Gaz Métro inc. files a preliminary base shelf prospectus

Gaz Métro inc. (“GMi”) announced the filing with Canadian securities regulators of a preliminary short form base shelf prospectus (the “Base Shelf Prospectus”) relating to $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Series L First Mortgage Bonds (the “Series L Bonds”) guaranteed by Gaz Métro Limited Partnership (“Gaz Métro”) which may be issued from... 

States urge EPA to tighten rules on coal plants

New York and 15 other states on Tuesday urged federal regulators to put teeth into a proposed pollution rule aimed at making U.S. electric utilities reduce smog and global warming emissions when they expand or modernize their coal-fired power plants. “Pollution from coal-burning power plants and other facilities cause real problems throughout the United States from acid rain to urban smog to... 

Alternative energy interest surged

After a hearing lasting 15 months and involving dozens of witnesses, the fate of a proposed wind farm that a Vermont-based wind energy company wants to build in northern Lycoming County is in the hands of a county judge. On Monday, Dec. 18, Judge Nancy Butts heard arguments from attorneys representing the company and the county Zoning Hearing Board, which denied the company’s special exception... 

Sprague Energy Named First Petroleum Company to Earn Biodiesel Certification

A progressive Northeastern petroleum distributor has become the first petroleum company in the nation to earn the status of ”certified marketer” for selling biodiesel. The achievement marks a significant occasion as the biodiesel industry goes into overdrive to ensure that consumers receive only the highest quality fuel in their tanks. Sprague Energy, Inc., a New Hampshire-based energy...