North America
N.Y. solar project proposes cutting hundreds of acres of woods
Something’s wrong with this picture. While solar energy generally is backed by groups that want to cut greenhouse gases, a proposed solar project at a defunct Long Island, New York, ...
Marcellus-Utica could soon be ‘overpiped’
It’s a concept rarely, if ever discussed in the Marcellus and Utica Shales region, but was heard uttered by no fewer than two speakers at last week’s ...
Shale oil production to drop 118,000 BPD: EIA
Crude oil production from the top seven U.S. shale plays will fall in December 118,000 barrels per day (BPD) from November’s projection, to 4.95 million BPD (MMBPD) — the biggest ...
NRC engineers urge fix for nuclear power stations
A group of Nuclear Regulatory Commission engineers is urging its regulatory employer to order nuclear power station operators to fix a design flaw in nearly all U.S. nuclear plants the ...
Escalera files Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition
Denver, Colorado-based independent oil and gas producer Escalera Resources last week filed a petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court seeking relief from creditors under provisions of Chapter ...
Peabody selling interest in Prairie State power plant, mine
Peabody Energy last week said it has a deal to sell its 5.06% share in the Prairie State Energy Campus to the Wabash Valley Power Association for $57 million, Kallanish ...