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NM Oil Production Jumps 46 Percent
May 23, 2013 10:19 am | CommentsAccording to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, oil production in New Mexico has increased by nearly 50 percent over the last three years, making it one of five western states that have helped boost national production over the last three years.
Nuclear Watchdog: Japan Plant Sits on Active Fault
May 23, 2013 10:17 am | by MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press | CommentsJapan's Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday endorsed a panel's conclusion that a seismic fault running underneath one of two reactors at an atomic plant in western Japan is active, making the reactor's restart virtually impossible.
Protesters Rally at FirstEnergy Meeting in W.Va.
May 22, 2013 9:40 am | by VICKI SMITH, Associated Press | CommentsAt least 200 union workers picketed FirstEnergy Corp.'s annual shareholder meeting in West Virginia on Tuesday, demanding the Ohio-based utility hire enough people to keep the power on without forcing an ever-shrinking labor force to work as many as 1,800 hours of overtime a year.
Ill. House Committee OKs Fracking Regulatory Bill
May 22, 2013 9:36 am | by REGINA GARCIA CANO, Associated Press | CommentsA proposal that aims to create thousands of jobs in southern Illinois by kick-starting high-volume oil and gas drilling while regulating the hydraulic fracturing industry cleared the House Executive Committee Tuesday in an 11-0 vote, sending it on to the House floor.
Solar Industry Pushes for More Use in Ga.
May 22, 2013 9:30 am | by RAY HENRY, Associated Press | CommentsThe solar industry in Georgia is pushing a power monopoly to expand its use of solar energy as it plans to meet the state's electricity needs over the next two decades. State utility regulators heard testimony Tuesday on the energy plans from Southern Co. subsidiary Georgia Power, which must submit new plans every three years.
NRC Will Discuss Safety Assessment of SC Nuclear Plant
May 22, 2013 9:25 am | CommentsFederal nuclear regulators are meeting with managers from Westinghouse Electric Co. to talk about safety at the company's nuclear fuel fabrication plant near Columbia. Officials from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission are slated to hold a public meeting at the South Carolina State Museum on Tuesday.
Coast Guard Begins Drill Barge Grounding Inquiry
May 22, 2013 9:23 am | by DAN JOLING, Associated Press | CommentsThe grounding of a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill barge off a remote Alaska island began with a bracket connected to a tow line being ripped off the vessel in heavy Gulf of Alaska weather, a Shell official testified Monday. Damage to the ship from the grounding was a factor in Shell's decision not to drill in Arctic waters in 2013.
Hundreds Seek Compensation in Japan Nuclear Crisis
May 22, 2013 9:21 am | by MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press | CommentsNearly 700 residents from Hippo district in Japan's Miyagi prefecture, just northeast of Fukushima, filed a claim Tuesday with a government arbitration office demanding that they be given the same compensation as residents of Fukushima.
Schweitzer Elected Chairman of Stillwater Board
May 21, 2013 8:19 am | by MATT GOURAS & MATTHEW BROWN, Associated Press | CommentsFormer Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Monday that he is "focused like a laser" on improving the Stillwater Mining Co. after being elected chairman of the board — but he also isn't ruling out a potential U.S. Senate run, saying he's good at "keeping a couple of balls in the air."
Families Sue Whirlpool Over Ohio Cancer Cluster
May 21, 2013 8:10 am | by JOHN SEEWER, Associated Press | CommentsThe wait for answers is far from over for parents who for years have lived with the worry of not knowing what's behind the mysterious cancers that have sickened dozens of children in a rural area of northern Ohio. Despite a federal civil lawsuit that points toward a possible cause, the issue is far from settled.
Firm to Appeal Nuclear Plant Whistleblower Case
May 21, 2013 8:07 am | by ROXANA HEGEMAN, Associated Press | CommentsAn engineering firm accused of firing a whistleblower for reporting unsafe conditions at an eastern Kansas nuclear power plant plans to appeal the ruling by federal regulators, the firm said Monday.
Alaska Unveils Plan to Assess Gas, Oil in ANWR
May 21, 2013 8:05 am | by BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press | CommentsAlaska has unveiled a plan to determine the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's oil and gas potential, as the state looks to reinvigorate the debate over whether to drill on the refuge's coastal plain.
FirstEnergy Defends $1B Power Plant Deal
May 21, 2013 8:03 am | by VICKI SMITH, Associated Press | CommentsThe $1.1 billion cost of selling a coal-fired power plant from one FirstEnergy Corp. subsidiary to another is "a reasonable price for protection" against the more expensive option of buying electricity on the spot market to meet demand in West Virginia, a utility executive said Monday.
Coal Operator Plans 7 Mines in Eastern Kentucky
May 21, 2013 8:01 am | by BRUCE SCHREINER, Associated Press | CommentsA longtime coal operator plans to open seven mines in the heart of the eastern Kentucky coalfields in a venture expected to create more than 250 jobs in a hard-pressed region where several thousand mining jobs have disappeared in recent years.
Coast Guard to Take Testimony on Shell Grounding
May 20, 2013 8:42 am | by DAN JOLING, Associated Press | CommentsCircumstances surrounding the grounding of a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill barge off a remote Alaska island will be explored in a public hearing in Anchorage. The Coast Guard says a marine casualty investigation into the grounding of the Kulluk will begin at noon Monday at the Loussac Library and could last two weeks.
