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The Future of Natural Gas is the third in a series of MIT multidisciplinary reports examining the role of various energy sources that may be important for meeting future demand under carbon dioxide emissions constraints.

Appalachian Oil and Natural Gas Research Consortium Organized in 1989 Conducts multidisciplinary research in petroleum and natural gas technology Partnership among two WVU departments (Geology & Geography, and Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering) and five state geological surveys (WV, OH, PA, NY and KY)
A program within the Resource Extraction Division of the NRCCE

Technology Assessment and Research

Downstream Strategies provides science, research, and tools to organizations, businesses, and agencies.

PROPOSAL FOR WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY TO ADOPT AN ENERGY CONSERVATION INITIATIVE

The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), part of DOE’s national laboratory system, is owned and operated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). NETL supports DOE’s mission to advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States.

As part of the CDC, NIOSH is responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related illnesses

Use the power of the law to protect the environment and health of the Southeast. Working in all three branches of government, this non-profit organization shapes, implements, and enforces the laws and policies that determine the quality of the air you breathe, the water you drink, and the landscapes and communities around us.

The Advanced Power & Electricity Research Center is a university-wide research center at West Virginia University. The interdisciplinary center team, which includes power, mechanical and communications engineers, computer scientists, a mathematician and several economists, addresses electric power system research areas important to the state and the nation.

The Appalachian Center is a regional law and policy organization. The Center works together with individual citizens and grassroots citizens' groups to clarify, analyze and act on the environmental and economic issues that affect our communities.

The WVU College of Law has a number of fundraising priorities and special initiatives that will help advance legal education. The Center for Energy and Sustainable Development Law & Policy is receiving national recognition by making great strides with the established curriculum; a dedicated faculty position to focus on energy law; and a great interest among local, national, international graduates, friends in energy, the environment, and sustainable development.

The Generic Mineral Technology Center for Respirable Dust (GMTCRD) was establised in 1983 and given the mandate to enhance the health, safety, and productivity of miners through advancing the fundamental understanding of all aspects of respirable dust associated with mining, milling, and the interaction of dust with lungs to reduce the incidence of disease.

The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) is a pioneer and a national leader in promoting programs and activities that will lead to energy independence and the greater use of cleaner transportation in the United States. The NAFTC is the only nationwide alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) and advanced technology vehicle training organization in the United States! It is our mission to provide the training infrastructure for implementing widespread use of alternative fuels, alternative

The National Research Center for Coal and Energy advances ideas about energy and the environment through the conduct of research, technology transfer, and information dissemination activities.

the Natural Resources Law Center (NRLC) has become nationally recognized for informing and influencing natural resource policy and for educating future leaders in natural resources and environmental law.

The WVURC was created as a not-for-profit corporation in 1985 to foster and support research at West Virginia University, and provide evaluation, development, patenting, management, and marketing services for inventions of the faculty, staff and students of the University.
The WVURC receives and administers funds awarded by external agencies for research and other activities and is responsible for helping protect intellectual property through patents, copyrights and licensing agreements for

Friday, August 27, 2010


APPALACHIA:

A proposal to build the world's biggest solar-thermal power plant in the Southern California desert got the go-ahead Monday from the Obama administration, which used the announcement to bolster its message that renewable energy creates jobs.

WSJ

On Blair Mountain, answers are hard as rock

The fourth edition of West Virginia’s
State of the Environment Report is based
on a scientific approach to describing elements
of environmental quality.

The Energy Forward blog is a regular feature of the WVU College of Law’s Center for Energy and Sustainable Development. The blog will include links and commentary on news and events from a forward looking perspective on the energy industry.

The western and central Gulf of Mexico, which includes offshore Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, is one of the major petroleum-producing areas of the United States. In 2007, federal leases in the western and central Gulf of Mexico produced 25% of the nation's oil and 14% of the nation's natural gas.[10] In 2008, federal leases in the Gulf of Mexico produced 418,000,000 barrels (66,500,000 m3) of oil, down from 568,000,000 barrels (90,300,000 m3) in 2002; however, due to new deep-water discoveries, the MMS projects that oil production from the Gulf of Mexico will increase to 686,000,000 barrels (109,100,000 m3) per year by 2013.[11]
Major fields include Atlantis Oil Field, and the Tiber oilfield (discovered 2009) and others in the Keathley Canyon protraction area. Notable oil platforms include Baldpate, Bullwinkle, Mad Dog, Magnolia, Mars, Petronius, and Thunder Horse. Notable individual wells include Jack 2 and Knotty Head.
The eastern Gulf of Mexico, which includes

Solar panels threat to utility monopoly

The Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources is the premier forum for lawyers working in areas related to the environment, natural resources, and energy.

The Section offers 34 substantive committees related to environment, energy, and natural resources law. Joining will enable you to receive announcements of electronic newsletters and communications geared towards your specific areas of interest.