House moves to expand offshore drilling
The House on Friday passed legislation that would expand offshore drilling by forcing the federal government to swiftly sell new oil and gas leases along the coasts of California, South Carolina,...
View ArticleDuke Energy CEO wants pay-as-you-go construction
The newly installed chief executive officer of Duke Energy Corp. wants to change how the utility is regulated in the Carolinas and Florida so that America’s largest electric company can more easily...
View ArticleGOP ex-lawmaker: Warming up to climate ideas is the right thing
former Republican Rep. Bob Inglis visited Houston Thursday on a quest to get conservatives involved with an issue that historically has been dominated by the political left.
View ArticleNorth Carolina officials host closed meeting on oil drilling
Among those in attendance were top officials from the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, which regulates drilling operations and handles the sale and lease of off-shore drilling rights in federal...
View ArticleSeventh SC coastal town on record against offshore drilling
Opponents of offshore drilling worry that spills could hurt the environment and the important coastal tourism industry.
View ArticleBOEM has recieved thousands of comments on whether to open the Atlantic to...
The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management was receiving comments through midnight Monday on what should be studied in an environmental impact statement of offshore drilling, which later this decade...
View ArticleHouston gas prices finally hit $2 a gallon
Greater Houston gasoline prices are ranging from as low as $1.75 a gallon to highs of $2.99 per gallon. The spiked prices are within the Houston loop at Shell stations at 2220 Main St. and at 319...
View ArticleGasoline dips to $1.90 a gallon for Greater Houston
Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy, predicted gasoline prices may tick up slightly this week and then come down more as the holiday season approaches.
View ArticleEPA intends tougher downwind air-pollution rule in 23 states
The EPA's proposal follows a federal appeals court ruling this summer that upheld the agency's right to impose the clean-air standards, which block states from adding to air pollution in other localities.
View ArticleAfter Keystone victory, environmentalists pushing Obama on Atlantic drilling
Activists on Wednesday delivered 2 million petitions to the White House opposing the proposed sale of drilling rights from Virginia to South Carolina.
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