Tag: Energy

Colbert’s at It Again, Providing Comic Relief About the Exxon Tar Sands Pipeline Spill

ECOWATCH — Stephen Colbert was at it again Wednesday night on The Colbert Report providing comic relief about the Exxon tar sands pipeline spill which ruptured on …

April 11, 2013
UK Utility Scale Solar PV Plant Cluster Completed by Martifer Solar: Total Capacity of 28.1 MWp

Martifer Solar has entered into an agreement with the UK’s largest solar energy generator, Lightsource Renewable Energy, who has purchased all five projects, already commissioned. The entire cluster of 28.1 MWp will be added to the Lightsource asset management portfolio in the UK whilst Martifer Solar will be retained under an operations and maintenance contract…

April 11, 2013
BIO Comments on EPA’s 2013 Renewable Fuel Standard Rules

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) recently submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency on the proposed Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS).

April 11, 2013
White House Approves Rollback of Cleanup Standards for Nuclear Incidents

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY — The White House has given final approval for dramatically raising permissible radioactive levels in drinking water and soil following “radiological incidents,” such as nuclear power-plant accidents and dirty bombs. The final version …

April 11, 2013
Sally Jewell Confirmed as Next Interior Secretary

ECOWATCH — The U.S. Senate yesterday confirmed Sally Jewell as the next secretary of the Interior Department. The REI chief executive, nominated by President Barack Obama to replace Ken Salazar, won confirmation by …

April 11, 2013