Gas pipeline to connect Texas/Louisiana with Ohio/Pennsylvania
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Memphis – Homeowners in Germantown, TN, who live along the right of way to a natural gas pipeline, received notices in June, from...
Living on the line, Mayflower, AR
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The lily pads and vegetation are gone. In their place are containment booms, mud, and foil pie pans tied to trees, to discourage birds...
Partisanship trumps jobs for Arkansas Delta congressmen
Two conservative lawmakers representing the Arkansas Delta voted for a bill that sacrificed local jobs and business development in their districts.
Tim Griffin, R-District 2, and Rick Crawford, R-District 1...
Congressional dysfunction costs Delta jobs, business expansion
News Friday (June 28) that Nordex Inc. is closing it’s wind turbine plant in Jonesboro, AR is the latest effect of a gridlocked congress and a disjointed national energy...
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EPA stands pat on strict emissions controls for oil storage
12.52 pm -- While oil and gas producers were pushing for less stringent standards, environmental groups banded together to pressure the EPA into keeping the rules in place.
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Hybrids vs Electric cars: which is better for the environment?
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A recent analysis by climatecentral.org measures the environmental impact of electric versus hybrid cars in all states. States that rely heavily on fossil fuels like coal...
Long live the clothespin
9.45 pm -- Are you one of the growing multitude of clothes washers who defy neighborhood covenants and bluejays to air-dry your laundry on the line? Do you have...
Oil and gas industry report touts new jobs
12.05 pm -- You can dislike the energy source itself, you can dislike the technology used in extraction, but the fact is the oil and gas industry are creating...
Michigan manages a good deal on renewables
6.30 pm -- Tax credits, technology lead to cost savings, tax reduction
"Consumers Energy ... fast-tracked a Michigan wind farm project to take advantage of expiring federal tax credits... the...