Welcome to our first “around the web” summary for the new year. Renewable Energy Around the Web is a weekly compilation of renewable energy news and information. Please write to us with idea or suggestions for topics at “editor at renewableenergymemo... Read More

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT) and authorizes the Department of Energy (DOE) to "rapidly deploy" certain loan guarantees made in connection with renewable energy projects... Read More

The Institute for Energy Law A Division of The Center for American and International Law Dear Colleagues, The 61st Annual Oil and Gas Law Conference , presented by the Institute for Energy Law of The Center for American and International... Read More

Congress continued to address the management and storage of nuclear waste during the past year. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) introduced a bill that would require the president to certify that Yucca Mountain remains the designated site for the development... Read More

By Brian J. Pulito A landmark federal study on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) shows no evidence that chemicals from the natural gas drilling process moved up to contaminate drinking water aquifers at a Western Pennsylvania drilling site. Richard Hammack... Read More

One hundred and fifty years ago this month, the first successful commercial oil well was drilled in Titusville, Pennsylvania, thus beginning an oil and gas industry that has thrived both across the country and within forty miles of Titusville in the Allegheny... Read More

By Linda E. Cummings D.V.M., Ph.D., and Kai David Midboe J.D., L.L.M. “On January 20, 2010, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation (Office of Conservation), published a Notice of Intent to promulgate Site Evaluation... Read More

(Please visit the site to view this video) Shari Shapiro, an attorney and LEED Accredited Professional, focuses her practice on green building law, which includes sustainable project financing, regulatory drafting, land use approvals, contracts, and... Read More

By Michael P. Giordano, Vandeventer Black LLP While the United States grips with the devastating effects of a tragic offshore oil spill, states on the Atlantic coast are turning their focus toward the development of a different kind of energy off... Read More

Does the pooling of a unit terminate when a lease within the unit terminates? In the case of a compulsory unit, the answer is clearly no. This is because the pooling or establishment of the drilling/spacing unit operates on the right to produce throughout... Read More

Please join Ken Driver, Rob Brubaker and Jonathan Wilson at 1pm eastern on Thursday, February 18 for a webinar entitled “Renewable Energy in 2010.” In the first of a two-part series we will explore the challenges and opportunities posed... Read More

Natural gas production from tight shale formations, known as “shale gas”, is one of the most rapidly expanding trends in onshore domestic oil and gas exploration and production today. In some cases, this has included bringing drilling and... Read More

Wind energy is the fastest growing source of energy in the United States. In 2006 the country's wind power generating capacity increased by 27 percent. In 2007 the total wind power generating capacity shot up by 45 percent. According to the American... Read More

On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the "ARRA" or "Act"), popularly known as the "Stimulus Bill." The Act includes an estimated $787 billion in tax incentives... Read More