by Lynn Floyd | May 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
May 6, 2011 Duke Energy expanding nuclear plans Despite the recent nuclear incident in Japan, Duke Energy recommitted itself to moving forward with plans for increased nuclear energy generation. A major plant in South Carolina is expected to come online in the next...
by Lynn Floyd | May 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
May 6, 2011 California senate looking at carbon market bills California’s senate is looking at several bills relating to their future carbon market. The bills address several issues that have arisen as market players begin positioning themselves for the 2012 start...
by Lynn Floyd | May 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
May 5, 2011 Major US energy utilities seeking merger Exelon and Constellation Energy, two major US power utilities, are awaiting regulatory approval to combine resources. The move comes in light of new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations over greenhouse...
by Lynn Floyd | May 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
May 5, 2011 US leaning towards Green Bank Democratic and Republican Senators have brought up the idea for a national “Green Bank” to increase funding for renewable energy projects. Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-New Mexico), chairman of the Senate energy and natural...
by Lynn Floyd | May 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
May 3, 2011 Natural gas utilities report steady GHG emissions Facing accusations that their methane emissions have skyrocketed in the past decade, the American Gas Association (AGA) has stated that those increased emissions have been offset through technological...
