Sat, Jan 10, 2015
By JIM HOWARD U.S. House lawmakers approved construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline Friday on a mostly party-line vote of 266 to 153, with 28 Democrats joining 238 Republicans to approve passage. The vote caps a week of quick moves by the new Republican majority to put its stamp on the 114th Congress. All of the […]
Wed, Jan 7, 2015
Every state that’s tried to repeal renewable energy standards has failed, but attacks may resurface in several states this year. BY ELIZABETH DAIGNEAU | JANUARY 2015 Republicans in the Kansas Legislature are talking again about ending the state’s renewable energy standard. Two years ago, a bill to repeal the standard made it through the Kansas Senate, but was […]
Thu, Dec 4, 2014
O’Fallon Renewable Energy Center Generates Solar Power for Ameren Missouri Customers ST. LOUIS, Dec. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — For the first time in company history, solar energy is part of the energy mix being delivered to Ameren Missouri’s 1.2 million electric customers. Following more than a month of successful testing, the O’Fallon Renewable Energy Center, […]
Wed, Dec 3, 2014
By Timothy Cama – 12/02/14 A member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) blasted the Obama administration’s climate rule, saying it would threaten electricity reliability and cost hundreds of billions of dollars. Philip Moeller, appointed to the FERC in 2006 by President George W. Bush, said the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to cut […]
Wed, Dec 3, 2014
By VÉRONIQUE LACAPRA Time has run out for the public to comment on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to limit carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. The issue has been highly contentious. By late November, the EPA had already received more than 1.6 million comments on its proposed rule. Under the EPA’s plan, Missouri […]
Sun, Nov 30, 2014
By Timothy Cama – 11/30/14 Supporters and opponents of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed carbon regulations for power plants talk about the benefits and costs as if enactment of the new standards is inevitable. But there are still many steps that have to be taken at the federal and state level to meet the […]
