Energy Law

"Washington Dept. of Ecology Asks FERC to Rescind Its First Hydrokenetic License"
From the law firm Stoel Rives LLP comes this report on Ecology's petition to have FERC rescind the license for the Makah Bay wave-energy project based on technical violations of the Clean Water Act and Coastal Zone Management Act...

FERC Approves First Hydrokinetic Installation at Existing Hydro Project
In a December 13 order, FERC approved a hydrokinetic generator that City of Hastings, Minnesota proposes to install by April 2009 in the Mississippi River.  Hydrokinetic projects generate electricity from waves or from the flow of water...

POPULAR SCIENCE gives a lukewarm (at best) review to Avatar and asks: Its an intriguing paradox
POPULAR SCIENCE gives a lukewarm (at best) review to Avatar and asks: “It?s an intriguing paradox–the success of a film as technologically elaborate and ambitious as James Cameron?s Avatar will come down to a simple question: Will audiences marvel at the movie?s groundbreaking production methods enough to forgive Cameron’s curious choice to frame everything [...

Was Cameron Todd Willingham the First Innocent Man to be Executed
I don't know enough about the case to have an opinion. This American Statesman article is troubling: The fatal house fire that led Texas to execute Cameron Todd Willingham in 2004 was erroneously ruled to be arson by fire investigators who relied on bad science, unproven theories and personal bias, a state-funded analysis concludes...

US Patent 7732918 - Vapor chamber heat sink with CNT fluid interface
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7732918.htmlThis patent from Nanoconduction takes advantage of the high surface area of carbon nanotube arrays to improve the efficiency of vapor cooling chambers...

PRICE DISPERSION, SEARCH COSTS AND CONSUMERS AND SELLERS HETEROGENEITY IN RETAIL FOOD MARKETS
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Giovanni Anania and Rosanna Nisticò (Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica, Università della Calabria) discuss PRICE DISPERSION, SEARCH COSTS AND CONSUMERS AND SELLERS HETEROGENEITY IN RETAIL FOOD MARKETS...