Washington DC -June 22- Against a backdrop of the largest petroleum-related environmental disaster ever, the American Farm Bureau Federation is dismayed that the Environmental Protection Agency is again delaying a decision to boost the percentage of ethanol that can be blended into the domestic gasoline supply.

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Washington DC - June 9- A new tool to bring happiness and wealth to users is now available, according to the creator of the Wealth Candle.

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Washington DC -May 19- America’s ability to use more nuclear energy to help address urgent and long-term economic and environmental challenges looks increasingly promising, industry leaders said here today.

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Washington DC -May 13- Working gas in storage was 2,089 Bcf as of Friday, May 7, 2010, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 94 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 97 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 325 Bcf above the 5-year average of 1,764 Bcf.

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Washington DC -May 13- Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the details of their comprehensive energy and climate change legislation that will create jobs, strengthen America’s energy independence, safeguard our national security, and restore our global economic leadership for decades to come.

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Washington DC -May 10- Massachusetts utility National Grid and owners of Cape Wind, the nation’s first proposed offshore wind project have agreed on a long-term contract for the utility to buy Cape Wind’s electricity.

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Washington DC -April 29- Interior Secretary Salazar has announced final approval for the Cape Wind offshore wind project in Massachusetts.

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Washington DC -April 28– Focusing on the needs of rural America, Senate Democrats and former President Bill Clinton, held a rural summit on Capitol Hill to discuss solutions to address the challenges facing rural areas in the United States.

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Washington DC -April 28- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. the sponsor of legislation that would ban offshore drilling along the North- and Mid-Atlantic States, issued the following statement in response to the hearing in Newark on the Obama Administration’s plan to pursue offshore oil and gas exploration along the Atlantic Coast:

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Washington DC -April 22- CAN USA, Inc., (CAN USA) has agreed to pay a $7,000 fine and implement a series of corrective actions related to the safe use of radiography equipment on offshore facilities under an agreement reached with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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Washington DC -April 21- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has determined that an inspection finding at the St. Lucie nuclear power plant related to the failure to identify and correct quality and design issues which allowed air into a Unit 1 cooling water system is “yellow.”

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Washington DC -April 16- USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has invited public comment on several proposed rules designed to increase the production of advanced biofuels and the development of biorefineries. The programs are authorized under the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (The Farm Bill).

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Washington DC - April 15 - Working gas in storage was 1,756 Bcf as of Friday, April 9, 2010, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 87 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 64 Bcf higher than last year at this time.

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Washington DC - April 15 - Industrial production edged up 0.1 percent in March and increased at an annual rate of 7.8 percent in the first quarter.Capacity utilization for total industry advanced 0.2 percentage point to 73.2 percent, 3.7 percentage points above the rate from a year earlier.

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Washington DC - April 15 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy jointly announced changes to the Energy Star product certification process to ensure that only products meeting the program requirements can receive an Energy Star label.

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