energy

Senator Landrieu Introduces Bipartisan Revenue-Sharing Plan For Coastal States

Eileen Fleming — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Louisiana Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu is joining forces with Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska over energy revenue sharing.

Senator Landrieu Pushes Interior Nominee for Revenue-Sharing Changes

Eileen Fleming — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:00:00 +0000

Louisiana Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu is calling on the Obama administration’s nominee for Interior Secretary to support a bigger share of oil and gas revenue to coastal states.

At a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Landrieu told nominee Sally Jewell that offshore drilling along the Gulf Coast accounts for three times the production onshore in western and interior states.

Gulf of Mexico Well Evacuated Due to Uncontrolled Gas Flow

Jason Saul — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:49:56 +0000

This article has been updated.

A natural gas well in the Gulf of Mexico, located approximately 50 miles east of Venice, is releasing gas uncontrolled and has been partially evacuated, according to the well's operator and a report today in Fuel Fix, an energy news website operated in part by the Houston Chronicle.

Senator Landrieu Backing Keystone Pipeline

Eileen Fleming — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:00:00 +0000

U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu is pushing for support of the Keystone pipeline.

Biofuels Plant to Open in St. Gabriel

The Associated Press — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:00:00 +0000

The LSU AgCenter Audubon Sugar Institute plans a Jan. 25 opening for a pilot plant designed to produce biofuels and biochemicals from agricultural crops and byproducts.

Michigan Voters To Decide Renewable Energy Mandate

Rebecca Williams — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 08:47:00 +0000

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

There are business effects to some of the more than 170 statewide ballot measures to be decided in next month's elections. In California, voters will determine if labels should be required on genetically-modified food. People in Arkansas will vote whether to increase taxes for highways and bridges.

Entergy, Cleco customers can expect some refunds soon

Sheila V Kumar | The Associated Press — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 21:23:28 +0000

Officials say customers at two Louisiana-based energy companies will be receiving refunds as credits on their energy bills this summer.

Members of the state's Public Service Commission voted to let Pineville-based electricity provider Cleco Corp. put a refund on its customers' September bills.

Miners Weather The Slow Burn Of Coal's Demise

Guy Raz — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 21:20:00 +0000

At some point today, you will probably flip on a light switch. That simple action connects you to the oldest and most plentiful source of American electricity: coal.

Since the early 1880s — when Edison and Tesla pioneered the distribution of electrical power into our homes — most of that power has come from the process of burning coal.

Four years ago, something started to change. First it was slow, and then this past month that change became dramatic.

What's Killing 'King Coal' In West Virginia?

Guy Raz — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:46:00 +0000

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

This week, one of the biggest coal mining companies in Central Appalachia, Patriot Coal, filed for bankruptcy protection. Over the past three months, a wave of layoffs has hit coal country hard, and this past month, the share of all U.S. electricity generated from coal hit its lowest level since the 1940s. Our colleague Guy Raz visited Webster County in the middle of West Virginia to find out what's killing King Coal.

GUY RAZ, BYLINE: Just a few weeks ago, the massive steel hopper on the outskirts of Cowan, West Virginia, was humming.

Waste Not, Want Not: Town To Tap Sewers For Energy

editor — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 07:05:00 +0000

Most Americans use electricity, gas or oil to heat and cool their homes. But the small city of Brainerd, Minn., is turning to something a bit less conventional: the sewer.

As it turns out, a sewer — the place where a city's hot showers, dishwashing water and organic matter end up — is a pretty warm place.