The manufacturing industry launched a series of television and radio advertisements Monday blasting Environmental Protection Agency regulations aimed in part at a handful...
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Merkel party hints at German nuclear policy shift after state vote defeat
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party said that most of Germany’s oldest atomic reactors will probably close following safety checks, signaling a shift in energy policy after...
Gallup poll: Public more worried about clean water than global warming
The public is more worried about clean water issues than global warming, a new poll shows. According to a new Gallup poll, 79 percent of the public worries a great deal or...
Radioactive water spilling into tunnels beneath Japanese nuclear plant; plutonium found in soil
The buildup of radioactive water in the tunnels underneath at least three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant is hindering efforts to restore power to the facility....
200,000 protest nuclear power in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands of people on Saturday turned out in Germany's largest cities to protest the use of nuclear power in the wake of Japan's Fukushima...
EU could blacklist fuels derived from oil sands or shale, says climate chief
(Reuters) - European Union governments may begin talks in the coming months on a proposal to promote greener fuels, potentially black-listing fuels whose production is...
Environmental groups file F.O.I.A. request for data on Fukushima radiation release
Curious to know why the United States recommended that Americans stay at least 50 miles away from a troubled Japanese nuclear plant, groups file a Freedom of Information...
MIT team claims development of first practical artificial leaf
In a presentation at the 241st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society Sunday in Anaheim, Dr. Daniel Nocera of MIT said that his team has developed a practical...
Yale team estimates global rare earth metal flows
A team at Yale has used published and unpublished information from China, Japan, the United States, and elsewhere to estimate global flows into use and in-use...
Russia will profit from crises in Mideast, Japan
MOSCOW — Only a year ago, Russia's dominance as a global energy supplier was threatened by low gas prices and a reputation as an unreliable trade partner. But with...
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