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Board holds off recommendation for future of SRS

May 21 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Michael Ulmer - The possible storage of spent nuclear fuel at Savannah River Site was left on the table Monday by the SRS Citizens Advisory Board, a group designed to offer advice to the Department of Energy, which owns SRS. more...
Filed under: Nuclear

Public Service Co. of Oklahoma touts 'Oklahoma solution' to regional haze as industrial consumers fear costs

May 21 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Paul Monies The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City - Calling it an "Oklahoma solution" that uses state-produced energy resources, representatives of Tulsa-based utility Public Service Co. more...
Filed under: Environmental, Emissions & Carbon Management

Study looks at storing wind energy in Mid-Columbia

May 21 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Annette Cary Tri-City Herald (Kennewick, Wash.) - Wind energy could be stored underground among volcanic rock formations in two places in Eastern Washington, making the seasonal and intermittent power that wind generates more practical, according to a new study. more...
Filed under: Wind

Coal industry 'at a crossroads'

May 21 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Allie Robinson Bristol Herald Courier, Va. - Coal has a bright future, but industry leaders must push hard to get there. more...
Filed under: Fossil & Biomass

New school to get first geothermal system in district

May 21 - La Crosse Tribune (WI) - The new North Side elementary school will be the La Crosse School District's first to use an increasingly popular heating and cooling system that cuts energy costs and emissions. more...
Filed under: Future & Alternative Generation

Norwalk Harbor Power Plant Shutting Down June 1

May 21 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Brian Dowling The Hartford Courant - The owner of the oil power plant at Norwalk Harbor said Tuesday that it will be closing the facility June 1 since prices in the region's energy market have been too low to justify keeping it open. more...
Filed under: Distributed & Cogeneration

Articles

Management Perspective Combustion Residues

By Richard Goodwin
On: May 21, 2013

Two decades ago one of my books focused on Municipal Waste Combustion Residue or Incinerator (1). Over the last two decades the controversy has shifted more...
Filed under: Environmental, Emissions & Carbon Management

Which Countries Produce More Energy Waste Than the U.S.?...None of Them

By Sarah Battaglia
On: May 14, 2013

The United States has taken the lead yet again, but this time, we may not be so proud. We have surpassed every nation, including China, more...
Filed under: Environmental, Emissions & Carbon Management

Natural Gas on Track to Become Next Energy Giant

By Sarah Battaglia
On: May 6, 2013

Natural gas has been a valuable source of energy for hundreds of years, but over the last decade or so, the use of this resource more...
Filed under: Fossil & Biomass

Shale Gas - A Potential Game Changer

By Kirk Edelman
On: May 6, 2013

Pick up a newspaper, turn on the radio or tune into the nightly news broadcast and you're bound to hear a reference to shale gas more...
Filed under: Fossil & Biomass

Some Aspects of Japan and Nuclear Energy

By Ferdinand E. Banks
On: May 6, 2013

In my new energy economics book (2013), the words "lies" and "misunderstandings" are found several times in almost every chapter. I may also have mentioned more...
Filed under: Nuclear