Obama readying emissions limits on power plants
The move would be the most consequential climate policy step he could take and one sure to provoke legal challenges from Republicans and some industries.
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Wednesday, June 19th, 2013
Wednesday, June 12th, 2013
Sierra Club sues State Dept. over Keystone XL review
The Sierra Club announced Tuesday that it is suing the State Department in federal court over its draft environmental review of the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline.
Monday, June 3rd, 2013
Billionaire to target Obama supporters in anti-Keystone effort
Billionaire and climate activist Tom Steyer said the arguments for building the Canada-to-Texas pipeline have “collapsed.”
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Moniz vows to help advance big efficiency bill, sees ‘real chance’
New Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz vowed Tuesday to help advance a big bipartisan energy efficiency bill that’s moving through Congress and make conservation a major...
Billionaire activist Steyer: Donors will flee Obama if Keystone XL approved
Activist Tom Steyer said approving the Keystone pipeline would create political hurdles for Obama's second-term agenda.
Monday, May 20th, 2013
U.S. Interior issues new draft fracking rules for federal lands
WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled its latest proposal for regulating hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, seeking to allay...
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Musk bails on Zuckerberg group after Keystone, drilling ads
Elon Musk, the co-founder of electric car maker Tesla Motors, has quit FWD.us, the political advocacy group co-founded by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to promote...
Saturday, May 11th, 2013
Third coal export proposal falls by wayside in Pacific Northwest
A large U.S. pipeline developer has dropped plans to build a $200-million coal export facility in northern Oregon, the third major terminal proposal to be shelved or...
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Fracking rules coming 'in weeks,' says Interior chief Jewell
Draft federal rules on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, will be released in a matter of “weeks, not months,” Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said Tuesday.
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
EPA balks at State's 'insufficient' review of Keystone XL route
The environmental agency said State officials failed to fully consider alternative routes for the Canada-to-Texas pipeline.
Wednesday, April 17th, 2013
Former Wyden aide to lobby for ExxonMobil
The former long-time chief of staff for Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is now lobbying for ExxonMobil Corp. on energy, environment and tax issues, according to documents made...
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
Democrats circulate carbon fee bill
The bill indicates a growing willingness among some Democrats to take advantage of a resurgence of climate change awareness.
Saturday, March 9th, 2013
Obama boosts energy focus with White House meeting, upcoming lab visit
President Obama will put energy on the political front-burner next week with a Friday, March 15 visit to the Energy Department’s Argonne National Laboratory outside of...
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
Mark Warner: Link Keystone pipeline to efficiency boost
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) wants President Obama to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, but hopes the project’s construction can somehow be tethered to more aggressive energy...
Monday, February 25th, 2013
Lew: White House won't propose carbon tax
Jack Lew, the White House nominee for Treasury secretary, says President Obama’s second-term vow to confront climate change will not lead to proposals to tax carbon...
Sunday, February 24th, 2013
Biofuel rush wiping out America's grasslands at fastest pace since 1930s
Spurred on by the rush for biofuels, farmers are digging up grasslands in the northern Plains to plant crops at the quickest pace since the 1930s.
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
Obama taps REI chief Sally Jewell for US interior secretary
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Sally Jewell, a retail executive and outdoor enthusiast, is President Barack Obama's pick to oversee the national parks and vast energy...
Sunday, February 3rd, 2013
Steven Chu stepping down as Obama’s Energy secretary
Chu oversaw expanded federal support for low-carbon energy and defended it against GOP attacks.
Friday, February 1st, 2013
EPA proposes 2013 standards for RFS; cellulosic biofuel at 14 million gallons
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the 2013 percentage standards for four fuel categories that are part of the agency’s Renewable Fuel Standard program...
Thursday, January 31st, 2013
Pentagon nominee Hagel endorses ban on high-carbon defense fuels
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.), President Obama’s nominee for Defense secretary, is backing a controversial ban on military purchase of alternative fuels that have...
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