Sentences with phrase «by energy companies»

None of its 10 top holdings is debt issued by an energy company.

Other proposals include requiring every energy company to offer social tariffs to vulnerable households and provide clear information to customers showing whether they are on the cheapest tariff offered by their energy company.

Those methods to ensure eagle productivity could range from putting money into a mitigation bank fund to be used in some management action to a direct action by the energy company itself.

30 jobs have been created in town by the energy company.

In June 2016, the SEC issued new FCPA - related disclosure rules for payments made by energy companies in exchange for oil and gas commercial development rights.

In both New York and Illinois, we faced deep - pocketed adversaries — including ones funded by energy companies with a financial interest in closing nuclear plants.

A windfall tax on the billion of pounds profit made by energy companies is being seriously considered by chancellor Alistair Darling.

St Lambertus Cathedral - known by locals as Immerather Dom - in Immerath, was torn down by energy company RWE despite public protests in western Germany.

NEW YORK (Reuters)- A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by energy companies and trade groups to stop New York Governor Andrew Cuomo from providing billions of dollars in subsidies to prop up struggling nuclear power plants in the state.

The aide, Joseph Percoco, was convicted in federal court of three felonies including solicitation of bribes and gratuities in connection with a «low - show» job given to his wife by an energy company with a proposed Hudson Valley power plant seeking various approvals from the Cuomo administration.

The letter to the Environmental Protection Agency from Attorney General Scott Pruitt of Oklahoma carried a blunt accusation: Federal regulators were grossly overestimating the amount of air pollution caused by energy companies drilling new natural gas wells in his state.

With Australians facing further hikes in their electricity and gas bills following moves by energy companies over the weekend to increase bills by up to 20 per cent, Malcolm Turnbull is under pressure to deliver relief for households, small businesses and manufacturers.

«The drop in oil prices in the second half of 2014 resulted in a 30 per cent drop in investment by energy companies in 2015 with the weight being sufficient to drive the economy into negative growth territory in the first half of the year.

Given that the Fisheries Act has been gutted in response to lobbying by energy companies (they found habitat protection «onerous» and it has been removed), government supporters say the infrastructure to protect fish and freshwater is no longer necessary.

Since then, only three shale gas fracking applications have been made, two by Cuadrilla, which have now been refused, and one by energy company Third Energy.

We think that that is the right way forward because it would enable gas and electricity costs to be reduced immediately, and the costs to be recovered over time by the energy companies, which would have the duty to put the energy conservation measures in place.

«It is completely unacceptable that the most vulnerable on pre-payment meters should be targeted by the energy companies to pay more than their fair share - the practice should be banned at once.»

For weeks before the hearing, environmental groups campaigned to urge lawmakers to block Pruitt's nomination, saying his litigation as Oklahoma attorney general may have been influenced by energy companies and industry groups that contributed to his election campaigns.

A few titles hint at some unusual perspectives as well: «Poachers as protectors,» and «Penguins and Pipelines» — that one presented by an energy company.

The work of Soon, and a handful of like - minded scientists, is seen by a critics in Congress and elsewhere as a case study in how this deadlock has been engineered by energy companies and antiregulation conservatives.

Investing in the energy sector can be riskier than other types of investment activities because of a range of factors, including price fluctuation caused by real and perceived inflationary trends and political developments, and the cost assumed by energy companies in complying with environmental safety regulations.

A comparison will be very helpful in clarifying the impact of changed practices by energy companies so far, and what remains to be done.

Later, I realized that Michaels — a prime skeptic who received income through his affiliation with the Cato Institute, an antiregulatory group that was supported substantially by energy companies — had essentially entered the mainstream.

Ellsberg emphasized the need to look for whistleblowers on various issues, including national security and climate denial efforts by energy companies.

Professor Niklas Höhne of NewClimate Institute, one of the three members of the CAT consortium, said: «We found examples around the world where people are reaping the benefits by switching off lights in cities at night, switching to LEDs, smart lighting and smart metering, apps provided by energy companies to encourage customers to save energy or to use appliances at off - peak hours.»

Remember this, next time you hear people claiming that climate scientists are only in it for the money, or that environmentalists are trying to create a communist world government: these ideas were devised and broadcast by energy companies.

The wind farm explosion, akin to a «gold rush,» according to one state official, is being fueled by state tax breaks and a rush by energy companies to take...

The bank was alleged to have been liable for misrepresentations by an energy company in its function as a «promoter» for a public offering by the company.

The plaintiff was employed by an energy company, where his employer and another energy company were drilling for oil.

Our regulatory team has helped some of the world's largest refiners and producers of innovative renewable energy technology understand and navigate the unique environmental and regulatory pressures faced by energy companies.

Each passive investor — new or existing — is required to hold bonds issued by energy companies in proportion to their overall market capitalization, while we suppose that each active investor may individually choose their preferred allocation.

Is your only evidence that the Heartland Institute is not funded by energy companies a single email from the director of the Institute?

The double - spired church, thought to have been built between 1880 and 1890 and the farming village surrounding it was bought out by energy company RWE.

A federal judge this week dismissed a lawsuit by energy companies and trade groups to stop Cuomo from providing billions of dollars in subsidies to prop up struggling nuclear power plants in the state.

Percoco was convicted of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud; conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud; and solicitation of bribes and gratuities in connection with a low - show job given to his wife by an energy company with a downstate power plant interest before the Cuomo administration.

The Guardian: «Electricity prices spikes caused by energy companies «gaming» the system, report finds» 2016/08/11, by Michael Slezak.

Nuclear plants generate a lot of power, and so there's a lot of money to be made by the energy companies that replace them.

Next door in Pennsylvania, natural gas development is creating jobs and fueling local economies as farmers have reinvigorated their operations over the past decade with lease and royalty payments paid by energy companies.

Oil prices have fallen more than 15 percent since March 4 to a six - year low of $ 42.3, wiping out $ 7 billion of market value of high - yield debt issued by energy companies.

Percoco's wife, Lisa, got paid three times as much as a co-worker — and as much as their boss — by an energy company that was seeking a lucrative state contract at the time, was «sloppy» and «really sub-par,» according to testimony at the former aide's corruption trial.