Tag Archives: Wyoming

Norman Bay new FERC Chair?

June 29, 2014FERC, Solarattorney, chair, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, FERC, John Barrasso, John S. Quarterman, Jon Wellinghoff, New Mexico, Norman Bay, Senate, solar, SpectraBusters, WyomingJohn S. Quarterman

The fossil fuel industries that fund FERC also control enough Senate seats to make approving a non-fracking FERC chair very difficult. Did they just do so?

Michael Coleman wrote for the Albequerque Journal 18 June 2014, Senate committee approves NM’s Norman Bay to lead FERC,

Norman Bay, a former U.S. Attorney in New Mexico and University of New Mexico School of Law professor, won support from a key Senate panel today in his bid to become head the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, but not without some significant objections from committee members.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 13-9 to approve President Obama’s nomination of Bay to the powerful regulatory post.

That article has various verbiage about how well Bay knows energy. But why did it take so long to find a replacement after former FERC Chair Jon Wellinghoff resigned last November? Wellinghoff resigned after allegations Continue reading Norman Bay new FERC Chair? →

Williams explosion and fire, Opal, WY 2014-04-23

May 8, 2014Explosion, Law, Safety, Wyomingexplosion, Law, National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, Safety, SpectraBusters, Williams, WyomingJohn S. Quarterman

Fourth major incident this year for Williams, this time in Wyoming. Yet again locals and their local and state governments were left to pick up the tab, and the cause is still “under investigation”.

Ryan Parker wrote for the Denver Post 23 April 2014, Wyoming town evacuated after gas plant explosion,

There was an explosion followed by a fire Wednesday afternoon at the Williams Gas Plant near Opal, Wyo..

The entire town of Opal was evacuated Continue reading Williams explosion and fire, Opal, WY 2014-04-23 →