NWT town cut off from natural gas supply die to oil spill in Alberta

NWT town cut off from natural gas supply die to oil spill in Alberta
NORMAN WELLS, N.W.T. – An energy company says it’s going to help a town in the Northwest Territories that’s running out of heating fuel due to an oil spill last week in Alberta.

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Sensus Introduces SmartPoint GM Transceivers For Two-Way Communication With Natural Gas Utility Meters

Sensus Introduces SmartPoint GM Transceivers For Two-Way Communication With Natural Gas Utility Meters
Natural gas utilities can now deploy any combination of walk-by, drive-by or fixed-base two-way communications using Sensus SmartPoint GM transceivers.

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Natural Gas Drilling is at a Crucial Turning Point

Natural Gas Drilling is at a Crucial Turning Point
Water wells sometimes became contaminated. Waste pits leaked into aquifers. Large quantities of fresh water were used. by Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica ProPublica has been covering gas drilling since 2008. When The Guardian asked us to participate in a series it is running about hydraulic fracturing and natural gas, we wrote this analysis of how Europe might learn from the problems weve …

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Cheniere Energy and Tengasco Stand to Benefit From Natural Gas Revolution

Cheniere Energy and Tengasco Stand to Benefit From Natural Gas Revolution
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – 04/01/11) – Natural Gas support has been on the upswing in recent weeks as safety and health concerns brought to light by the shutdown of the Japanese Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility has soured public sentiment on nuclear energy. With clean energy still a top priority, Americans have begun heralding shale gas as a cheap and clean transitional fuel to renewable …

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United Natural Foods, Inc. Selects Hara Environmental and Energy Management to Streamline Energy and Resource Efficiency

United Natural Foods, Inc. Selects Hara Environmental and Energy Management to Streamline Energy and Resource Efficiency
SAN MATEO, Calif. & PROVIDENCE, R.I.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hara, a leading provider of environmental and energy management software, announced today that United Natural Foods, Inc., the leading distributor of natural, organic and specialty foods and non-food products in the United States and Canada, has selected Hara to help support its national energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions …

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Natural gas pipelines: Does aging system put South Jersey in danger?

Natural gas pipelines: Does aging system put South Jersey in danger?
There are more than 2 million miles of natural gas pipelines traversing the U.S. By comparison, the interstate highway system runs 47,000 miles. Both systems are regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Potential Natural Gas Drilling In Md. Brings Debate

Potential Natural Gas Drilling In Md. Brings Debate
Legislators got a briefing Wednesday on extracting natural gas reserves from Marcellus shale, a type of rock found in western Maryland.

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Avon Lake and North Ridgeville cities study all-electric switch to natural gas

Avon Lake and North Ridgeville cities study all-electric switch to natural gas
Avon Lake council members are working with predominantly all-electric home neighborhoods to see if natural gas lines can be installed at no costs to residents. Despite the fine print and questions raised by similarly affected North Ridgeville Mayor David Gillock, Avon Lake proponents of the option are gauging community interest in Columbia Gas’s offer.

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NJ lawsuit seeks to stop natural gas drilling

NJ lawsuit seeks to stop natural gas drilling
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Two environmental groups have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop exploratory drilling of natural gas wells in the Delaware River basin.

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City Council set to hear natural gas proposal

City Council set to hear natural gas proposal
Months of planning and public hearings may come to an end Tuesday night as the city council is set to hear a proposal to allow XTO Energy to place natural gas wells near the intersection of Highland Street and State Highway 114.

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