Energy Archive » April, 2008

Energy - April, 2008

122 articles

• Pepco Asks FERC To Change PJM's Peak Hour Tariffs
• National Grid Appeals £41.6M Competition Fine
• 'Green Guide' Revisions And Green Advertising
• Omni Will Pay $1M To Settle Compensation Claims
• Regulator Lets Duke Keep Nuclear Costs Under Wraps
• FERC OKs Its Part Of JP Morgan-Bear Deal
• Senate Eyes Repeal Of Oil And Gas Incentives
• EPA Risk Assessment Is Too Political: Democrats
• Defendants Renew Dismissal Bids In Natural Gas MDL
• FINRA Panel Throws Out H&R Block Complaint
• Exxon Among Least Transparent Energy Firms: Study
• Sparrows Point LNG, Pipeline Plan Gets Initial OK
• Bill Would Allow Private Suits Over Pollution
• 10th Circuit OKs Grocery Store Food, Gas Bundling
• Energytec CEO Lied About Past Legal Troubles: SEC
• Justice Refuses Recusal In Wheeling-Pitt Case
• Ethanol May Not Justify High Food Prices: Lawmakers
• Con Ed Proposes $17M Settlement Over Blackout
• Democrats Renew Push To Halt Oil-Reserve Deliveries
• EU Biodiesel Group Calls For Dumping Probe Of U.S.
• Apache Can Shun Anti-Bias Proposal: Judge
• For Calpine Stakeholders, Plan Participation Was Key
• NLRB's Case Proceeds Against Massey
• Reliant Energy Wants Chapter 11 Trustee Appointed
• Constellation Hit With FLSA Suit
• Rhode Island Neighborhood Settles With Utility
• Protecting Inventions Involving Biofuel Feedstock
• Del. Courts Best For Tort, Contract Litigation: Study
• Appeals Court Hands Atna Another Setback
• Lawmakers Seek 'Enron-Style' Probe Into Oil Prices
• Justices Weigh Burden Of Proof In Age Bias Action
• Calif. Suit Against Powerex Preempted: 9th Circuit
• Alaska Rejects ExxonMobil's North Slope Plan
• Marathon Oil Faces FLSA Suit From Store Workers
• Manufacturers Team With EPA To Reduce Energy Use
• MMC Energy Files Claim Against Founder
• Energy And Environment Partner Leaps To Sutherland
• Trademark Applications Go Gaga For 'Green': Report
• DOT Proposes 25% Boost In Fuel Efficiency
• High Court Rejects Another Exxon Damages Case
• Judge Kicks Fee Bid In Shell Case To Arbitration
• High Court To Hear Anti-Dumping Case
• California Weighs Its Own Cap-And-Trade Program
• Baker Hughes Hit With FLSA Suit For Overtime Pay
• SoCal Air Quality Authority Abused Discretion: Court
• Tougher Mine Safety Rules Take Effect
• FERC Grants Approval To $7.4B Puget Energy Merger
• FERC Asks For Comment On Annual Charges
• DOJ Urges Court To Toss Vermont Emissions Ruling
• Chevron Enterprise Faces $300M Fine
• U.S. Energy Seeks Two-Month Exclusivity Extension
• Chicago Suburb Hits Exelon Unit With Class Action
• FERC Affirms Market-Based Rate Rules With 1 Change
• FERC Changes Rate-Setting Process To Include MLPs
• Judge Declines To Toss Shenango's Claims V. Massey
• Appellate Court Upholds FERC's Entergy Cost Scheme
• New Rules Clarify Pipeline Safety Orders, Permits
• Lawmakers Ask GAO To Investigate Hanford Site
• Federal Courts See Huge Rise In Class Actions
• Venezuela To Impose Massive Tax On Oil Companies
• Judge Keeps Natural Gas Antitrust Suit Alive
• Va. High Court Pulls Plug On Allegheny Rate Hike
• Constellation Sues Over Power Purchase Agreement
• Coudert Backs Off Massey Complaint
• FCP Proxy Fight Ends When CEO Resigns
• High Court To Hear Power Plant Intake Case
• More Calif. Wildfire Victims File Negligence Suits
• Senators Tweak Climate Bill To Make It Deficit-Neutral
• Capco Energy Files For Chapter 11
• Nuclear Power Plant Fined For Sleeping Guards
• Mass. Superfund Plaintiffs May Face Double Trouble
• Environmentalists Claim Victory Over LNG Facility
• FutureGen Alliance Scrambles To Keep Project Alive
• GAO Finds Holes In MSHA's Mine Safety Oversight
• EPA Settles Lawsuit Over Power Plant Emissions
• McDermott Lures Veteran Energy Star From Akin
• Senate Votes To Extend Clean Energy Tax Incentives
• France's Total SA Is Target Of Russian Suit
• Judge OKs Massey's $20M Settlement With EPA
• Clean Energy Act Could Make It Onto Calif. Ballot
• N.Y. Governor Objects To Long Island LNG Project
• Rule Change Gives Teeth To U.K. Energy Watchdog
• Former Federal Administrator Joins Hunton
• Senate CAFE Standards Bill On The Road To Debate
• For Investors, Indian Country Presents Unique Issues
• Apache Sues Pensions Over Anti-Discrimination Push
• Halliburton Sued In Dispute Over Remediation Costs
• Eight States To Split $24M In AEP Pollution Deal
• Tribes Settle Salmon Suit For $900M
• U.K.'s Energy Watchdog Probes Scottish Power Cos.
• $1M Resolves ConocoPhillips' Clean Water Violations
• Legislature OKs Constellation Energy Settlement
• 6th Circuit Reverses Valero's Victory On Contract
• Bill Would Give LNG Siting Power Back To States
• Personal Data On Ex-FERC Employees Goes Missing
• Vermonters Call For Antitrust Probe Of Big Oil
• Uranium Digging Near Grand Canyon Stopped For Now
• Ethanol Fuel Harms Boat Engines, Lawsuit Claims
• Pollutants Wafting From Duke Energy Plant: Sierra
• U.S. Energy Biogas Closes Bankruptcy Chapter
• Moncrief Brings New Suit Against Gazprom In Texas
• Laws Set Stage For Carbon Trading Opportunities
• Puget Sound Energy Fined $1.25M In Records Case
• DOE's Morgan Lewis Hire Not All Kosher: Inspector
• Massey Cleared Of $76.3M Verdict, Again
• $20M Closes PG&E's 'Erin Brockovich' Chapter
• Witnesses Defend Oil Speculation At Senate Hearing
• Massey And Justice Starcher Clash Over Recusal
• Lawmakers Prod EPA To Act On Greenhouse Gases
• Utah Miners' Families Seek Recompense
• Dueling Seismology Patents Spur Lawsuit
• Chevron Could Face $16B Bill For Amazon Pollution
• FERC Approves $85.7M Settlement Over Energy Crisis
• Sonnenschein Nabs D.C.-Based Energy Group
• House Committee Votes To Subpoena EPA Documents
• DOE's Depleted Uranium Could Be Worth Billions: GAO
• In Contentious Move, EPA Takes Over Greka Site
• Enron Creditors Get Another $1.3B In Distributions
• Md. Energy Users To Get Heads-Up On 'Green' Charges
• Ex-Chevron Engineer Awarded $500K For Legal Fees
• Skilling Pins Hopes On 5th Circuit Ruling
• Jury Awards Siemens $3.7M In Trade Secrets Case