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San Onofre’s Inevitable Shutdown

By Kennedy Maize Washington, D.C., June 7, 2013 – It comes as no surprise that Southern California Edison this morning announced it would permanently shut both of its San Onofre…



PM2.5: More Than Just Dust

By Robynn Andracsek, P.E., Burns & McDonnell Most power plant emission control efforts have focused on mercury, NOx and SO2 emissions, but in recent years PM2.5 has risen in importance…


Kemper Cost Rises for Southern Company

By David Wagman Denver, April 25, 2013 -- Southern Company said the 582-MW Kemper County integrated gasification combined cycle power plant under construction for its Mississippi Power utility will cost…


Japan’s Nuclear Decisions

By David Wagman Denver, April 23, 2013 -- Japan’s Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NRA) is expected to release this July regulations for restarting the nation’s fleet of nuclear generating stations. Much…


How Canada Blew Lobbying on Keystone XL

By Kennedy Maize Washington, D.C., April 17, 2013 – One of my oldest friends in the energy business is Jerry Halvorsen, now semi-retired and spending as much time as he…


No Legs for Green Spam

By Kennedy Maize Washington, D.C., April 10, 2013 -- The latest public relations tactic from anti-global warming activists is to flood media accounts of developments in climate science and policy…


A123 Becomes B456. No Kidding.

By Kennedy Maize Washington, D.C., March 29, 2013 – I thought it was a joke, maybe an April Fools’ Day gag, or something from the Onion. An email landed in…