SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Japan's Honda Motor Co plans to start producing electric cars in China as early as next year, the boldest step so far by a global automaker to...
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Supreme Court questions public nuisance global warming lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned whether a global warming lawsuit against five big power companies can proceed, with several justices saying...
Interior plans ‘major’ new offshore-drilling safety rules
A top Interior Department official said Tuesday that another set of major offshore-drilling safety rules are in the works.Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and...
A year after Gulf tragedy, offshore oil companies still shielded by liability limits
When the Deepwater Horizon disaster killed 11 men at sea last April and set off the worst oil spill in U.S. history, the tragedy exposed a number of weaknesses—not least...
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The Interior Department has taken a suite of steps to bolster offshore drilling oversight and requirements under its existing powers, but is still seeking congressional...
BP is looking strong a year later
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EPA publishes 16th national US GHG inventory; emissions in 2009 dropped 6.1%
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the 16th annual US greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory. The final report shows overall emissions during 2009 decreased...
Nissan to 'patch' 5,300 LEAF electric cars to solve rare restart problem
A problem with the Nissan LEAF could cause the electric car to fail to start after being turned off. While only a small numbers of cars are affected and the problem...
Giant SoCal solar thermal project gets $2.1-billion federal loan guarantee
Yet another California renewable energy project will get financial support from the federal government, Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday. The...
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Fisker has raised over $1B, car coming this Summer
In a combination of loans, grants and equity, Fisker has raised over $1 billion, and plans to launch its first electric car the Karma to dealerships for demonstrations in...
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