Brazil aims to build seven new oil refineries and quintuple its natural gas output over the next two decades, the head of the government’s energy studies agency said on Tuesday.
“It’s the first time Brazil has done an integrated planning study for energy resources,” said Mauricio Tolmasquim, the head of the agency, known by its acronym [...]
State regulators have ruled against Florida Power & Light Co., rejecting the company’s bid to build a clean coal power plant in Glades County.
Juno Beach-based FP&L said it is deeply disappointed in the four voting members of the Florida Public Service Commission’s unanimous decision on Tuesday.
For the last several years, the company said it has [...]
Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson is laying a plan for a dramatic shift in the way the US uses energy.
The New Mexico governor is proposing to all but end the country’s reliance on oil and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2040.
In a speech in Washington today, Richardson called for a “new American revolution [...]
In December, when Congress moved the line on offshore drilling closer to Florida’s shores, it was touted as a major victory for Florida’s tourism-based economy because the measure preserved a significant no-drilling zone along Florida’s coastline.
But the area opened to oil and gas drilling was just a fraction of the publicly-owned waters the industry hoped [...]
The Supreme Court dealt a setback to the utility industry Monday, supporting a federal clean air initiative aimed at forcing power companies to install pollution control equipment on aging coal-fired power plants.
In a unanimous decision, the justices ruled against Duke Energy Corp. in a lawsuit brought by the Clinton administration, part of an enforcement effort [...]
ConocoPhillips officials announced today the hiring of three staff members to manage the Phillips Petroleum Company Museum scheduled to open in May.
Thad Satterfield, formerly CEO and executive director of the Bartlesville Regional United Way, has been named marketing director and will provide direction and strategy for the Phillips Petroleum Company Museum in Bartlesville, as well [...]
The southwestern United States is especially vulnerable to global warming, but the region can help stop climate change by forgoing new coal-fired power plants in favor of conservation measures and renewable energy, according to a new study.
If more than a dozen new coal plants planned in Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, [...]
Michigan is exploring ways to grow its alternative energy industry and provide a boost to economic development, but coal-fired power plants are expected to produce most of the state’s electricity through at least 2030.
The rest of Michigan’s electrical power comes mostly from nuclear power plants or natural gas- or oil-fired power plants. A very small [...]
Michigan is exploring ways to continue growing its alternative energy industry and providing a boost to economic development, but coal-fired power plants are expected to continue producing most of the state’s electricity through at least 2030.
ENERGY PLAN: Gov. Jennifer Granholm issued an executive directive in April calling for the development of a comprehensive plan to [...]
The manager of a Richardton ethanol plant says he expects the plant will have ethanol ready to sell after the first of the year.
Mick Miller is the chief executive officer of the Red Trail Energy plant. He says it’s now up and running, after some delays to make sure everything was working.
Miller says the Red [...]
