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WV: Special session to last another day for gas-tax bill



Legislators will spend one more day in special session, after House Republicans blocked a passage vote Thursday on a bill (SB4004) to freeze the state's gasoline tax at the current 32.2 cents a gallon.
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US: Senate panel debates offshore drilling



WASHINGTON -- A Senate panel on Thursday battled over whether the country could expand oil and gas drilling in coastal waters without damaging the environment, spotlighting one of the big fights over climate legislation.
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AK: Alaska gets money for green jobs


Pacific Northwest states are getting more than $1.1 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to encourage green jobs.   Read More
CA: Utility shut-offs soar for poor PG&E customers


The number of low-income households cut off by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. after they fell behind on their utility bills jumped 75 percent this year, according to a state report released Thursday.   Read More
CO: Xcel Energy lops nearly $44 million off rate-increase request


Xcel Energy Thursday filed for state approval of a settlement with consumer groups in its ongoing rate case before the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC), knocking nearly $44 million from its rate-increase request.   Read More
DE: Delaware asked to invest in wind company


A startup company whose management includes former Lt. Gov. John Carney is seeking a state investment of $350,000 to establish an operation in Wilmington to manufacture support towers for wind turbines.   Read More
HI: Average statewide gas price up for fifth straight week to $3.35


The average price of a gallon of regular gas in Hawaii rose for the fifth consecutive week to $3.35 a gallon, according to the AAA Hawaii Weekend Gas Watch.   Read More
HI: State gets $1.24M in federal funding to promote 'green' jobs


The state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations said it has been awarded $1.24 million in federal funds to be used in developing an information bank to facilitate job training, job search and placement in "green jobs."   Read More
IN: Indiana regulators approve heating assistance


Consumer advocates say they're encouraged by state regulators' decision to allow Indiana utilities to reinstate heating assistance programs for the needy, but the next step is up to the utilities.   Read More
KY: Senate hopefuls squabble about terrorism, coal


LOUISVILLE — Republicans Trey Grayson and Rand Paul exchanged sharp words on the issue of Guantánamo Bay, and Democrats Jack Conway and Daniel Mongiardo squabbled about their alliances with coal.   Read More
KY: Kentucky PSC recommends ways to prevent power outages


The Kentucky Public Service Commission offered a broad — and expensive — set of recommendations Thursday to limit power outages and ease recovery when the lights go out.   Read More
LA: Ark., Miss. let out of utility agreement


Federal regulators Thursday allowed Entergy Corp.'s subsidiaries in Mississippi and Arkansas to withdraw from an agreement that includes hundreds of millions of dollars in refunds for the utility's Louisiana customers.   Read More
NH: Proposals sought for northern NH heating project


PLYMOUTH, N.H. -- A new project is under way to help northern New Hampshire communities save money and the environment.   Read More
OH: New natural gas pipeline boosts Ohio


Natural gas from the $4.4 billion Rockies Express pipeline had been flowing into a terminal at Lebanon, Ohio, between Cincinnati and Dayton since June.   Read More
RI: In Providence, a crescent of green business sprouts


When Alteris Renewables decided to add another office in either Rhode Island or Southeastern Massachusetts, it considered Fall River, New Bedford and Bristol.   Read More
TN: TVA price increases fuel higher tax payments


Higher electricity prices may have squeezed recession-weary consumers in the past two years, but the higher TVA rates are helping to funnel more money into state and local government coffers.   Read More
TN: TVA cuts bonuses; no pay raise for top brass


For the first time since the Tennessee Valley Authority revamped its top management about three years ago, the federal utility didn't give pay raises or performance bonuses to its top managers this year.   Read More
TN: Water quality penalty expected next year


Chattanooga could be fined as early as next spring for not living up to the standards of its water quality permit, a Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation official said Thursday.   Read More
UT: Utah oil and gas leases should be reinstated, report says


A new analysis by an association representing oil and gas producers asserts the Department of the Interior thwarted the public process and "second-guessed" its own land managers when it yanked bids on oil and gas parcels sold at a controversial auction in Salt Lake City last December.   Read More
WA: BPA proposal for new high-voltage line draws heat


VANCOUVER, Wash. -- A Bonneville Power Administration proposal to build a new high-voltage power line across one of several possible corridors between new substations in Castle Rock, Wash., and Troutdale, Ore., is drawing heated comment.   Read More
WV: Vote block extends special session to fourth day


House Republicans on Thursday blocked the Legislature from voting on two bills sought by the Manchin administration, throwing a special session into a fourth day. In a largely symbolic move, the Republicans prevented Democrats from suspending House rules Thursday to advance one bill that would have made changes to the state gasoline tax and another to encourage the use of energy sources other than coal by state utilities.   Read More
WY: Revenue committee finally passes some tax bills


The legislature's Joint Interim Revenue Committee spent the day Nov. 18 killing bills, including measures calling for taxes on electric generation, wind energy, property and fuel.   Read More
WY: Don't blame wind, officials say


Power producers have installed more than 500 megawatts of wind energy generation in Wyoming in the past year.   Read More
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

As president of the Council of State Governments, Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry (D) has launched a “sustainable energy” initiative, to highlight the best practices and innovations of states to increase renewable energy, energy efficiency and cleaner uses of domestic fossil fuels.

The Renewable Fuels Association has this summary of state incentives for ethanol production and an overview of How Ethanol is Made.

The Pew Center on Global Climate Change has compiled a list of proposed or enacted state laws to study or combat global warming.


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