House GOP claims that legislation to block Environmental Protection Agency climate change rules will combat rising gasoline costs are coming under fire ahead of a...
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Inslee: GOP argument that blocking EPA rules will combat rising gas prices is 'pathetic'
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GM doubling output of Chevrolet Volt as gas prices rise
General Motors now plans to more than double its production of the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric car.And GM is adding a second shift and 1,000 jobs at the...
Key House panel votes to stop EPA greenhouse gas regulation
A GOP-led bill to hamstring the Obama administration’s climate rules sailed through a House Energy and Commerce subpanel Thursday.The Energy and Power Subcommittee...
Solar: It’s no longer just a California thing
The United States solar businesses boomed, as usual, in2010, growing 67 percent to $6 billion, according to an annual report released Thursday by an industry trade group....
Report: Water checks deficient at Canada oil sands
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - A government-sponsored scientific committee studying water monitoring in Canada's oil sands has backed assertions that...
Nuclear power industry sues US over fee for waste
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. nuclear industry this week sued the Energy Department to suspend a fee imposed by the federal government for managing the radioactive spent...
Inhofe ‘almost certain’ of Nebraska Dem Senator Nelson's backing on block-EPA bill
Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) said Wednesday that he’s on the cusp of winning another Democratic co-sponsor for his legislation to block federal climate change regulations:...
Dems mull keeping powder dry Thursday on climate bill
House Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats may decline to offer amendments Thursday when a panel considers GOP legislation that strips the Environmental Protection...
Climatologist says he deleted e-mails, but not at Mann's behest
Investigative files released yesterday to a climate science blog by an unnamed U.S. lawmaker suggest a new twist in the ongoing University of East Anglia climate e-mails...
Solar startup Alta Devices raises $72M, remains secretive about its innovation
Solar startup Alta Devices has raised a whopping $72 million from investors, the company announced on Wednesday. While Alta Devices has been on our radar for months —...
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