Sentences with phrase «state energy interests»

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Fossil - fuel subsidies drain government budgets, throwing up a fiscal wall that blocks state support for clean energy while protecting the interests of the oil industry.

The policy shift followed months of agonizing over the proposed takeover of two Alberta energy firms — Nexen Inc. and Progress Energy — by Chinese and Malaysian state interests, respectively, which were eventually appenergy firms — Nexen Inc. and Progress Energy — by Chinese and Malaysian state interests, respectively, which were eventually appEnergy — by Chinese and Malaysian state interests, respectively, which were eventually approved.

The energy interests of the United States, Mexico and Canada are so integrated, it would be in no one country's interests to undo them, industry experts say.

One of the more interesting inclusions in the finalized Clean Power Plan is the «Clean Energy Incentive Program,» which incentivizes states that move more quickly on meeting their carbon emissions targets.

A four - page bill signed by the state's governor declares that the installation of energy storage by utility customers is in the public interest, and prohibits discriminatory charges or regulatory burdens from interfering with this.

Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) notes that this bill makes Colorado one of the first states to declare that utility customers have a right to install energy storage, and SEIA's interest in the new law shows the growing importance of energy storage to solar maEnergy Industries Association (SEIA) notes that this bill makes Colorado one of the first states to declare that utility customers have a right to install energy storage, and SEIA's interest in the new law shows the growing importance of energy storage to solar maenergy storage, and SEIA's interest in the new law shows the growing importance of energy storage to solar maenergy storage to solar markets.

There were also adjustments made in adjacent state requirements» five public interest category scoring weights, which could impact the siting of renewable energy systems inside or outside of Illinois..

If more and more states have a vested interest in clean energy, climate politics could start to shift, too.

** Enbridge Inc denied conflict of interest claims on Tuesday after a media report found that the head of United States energy regulator had been paying $ 50 a day for a property near Capitol Hill linked to the chairman of a key Washington lobby firm that represents the Calgary - based pipeline company.

A barbecue is usually given by the inhabitants of some rural district desirous of giving candidates an opportunity to state, that, if elected, all their energies will be devoted to the interests of their constituents and the public weal, and that they pledge themselves, that, when their tenure of office shall expire, they will restore the high trust committed to their hands unsullied, etc..

(c) Accordingly, it is the policy of the United States that executive departments and agencies (agencies) immediately review existing regulations that potentially burden the development or use of domestically produced energy resources and appropriately suspend, revise, or rescind those that unduly burden the development of domestic energy resources beyond the degree necessary to protect the public interest or otherwise comply with the law.

ALBANY, NY (12/09/2010)(readMedia)-- Governor David A. Paterson today announced the beginning of a New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) program to provide homeowners with free or reduced - priced energy assessments and low - interest loans to finance energy - saving improveEnergy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) program to provide homeowners with free or reduced - priced energy assessments and low - interest loans to finance energy - saving improveenergy assessments and low - interest loans to finance energy - saving improveenergy - saving improvements.

It was a reference — borrowed, as noted several times in the trial, from «The Sopranos» TV show — to more than $ 300,000 in payments allegedly steered Percoco's way from a Syracuse development firm and an energy company with a power plant interest before the state.

WHEREAS, New York is committed to implementing new policies to promote the efficient use of energy and natural resources in the interest of the long - term protection and enhancement of the State's environment, economy and public health;

The state is giving more time for energy and environmental interests to react to a multibillion dollar plan by the administration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo that would subsidize renewable energy and nuclear power.

Metzger is also the director of Citizens for Local Power, a local not - for - profit organization that provides a voice for community interests at the New York State Public Service Commission, serves as a local utility watchdog and promotes a more equitable, affordable, locally based clean - energy economy.

Two state agencies that supported and provided key approvals for state energy projects involved in a federal investigation into improper lobbying and undisclosed conflicts of interest — NYSERDA and the PSC — have been subpoenaed as part of the probe.

A coalition of groups including the New York Public Interest Research Group and Food & Water Watch announced Wednesday the launch of a campaign aimed at blocking a planned surcharge on utility bills that was a key component of the state's new Clean Energy Standard regulations.

«It is unfortunate that your organization has decided to deal with a serious issue — climate change — with a cheap stunt that not only misleads, but offers no workable alternatives,» wrote Richard Kauffman, the state's energy and finance chairman, to New York Public Interest Group Executive Director Blair Horner.

The state is giving more time for energy and environmental interests to react to a multibillion dollar plan by the Cuomo administration that would subsidize renewable energy and nuclear power.

«I am pleased that LG, Scenic Hudson, NRDC and others were able to reach an agreement that benefits the economic and environmental interests of the people of the Bronx, Westchester, and all of New York and New Jersey,» said Congressman Eliot Engel, a senior member of the United States House of Representatives» Energy and Commerce Committee.

«Cuomo's leadership could inspire a domino effect of related pipeline rejections as other states begin to put the protection of water and our climate before flawed energy projects that do not serve the public interest.»

The candidate is perhaps best - known regionally as the founder / director of Citizens for Local Power, a local not - for - profit organization that provides a voice for community interests at the New York State Public Service Commission, serves as a local utility watchdog and promotes a more equitable, affordable, locally based clean - energy economy.

This Request for Expression of Interest (RFEI) is to establish interest from potential investors willing to consider collaborating with the Buffalo and Erie County Industrial Land Development Corporation (ILDC) on the construction of a state - of - the - art commercial building for the purpose of advancing renewable energy construction throughout the region and thInterest (RFEI) is to establish interest from potential investors willing to consider collaborating with the Buffalo and Erie County Industrial Land Development Corporation (ILDC) on the construction of a state - of - the - art commercial building for the purpose of advancing renewable energy construction throughout the region and thinterest from potential investors willing to consider collaborating with the Buffalo and Erie County Industrial Land Development Corporation (ILDC) on the construction of a state - of - the - art commercial building for the purpose of advancing renewable energy construction throughout the region and the state.

One of the interesting things that we could get of rid of is daylight saving time, which, they did some studies in Indiana, where different parts of the state had different times and it's not really the electricity or the energy saver that we've been told it is.

A simple visual comparison of data maps released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Energy that display ADHD prevalence rates by state and solar intensities (sunlight) across the country, respectively, reveals an interesting pattern indicative of an association.

The new department must take an interest, along with the State and Defense Departments, in these two forces that combine to raise the ante on energy independence.

Tidal energy has made headway in recent years in Europe and Canada, and it is attracting growing interest inside the United States.

The 2005 Energy Act gave the DOE «backup authority» to approve new power lines over state objections, by designating «national interest electric transmission corridors.»

The sage grouse's remaining population is spread over 67 million hectares in 11 western states, pitting it against farming, ranching, mining, and energy interests.

As such, the density of states at zero energy is zero, and the fermion is immune to many interesting thermodynamic effects.

Lewis Hay, executive chair of NextEra Energy, based in Juno Beach, Florida, stated that young students often don't know what jobs a STEM education can lead to, and so acquiring math and science skills doesn't interest them.

The export of wind energy to the United States — a recent request for proposals for clean electricity in Massachusetts has clearly demonstrated strong interest in exports of Canadian wind energy on both sides of the border

ALEC is leading the nationally - coordinated attack on state renewable portfolio standards as part of an ambitious dirty energy agenda for the members of its anti-environmental task force, like Koch Industries, ExxonMobil, Peabody Energy, Duke Energy and other major oil, gas and coal inteenergy agenda for the members of its anti-environmental task force, like Koch Industries, ExxonMobil, Peabody Energy, Duke Energy and other major oil, gas and coal inteEnergy, Duke Energy and other major oil, gas and coal inteEnergy and other major oil, gas and coal interests.

Bretschger's lab has also been supported by Synthetic Genomics Inc., the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the California State Public Interest Energy Research Energy Innovations Small Grant program, and the San Diego Foundation Blasker Science and Technology award.

Sadly, this ends up being a political thriller that will probably appeal only to those that are already on the side of Gaghan in the indictment of the United States and its complicity in keeping the Middle East chaotic, all in the interest of supremacy in the energy field.

10th Annual Healing Touch California Regional Symposium, bringing together Healing Touch practitioners, students and instructors from all Healing Touch organizations, along with people interested in HT and energy work, in a state - wide celebration of sharing, learning and joy.

Her interests lie with quantum physics, zero point energy (the ground state of all matter as always being in motion) and the underlying energy field that connects all things.

I have never seen that textbook in the United States, and that is because political interests linked to fossil fuels have ensured that we don't do renewable energy research in this country.

It may not be the most stylish step forward but it's an important one: The Department of Interior has announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has made a «finding of no competitive interest» regarding a proposed undersea electric transmission line in the Mid-Atlantic states.

In addition to increased attention to renewable energy at the state level, businesses are showing interest in using renewable energy sources for their electricity needs.

There are other factors, of course: state legislatures that can't spare the money from already stretched budgets, or won't spare it due to interests in traditional energy markets, or constituencies that haven't pulled together to demand a shift towards clean energy.

«There is a clear conflict of interest — Glenn Vaad was a high - ranking representative of a corporate lobbying group that is coordinating a national attack on clean energy,» explains Gabe Elsner, Executive Director for the Energy and Policy Institute, «In the past year, ALEC's utility and fossil fuel members lobbied lawmakers in at least 15 states to introduce legislation repealing Renewable Energy Portfolio Stanenergy,» explains Gabe Elsner, Executive Director for the Energy and Policy Institute, «In the past year, ALEC's utility and fossil fuel members lobbied lawmakers in at least 15 states to introduce legislation repealing Renewable Energy Portfolio StanEnergy and Policy Institute, «In the past year, ALEC's utility and fossil fuel members lobbied lawmakers in at least 15 states to introduce legislation repealing Renewable Energy Portfolio StanEnergy Portfolio Standards.

Fossil fuel and utility interests have used lobbyists and 2016 campaign contributions to influence state legislators in Ohio, and to drive renewed attacks on clean energy policies in the Buckeye Sstate legislators in Ohio, and to drive renewed attacks on clean energy policies in the Buckeye StateState.

As with most energy markets, it just took things coming together for the right projects to be built with the interest from the state utilities to purchase the power.»

That EPA letter certainly played a part — as did sustained grassroots advocacy efforts, exposes on conflicts of interest between State and the pipeline's profiteers, and relentless debunking of false jobs and energy security promises — in the State Department's move to punt the decision for a year, take a fresh look at the proposals, and go back to the drawing board to create a new supplemental environmental impact statement.

The president chose the politics of a few over sound science and fundamental economics, ideology over the national interest, to cause a stunning defeat for the United States, American energy security and America's energy partnership with Canada — and a stunning victory for countries like Venezuela, which will benefit from the U.S. saying no to the oil Keystone XL would bring from Canada and the U.S. Bakken region.

Energy Commission staff requests participation of the state's major utilities, including PG&E, SCE, SDG&E, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and Sacramento Municipal Utility District, as well as other interested parties in this workshop.

In fact, most states with renewable energy standards have chosen to stand by their bipartisan commitments to clean energy, and reject the disinformation campaign funded by fossil fuel and utility interests.

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