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Energy Industry
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Energy Glossary 
 A list of "energy terms and definitions as used in EIA [Energy Information Administration] reports, presentations, and survey forms." From the EIA, a part of the U.S. Department of Energy. http://www.eia.doe.gov/glossary/ Topics: Energy, Industries, Technology Last updated Dec 1, 2005 The Fall of Enron
This special report from the online edition of the Houston Chronicle newspaper explores the "financial collapse, bankruptcy and trials surrounding Houston's biggest corporate scandal." Includes a timeline, profiles of the key players, documents, photos, verdicts, and an archive of articles from the newspaper. http://www.chron.com/news/specials/enron/ Topics: Corruption & Fraud, Energy, Industries Last updated May 25, 2006 Federal Trade Commission: Energy and Environment
This page compiles Federal Trade Commission (FTC) information regarding energy and environment topics such as labeling and advertising of fuel and automotive products, marketing claims concerning carbon offsets and renewable energy certificates, and EnergyGuide labels for home appliances, plumbing, and lighting products. Find consumer and business education materials, rulings and statutes, press releases and announcements, and other government documents. From the FTC. http://www.ftc.gov/energy/ Topics: Energy, Environment Last updated Jan 14, 2008 FindLaw Investigations: Enron
A collection of documents about the Enron case, including Congressional hearings and investigations, bankruptcy and SEC filings, documents from the Arthur Andersen accounting firm, commentaries, and more. http://news.findlaw.com/legalnews/lit/enron/ Topics: Corruption & Fraud, Energy, Industries Last updated Jun 15, 2006 Glossary of Energy Terms
A glossary of dozens of scientific and business terms. From the California Energy Commission. http://www.energy.ca.gov/glossary/ Topics: Energy, Industries, Technology Last updated Oct 19, 2005 Gulf Coast CHP Application Center
Background and research materials about combined heat and power (CHP), which "refers to a set of technologies that produce both electricity and steam from a single fuel at a facility located near the consumption point." Includes an illustrated introduction to CHP, policy papers, case studies, and many other documents. From a Houston Advanced Research Center program (funded by the U.S. Department of Energy) that promotes the use of CHP in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. http://www.gulfcoastchp.org Topics: Electrical Energy, Energy Last updated Nov 20, 2006 North American Power Plant Air Emissions
This 2005 report "presents, for the first time, specific air pollutant information from 2002 for individual fossil fuel-fired power plants across North America." It provides data for sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, mercury, and carbon dioxide, a map showing geographic distribution of power plants, emissions for specific facilities, and more. From the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, "an international organization created by Canada, Mexico and the United States under the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation." http://www.cec.org/pubs_docs/documents/index.cfm?varlan=english&ID=1688 Topics: Energy, Pollution Last updated Oct 2, 2006 Tennessee Valley Authority: Kingston Ash Slide Update
Compilation of documents concerning the recovery and clean up of "a release of ash caused by a failure of a coal ash containment retention wall [occurring December 22, 2008] at TVA's Kingston Fossil Plant in East Tennessee." Includes background, a FAQ, water and air sample testing results and data, fish advisories, inspection report and fact sheet, photos, press releases and briefings, and other material about the incident. From the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). http://www.tva.gov/kingston/index.htm Topics: Energy Last updated Mar 24, 2009 |
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