Energy In America - Page 78

December 22, 2015

Keystone Pipeline fate in U.S. in limbo but construction moves forward in Canada

On an unusually warm February morning -- at least by the rugged standards of rural northern Alberta-- a dozen construction workers were bundled up welding together the steel framework for the huge oil containers that will mark the starting point for the Keystone XL pipeline. But where the pipeline goes remains a question for Canadian and U.S. officials.

December 21, 2015

Clean energy debate renews fighting in Oregon

Dan Springer reports

December 16, 2015

Congressional spending deal would lift ban on US oil exports

Mike Emanuel reports from Capitol Hill

December 1, 2015

Energy in America: A Look Inside Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant

As public concern over a "Fukushima type event" continues to fester in the communities surrounding the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant in Buchanan, New York, local lawmakers and members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission are keeping a vigilant eye on the double domed plant that sits along the Hudson River.

December 1, 2015

On the Job Hunt: Boom in oil industry creates wealth of jobs in North Dakota

When it comes to jobs, they say they need everything from A to Z, just like the Yellow Pages. The once rural town of Williston is projected to double and maybe even triple in the next five years because it is in the heart of the what locals refer to as the rockin' Bakken, an oil and gas rich swath of western North Dakota.  

December 1, 2015

Energy in America: Drilling Contract Regrets for Some New York Landowners

Hundreds of landowners in upstate New York who signed leases allowing energy companies to drill for natural gas on their property have filed or joined lawsuits trying to break or renegotiate the contracts. Many are arguing they should be getting far more money. Some say the environmental impact may be much greater than they were told.

November 30, 2015

Sudden gasoline price spikes have experts scrambling for explanation

The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded Friday was $3.67, up from last month's $3.38. Diesel's up almost as much.  

November 29, 2015

Energy in America: Turning Landfills Into Gas

In the San Francisco Bay Area, hundreds of garbage trucks are running on LNG: liquefied natural gas, made right at the dump. Because next to all that trash sits the world's largest biofuel plant recycling landfill gas into something beneficial.

November 29, 2015

CO2 emissions in US drop to 20-year low; some experts optimistic on global warming

In a surprising turnaround, the amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere in the U.S. has fallen dramatically to its lowest level in 20 years, and government officials say the biggest reason is that cheap and plentiful natural gas has led many power plant operators to switch from dirtier-burning coal.

November 29, 2015

Energy in America: Keystone XL's Oil Sands Pipeline Up in the Air

The national environmental fight over the oil sands in Canada has reached a flashpoint in a pipeline battle. TransCanada wants to build a 2,000-mile pipeline from the oil sands of Alberta to refineries in Texas.