State agencies, parks face budget cuts Oct 31, 2009
The Oil Conservation Division currently has 11 vacancies out of 68 total positions statewide and might have to furlough employees for one day each period. There will be a 66 percent reduction in the number of field inspections at oil and gas facilities, which Department officials say will place the environment and groundwater at risk. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
An Electric Transatlantic Divide? Sep 18, 2009
The Euros already have good experience with oil conservation, through fuel-efficient vehicles, high gas prices, and so on. They know they can make oil last (and in the case of Germany, carmakers are also heavily committed to diesels). (Slate)
Supreme Court ruling a blow to regulating oil, gas (12) Jul 21, 2009
The high court said the Oil Conservation Division must instead go through the attorney general, who would have to sue to try to collect penalties for alleged violations of regulations or the law ... The company argued that the Oil Conservation Commission exceeded its authority when it issued a rule in 2006 giving the division the go-ahead to assess civil penalties. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
American auto at crossroads Apr 1, 2009
Although the management of the G.M. under Wagoner, and two other plants, are problematic in the past decade or so, American customers penchant for big gas-guzzlers like Hummer and Cherokee, and the American governments stubborn inaction in those years to legislate for oil conservation and give incentives for environment friendly vehicle production and consumption, lowered viability of the Michigan Big-Three. Wagoner once championed the Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in hybrid electric car that... (People's Daily Online, China)
Bill proposes tax on home heating fuels Mar 12, 2009
The revenue raised by the tax, estimated at $35 million, would be placed into a "fuel oil conservation account" and used to promote energy conservation and fuel efficiency programs. The idea is similar to the "conservation charge" that customers of both Connecticut Light and United Illuminating pay as part of their monthly bills. (Republican-American)
Oil furnace replacement program doles out $540,000 Feb 8, 2009
The program is administered by the Fuel Oil Conservation Board as part of its 2008-09 Oil Conservation Plan. It assists clients of community action agencies who are already receiving help in paying for home heating oil. (Republican-American)
