Articles By Author Drew Thornley
Articles by Drew Thornley
16 article(s) found.
02/01/2010 12:00 AM
Natural gas drilling in the Fort Worth, Texas metropolitan area is releasing few or no hazardous emissions, and producers are complying with state health ...(read more)
02/01/2010 12:00 AM
Solar power complexes are on the defensive in the Desert Southwest as key Democrats and Republicans are uniting in opposition.Feinstein Introduces Conservation ...(read more)
11/01/2009 12:00 AM
The Russian and Cuban governments have contracted for Russian energy companies to search for oil and natural gas deposits in the North Cuba Basin within ...(read more)
11/01/2009 12:00 AM
The Florida Energy and Climate Commission has rejected a proposal by environmental activists to claim higher-priced renewable power actually saves consumers ...(read more)
10/01/2009 12:00 AM
Sulfur dioxide emissions from U.S. power plants have fallen sharply this year, according to a recent report by energy research firm Genscape. Emissions ...(read more)
10/01/2009 12:00 AM
The federal government has halted a geothermal power project in California in response to concerns the project is causing an increase in regional earthquake ...(read more)
09/01/2009 12:00 AM
The Alabama legislature has passed a resolution stating any action to address global climate change should be done in a way that “safeguards American ...(read more)
09/01/2009 12:00 AM
Already responsible for one-third of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, China, India, and other Asian nations are on pace to generate more than ...(read more)
07/01/2009 12:00 AM
The Environmental Protection Agency has decided carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases “endanger public health and welfare,” opening ...(read more)
05/01/2009 12:00 AM
In a significant energy policy redirection, the Obama administration appears poised to pull the plug on funds for permanent nuclear waste storage at Yucca ...(read more)
04/01/2009 12:00 AM
The U.S. tax code is heavily weighted in favor of renewable power sources over conventional sources such as coal and oil, Tufts University economics professor ...(read more)
04/01/2009 12:00 AM
The California State Lands Commission has rejected an agreement by industry and environmental groups that would have allowed environmentally friendly oil ...(read more)
03/01/2009 12:00 AM
The beleaguered ethanol industry, which is experiencing plant closures and disappearing profit margins despite being propped up by protective tariffs, federal ...(read more)
02/01/2009 12:00 AM
The Houston metropolitan area, often cited as having the nation’s most polluted air, exceeded federal ozone standards for a record-low 16 days in ...(read more)
03/01/2008 12:00 AM
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United States fell by 1.8 percent in 2006, compared to a 0.3 percent increase in emissions in the European Union (EU), ...(read more)
02/01/2008 12:00 AM
Computer models that form the basis for future global warming predictions have projected significantly more warming in recent years than has actually occurred, ...(read more)
