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Can Energy Ventures Pick Up Where Tech Left Off?
The New York Times (free registration required) February 9, 2003.  For Andrew Beebe, the light bulb went off almost two years ago at a computer technology conference in the Arizona desert.

Landowner puzzled by storm over wind test
Deseret News February 6, 2002.  Philip Green finds himself at the eye of the storm.

Mountain West Ripe for Oil, Gas Leases
The Salt Lake Tribune January 17, 2003.  An estimated 57 percent of the oil and 63 percent of the gas located under federal lands in five major geological basins in the Rocky Mountain West are available for exploration under standard government leases, a federal task force reported Thursday.

Wind Power Not Just a Lot of Hot Air
The Salt Lake Tribune January 5, 2003.  Wind is a fact of life in this rural Box Elder County community, a nuisance no one can pull, poison or pray out of existence

Ranchers Bristle as Gas Wells Loom on the Range
The New York Times (free registration required) December 29, 2002.  As it runs through Orin Edwards's ranch, the Belle Fourche River bubbles like Champagne.

Developers fighting windmill plan
Deseret News December 16, 2002.  Phillip Green's eye is tilted toward a windmill at Point of the Mountain, where he wants to determine if enough wind blows to spin the blades on power-generating turbines.

A First Step to Cutting Reliance on Oil
The New York Times (free registration required) December 15, 2002.  By making it possible to from petroleum to other primary energy sources, fuel cells could ease the threat of global warming without taking away the freedom and mobility that Americans and Europeans take for granted -- and the rest of the world is determined to get for itself.

Use of Renewable Energy Took a Big Fall in 2001
The New York Times (free registration required) December 8, 2002.  Consumption of energy from renewable sources, like the sun, the wind and biological fuels, fell sharply in 2001, the Department of Energy has reported.

Wind Turbines Are Sprouting Off Europe's Shores
The New York Times (free registration required) December 8, 2002.  Europe's wind-driven energy has been growing at 40 percent a year.

Cleaning Coal-Fired Plants: The Debate Burns On
The New York Times (free registration required) August 27, 2002.  Some power plant operators say they are discouraged from making incremental improvements, for fear they will cause the rules to go into effect and force a wholesale makeover.

U.S. cities sprouting 'green' buildings
Deseret News June 16, 2002.  The skyline of Portland may never rival New York, but the two cities are growing alike in the way they approach basic building design.

Bush Relaxes Air-Pollution Rules link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune June 14, 2002.  The Bush administration, in a move attacked by environmentalists and applauded by industry, announced it is relaxing air pollution regulations to make it easier for companies to expand or upgrade their facilities so they can produce more energy.

Demolition of Nuclear Plant Illustrates Problems Involved
The New York Times (free registration required) May 14, 2002.  Power company executives, environmentalists and state government officials fought for most of the 80's and 90's about whether the Maine Yankee nuclear power plant was safe and economical. But once the owners agreed that the plant should close, the debate turned really complicated.

With Markets Flawed, Enron's Tactics May Live On
The New York Times (free registration required) May 12, 2002.  ... the battle-tested technicians in Folsom, Calif., who control the nation's largest power grid are acutely aware that energy markets remain susceptible to manipulation at the hands of traders doing what traders do -- exploiting loopholes and inefficiencies to maximum gain.

Biodiesel: A Fuel That Starts Low on the Food Chain
The New York Times (free registration required) May 12, 2002.  ... Petroleum companies like BP , Gulf Oil and Koch Industries are starting to market biodiesel, a sharp in an industry that once considered biodiesel a fringe fuel.

Sea Change
Wired May 2002.  The next wave of renewable power is bigger, cheaper, and multi-megawatts stronger than ever before. And it's about to go online in the North Sea.

Bush Policies Have Been Good to Energy Industry
The New York Times (free registration required) April 21, 2002.  The oil and gas industries -- indeed, the entire energy industry -- have won an abundance of appointments and regulatory decisions made by Mr. Bush and his 15-month-old administration.

Study Sees 6,000 Deaths From Power Plants
The New York Times (free registration required) April 18, 2002.  A study prepared by a private contractor estimates that pollution from more than 80 power plants owned by eight electric utilities will cause nearly 6,000 premature deaths in the year 2007.

Environmentalists Had 48 Hours to Comment to Energy Dept.
The New York Times (free registration required) April 11, 2002.  Energy Department officials gave 11 environmental groups just 48 hours to submit their policy proposals for consideration in Vice President Dick Cheney's national energy report last year, a batch of documents released today indicate.

Worst Polluters Get Dirtier link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune April 5, 2002.  Most of the nation's 500 worst polluting power plants are getting dirtier, says a report released Thursday by environmental groups.

Bulb Giveaway Effort Increased By Utah Power link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune April 2, 2002.  Utah Power is stepping up its giveaway of energy-saving fluorescent light bulbs.

Extra Power = Higher Ozone link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune March 31, 2002.  New electric generators will allow Salt Lake Valley residents to kick back in air-conditioned comfort this summer with inexpensive energy. They also mean more pollution -- more burning noses, throats and lungs for the three of every five Salt Lake County residents who are at risk from ozone and other forms of air pollution.

Only Industry Leaders Attended Meetings on Energy Policy link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune March 26, 2002.  Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham met with 36 representatives of business interests while helping to write President Bush's energy policy, and he held no meetings with conservation or consumer groups, the Energy Department disclosed Monday night.

Landowners Reap Profit From Wind link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune March 25, 2002.  In the past year, dozens of wind turbines have appeared on the drab, rolling expanses of rural farmland in Oregon and Washington.

A Company's Gain From Energy Report's Recommendation
The New York Times (free registration required) March 24, 2002.  In Chapter 5 of Vice President Dick Cheney's national energy report, executives of the once-moribund nuclear power industry were probably thrilled to read that the White House supported "the expansion of nuclear power in the United States as a major component of our national energy policy."

Hatch, Bennett Oppose 4 Energy Bills link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune March 23, 2002.  Utah's senators have voted against four measures aimed at reducing the nation's consumption of energy.

Study Ranking Utility Polluters Aims to Sway Emissions Debate
The New York Times (free registration required) March 21,2002.  As debate flares anew over White House plans to revise air pollution regulations, a study that ranks the biggest air polluters in the power industry is expected to be issued today.

PacifiCorp Wants to Lease New WVC Plant to Utah Power link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune March 15, 2002.  PacifiCorp's new power plant here is several months away from producing its first volt of electricity, but already the parent company of Utah Power has re-evaluated its plans for the 200-megawatt natural gas-fired facility.

Norton's Estimate of New Jobs From Alaska Drilling Questioned link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune March 12, 2002.  Pitching the president's energy agenda, Interior Secretary Gale Norton told a farm group in Arkansas last week that oil drilling in an Arctic wildlife refuge would produce more than 700,000 jobs. But some independent economists call the figure highly suspect, based on a 12-year-old study using assumptions that may or may not be valid.

Talk of New Drilling Raises Doubts on Alaska Pipeline
The New York Times (free registration required) March 11, 2002.  In 1999, six employees of the company who did not give their names wrote to federal officials arguing that neglect and maintenance cuts on the pipeline could lead to disaster.

Alaska Oil Drilling Debate: Spin vs. Science link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune March 10, 2002.  The raging debate over drilling in Alaska has been a triumph of spin over science, with ideologues on both sides taking a selective approach to the facts.

Belief in energy shortage increases
Deseret News March 3, 2002.  The belief is growing in this country that a real energy shortage exists, says an Associated Press poll.

Energy industry got D.C. ear
Deseret News March 3, 2002.  Industry 7. Environmental groups 1. That's the tally on Deputy Energy Secretary Frank Blake's meetings last year on a key pollution issue pending in the Bush administration.

Energy Firms Were Heard on Air Rules, a Critic Says
The New York Times (free registration required) March 2, 2002.  In considering new rules for enforcing the Clean Air Act, a senior official at the Energy Department consulted 64 energy corporations and industry trade groups and only one environmental group, a Democratic congressman charged today.

EPA resignation prompts hearings
Deseret News March 1, 2002.  The resignation of a top EPA enforcement official, who complained about White House interference in pursuing violations at power plants, is prompting Senate hearings into the Bush administration's environmental record.

Top E.P.A. Official Quits, Criticizing Bush's Policies
The New York Times (free registration required) March 1, 2002.  A top enforcement official at the Environmental Protection Agency resigned on Wednesday, venting frustration with the Bush administration for policies that he said undermined the agency's efforts to crack down on industrial polluters.

Lawmakers weigh in on energy issues
Deseret News February 28, 2002.  Proposals for energy conservation cost recovery and a requirement that utilities have certain amounts of their power from renewable sources occupied most of Wednesday's meeting of the House Public Utilities and Technology Standing Committee.

Bush Renews Arctic Drilling Call link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune February 24, 2002.  President Bush on Saturday renewed his campaign to open an Arctic refuge to oil exploration, contending that drilling is essential to national security and job creation.

Utah Urged to Try Renewable Energy link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune February 23, 2002.  Advocates of renewable energy sources are calling on the Utah Legislature to step up to the plate during debate over national energy policy and approve measures that would ease the state toward consuming more environmentally friendly power.

Renewable energy called bright idea
Deseret News February 22, 2002.  Groups point to potential savings of money, power

E.P.A. and Energy Department War Over Clean Air Rules
The New York Times (free registration required) February 19, 2002.  The Environmental Protection Agency has strenuously objected to the Energy Department's recommendations to the White House to revise air pollution regulations, saying the proposals would "vitiate" the nation's clean air policy.

Activists: Utah Wilderness Threatened link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune February 9, 2002.  An environmental group says the Bush administration is fast-tracking oil and gas leasing, threatening to put oil fields in some of Utah's most spectacular country.

Rocky vows cleaner air for Salt Lake
Deseret News February 7, 2002.  Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson unveiled an ambitious component of his "Green Initiative," vowing city government would beat the deadline of an international agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Rocky Sets 'Zero Waste' Goal link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune February 6, 2002.  ...[Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky] Anderson announced his plans to meet the Kyoto Protocol and reduce Salt Lake City's greenhouse gas emissions by 7 percent in four years.

Bush offers Western energy plan
Deseret News February 5, 2002.  With war in the oil-rich Middle East and memories of energy shortages last year, President Bush is offering a new budget that pushes development of more oil, gas and coal on public lands in the West.

Utah Power Plans to Begin Power Plant Expansion link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune February 4, 2002.  Utah Power expects next week to begin building an $80 million permanent addition to its Gadsby Power Plant near downtown Salt Lake City that will increase the facility's generating capacity by 120 megawatts.

Utah Power gets OK for additional Gadsby unit
Deseret News February 1, 2002.  The Utah Public Service Commission on Thursday gave the go-ahead for Utah Power to add 120 megawatts of generation capacity at the Gadsby Power Plant in Salt Lake City.

Another unit at power plant?
Deseret News January 25, 2002.  Utah Power says it needs to add generation this summer at its Gadsby Power Plant in Salt Lake City, but other power entities say the utility has additional options it should consider.

Automotive Industry Sets Sights On Hydrogen Cars link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune January 21, 2002.  Automobile industry experts call it "the holy grail" -- a new type of fuel that would make gasoline obsolete and replace car fumes with a harmless mist.

Solar-, Wind- Energy Users May Get Benefit link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune January 20, 2002.  Environmentalists dream of the day when small nonpolluting power plants on individual homes will dot the landscape and huge energy projects such as the coal-fired Intermountain Power Project near Delta will be declared obsolete. Greg and Debbie Smith are living that dream in their home near Snowbasin in Ogden Canyon.

Future of pollution lawsuits tied to overhaul of rules
Deseret News January 16, 2002.  The Justice Department says it will pursue a string of lawsuits against power companies accused of violating clean air rules, but the future of the litigation, in fact, may hinge on the outcome of a debate swirling within the White House.

Fuel-Cell Vehicles in the Works link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune January 10, 2002.  Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham and executives from Detroit's automakers on Wednesday announced a partnership to develop motor vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells, a move that could revolutionize auto technology and end U.S. dependence on foreign oil within a few decades.

Uinta Brewing puts the gust in its gusto
Deseret News January 9, 2002.  The company's new brewery has become the first in the state to be powered entirely using wind energy and becomes the state's largest buyer of breeze power.

Benefits of utilizing wind power
Deseret News January 9, 2002.  ... buying a 100-kilowatt-hour "block" of wind energy through Utah Power's Blue Sky Program for $2.95 per month would cut the use of coal for power generation by 1,200 pounds and avoid putting 2,400 pounds of pollution into the air.

Brewery Hopes Wind Power Makes Environmental Sales Pitch a Breeze link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune January 8, 2002.  With its purchase of 21,300 kilowatts of wind power from PacifiCorp as part of Utah Power's "Blue Sky" program, Uinta Brewing becomes the first major business in the state to get all of its electricity from the wind.

Regulators Urge Easing U.S. Rules on Air Pollution
The New York Times (free registration required) January 8, 2002.  Top federal regulators have recommended informally that the White House relax one of the nation's most contentious air pollution regulations, a provision that requires power plants to upgrade pollution control equipment when they upgrade their operations.

Wind-energy meeting in Tooele Jan. 17
Deseret News January 5, 2002.  The free meeting, set for 6 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Tooele County Courthouse, will feature information about wind energy developments and their potential impacts on rural Utah communities.

'Wind farm' in Tooele?
Deseret News December 25, 2001.  Lehi-based Tasco Engineering may soon be harnessing the winds of Tooele County to create power for users there and possibly throughout Western states.

Heber to Build Hydroelectric Plant on Jordanelle link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune November 8, 2001.  A hydroelectric plant will be built on the Jordanelle Dam to help supplement the power needs of this rapidly growing community.

Energy Industry Ignoring Efficient, Cleaner Drilling Methods link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune October 14, 2011.  The tall, rangy Ohlmann, in worn blue jeans and yellow hard hat, looks every bit the veteran field worker, but sounds more like an environmentalist when he talks about the system his company uses at drill sites.

Utah energy program is rated a success
Deseret News October 10, 2001.  They've pulled the plug on Utah's summertime energy conservation program, but prospects for a return next year are anything but dim.

State energy office now wind-powered
Deseret News October 6, 2001.  The coordinator of a specialized energy campaign is hoping businesses and other state agencies get wind of the Utah Energy Office's commitment to wind power.

Falling Demand for Energy Turns the Oil Patch Upside Down
The New York Times (free registration required) October 3, 2001.  ...But now, in the wake of a recent sharp drop in demand for oil and gas - a decline that is likely to accelerate after the terrorist attacks undermined an already weak economy - [ Apache Corporation] is sharply scaling back.

Wind power is more than feel-good trade
Deseret News October 2, 2001.  Wind power is known as a "green" industry because of its environmental advantages over other power-generation methods, but speakers at Monday's first-ever wind-energy conference in Utah said the "green" can also take the form of economic boosts.

Wind generates interest
Deseret News September 28, 2001.  Workshop to offer tips on installing power turbines

Farm plans a windy crop
Deseret News September 28, 2001.  A land bar near Stockton, Tooele County, has been tabbed by a Lehi company as the site for Utah's first wind-energy farm.

Ranchers, Groups Lobby for Energy Bill Change link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune September 14, 2001.  From her home on 3,500 acres her family owns in northeastern Wyoming, Nancy Sorenson's family oversees about 300 cattle -- and five unwanted pumping stations pulling up natural gas from coal beds deep underground.

Power-Hungry West May Have a Partial Solution link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune September 9, 2001.  Along southeastern Washington and into neighboring Oregon, 450 Danish-built windmills -- sleek white towers 200 feet high with rotors 200 feet across -- will churn out enough power for 75,000 families served by Pacificorp, one of the Northwest's leading electric utilities.

Today's Windmills Much Improved link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune September 9, 2001.  While the basic principle may be the same, today's windmills can hardly be compared to models built in the 1980s when the first wind farms were developed and soon ran into problems.

Top 10 for Wind link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune September 9, 2001.  The 10 states with the greatest energy potential from wind power, according to the American Wind Energy Association:

Coal-Bed Wells Raise Concerns link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune September 7, 2001.  Today, almost 8 percent of the nation's natural-gas supply is drawn from coal-bed methane, a figure expected to increase as the nation searches for new domestic sources of energy.

Rocky plan aims for clean Salt Lake
Deseret News August 31, 2001.  "We need a major, sustained program" to clean up the valley's air, land and water, Anderson told a crowd of activists, bureaucrats and businesspeople.

As Prices Fall, Utilities Weigh the Economics of New Plants
The New York Times (free registration required) August 22, 2001.  Just months after the Bush administration painted a picture of shortages and called for building a power plant a week for the next 20 years, power prices are falling, industry analysts are warning of a surplus of electricity in parts of the country and some companies are reconsidering their plans to build new plants.

Fuel search threatens Canadian forest -- ground zero in hunt for fuel
San Francisco Chronicle August 19, 2001.  California's energy woes are good news here in Alberta's oil patch, where a boom is under way that rivals the heady days of the Alaskan pipeline.

Windfall, Iowa's Farmers Reaping Cash From Wind Turbines link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune August 6, 2001.  Farmers here are paid to turn Iowa's most underutilized natural resource into electricity.

Subsidies for Clean Coal Miss Mark, Critics Say
The New York Times (free registration required) August 4, 2001.  Compared with many alternatives, a coal-fired power plant being built here will be anything but clean.

Supplies Lag Despite New Natural Gas Wells
The New York Times (free registration required) July 22, 2001.  ...For all the new drilling, gas production is only barely creeping up, and not nearly enough to meet the rising demand.

Power Plants Top N. America Polluters in '98 link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune July 21, 2001.  Electricity plant emissions and waste made up the largest portion of industrial pollution in Canada and the United States in 1998, according to a report issued Friday.

Silicon Valley aims ingenuity at energy
Deseret News July 5, 2001.  Conservation giving wallets and power grid a big boost

Local Environmental Issues Split Republicans
The New York Times (free registration required) June 23, 2001.  House votes this week against oil drilling off the coast of Florida and in areas designated as national monuments seemed to be a clear sign of a new assertiveness among Republicans to stand up for the environment.

Governor Urges Utah To Conserve link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune June 22, 2001.  Weeks after outlining a plan to keep Utah's lights burning during energy shortages by boosting power production, Gov. Mike Leavitt has unveiled a conservation program urging consumers to turn their lights off during peak power flows.

West Eyed With Interest For Energy Development link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune June 22, 2001.  Interest in oil and gas drilling and coal mining on the Colorado Plateau has been piqued in recent months because of continued high energy prices, and that trend should continue.

Conserve energy, Utah told
Deseret News June 21, 2001.  Leavitt unveils a program that issues power warnings

Administration Seeks to Retain Aid to Ethanol
The New York Times (free registration required) June 21, 2001.  "The Bush administration is proposing to extend at one fell swoop a loophole that increases our oil addiction, costs consumers billions of dollars a year, manipulates the farmers and increases global warming pollution," said Daniel Becker, the energy policy director of the Sierra Club.

Sweet, Green Home, Chicago
Wired News June 20, 2001.  Once known only for its meatpacking, smokestacks and skyscrapers, the nation's third largest city is pushing wind and solar power in an effort to become the greenest metropolis in the United States.

Handicapping Reactors by the Numbers
The New York Times (free registration required) June 19, 2001.  To provide more electricity and less carbon emission, the Bush administration has revived talk of nuclear power, with top officials discussing the possibility of hundreds of new reactors.

Bush's Energy Plan: A Handout or a Necessity? link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune June 17, 2001.  For all the talk of allowing energy companies to expand drilling in the Alaskan Arctic and in the Rockies, some of the most important benefits for industry in President Bush's energy plan have little to do with remote oil and gas fields.

Hansen, Environmentalists Square Off link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune June 7, 2001.  The power struggle over energy policy spanned the distance Wednesday between Utah's Capitol and the nation's Capitol.

Cutting a deal on the environment
San Francisco Chronicle June 3, 2001.  Activists accused of favoring cash over mission at Moss Landing

ENERGIZED link removed*
The Salt Lake Tribune May 19, 2001.  Bush administration's power policy benefits oil, coal, nuke industries

Energy Industry Raises Production at a Record Pace
The New York Times (free registration required) May 13, 2001.  Thus even before the government has eased any regulations, even as high energy prices create a sense of crisis in Washington, the investment boom promises a cyclical increase in supplies that is expected to stabilize or reduce prices in coming months, many industry executives and private analysts say.

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