The Canadian province of Saskatchewan has approved a C$1.24 billion ($1.3 billion) carbon capture and storage project to test the effectiveness of the technology at...
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Boehner aide: Tax comments were to avoid ‘trap' of defending 'Big Oil'
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), in an interview with ABC News, left the door open Monday to ending some tax incentives for major oil-and-gas companies. But it’s...
Chevrolet Volt, Nissan Leaf plug-ins ace crash test
In a boost for electric cars, the insurance industry's auto safety lab today will give two new plug-ins — the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf — its top rating for...
Study: Majority of European firms fail on carbon reporting
LONDON — Less than half of Europe's top 300 firms are publishing full and verified carbon emission data, with French and Swiss companies ranking worst at greenhouse...
Boehner signals willingness to look at Big Oil's tax breaks
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said on Monday that Republicans should consider President Obama’s proposals to cut tax breaks for oil and gas companies.
China energy chief warns of summer power shortage risk
BEIJING (Reuters) - China must brace to cope with power shortfalls as the country enters the high energy-consuming summer months, and will ensure supply to residents and...
California to save millions with PC power management
Just over six months after a law went into effect prioritizing IT energy efficiency in the state, California's offices have saved enough energy to power 2,000 homes...
New research: Rich nations' GHG cuts canceled out by imported goods
Cuts in carbon emissions by developed countries since 1990 have been canceled out three times over by increases in imported goods from developing countries such as China,...
Report: scale of planned Russia-Japan LNG project doubles
The Nikkei reports that a Russian-Japanese liquefied natural gas project in Vladivostok will kick off with an eye toward producing 10 million tons of LNG a year, twice as...
GM: 90% of Chevy Volt customers are new to GM, most trading in a Prius
General Motors says customers love their new Chevy Volts - and the number one vehicle they are leaving behind is the Toyota
One year after BP oil spill, at least 1.1 million barrels still missing
COCODRIE, La.--Five million barrels of oil seems like a lot. That is approximately what spewed from the blowout at BP's Macondo well last year, about enough to fill...
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