climate strategy is just an expensive PR strategy. Fortunately for Alberta, she’s wrong. “The proposal is largely an exercise in public relations, a bid to buy moral

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Interior Dept to cancel energy lease on US, Canadian Blackfoot sacred land

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Interior Dept cancelling drilling lease near Glacier National Park BILLINGS, Mont. _ The Interior Department plans to cancel a long-suspended oil and gas drilling lease near Glacier National Park that’s on land considered sacred to the Blackfoot tribes of the U.S. and Canada, according to court documents filed Monday. Tribal leaders said such a move

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$538 billion global revenue from diesel gensets 2015 to 2024 – study

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Diesel gensets fastest growing source of distributed power BOULDER, Colo.-A recent report from Navigant Research examines the global market for diesel generator sets (gensets) in residential, commercial, industrial, and power plant applications, including global market forecasts for capacity and revenue, through 2024. Today, reciprocating engine-based diesel gensets are among the fastest-selling, least expensive distributed generation

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