Friday, August 23, 2013

Today's Number - 60 GWs

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Sixty gigawatts (GW) is the total amount of installed wind power capacity in America as of the end of 2012.  It is also the amount of coal...
Thursday, August 22, 2013

Office of Oil and Gas Says No Further Air Pollution Regulation Needed

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A provision in the Natural Gas Horizontal Well Control Act directed the  DEP Office of Oil and Gas to study the need for further regulation...

The Energy Cost of Raising the World's Standard of Living

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Poverty means  energy poverty for most of the world. Lights, heating and cooling, refrigeration, transportation, pumps, and  labor-saving de...
Wednesday, August 7, 2013

EPA Updates Oil and Gas Standards for Storage Tnaks

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EPA has announced revisions to the 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart OOOO (sometimes referred to as "Quad O") New Source Performance Standar...
Friday, August 2, 2013

EPA Proposing Changes to CLean Water Act Reporting

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EPA is proposing a modernization of Clean Water Act reporting. (See press release below.) The West Virginia Department of Environmental Pro...
Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Fish & Wildlife List Diamond Darter As Endangered Species

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The US Fish & Wildlife Service has decided to list the Diamond Darter, a fish that is only found in the Elk River, as endangered.  A ne...

King Coal Highway Renamed For Mike Whitt

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In a nice tribute to a man who exemplified unselfish public service, the King Coal Highway in Mingo County was named after Mike Whitt, who d...