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This has been a big year for green energy. Anti-nuclear groups are celebrating an agreement to close Diablo Canyon nuclear plant near San Luis Obispo, solar costs are on par with conventional resources and a big wind turbine project offshore at Morro Bay is moving rapidly through the approval process. The Public Policy Institute of Read More →
Plains All American Pipeline and Plains employee James Buchanan pleaded not guilty to criminal charges regarding the Refugio oil spill and the court ruled on July 28 that the grand jury transcripts in the indictment will remain sealed until the trial’s completion. Houston-based Plains was charged with four felonies and 42 misdemeanors after its corroded Read More →
By Staff Report / Monday, July 25th, 2016 / Energy, Latest news / Comments Off on ARRO Autogas opens 20th propane refueling station in California
ARRO Autogas, a subsidiary of Paso Robles-based Delta Liquid Energy, opened its 20th refueling station in California, providing propane fuel for fleet vehicles like school buses. The new station is located in Exeter and was opened in partnership with the San Joaquin Valley Clean Cities Coalition. “We provide propane for an awful lot of engines Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, July 14th, 2016 / Energy, Latest news / Comments Off on Venoco restructuring approved by bankruptcy court
Venoco’s restructuring plan was approved July 13, enabling it to get out from under $1 billion of debt it incurred following the shutdown of Plains All American Pipeline’s Line 901 after the May 2015 Refugio oil spill. Under the proposal, approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, the company expects to Read More →
Thousand Oaks-based ag-biotech company Ceres Inc. is facing a lawsuit from shareholders angry about the company’s June 17 sale to Minneapolis-based Land ‘O Lakes. In the lawsuit, which was filed in state court in Los Angeles on July 5, three shareholders allege the company unfairly sold the company to Land ‘O Lakes for $17.6 million. Read More →