Ex-lawmaker loved New Smyrna Jul 8, 2008
He fought for no-fault auto insurance law, health maintenance organizations and environmental safeguards for oil and gas drilling operations, and sponsored Florida's first solar energy law. He helped draft and pass the Government in the Sunshine and Coastal Setback laws. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
U.S. energy frenzy leaves Canada out in the cold Jul 8, 2008
Ottawa is already at loggerheads with Congress over the wording of a 2007 energy law that appears to discourage the purchase of heavy oil sands crude by U.S. federal agencies. Section 526 of the U.S. Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 bans federal agencies from buying alternative fuels that produce more greenhouse gases than conventional oil. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Same Wires, More Power Jul 8, 2008
Five summers and two sweeping national energy laws ago, a few overgrown trees tripped power lines in Ohio, cascading into a blackout for much of the northeastern U.S. and Canada ... The energy law passed by Congress last December calls for the U.S. Department of Energy to create a program to help cover the cost of smart-grid investments. (Forbes -- Business)
Total nears Iraq contract but no real progress until 2009 Jul 2, 2008
Oil majors have refused to invest in the country since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003 because of a lack of security and the state's failure to pass a federal energy law. . (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Joint Statement Between the United States of America and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Jun 26, 2008
Prime Minister Dung thanked President Bush for the United States' assistance on Vietnam's Atomic Energy Law as well as for technical information and training on nuclear safety. Finally, the two leaders discussed cooperation on climate issues. (White House News Releases)
Oil: no fast, easy answers to rising prices Jun 25, 2008
One person I turned to recently to get a better handle on this issue is Professor Jacqueline Lang Weaver, A.A. White Professor of Law at the University of Houston and an expert in the oil and gas industry and energy law and policy. She has written numerous academic articles on the subject, and happens to be co-author of the leading treatise on Texas oil and gas law. (Conroe Courier, TX)
Energy law partners join V&E Jun 23, 2008
Energy law partners join V&E - Dallas Business Journal ... Energy law partners join V&E ... All seven lawyers' specialities are in energy law in the broadest definition, Adams said. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Sovereign energy of Kosovo and non secure energy of the Balkan region Jun 13, 2008
Kosovo has energy law, energy institutions but still lot of problems in his energy sector. Par example, workers in the Kosovo Electric Power Utility receive part of their wages in coal. (Energy Pulse, CO)
Tax support trimmed for German solar industry May 30, 2008
A 2000 renewable energy law sparked the boom and the law has since been copied in more than a dozen European Union countries. In their talks on Thursday, coalition partners also agreed to raise the support for wind energy and biomass installations, participants at the meeting said. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
* Groups call on US to reconsider laws on alternative fuels May 22, 2008
Politicians are under mounting pressure to look again at the effects of a landmark energy law enacted in December that raised vehicle fuel-efficiency standards for the first time in three decades and offered broad support for ethanol production ... Congress has held several hearings in recent weeks to explore calls for a change in the energy law that mandates a six-fold increase in the use of ethanol, to 136 billion liters a year by 2022. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Retail suppliers consider state's electric market May 20, 2008
That term and how it is applied by the through the state's new energy law will determine whether consumers and businesses will be able to shop for the best prices on electricity, as they have for natural gas. That's the view of electric retail suppliers that have been frustrated in their efforts to crack the Ohio market, said David Fein, vice president of energy policy for. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
Johnson says new bill would lower gas prices over long haul May 8, 2008
Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, urged the Environmental Protection Agency to not waive the renewable-fuels standard in the 2007 energy law that requires increases in ethanol production. Waiving the requirement, which is being sought by more than 20 Republican senators, would result in a 50-cent increase in the price of gasoline, Johnson said. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Arizona opposes plan for interstate power line May 2, 2008
If Edison, which has been contacting FERC since February on the matter, makes a formal request, it would be the first such application filed with FERC under a 2005 federal energy law that authorized designations of critical energy corridors. Rosemead, Calif. (OregonLive, OR -- Business)
News highlights Apr 23, 2008
It responds to a new energy law that requires new cars and trucks, taken as a collective average, to meet 35 mpg by 2020. New cars and trucks will have to meet a fleetwide average of 31. (OregonLive, OR -- Business)
How are drivers coping? Apr 23, 2008
The plan responds to a new energy law pushed by Congress and signed by President Bush that requires the fleetwide average of new cars and trucks to meet 35 mpg by 2020. New cars and trucks will have to meet a fleetwide average of 31. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
New fuel-economy rules proposed Apr 23, 2008
It responds to a new energy law that requires new cars and trucks, taken as a collective average, to meet 35 mpg by 2020. "This proposal is going to help us all breathe a little easier by reducing carbon-dioxide emissions from tailpipes, cutting fuel consumption and making driving a little more affordable," Peters said. (AZCentral -- News)
Raytheon gets Patriot missile pact from S. Korea Apr 22, 2008
Transportation Department Secretary Mary Peters was making the Earth Day announcement in Washington, responding to an energy law pushed by Congress last year and signed by President Bush. Congress sought tougher standards requiring the nation's fleet of new vehicles to increase its efficiency by 10 miles per gallon from its current average of 25, a 40 percent increase. (Boston Globe)
Bush Plan Would Raise Gas Efficiency 10 MPG Apr 22, 2008
It's a response to a new energy law pushed by Congress last year and signed by Bush. Congress sought tougher standards requiring the nation's fleet of new vehicles to increase its efficiency by 10 miles per gallon from its current average of 25 miles per gallon. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Corn ethanol's downsides: high food prices, more pollution Apr 17, 2008
WASHINGTON The nation's new energy law means that corn is likely to rule the U.S. ethanol industry for years, but soaring food prices and questions about whether corn-for-fuel can reduce global warming have sparked a debate about whether the United States is going down the wrong road in the search for alternatives to fossil fuels ... The energy law that went into effect in December said biofuels must reduce emissions by at least 20 percent, but the requirement applies only to ethanol plants... (Anchorage Daily News)
EU predicts Iraqi gas deal soon Apr 17, 2008
On a visit to Brussels, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki said his country was close to adopting an energy law to encourage investment. EU officials said Iraq would increase oil production and offer 5bn cubic metres of gas as a gesture of goodwill. (BBC News -- Europe)
Congress Picks a Loser Apr 16, 2008
Witness the new energy law passed in December mandating that Americans increase the use of ethanol and other biofuels at the pump to 36 billion gallons by 2022, up from 7 billion gallons required now ... The new energy laws requirement that Americans use 15 billion gallons of corn for fuel by 2015 that doesnt include the other 21 billion gallons to come from non-food sources like switchgrass and corn husks will consume an astounding 30 million acres of cropland ... Witness the new... (Townhall.com)
Rell, Others Laud N.Y.'s Rejection Of Broadwater Gas Plant Apr 11, 2008
Under federal energy law, he said, the company has 30 days to appeal the decision to the U.S. secretary of commerce, who can overrule state decisions. "They have a right to go to the secretary and say that national energy priorities should override the coastal zone management determination made here by the governor," Blumenthal said. (FOX61, CT)
Ex-PacifiCorp CEO named 13th president of Marylhurst University Apr 10, 2008
After stints with the Public Power Council, a trade association of Northwest public utilities, and a Tacoma law firm that specializes in energy law, she joined the Bonneville Power Administration in 1992. She left the federal agency in 1996 to become a vice president of Avista Energy, a marketing unit of Washington Water Power Co., but returned to the BPA as its administrator and chief executive in 1998. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Pemex Missteps Force Mexico to Pare Oil Revenues, Create Petrobras Opening Apr 1, 2008
With its votes, Calderon's National Action Party, the largest in Congress, can push through a new energy law. The PRI last year helped Calderon pass the pension and tax bills. (Bloomberg)
Growing controversy: Prairies plowed as grain demand soars Mar 28, 2008
The energy law is a boon to South Dakota, the nation's No. 4 ethanol refiner, but it means nearly a third of the U.S. corn crop could be dedicated to making fuel. Increased crop output places stress on land, air and water. (USA Today -- Money)
Carolyn Elefant Wants to Be the Voice of Solo Lawyers Mar 27, 2008
She was five years out of law school, she says, when the managing partner at Duncan , a D.C.-based energy law boutique, told her that she wasn't "partnership material" and gave her six months to find a new job. She describes what happened next in her book: "Before I knew it, these words tumbled out: 'I know that the firm's decision to let me go has nothing to do with my abilities. I know that I am a good lawyer. I was good enough for you to hire two years ago, and I'm just as good now. No matter... (Law.com)
Some Friendly Economics for the Nuclear Energy Booster Club Mar 27, 2008
In Germany the energy law guarantees operators of windmills and producers of solar energy an above-market price for power for as long as 20 years. This is an explicit subsidy, although it may be both economically and politically optimal due to the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. (Energy Pulse, CO)
Reservoir Capital Applies for Energy Licenses to Develop 48MW of Run-of-River Hydroelectric Generating Capacity Mar 18, 2008
Serbia passed a new Energy Law in 2004 that allows private investment in the sector and the free trading of energy nationally and internationally. More recently it has ratified the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change and become, as a non-Annex I country, a host country for Clean Development Mechanism ("CDM") projects. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
TechNet's Wish For Feds Mar 15, 2008
Last year's federal energy law, for example, mandated a huge increase in the use of alternative fuels. "Basically, our work is not done on our policy agenda," she said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Oil demand is drying up - slightly Mar 9, 2008
Last year's federal energy law mandated that production of renewable fuels must jump more than 500 percent by 2022. All three leading presidential candidates, Republican and Democrat, have called for capping the carbon dioxide emissions that come from burning fossil fuels such as oil. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Feds push forward with power line plan for mid-Atlantic, Southwest states Mar 7, 2008
Under a 2005 energy law passed by Congress, the federal government can approve new power transmission lines within the corridors if states and regional groups fail to build such lines. The law was passed partly in response to the 2003 blackout left 50 million people in southern Ontario and parts of the northeastern United States without power. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
EPA Decision Hinders Environmental Protection Mar 5, 2008
Right before the denial of the waiver, Congress passed a new energy law, setting a standard of 35 mpg by 2020 ... Analysts speculate that in order for the automobile industry to agree to the nation-wide energy law, the waiver was denied. (Stanford Progressive)
German company to build manufacturing plant near Butte (58) Mar 5, 2008
The Clean and Green energy law, passed in 2007, provides for reduced property taxes for the manufacturing equipment for wind power. Besides the incentives from Butte-Silver Bow, the German company also will be eligible for loans from the state Board of Investments, job training money from Commerce Department and any incentives from Butte-Silver Bow. (Montana Standard, MT)
US Won't Meet Ethanol Goal Due Cellulosic Shortfall Mar 5, 2008
WASHINGTON - The United States will not meet Congress' mandate to produce more ethanol from waste products over the next 15 years, resulting in an overall shortfall in ethanol production requirements contained in a new energy law, a government forecaster said Tuesday. The new energy law requires the United States to produce 36 billion gallons of biofuels a year by 2022 to help stretch gasoline supplies and reduce oil imports ... Caruso appeared at the hearing to discuss the EIA's revised... (Planet Ark, United States)
US Formally Blocks California Emissions Waiver Mar 3, 2008
A new US energy law, cited by Johnson in December as adequate to address national pollution concerns, would cut emissions by 31 percent over the same period, environmentalists said. Both measures would cut pollution by sharply increasing auto mileage targets. (Planet Ark, United States)
* INTERVIEW: Lack of will, decision-making hinder action to curb global warning: Dunlop Mar 2, 2008
"Four or five legislators in the German Bundestag got together in 2000 and drafted a new Renewable Energy Law with guaranteed good prices [feed-in tariffs] for different types of renewable energy being fed into the National Grid," he said ... "Taiwan is already a world leader in energy efficiency and possesses some of the most advanced clean energy technologies; it also has great wind energy resources; when coal-burning power plants fail to comply with new energy laws, a lot of money could be... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Calif. utility may ask U.S. to overrule Arizona on new power line Feb 28, 2008
A California utility may ask federal regulators to use their new authority under a 2005 energy law to overturn Arizona's rejection of a proposed cross-desert power line ... If Edison makes a formal request, it would be the first such application filed with FERC under a 2005 federal energy law that authorized designations of critical energy corridors, FERC spokeswoman Mary O'Driscoll said Wednesday. (AZCentral -- News)
Magellan, Buckeye Study Us Ethanol Pipeline Feb 20, 2008
The new energy law of late last year calls for the blending of 36 billion gallons per year of biofuels like ethanol by 2022. Todd Alexander, a climate change partner at law firm Chadbourne LLP, who is not connected with the proposal, said a pipeline from the Midwest could lower costs for both ethanol producers and consumers because sending fuel by pipe is cheaper than sending it by truck, rail or barge -- the current methods for transporting ethanol from the Midwest to the coasts. (Planet Ark, United States)
Better biofuels before more biofuels Feb 13, 2008
Similarly, the section of the 2007 federal energy law that requires new biofuel production to account for land-use changes is also a good step forward. These provisions are crucial to ensuring that biofuels improve the environment. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Riding the Green Wave Feb 13, 2008
And the recent energy law signed by President Bush phases out sales of traditional incandescent lightbulbs by 2014. 1 2 Next Page. (SmartMoney)
Is solar power facing a boom or a bust? Feb 12, 2008
Germany recently revamped its renewable energy law to reduce subsidies starting next year, and that step could lead to a rise in demand this year as households bring investments forward before premiums fall. Spain has offered generous, 25-year guaranteed price premiums paid for electricity produced from the sun. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Solar power puzzles investors Feb 12, 2008
Germany, the world's largest solar market, recently revamped its renewable energy law to reduce subsidies from next year. That could lead to a rise in demand this year as households bring investments forward before the inducements expire. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Bloomberg Slams US Energy Law Over Corn Ethanol Feb 12, 2008
UNITED NATIONS - A new US energy law will cause an increase in global food prices and lead to starvation deaths worldwide because it continues to promote corn ethanol, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday. "People literally will starve to death in parts of the world, it always happens when food prices go up," Bloomberg told reporters after addressing a UN General Assembly debate on climate change. (Planet Ark, United States)
ANALYSIS - Solar Power Boom Faces First Test Feb 12, 2008
Germany, the world's largest solar market, recently revamped its renewable energy law to reduce subsidies from next year, which could lead to a rise in demand this year as households bring investments forward before premiums fall. Spain has recently blazed a solar trail on the back of generous, 25-year guaranteed price premiums paid for electricity from the renewable power source. (Planet Ark, United States)
Food crisis: U.S. feels pinch as globe grapples with high prices Feb 12, 2008
Processors are apoplectic about an energy law signed by President Bush in December that requires 36 billion gallons of renewable fuel by 2022. That includes 15 billion gallons of corn-based ethanol, about double current production ability. (USA Today -- Money)
Let there be LEDs Feb 11, 2008
But that may change dramatically under the new energy law, which phases in higher energy-efficiency standards for light bulbs starting in 2012. Incandescent bulbs create light by heating a filament inside a glass casing, a technology that turns most of the electricity it uses into heat and only a small percentage into light. (Albany Times Union)
Another price to pay for the surge commodity prices Feb 6, 2008
Most recently, the U.S. government issued its new energy law: The Energy Independent and Security Act of 2007. The law aims to reduce U.S. dependence on crude oil particularly from foreign sources, by expanding the country's biofuel production to 9 billion gallons in 2008 and to a further 36 billion in 2022. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
Auto Companies Press States on Calif. Emissions Jan 29, 2008
A new US energy law, reluctantly backed by Detroit as the "devil you know," requires a 35 mpg average by 2020 -- 40 percent better than today's performance ... The impact of December's energy law alone at GM is US$6,000 per vehicle, the company estimates. (Planet Ark, United States)
As global food costs rise, are biofuels to blame? Jan 28, 2008
The biofuels industry plans on producing record amounts of ethanol this year to meet a mandate of the new US energy law and will need a lot of corn to do it. At the same time, global food prices are at near-peak levels. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
No increase in UW resident undergrad tuition Jan 26, 2008
This includes an increase in the law tuition differential to achieve the College of Law's planning goals to build strength in natural resources and energy law, and to address issues raised in forthcoming accreditation reports. The trustees are reviewing proposals to increase full-time student fees and room and board fees. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Ford unveils 2009 Escape in Washington Jan 25, 2008
An energy law signed by President Bush will require the companies to meet an overall fleet average of 35mpg by 2020. And this is its almost identical cousin, the 2009 Mercury Mariner. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Hirasuna named PRC general counsel Jan 25, 2008
According to a news release, Hirasuna has more than 27 years of experience as an attorney specializing in energy law. He was a partner with various law firms in Washington, D.C., and in Texas, representing all segments of the natural gas and electric industries. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Wind, solar tax credits to expire Jan 22, 2008
As demand grows for a stimulus package for the faltering US economy, green-energy advocates argue that wind and solar both left out of the new energy law passed last month should be part of the package ... Efforts to wrap them into the new energy law foundered last month, in the face of opposition from the White House and GOP senators. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Automakers Showing New Hybrid Vehicles Jan 22, 2008
A new energy law signed by President Bush will require the companies to meet an overall fleet average of 35 miles per gallon by 2020. Ford said the 2009 Escape and Mariner's overall fuel efficiency would increase by 1 mpg compared with the 2008 versions, which gets between 28 to 32 mpg overall depending on the engine configuration. (Newsmax)
VIDEO: States Take On Global Warming Jan 21, 2008
California and 15 other states sued the Bush administration this month over its decision to bar them from imposing stricter car emissions limits than those in the federal energy law. Two federal court decisions in the past year have said states have the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles. (Newsmax)
Bush's final year Jan 20, 2008
Last year, Congress failed to include provisions in its energy law that would have established a federal standard for how much of the nation's electricity must come from renewable sources. Congressional leaders should reintroduce that renewable portfolio standard legislation and pass it by July. (Los Angeles Times)
Stelmach, Cheney agree on oil Jan 20, 2008
California is developing a low-carbon fuel standard, while a new U.S. federal energy law states that federal agencies shouldn't fill their vehicles with fuel from non-conventional sources which, over their life cycle, emit more greenhouse gas than conventional crude. "The oilsands do not meet that standard," Woynillowicz said. (Canada.com)
White Energy Opens First 100-Million-Gallon Ethanol Plant in the State of Texas Jan 18, 2008
Hereford Facility Opens In Wake of New U.S. Energy Law DALLAS, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tues. Jan. 15, 2008, Dallas based, White Energy, Inc. announced the opening of its new ethanol plant in Hereford, Texas. (PR Newswire)
Oilsands will be 'clean enough': Stelmach Jan 18, 2008
A new federal energy law, enacted last month, states that federal agencies shouldn't fill their vehicles with fuel from non-conventional sources which, over their life cycle, emit more greenhouse gas than conventional crude. Stelmach said he discussed that law with both Democrat and Republican politicians, and neither were sure if it actually banned fuel from oilsands. (Canada.com)
More of US Grain Crop to be Consumed by Family Car Jan 16, 2008
The pressure on food prices from ethanol will only get worse as the new energy law passed last month requires US ethanol production to soar from about 9 billion gallons this year to 36 billion gallons by 2022. "What we see are cars beginning to compete with people for world grain supplies," Brown said. (Planet Ark, United States)
Tailwind for Cape Wind Jan 15, 2008
Shortly after that, Congress passed an energy law in 2005 that required the new review released yesterday by Interior's minerals service. The project also passed muster by the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board in 2005 during the administration of project opponent Mitt Romney. (Boston Globe)
M. Paige Berry Jan 15, 2008
Picco handles administrative environmental and energy law, government affairs and land use. Lipuma has a litigation focus, handling class action, toxic tort, commercial, products liability and general environmental matters. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
GM Seeks to Help Retailers Sell Ethanol-Rich Fuel Jan 15, 2008
She said the US energy law signed by President Bush last month, which mandates a five-fold increase in ethanol blending by 2022, would help ease transportation bottlenecks, which could help make ethanol cheaper. "Things that have been put on hold will get fixed and that means light rail, some shorter pipelines and blending terminal upgrades," she said. (Planet Ark, United States)
Next-Generation Biofuels Edge to Center Jan 14, 2008
The new US energy law signed by President George W. Bush late last month calls for output of ethanol made from corn to peak in 2015 and for new advanced biofuels to begin growing in overdrive that year. By 2022, production of US biofuels made from new sources -- even garbage that contains carbon -- is mandated to overtake output of corn ethanol, and the law calls for the country to boost overall blending of biofuels five-fold to 36 billion gallons per year. (Planet Ark, United States)
Power Integrations EcoSmart Technology Enables Compliance with New U.S. Energy Law Jan 14, 2008
The energy law also mandates significant improvements in the efficiency of lighting technologies used in general service lamps ... The next phase of the standards, with tighter active-mode and no-load requirements, will now be adopted nationwide as a result of the new energy law, and additional EPS specifications are being developed by ENERGY STAR(r) and the European Union,'' continued Balakrishnan. (Primezone Releases)
