Energy Archive » November, 2008

Energy - November, 2008

137 articles

• Tribes Challenge Federal Pipeline Project
• FERC Reaches Settlement Deal With Amaranth
• E.ON To Divest German Assets, Ending EU Probe
• Superior Offshore Equity Holders Push Own Plan
• DOE Cleanup Of Hanford Site 'Too Slow': Wash. Suit
• Superior Offshore Files Disclosure Statement
• USDA Mulls Deregulating GE Corn For Ethanol
• Sierra Club Sues Coal Co. For Fouling Rivers
• Bankrupt VeraSun Entertains Buyout Offer
• Dunmore Settles Oil Spill Suit For $290K
• 19 Years After Spill, Exxon Valdez Checks Going Out
• Judge OKs Reliant Channelview Liquidation Plan
• Skadden Tops List Of 2007 Litigation Revenue Makers
• The Future Of Federal Climate Change Law
• Climate Committee Needs '1 More Term': Pelosi
• DOI Workers Punished In Ethics Scandal
• Midwest Generation To Pay $16.1M For '01 Lockout
• Murphy Oil Sued Over Refinery Emissions
• Newpark, CCS Drop Merger Deal After FTC Challenge
• Beacon Settles Arete's Flywheel Patent Lawsuit
• 9th Circ. Nixes Shell's Arctic Drilling Plan
• Superior Offshore, Creditors File Liquidation Plan
• Industry Groups Can Intervene In Polar Bear Suit
• 11 Thelen Energy Lawyers Jump To Nixon Peabody
• Freedom's Watch Seeks Default Ruling Against OPEC
• SemGroup Asks Court To Force Insiders To Appear
• Chesapeake Energy Hit With Age, Sex Bias Suit
• SEC Subpoenas Able Energy Partner, Auditors
• Energy Line Proposal Draws Green Group's Ire
• FERC Issues Final Rule For Gas Market Disclosures
• Waxman Bumps Dingell From Energy Committee Chair
• LEED Issues New Green Building Guidelines
• Tort Costs Climbed $5.1B In '07: Report
• Solar Power Co. To Make $1.3B Offer For GM Assets
• Sunflower Sues Kan. Officials Over Permit Refusal
• Creditors Approve Reliant Energy Channelview Plan
• EEOC Bias Filing Counts As A 'Charge': 10th Circ.
• Berkshire Gas To Pay $3.8M For Superfund Cleanup
• 9th Circ. Says CERCLA Preempts Statutes Of Repose
• Back To IP Basics With Green Energy Licensing
• NM AG Challenges EPA On Power Plant Permit
• 9th Circ. Tosses School's Suit Over GE Plant
• USW Claims Arbitrator In KeySpan Spat Biased
• Pa. Names Former GE Plant Hazardous Waste Site
• EPA Enforcement Drop Spurs Environmental Litigation
• Winston Welcomes 19 Thelen Attorneys
• Co. Sues Rivals Over Access To Colo. Gas Pipeline
• 3rd-Party Funding Fuels European Litigation Growth
• Waco Oil and Gas Quarry Permit Crushed
• More Investors Join Energytec Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Calif. Raises Renewable Energy Standards — Again
• Ex-Enron Broadband Exec Wins High Court Review
• Former Enserco Trader Settles CFTC Suit
• US Finalizes Plan To Kick-Start Oil Shale Production
• Mining Co. Settles Wrongful Death Suit With Widows
• Sierra Club Sues EPA Over Power Plant Permit
• EPA Sues Berkshire Gas For $2M River Cleanup
• PacifiCorp, Feds Sign $450M Dam Removal Pact
• CO2 Ruling Opens Door To New Regulatory Era
• High Court To Consider Due Process In Massey Case
• UK Court Cuts Sentences For Marine Hose Defendants
• Mining Co. Penalized For Repeat Safety Violations
• Retrospective Reviews Of Petroleum Industry Mergers
• EPA Sues Mining Cos. For Illegal Pollution
• Court Rejects Bid To Revise Exxon Valdez Damages
• Implications Of The UK Carbon Reduction Commitment
• Goldwater Institute Balks At Renewable Energy Rules
• EU Unveils Plan To Boost Energy Efficiency
• Judge Forces Kazakh-Oil Dispute Into Arbitration
• Ousted Chairman Considers Suing Cohen Milstein
• US Attorneys' Offices' Resources Mismanaged: Audit
• Italian Utilities Targets Stogit Over Gas Storage
• MMS Makes Move For Drilling In Va. Waters
• Coalition Pushes EU To Launch CCS Program
• Suit Over Duke Energy Tax Credits Tossed
• Fed. Circ. Vacates $40M Judgment For Boston Edison
• Ex-Thelen Renewable Power Group Joins Reed Smith
• Gas Hydrates Sources Are Vast But Costly: USGS
• Wis. Regulators Reject Coal Power Plant
• Exelon Presents $6.2B Bid For NRG To Stockholders
• US Utility Industry May Need Up To $2T By 2030
• EPA Approves Change To Ill. Air Quality Plan
• E.ON Part Of Electricity 'Oligopoly': German Court
• New Senate Bill: Amending EPCRA To Include GHGs
• Climate Policy Needed To Protect Energy Grid: NERC
• Spain Takes 2nd Look At Gas Natural Merger
• DOJ-BP Oil Spill Deal Premature: EPA Investigator
• Storm Cat Ducks Into Ch. 11 During Dark Times
• Feed-In Tariffs: A Valuable Tool
• Dickstein Hires Former DuPont Counsel Mobley
• Energy Practice: Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
• Awaiting Runoff Discharge Rules For Oil, Gas Sites
• Court Rules FirstEnergy Units Can't Raise Rates
• Russian Antitrust Agency Fines Gazprom $6M
• FERC And Electric Reliability Enforcement
• Last-Minute BLM Land Auction Draws Criticism
• Coast Guard Sues Barge Co. For Oil Spill
• Dallas' Appeal Rejected In Gas Rate-Setting Case
• Damages Against Ariz. Official Slashed Again
• Calif. Agency Sues Cox, Utility For 2007 Fires
• Thelen Energy Group Jumps To Morgan Lewis
• Axed Cohen Milstein Partner Starts Hausfeld LLP
• FERC Lets Harbinger Up Investment In Energy Cos.
• Constellation Faces Another ERISA Class Action
• Plains All American Settles State Claims Over Oil Spill
• Teamwork, Turf Wars For State AGs Under Obama
• SEC Seeks Default Judgment Against GMC Holding
• Energy Regulators Key To Obama Green Efforts
• Plaintiffs Spar Over Exxon Valdez Settlement Payout
• DOE Sets Up $25B Loan Plan For Green Autos
• Transocean Sues Again Over Stena Drillships
• Shell Call Center Workers File FLSA Suit
• GAO Calls For Reports Of Oil Refinery Outages
• Self-Reported FERC Violations Up In FY2008
• VeraSun Seeks Additional $30M In DIP Financing
• Dem Heavyweights Vie For Committee Chair
• Alliance Urges Obama To Prioritize Energy Efficiency
• DOI Could Expedite Drilling Of Federal Land: GAO
• Group Prepares Suit Against Shell Over Nigerian Spills
• Obama Victory Paves Way For Federal Climate Law
• Calif. Voters Say 'No' To Green Car Rebates
• EPA Sues Pipeline Co. For Repeated Oil Spills
• Calif. Voters Reject Renewable Energy Measure
• The LNG Market In Flux: A US Perspective
• NRDC Sues Forest Service Over Rockies Gas Project
• Ex-Gas Trader Gets Prison Time For Faking Deals
• High Court Takes On First Anti-Dumping Case
• Allegheny Power Loses Appeal Over Rate Increases
• Energy Transaction Attys. Join Dickstein From Torys
• Disputed Electricity Contracts Go Back To FERC
• Nigeria Sets Dec. 31 Deadline To End Gas Flaring
• CFTC Claims Jurisidiction In Amaranth Trader Appeal
• FERC's Thought Process On Market Manipulation
• VeraSun Gets Interim Approval For DIP Loan
• Calif. Should Nix Renewable Energy Line: ALJ
• Biofriendly Fined $1.25M For Selling Fuel Additive
• A Tradable REC Market For RPS Compliance In Calif.