Energy & Fuel

April 15, 2011

Green Business Forum at the Green Living Show [1]

Join us as leading businesses and NGOs discuss the environmental impacts of Canada’s resource-based economy at The Green Living Show’s Business Forum in Toronto, Ontario. Gain a better understanding of the key economic and environmental issues from key players who outline their challenges and accomplishments as they seek common ground on goals that often compete — profit and the planet.

Other Events [2]

Visibility:

Public [3]

Topics on the Beat:

Waste [4]

Technology [5]

Pollution [6]

Policy [7]

Planning & Growth [8]

Natural Resources [9]

Forests [10]

Environmental Politics [11]

Environmental Health [12]

Energy & Fuel [13]

Economy & Business [14]

Consumer [15]

Climate Change [16]

Region:

Canada [17]

"Obama Calls For Deep Cuts In U.S. Oil Imports" [18]

"President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed to cut U.S. oil imports by a third over 10 years, a goal that eluded his predecessors and seen as extremely ambitious by analysts skeptical it can succeed."

Energy & Fuel [13]

Climate Change [16]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [19]

Source: Reuters [20], 03/31/2011

Read more about "Obama Calls For Deep Cuts In U.S. Oil Imports" [18]

On-Farm Renewable Energy Generation Rises Sharply [21]

The first national report on renewable energy generation on farms and ranches indicates that the number of solar, wind, and methane digestion energy sources is increasing substantially. The US Dept. of Agriculture report, based on 2009 data, provides information on multiple factors.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [22]

Topics on the Beat:

Energy & Fuel [13]

Agriculture [23]

Visibility:

Public [3]

Read more about On-Farm Renewable Energy Generation Rises Sharply [21]

"Oil and Gas Industry Sitting on 7,200 Drilling Permits" [24]

"The oil and gas industry has nearly 7,200 permits to drill on public lands that it has yet to use, according to Bureau of Land Management data obtained by Greenwire."

Energy & Fuel [13]

Environmental Politics [11]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [19]

Source: Greenwire [25], 03/30/2011

Read more about "Oil and Gas Industry Sitting on 7,200 Drilling Permits" [24]

"Find Electric Vehicle Charging Stations on Google Maps" [26]

"Charging up electric vehicles on the road is easier and more convenient now that Google has started adding charging station locations to the Google Maps platform."

Energy & Fuel [13]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [19]

Source: ENS [27], 03/24/2011

Read more about "Find Electric Vehicle Charging Stations on Google Maps" [26]

Japan Nuclear Crisis: Non-Disclosure Hides Multitude of Sins [28]

As a quake-stricken Japanese nuclear plant continues to spew radiation into the environment, journalists and people across the world are getting an unwelcome lesson in how secrecy can threaten people's health and safety. A New York Times team finally on March 16 did the story on the withholding of information. Read their coverage, as well as others.

SEJ Publication Types:

WatchDog TipSheet [29]

Topics on the Beat:

Pollution [6]

Energy & Fuel [13]

Disasters [30]

Region:

Asia [31]

Visibility:

Public [3]

Read more about Japan Nuclear Crisis: Non-Disclosure Hides Multitude of Sins [28]

"Salazar Opens 750M Tons of Wyo. Coal To Mining" [32]

"Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced plans Tuesday to auction off vast coal reserves in Wyoming over the next five months, unleashing a significant but controversial power source amid uncertainty about clean and safe energy development."

Energy & Fuel [13]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [19]

Source: AP [33], 03/23/2011

Read more about "Salazar Opens 750M Tons of Wyo. Coal To Mining" [32]

March 30, 2011

Nuclear in the Spotlight [34]

A chance to express hope for Japan and a green future…Please join us at this important event. Proceeds to go to Japan relief efforts as well as to OCAA. With performances by Mike Ford, Meghan Morrison, Richard Underhill, Michael Louis Johnson, the Raging Grannies, and more. Special guest speaker Kevin Kamps from Beyond Nuclear will address the current situation in Japan. Wed. March 30, 7:30 p.m. Annex Live, 296 Brunswick (at Bloor), Toronto.

Other Events [2]

Visibility:

Public [3]

Topics on the Beat:

Policy [7]

Nuclear Power & Radiation [35]

Energy & Fuel [13]

Disasters [30]

Activism [36]

Region:

Canada [17]

"Former NRC Member Says Renaissance Is Dead, for Now" [37]

"The birth of the 'nuclear renaissance' and proposed construction of up to 100 new nuclear reactors in the United States will be crippled by the crisis in Japan as regulators struggle to incorporate 'lessons learned' into the country's existing nuclear fleet, a former member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said [Friday]."

Economy & Business [14]

Energy & Fuel [13]

Nuclear Power & Radiation [35]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [19]

Source: Greenwire [38], 03/21/2011

Read more about "Former NRC Member Says Renaissance Is Dead, for Now" [37]

March 21, 2011

Webcast: Briefing on NRC Response to Recent Nuclear Events in Japan [39]

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will be briefed by its staff on the NRC’s response to the ongoing nuclear event in Japan in a public meeting on March 21, 9-11 a.m. at NRC HQ in Rockville, Md. The event will be webcast.

News Events & Press Conferences [40]

Visibility:

Public [3]

Topics on the Beat:

Energy & Fuel [13]

Disasters [30]

Region:

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [41]

Green Business Forum at the Green Living Show [1]

Nuclear in the Spotlight [34]

Webcast: Briefing on NRC Response to Recent Nuclear Events in Japan [39]

Pages