All Posts Tagged With: "coalbed methane"

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Natural Gas Executives See Good Times Ahead

The reasons for optimism — a surge in production from plentiful shale and coal bed methane formations, and the expectation that climate change legislation will increase the demand for natural gas-fired power generation.

10Dec2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Rep. DeGette and Others Want Fracturing Process
for Natural Gas Regulated

Industry is balking at the idea of more regulation. “Here in Colorado we’ve just passed an extensive new regulatory regime that, in part, deals with hydraulic fracturing. Now, with the rules barely implemented, some are already clamoring for another layer of oversight,” said Doug Hock of EnCana.

5Jun2009 | admin | 3 comments | Continued
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Moffat County Funding Methane Research

Concerned about the issues surrounding coal-bed methane extraction in the San Juan, Raton and Piceance basins, the County recently approved signing a grant contract with the Colorado Water Conservation Board to survey local groundwater and aquifer conditions.

21Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Luca Technologies Raises $76 Million for Coal Gasification

The Golden company has developed technology to use micro-organisms to revive old coal seams and natural gas wells. The micro-organisms are used to break down coal into methane underground.

25Dec2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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U.S. Energy Tax Policy: History and Current Issues

The current energy tax structure is dominated by revenues from a long-standing gasoline tax -which serves as a quasi user fee for the use of the highway infrastructure - and tax incentives for alternative and renewable fuels supply relative to energy from conventional fossil fuels.

1Oct2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued