WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she is "generally supportive" of increasing American oil imports from Canada, but sidestepped questions...
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Dem chorus for strategic oil release grows
The number of Capitol Hill Democrats calling on President Obama to release oil from the 727-million barrel Strategic Petroleum Reserve keeps growing.Five Senate Democrats...
China reportedly plans strict goals to save energy
HONG KONG — With oil prices at their highest level in more than two years because of unrest in North Africa and the Middle East, the Chinese government plans to announce...
NASA's Glory launch ends in failure
The US space agency's (NASA) attempt to launch its latest Earth observation mission has ended in failure.The Glory satellite lifted off from California on a quest to...
BP says biofuels only major way to decarbonize road fuel
(Reuters) - Biofuels represent the only way to significantly reduce carbon emissions in road transport fuel and are likely to account for at least 12 percent of supply by...
Sen. Joe Manchin sponsors GOP bill to block EPA climate rules
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), a vocal critic of the Environmental Protection Agency, has signed on as a co-sponsor of Republican legislation to permanently block the...
Eco-activist who blocked BLM auction in Utah is convicted
A federal jury in Salt Lake City on Thursday convicted environmental activist Tim DeChristopher of two felony counts for using bogus bids to block the auction of 22,000 of...
Major reports under way at Energy Department
Yesterday, Energy Secretary Steven Chu told the Senate Budget Committee that his agency has begun work on its portion of a national energy policy that may be assembled by...
Bill seeks to speed up EPA action on mine permits
WASHINGTON — Kentucky Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul introduced legislation Thursday designed to force the Environmental Protection Agency to move more quickly in...
Battery startup Amprius raises $25M from investors, including Kleiner Perkins and Eric Schmidt
Stanford University spinout Amprius has landed $25 million from investors, including Kleiner Perkins and Chinese firms IPV Capital and Qian Neng Fund, to bring its silicon...
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