Bill O’Reilly, Solar Power, The Art Of Journalism and Me
COMMENTARY BY TOM ROONEY Journalism, the saying goes, is the art of writing and talking with complete authority about something you know nothing about. And nowhere was this art of journalism practiced...
View ArticleCopenhagen’s ‘Meaningful Agreement’ Is Just the Beginning
BY ANNE LAUVERGEON and JIM ROGERS COMMENTARY A “meaningful agreement.” President Obama refused to take no for an answer as he negotiated with world leaders during the recent United Nations climate...
View Article‘Cap And Innovate’ For Electric Utilities
COMMENTARY The Kerry-Graham-Lieberman bill is expected to be released in the coming weeks. It is a very important step forward in the climate debate. We need federal action on climate legislation now....
View ArticleFor Grid Expansion, Think ‘Subregionally’
COMMENTARY When—not if—we pass climate legislation we will put the United States on a path towards a low-carbon electric generation sector. As part of this shift, we’ll need more transmission,...
View ArticleTime for SPP To Join MISO?
COMMENTARY One of the ways America’s leaders should jump-start our economy is through energy policies that encourage the development of a comprehensive portfolio of electric power sources. In this...
View ArticleClimate Change and the Future: When You Know Trouble is Coming
COMMENTARY Most of us greet news of a looming threat with skepticism. “Show me” is the usual reaction. We are like the mayor of the fictitious Amity Island in Jaws, who refuses to shut down the town’s...
View ArticlePennsylvania Suit Raises New Clean Air Issue For Shale Gas Drilers
COMMENTARY A recently filed lawsuit in a Pennsylvania federal court may signify that Marcellus Shale drillers could be exposed to lawsuits under the Clean Air Act for air emissions associated with...
View ArticlePHMSA Must Boost Oversight Of Oil, NGL Pipe Systems—IG
The inspector general of the Transportation Department last week called on the agency to beef up its oversight of oil, natural gas liquid and other hazardous liquid pipelines, saying it must conduct...
View ArticleWilliams, Boardwalk converting gas pipe for Utica, Marcellus NGL
Williams Cos. and Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP announced plans Wednesday to convert a Boardwalk natural gas pipeline to carry natural gas liquids from the fast-growing Marcellus and Utica shale plays...
View ArticleEV charging competitors launch joint payment system
In another step toward making electric vehicles more consumer-friendly, two leading developers of electric vehicle charging networks have announced plans to create a standardized payment system to...
View ArticleThe Dodd-Frank energy train wreck
COMMENTARY There is an ironclad rule when it comes to energy politics: prices matter. And specifically when they spike up. Meanwhile, there is a reality in the business of energy that you can take to...
View ArticleLook to ultra-high-voltage lines to fix unsustainable U.S. grid
COMMENTARY As secretary of energy in the Clinton administration, I characterized the U.S. power transmission system as a “third-world grid” to highlight the shortcomings of the networks that deliver...
View ArticleElectric industry ‘under attack’ from government—FirstEnergy CEO
Blasting government “interference” in the power sector, the top executive of FirstEnergy Corp. charged Tuesday that the electric industry is “under attack” from federal and state energy policies that...
View ArticleInnovation, market forces, and carbon mitigation
COMMENTARY The anticipated release of the Environmental Protection Agency’s carbon dioxide rules this summer, as well as other recent executive office directives, continues to stimulate debate, as well...
View ArticleGreater reliance on efficiency equals greater climate resiliency
COMMENTARY The Obama administration’s recently unveiled plans to address climate resiliency underscore the importance of driving energy efficiency into America’s building stock. To do that, the...
View ArticleHey, naysayers: UN’s climate summit fueled real momentum
The recent United Nations-sponsored Climate Summit 2014 in New York had lots of critics. Some said the event was all noise and no impact. Others said it couldn’t be taken seriously because the leaders...
View ArticleLittle LEDs loom as big worry for utilities
COMMENTARY It is a small project by almost any objective standard, but the just-completed LED lighting retrofit at NRG Stadium, home to the NFL’s Houston Texans, is big news, underscoring the dramatic...
View ArticleNew DOE cybersecurity guidelines point to possible rules to come
COMMENTARY As advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and various smart grid technologies become increasingly prevalent, so, too, does the potential for cyber attacks on consumers, utilities and...
View ArticleTime to modernize federal and state ex parte rules
COMMENTARY Like the swallows of Capistrano, every few years allegations of improper ex parte communications come back to roost at FERC or a state utility commission. The cases are familiar. Grand Gulf....
View ArticleWill EPA Make State Utility Regulation Irrelevant?
COMMENTARY The EPA’s Clean Power Plan has become a source of debate and controversy at the federal level, and in state governments across the country. The complex proposal, like many of EPA’s recent...
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