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What's New Wolfe Island wind farm turbines arrive in Ogdensburg WWNY-TV 7 (8/20) The Danish ship “Beluga Fighter” brought windmill parts to the Ogdensburg port yesterday. The windmills are destined for the Wolfe Island Wind Farm project in Canada near the mouth of Lake Ontario. Experts see offshore windmills as an energy solution The Bellingam Herald (8/19) Picture 400 super-size windmills spinning in a steady, stiff ocean breeze miles off the coasts of California, New England, the mid-Atlantic, Washington state, the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico. COMMENTARY: Power and tribute Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (8/19) An extra $100 million that will be tacked onto power bills in eastern Wisconsin will not be a tax. The cost is part of the recent settlement between We Energies and two environmental groups that have opposed a power plant expansion at every turn. Pipeline could be in works Erie Times-News (8/17) Lake Erie Biofuels is considering construction of a pipeline that would carry its biofuels products to Erie's port facilities as an alternative to railroad cars. EDITORIAL: Forum sets tone for talking about drilling Erie Times-News (8/17) Let's talk. In simple terms, that's what State Rep. Curt Sonney of Harborcreek asked when he organized a forum to discuss whether the American side of Lake Erie should be tapped as an energy resource. Environment? Economics? Hydro-Québec project fails grade The Globe and Mail (8/14) By this time next year, Hydro-Québec hopes to have begun construction on an $8-billion hydroelectric project that involves building four large dams on the Romaine, erecting 500 kilometres of transmission lines and, flooding 280 square km of virgin forest.
General Resources Energy Information Administration U.S. Department of Energy The EIA is an independent statistical and analytical agency that maintains a comprehensive data and information program relevant to energy resources. Energy Regulation Federal Energy Regulatory Commission The commission regulates the transmission of oil and natural gas, as well as the wholesale sales of electricity in interstate commerce. Great Lakes Region's Global Climate Change/Energy Interests Council of Great Lakes Industries A report of discussions at the April 1997 Second Roundtable on North American Energy Policy. Industrial Productivity and Efficiency Northeast-Midwest Institute This site provides an overview on industrial productivity and efficiency, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program and Weatherization, subsidies and data on gasoline prices and electricity consumption.
Pipelines Great Lakes Gas Transmission Company Delivers natural gas to customers in the mid-western and northeastern United States and Canada. Natural Gas Pipeline Profile Bureau of Transportation Statistics Overviews the financial, inventory, performance and safety of U.S. natural gas pipelines. Pipeline Safety Data Analysis U.S. Department of Transportation Annual and summary statistics on liquid accidents, natural gas incidents for transmission and distribution operators. Pipeline Safety Regulations Office of Pipeline Safety Provides pipeline safety laws as stated by the U.S. code Title 49 Regulations Part 186-199.
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