The US Federal Government’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program – known by its homely acronym LIHEAP – has proved a durable safety net for vulnerable Americans struggling with energy bills since the early 1980s. But…
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As U.S. natural gas utilities continue efforts to stave off legislative and regulatory assaults at the state and local levels, they’re receiving welcome support from stakeholders representing diverse interests who understand the real-world impact of…
Enbridge’s announcement in September that it was acquiring three U.S.-based utilities for USD$14 billion saw Canada’s largest energy company also become North America’s largest gas utility. The deal is significant not only on its own…
It all began in early January 2023, when a member of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, asked about studies linking the use of gas stoves to childhood asthma, told Bloomberg News that “any option…
In the year since Russian hackers forced the shutdown of a major liquid fuels pipeline, U.S. gas utilities and pipeline operators have become more focused on building defenses against cyber threats, but compliance with federal…
President Biden’s original ‘Build Back Better’ bill and a separate infrastructure package offered dueling visions of the role natural gas should play in America’s energy future. For the U.S. natural gas industry, the kinder, gentler…
Canada and the United States Pursue Hydrogen Economies Will hydrogen fuel cells provide an energy storage solution for heavy vehicles in the transportation sector and compensate for the intermittency of wind, solar, and other energy…
In the United States where voter turnout is rarely as high as it is in Canada, American politicians nearly always claim that the election at hand is the most important election ever. This year is…
The COVID-19 pandemic, and the extraordinary restrictions imposed by governments on business and citizens to stop its spread, have done – and undone – many things no one had previously thought possible. The costs and…
The British debate over leaving the European Union (EU) has absorbed a lot of energy in the past few years and has generated more heat than light on what will happen next. Nonetheless, the United…
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