All Posts Tagged With: "Obama Administration"

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National Perspective — U.S. Energy Use is Dropping and Shifting to Renewables

The research reveals that energy use is dropping at a pace that is faster than would be expected based on the slowing economy alone. What’s more, the growth in renewable energy, coupled with increased use of natural gas, is displacing significant amounts of coal.

25Aug2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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China’s Energy Grab Is No Green Affair

China’s clean energy spending, indeed, is at a high monetary level, but what the President fails to mention is the utterly massive level of spending that the Chinese have embarked upon in pursuit of expanding their traditional energy portfolio. As Kate MacKenzie points out in her recent Financial Times piece, Chinese national oil companies have embarked on a “mega-spree” of fossil energy foreign acquisitions, accounting in fact for almost 20% of the world’s global deal value in the first quarter of 2010.

12Jul2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Abound Solar to Expand Payroll by 300+ Jobs Thanks to $400 Million in Federal Loan Guarantee

The manufacturer of thin-film solar panels says it will add that many jobs in coming months at its Longmont production facility — nearly doubling its employee base in the state, and tripling production lines.

4Jul2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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National Tracks >>
Salazar Orders Division of Federal Oil Regulator

As BP prepares to launch its latest effort to plug the oil leak in the gulf, the Interior Secretary says the agency will be split into three arms to oversee leasing, safety and royalties.

24May2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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In Wake of Gulf Spill, Obama Administration Seeks to Divide Minerals Management Service Agency

Persistent problems have plagued the agency, which has come under fire for ethical lapses and most recently for accelerating permit approvals and incorporating industry practices in the regulations. Salazar’s new move is the latest in his campaign to reform the MMS since he became Secretary of the Interior.

12May2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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EPA: No Plans for Own Carbon Trading Program

The Obama administration has no plans to set up a “cap-and-trade” program for greenhouse gases under existing law if Congress doesn’t pass legislation doing so, the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said in remarks at the National Press Club in Washington.

9Mar2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Obama Aide: Energy Bill Needs Carbon Cap

It would be a “big mistake” for the Congress to approve an energy bill this year without placing a cap on greenhouse emissions, the White House’s top climate and energy adviser said on Wednesday.

8Oct2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Energy Companies Could Face Targets on Their Backs — and Their Tax Returns

The President’s budget proposal would raise an estimated $31.5 billion over 10 years from increased taxes on oil and gas companies. The administration essentially pledges to repeal nearly every tax benefit currently enjoyed by the oil and gas industry, plus impose a new levy on offshore oil and gas production.

11Sep2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Obama’s Energy Policy Finds Broad Support in Poll — But Cap-and-Trade Bill is Harder Sell

Most Americans approve of the way the President is handling energy issues and support efforts by him and Democrats in Congress to overhaul energy policy — including the controversial cap-and-trade approach, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.

31Aug2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Feds Want More Time to Respond to
Oil Shale Lawsuits

The Obama administration said in its filing in federal court last week that recently appointed officials need additional time to review the issues concerning the opening of nearly 2 million acres of public land in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming for oil shale development.

25Aug2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Feds Roll Out New Lighting Rules and
$346M for Energy Efficient Buildings

Commercial buildings and homes in the U.S. account for about 40 percent of the energy consumption — more than any other economic sector, and existing structures present a ripe target for energy efficiency efforts and retrofits. Three-quarters of the 81 million buildings in stock were built prior to 1979.

2Jul2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Full Speed Ahead for Large Solar Projects
in Colorado and the West

Under one initiative, 24 tracts of BLM-administered land located in six western states, known as Solar Energy Study Areas, would be fully evaluated for their environmental and resource suitability for large-scale solar energy production. Other actions include the opening of new solar permitting offices and faster reviews of industry proposals.

30Jun2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Feds Want to Keep Coal Ash Hidden

Figuring out where coal ash is stored is as easy as figuring out where lots of coal is burned: virtually all ash disposal sites are, naturally, right next to big -fired plants. Colorado leads the states of the West with more than 3.1 million tons of ash; Wyoming and Utah also have significant amounts of the toxic waste.

17Jun2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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House Bill Proposes Big Changes to Drilling
on Public Lands

Still in the “discussion draft” phase, the bill would raise the royalties companies pay to drill on federal lands from 12.5 to 18.75 percent and shorten lease terms from 10 to five years. A spokesman for the energy industry says that, if enacted, the proposal will hurt independent, smaller oil and gas operators the most.

27May2009 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
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We Got Jobbed!

Those who believed that Colorado’s fast-forward approach, under Gov. Bill Ritter, to building a New Energy Economy would translate into extra dollars from the Obama Administration’s energy stimulus plan should be pretty disappointed today. It’s unfortunate that the residents of the state where the President actually signed the energy legislation last month did not fare any better in the stimulus.

31Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Obama Administration to Fund Local Energy
Efficiency Improvements

The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will provide formula grants for projects that reduce total energy use and fossil fuel emissions, and improve energy efficiency nationwide.

27Mar2009 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
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