Estimated oil reserves in the Bakken and Three Forks formation are about twice as much as previously thought, which could bring the US one step closer to energy independence, the government said.
The Canadian company said the latest ban doesn’t apply to its mine because it still has mining rights from when the mine was closed more than 20 years ago
The MOD has come out against two proposed 115 foot wind power towers in Cornwall, which they assert are so big they could look like planes on monitoring equipment.
In February, the conservative state government of Queensland lifted a ban on shale oil exploration and production along its coast, enabling companies to begin assessing the potential there, in the search for starting a shale boom equal to the one in the US.
A week ago the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) granted their approval for the construction of the Champlain Hudson power Express transmission cable.