A federal judge in New Orleans has given the Obama administration 30 days to decide whether or not to grant five deepwater drilling projects in the Gulf of Mexico, calling...
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Silicon Valley solar firm buys East Coast’s biggest photovoltaic installer
California solarcompanies are continuing their eastward expansion, with Silicon Valley'sSolarCity on Wednesday acquiring the residential operations of one of the...
Oil companies unveil spill containment system
AP - A group of oil companies led by Exxon said Thursday it has built a system that can stop an undersea oil spill within weeks, a critical step towards resuming drilling...
15 trade groups seek to bar EPA funding for E15
Fifteen trade organizations signed a letter to the leadership of the US House of Representatives supporting a measure by Rep. John Sullivan (R-Okla.) that would bar the...
Saft Li-ion battery technology selected for residential solar energy storage project in California
Saft will supply Li-ion-based renewable energy storage for 2500 R Street, California’s first micro-grid, distributed energy community housing project. These advanced homes...
Environmental groups: Canada-Gulf oil pipeline should be delayed
WASHINGTON — Environmental groups said Wednesday that a 1,700-mile oil pipeline planned between Canada and the Gulf of Mexico posed safety risks and should be delayed.Read...
Obama proposes full funding for land and water conservation program
President Obama outlined a plan Wednesday to fully fund a program that would allow federal and state governments to protect land and water throughout the country.Obama’s...
DOE's Chu says proposed House cuts could trigger brain drain
Energy Secretary Steven Chu warned today that proposed cuts to energy research as part of a spending plan by House of Representatives Republicans for the rest of 2011...
Florida governor rejects funds for high-speed rail
Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced Wednesday that he's rejecting federal funding for high-speed rail that would connect Tampa, Lakeland and Orlando."I'm not...
ecoATM raises $14.4M for e-waste recycling kiosks
Will kiosks in stores finally convince us all to recycle our gadgets and cell phones? Startup ecoATM and its investors think so -- on Wednesday, ecoATM announced it's...
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