Thursday, May 24 2012 7:04 AM EDT2012-05-24 11:04:18 GMT
West Virginia women angry over the failure to stop mountaintop removal coal mining are hoping for a big turnout for their Memorial Day protest at the state Capitol.
West Virginia women angry over the failure to stop mountaintop removal coal mining are hoping for a big turnout for their Memorial Day protest at the state Capitol.
Tuesday, May 22 2012 2:38 PM EDT2012-05-22 18:38:48 GMT
West Virginia University's Evansdale campus may be ideally situation for the direct use of geothermal heating and cooling. When West Virginia University scientist Brian Anderson overlays maps of geothermal
WV's geothermal resource is low-temperature and, while it technically could be used to generate electricity, it might be better used for space heating and cooling.
Tuesday, May 22 2012 1:29 PM EDT2012-05-22 17:29:55 GMT
The recommended path for enabling 100,000 megawatts of electric capacity from geothermal resources by 2050 comes to less than the price of one demonstration clean-coal power plant. The recommendation
The needed research, development and demonstration could be had at a reasonable cost, according to a Cornell scientist.
Tuesday, May 22 2012 1:24 PM EDT2012-05-22 17:24:46 GMT
This morning, The State Journal launched Grounded, an energy-focused blog written by energy reporters Pam Kasey and Taylor Kuykendall. The blog will focus on issues related to coal, natural gas,
This morning, The State Journal launched Grounded, an energy-focused blog written by energy reporters Pam Kasey and Taylor Kuykendall.
Tuesday, May 22 2012 1:11 PM EDT2012-05-22 17:11:57 GMT
BY KEVIN BEGOS Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Some people are absolutely sure gas drilling threatens public health, while others are absolutely sure it doesn't. Geisinger Health Systems is looking
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Some people are absolutely sure gas drilling threatens public health, while others are absolutely sure it doesn't. Geisinger Health Systems, whose clinics serve people in and near shale gas drilling areas, is looking for more facts in its internal patient records.
CHARLESTON (AP) — West Virginia electric customers
may avoid steep rate hikes if utilities were allowed to issue bonds to
recover high energy costs.
That's the thinking behind a pair of bills introduced this session in the Senate and House of Delegates.
Each
would give the Public Service Commission the authority to consider and
approve bond requests from utilities. The commission regulates
utilities and already has power over rate changes.
Supporters say
bonds would allow a utility to recoup fuel costs up front. It could
then seek small, gradual rate hikes for paying off those bonds over a
multi-year period.
Lawmakers in Texas approved a similar proposal
in 2009. Electric utilities in that state were struggling with costs
from restoring power services in the wake of Hurricane Ike.
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