The White House is attacking a pair of GOP offshore drilling bills that are on the House floor, alleging they would “undercut” safety and environmental reforms established...
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India plans to add 17,000 megawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2017
India plans to add 17,000 megawatts of renewable energy capacity in the five-year period from 2012 to 2017, Deepak Gupta, secretary at the Ministry of New & Renewable...
Shell expands Canadian oil sands operation
CALGARY, Alberta, May 5 (UPI) -- The expansion of a production facility processing Canadian oil sands goes a long way toward addressing global energy concerns, Shell said.
U.N. clean energy scheme grows, 3,000 projects so far
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Nations said its Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is growing steadily, having registered 3,000 carbon cutting energy projects to date.
Natural gas glut starts shrinking as demand revives
A global natural gas glut is disappearing sooner than expected, thanks to rebounding economies and troubles in Japan and the Middle East, panelists said at the Offshore...
Tesla Motors might seek additional funding for third electric car
Tesla Motors, the company behind the Roadster electric vehicle, might look for additional funding from equity sales to help pay for development of its third electric car —...
Holdren's response to ban on China science partnerships draws GOP ire
The Obama Administration has carved out a loophole in the recent congressional ban on scientific interactions with China that would permit most activities between the two...
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