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Canada Conservative Gets Aggressive With Big Oil

By Ian Austen OTTAWA, June 13 – Danny Williams may be a multimillionaire and a member of the Conservative Party of Canada, but these days he is being compared to a self-proclaimed revolutionary, the Venezuelan president, Hugo Chvez. Not that Mr. Williams, the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, minds. Since walking out on talks with a group led by Exxon Mobil and the Canadian subsidiary of Chevron over the development of the Hebron oil field this spring, Mr. Williams has never been more popular, at least at home. And he has since bolstered that gain by threatening to propose a new law that would revoke the lease on the property that has been held by the oil consortium for more than two decades. By taking on Big Oil, which has developed other offshore fields in his province, Mr. Williams is taking quite a gamble. Newfoundland has been Canada’s poorest province for more than 50 years, and can hardly afford to lose out on any chance of a windfall from Hebron. But the fight also illustrates that the era of high prices and concern over energy supplies for the United States has emboldened some caretakers of oil fields enough to demonstrate […]

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Water Bottlers Battle Rights to Resource

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Weekly Clean Energy Roundup:June 14, 2006

News & EventsWestern Governors Adopt Clean Energy Resolutions California and Europe Dominate in Large Solar PV Projects Minnesota and South Carolina Promote Plug-in Hybrids, Alt Fuels Chevron Enters Biofuels Business, Invests in Biodiesel Company Virginia Tech Takes Top Honors in Challenge X Competition USDA Loan Program to Encourage Energy Efficient Homes Energy ConnectionsBLM Releases Map of Proposed Energy Corridors on Federal Land News and EventsWestern Governors Adopt Clean Energy ResolutionsWestern governors committed on Sunday to try to improve energy efficiency, bring on-line substantially more clean energy resources, and ensure there is adequate transmission available at a reasonable cost well into the future. The governors’ commitment stemmed from a newly released report from their Clean and Diversified Energy Advisory Committee (CDEAC), which included 38 recommendations relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, as well as a number of recommendations relating to electrical transmission and advanced power generation from fossil fuels. The clean energy recommendations involve market incentives; regulatory policies; transmission access and pricing; regional efforts; and national policy recommendations. The governors resolved “to draw upon the full range of recommendations contained in the CDEAC report as a basis on which to advocate for energy policy changes at the federal and regional […]

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Federal Solar Legislation Introduced by Texas Congressman

Congressman Lamar Smith from Texas introduced solar energy legislation in the US House of Representatives yesterday. The “Solar Utilization Now Act of 2006,” or “SUN Act,” provides federal grants to help states conduct solar energy projects. “The answer to much of our energy needs comes up every morning,” said Congressman Smith. “Solar power is clean, plentiful and has zero emissions and zero waste.” The “SUN Act” encourages state government and private industry to team up to apply for federal grants. This will enable them to buy solar energy panels at nearly half the cost. Under Smith’s bill, states are required to contribute at least 10 percent of the funding. The federal government matches the grant at a maximum of 40 percent. The rest would come from utilities or private industry. Since the grants are competitive, there is an incentive for states and utilities to pledge more than the minimum amounts. Every state would be eligible to participate in the program. The program’s funding starts with $50 million in the first year (2007) and ramps up to $300 million in 2011. “This bill is good for our energy security, national security and environmental security,” concluded Smith.

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